I've just pushed Sven's patches to github. You can git clone from: https://github.com/demarle/ParaView/branches/vector-graphics-export To get it.
And then build from source. When you do, turn on VTK_USE_GL2PS in cmake. Once built, save screen shot will have new ps, eps and svg vector graphic formats. Thanks for the patch Sven! David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 28 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Nima Emadi <[email protected]> wrote: > Sven, > Could you please give me instruction on how to use of your patch in order to > export vector images? > > Thanks, > Nima > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Nima Emadi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Apparently Paraview does not generate vectorial images at the moment. >> >> Would it be possible to generate such an image by first exporting to a >> 3D format (like POV or X3D) and then converting the scene to a >> vectorial format using another application? any suggestion ...? >> >> Best, >> Nima >> >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:51 PM, David E DeMarle >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Sven, >> > >> > Despite the limitations, would you please push that patch to github? >> > Once there distribution, upkeep and maintenance will be easier. >> > >> > thanks, >> > >> > David E DeMarle >> > Kitware, Inc. >> > R&D Engineer >> > 28 Corporate Drive >> > Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 >> > Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Sven Buijssen >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I happen to have a small patch for the git master branch that adds >> >> vector >> >> graphics output (EPS, PS and SVG) to the Save Screenshot dialog and >> >> uses >> >> vtkGL2PSExporter as a backend, too. Actually, it's just an updated >> >> version of >> >> the patch for this matter I posted on this list back in 2007. But as >> >> holds for >> >> the Python approach it has a few drawbacks: >> >> >> >> * Only 3D View support >> >> * Builtin mode and client/server mode support (but using merely 1 >> >> server >> >> process, empty file when using more) >> >> * No support for Manta/EyeDom/other views >> >> * No multi-view support >> >> * No support for mandelbrot source >> >> * No support for text/annotate time source (a rectangular box is drawn >> >> instead), >> >> one can resort to a 3D Text source, though >> >> * No support for Volume rendering >> >> * No support for Slice representation (try Surface representation of a >> >> slice >> >> filter output) >> >> * No support for PointSprite representation >> >> * No support for SurfaceLIC representation, even crashes ParaView on >> >> export >> >> * In display tab of object inspector, "Interpolate scalars" needs to be >> >> ticked >> >> off for every visible object; otherwise object is rendered gray >> >> (see http://www.vtk.org/Bug/view.php?id=1630) >> >> * Requires an old version of the colorbar implementation or colorbar >> >> will be >> >> rendered gray >> >> >> >> So, don't get your hopes up too much about vtkGL2PSExporter. >> >> >> >> Sven >> >> >> >> >> >> Hom Nath Gharti wrote, On 03/31/11 14:05: >> >>> You might try to run the script below to see if your image quality is >> >>> good >> >>> enough to use vtkGL2PSExporter >> >>> >> >>> rw=GetActiveView().GetRenderWindow() >> >>> exp=paraview.vtk.vtkInstantiator.CreateInstance('vtkGL2PSExporter') >> >>> exp.SetRenderWindow(rw) >> >>> exp.SetDrawBackground(0) >> >>> exp.SetSortToSimple() >> >>> exp.SetFileFormatToEPS() >> >>> exp.SetFilePrefix("test") >> >>> #exp.Write3DPropsAsRasterImageOn() >> >>> exp.Write() >> >>> >> >>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:41 PM, David E DeMarle >> >>> <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Sorry, ParaView doesn't have true vector graphics output. Please >> >>> add >> >>> your vote to the existing user voice request for it. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> (http://paraview.uservoice.com/forums/11350-general/suggestions/313565-add-vector-graphics-output-i-e-postscript-?ref=title) >> >>> >> >>> The pdf writer in ParaView uses Qt to write a raster image. VTK's >> >>> vtkGL2PSExporter is not exercised by ParaView at all and it is >> >>> likely >> >>> not to support many of our rendering techniques if it was added as >> >>> an >> >>> new exporter option. 2D views are more likely to be supported, but >> >>> we >> >>> haven't yet had the time to do so. >> >>> >> >>> David E DeMarle >> >>> Kitware, Inc. >> >>> R&D Engineer >> >>> 28 Corporate Drive >> >>> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 >> >>> Phone: 518-371-3971 <tel:518-371-3971> x109 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Nima Emadi <[email protected] >> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> > Dear all, >> >>> > I'd like to export a paraview vector field plot into a vectorial >> >>> image >> >>> > format (e.g. eps) to generate high quality images which are not >> >>> huge >> >>> > in size for publication purposes. >> >>> > I already compiled paraview 3.10 with gl2ps=on. So according to >> >>> old >> >>> > messages in the email list I should be able to save vectorial >> >>> images. >> >>> > Could anybody give me instructions how to do that? >> >>> > >> >>> > Thanks, >> >>> > Nima. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> >> >> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> >> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >> >> >> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> >> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> >> >> >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Powered by www.kitware.com >> > >> > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> > >> > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> > >> > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> > > > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
