Good catch. That's actually a bug in the simply.py module. I'm committing a fix, it will be included in the upcoming 3.12 release.
Utkarsh On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 11:56 PM, Tim Gallagher <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > So I did some more digging. It turns out the instructions on the wiki at: > > http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/ParaView/Python_Scripting#Loading_State_and_Manipulating_It > > is wrong. If you follow those steps, you just get a black image with nothing > in it. However, I found a presentation at: > > http://www.vgtc.org/PDF/slides/2008/visweek/tutorial6_ayachit_python.pdf > > with the correct steps. To load the state file correctly, one must do: > > from paraview.simple import * > servermanager.LoadState(filename) > view = servermanager.GetRenderView() > view.StillRender() > > I've requested an account on the wiki so I can make the change to the page > (assuming as a new user I can... if not, can somebody update the information?) > > Tim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Gallagher" <[email protected]> > To: "ParaView list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 11:48:54 PM > Subject: Re: [Paraview] Python - load state just like when using the GUI > > We actually just tried to do the same thing for the first time yesterday and > had the same issues... so if anybody has an answer, we'd like it too! > > Is it just a matter of accessing some kind of data pulled in from the state > file and doing a Show() or something? I got the data to appear that way > (SelectActiveSource(); Show()), but the views aren't right. > > Tim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Villads Egede" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:11:40 PM > Subject: [Paraview] Python - load state just like when using the GUI > > Hi, > > > I'm fairly new to Paraview but am trying to get a hang on it. > > My problem is that I need to make some animations by loading different > datasets rendered the same way. After having looked at the state file > (pvsm) one can save in the GUI I thought it would be piece of cake to > open these ones via a Python script and then save a screenshot from > there (thus being able to replace the path to the dataset and then being > able to create the animation), but when I do that, all the view settings > are not loaded in contrast to when I do it through the GUI. Is there a > way to "execute" the settings from the state? > > > Best regards > Villads Egede, Denmark > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
