[Paraview] .pvs .tcl files

[Berk Geveci]

> 1-I start ParaView and create an iso contour which I animate. I stop the
> animation and save the session.pvs file and the session.tcl files. When
> I restart ParaPview and load the session.pvs file, the contour animation
> starts in the cycle mode with no button to stop it (the stop button is
> not highlighted). Question: How does one stop the animation?

This sounds like a bug. I'll take a look.

> 2-I have the session.tcl script, how does one use it?

What .tcl script? You mean .pvb script? Unless you are using an old old
version of ParaView (0.6), there should be no .tcl scripts.
> 
> 3-I have 40+ sets of data (time-dependent output). Question: How can I
> run ParaView in the batch mode to load the data, save an image at each
> time step. ParaView in used in the sequential mode.

You setup your animation, save a batch script and load it back with
the --batch command line.

-Berk