<div>He has series of stl files like: result_0001.stl, result_0002.stl and so on.... in his web address:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/MPI08/ParaviewSTL/stl_data.zip" target="_blank"><font color="#0000cc">http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/MPI08/ParaviewSTL/stl_data.zip</font></a></div>
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<div>I tried and looks like legacy vtk animation method doesn't work with stl files in 3.2.1! <br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 2, 2008 2:24 PM, Berk Geveci <<a href="mailto:berk.geveci@kitware.com">berk.geveci@kitware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi Allan,<br><br>Am I correct in assuming you have a series of stl files?<br><font color="#888888"><br>-berk
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<div class="Wj3C7c"><br>On 1/2/08, Allan Gersborg-Hansen <<a href="mailto:agh@mek.dtu.dk">agh@mek.dtu.dk</a>> wrote:<br>> Dear Developers<br>><br>> First of all, thanks for this lovely software.<br>><br>
> I have happily used Paraview 2.6 which I have used for generating animations<br>> based on STL files, like this one<br>> <a href="http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/MPI08/paraview_movie2.avi" target="_blank">http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/MPI08/paraview_movie2.avi
</a> . The sole reason for<br>> using the STL format is that it was easy to code.<br>><br>> Recently I discovered the new version 3.2.1. Unfortunately I have trouble<br>> generating animations, even with the data which is provided (Single Sphere
<br>> Animation in ParaViewData3.2.zip).<br>><br>> Speaking on behalf of new and inexperienced users maybe you can help with<br>> this question<br>><br>> 1)<br>> The procedure that works in version 2.6
(but not in version 3.2.1 (windows))<br>> is<br>> a. Open a data file, e.g. one of the STL files<br>> <a href="http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/MPI08/ParaviewSTL/stl_data.zip" target="_blank">http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/MPI08/ParaviewSTL/stl_data.zip
</a><br>><br>> b. Press the accept button<br>> c. Press play to see the animation<br>><br>> New users like to see a quick and easy demo of what the software can do. If<br>> this is not a bug, I think it would be useful to add to the existing guide
<br>> <a href="http://paraview.org/Wiki/Animating_legacy_VTK_file_series" target="_blank">http://paraview.org/Wiki/Animating_legacy_VTK_file_series</a> how to generate an<br>> animation.<br>><br>> Thanks and Happy New Year!
<br>> Allan<br>><br>> ---<br>> Allan Roulund Gersborg<br>> Assistant professor, Ph.D.<br>> Department of Mechanical Engineering (Solid Mechanics)<br>> Technical University of Denmark tel (+45) 4525 1374
<br>> Nils Koppels Allé, Bld. 404, Room 128 fax (+45) 4593 1475<br>> DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark<br>> email: arg(at)mek.dtu.dk<br>> Group homepage: <a href="http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/" target="_blank">www.topopt.dtu.dk
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