[Paraview] render modules and preloading packages

[Brad King]

Michael Grønager wrote:
> I am currently trying to create a render-module using OpenSceneGraph.
> I can see several ways to do this, but probably I'll subclass from
> RenderModule to instantiate an OSGPartDisplay...
> 
> I can see that it is possible to load the render-nodule at start-up using
> --render-moduel=OSGRenderModule, however to do this it seems that I have to
> compile OSGPartModule into ParaView - and I don't want that... Isn't there
> a method to preload modules/packages specified using .xml files and then
> make an .xml file for the render-module and load it all at start up...
> (otherwise I cannot understand the --empty option - if its not meant for
> costumizing...)

You can use the PV_INTERFACE_PATH environment variable to point at 
directories containing .xml packages and they will be loaded 
automatically.  I do not know if this is early enough to load a render 
module though.

-Brad