[Paraview] Generating an animation in Paraview 3.2.1 ( vs. Paraview 2.6 )

[Berk Geveci]

Hi Allan,

Am I correct in assuming you have a series of stl files?

-berk

On 1/2/08, Allan Gersborg-Hansen <agh at mek.dtu.dk> wrote:
> Dear Developers
>
> First of all, thanks for this lovely software.
>
> I have happily used Paraview 2.6 which I have used for generating animations
> based on STL files, like this one
> http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/MPI08/paraview_movie2.avi . The sole reason for
> using the STL format is that it was easy to code.
>
> Recently I discovered the new version 3.2.1. Unfortunately I have trouble
> generating animations, even with the data which is provided (Single Sphere
> Animation in ParaViewData3.2.zip).
>
> Speaking on behalf of new and inexperienced users maybe you can help with
> this question
>
> 1)
> The procedure that works in version 2.6 (but not in version 3.2.1 (windows))
> is
> a. Open a data file, e.g. one of the STL files
> http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/MPI08/ParaviewSTL/stl_data.zip
>
> b. Press the accept button
> c. Press play to see the animation
>
> New users like to see a quick and easy demo of what the software can do. If
> this is not a bug, I think it would be useful to add to the existing guide
> http://paraview.org/Wiki/Animating_legacy_VTK_file_series how to generate an
> animation.
>
> Thanks and Happy New Year!
> Allan
>
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