[Paraview] Writing IntegrateAttributes to CSV using Python

Fri Apr 10 09:21:22 EDT 2009

Can you just try running the paraview from the build directory itself?
I wouldn't think installation should have anything to do with it, but
maybe I am wrong.

Utkarsh

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:19 AM,  <bart.boonacker at actiflow.com> wrote:
> yes, I did.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:25:44 -0400, Utkarsh Ayachit
> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>> Out of curiosity, did you do a "make install" and are you running from
>> the installed version of ParaView? If so, just to confirm, you redid
>> the make install after building, right?
>>
>> Utkarsh
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 4:30 AM,  <bart.boonacker at actiflow.com> wrote:
>>> Good morning Utkarsh,
>>>
>>> Here's the data replied by the import sys and print sys.path
>>> It shows no old versions. I also included the filters with
>>> dir(servermanager.filters)
>>>
>>> Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Dec  6 2008, 10:49:39)
>>> [GCC 4.2.1 (SUSE Linux)] on linux2
>>>>>> from paraview.simple import *
>>>>>> import sys
>>>>>> print sys.path
>>> ['/home/bart/bin/lib/paraview-3.5', '/usr/lib/python25.zip',
>>> '/usr/lib64/python2.5', '/usr/lib64/python2.5/plat-linux2',
>>> '/usr/lib64/python2.5/lib-tk', '/usr/lib64/python2.5/lib-dynload',
>>> '/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages']
>>>>>> dir(servermanager.filters)
>>> ['AlltoN', 'AnnotateTime', 'AppendAttributes', 'AppendDatasets',
>>> 'AppendGeometry', 'Balance', 'BlockScalars', 'CacheKeeper',
> 'Calculator',
>>> 'CellCenters', 'CellDatatoPointData', 'Clean', 'CleantoGrid',
>>> 'ClientServerMoveData', 'Clip', 'Clip(GenericDatasets)',
>>> 'ComputeDerivatives', 'Connectivity', 'Contour',
>>> 'Contour(GenericDatasets)', 'ConvertSelection', 'Crop', 'Curvature',
>>> 'D3',
>>> 'Decimate', 'Delaunay2D', 'Delaunay3D', 'Elevation',
> 'ExtractAttributes',
>>> 'ExtractBlock', 'ExtractCTHFragments', 'ExtractCTHParts',
>>> 'ExtractCellsbyRegion', 'ExtractDatasets', 'ExtractEdges',
>>> 'ExtractLevel',
>>> 'ExtractSelection', 'ExtractSelection(internal)', 'ExtractSubset',
>>> 'ExtractSurface', 'ExtractSurface(GenericDatasets)',
>>> 'FFTofSelectionOverTime', 'FeatureEdges', 'GenerateIds',
>>> 'GenerateQuadraturePoints', 'GenerateQuadratureSchemeDictionary',
>>> 'GenerateSurfaceNormals', 'GeometryFilter', 'Glyph',
>>> 'Glyph(CustomSource)',
>>> 'Gradient', 'Gradient(Unstructured)', 'GradientMagnitude',
>>> 'GroupDatasets',
>>> 'Histogram', 'ImageShrink', 'IntegrateVariables',
>>> 'InterpolatetoQuadraturePoints', 'IntersectCTHFragments',
> 'LevelScalars',
>>> 'LinearExtrusion', 'LoopSubdivision', 'MPIMoveData', 'MaskPoints',
>>> 'Median', 'MergeBlocks', 'MeshQuality', 'MinMax', 'NormalGlyphs',
>>> 'OctreeDepthLimit', 'OctreeDepthScalars', 'OrderedCompositeDistributor',
>>> 'Outline', 'Outline(GenericDataSets)', 'Outline(curvilinear)',
>>> 'OutlineCorners', 'ParticlePathlines', 'ParticleTracer',
>>> 'PlotGlobalVariablesoverTime', 'PlotOverLine', 'PlotSelectionOverTime',
>>> 'PointDatatoCellData', 'PolylinetoRectilinearGrid', 'ProbeLocation',
>>> 'ProcessIdScalars', 'ProgrammableFilter', 'PythonCalculator',
>>> 'QuadraturePointStatistics', 'QuadricClustering', 'RandomVectors',
>>> 'RectilinearGridGeometryFilter', 'ReductionFilter', 'Reflect',
>>> 'ResampleWithDataset', 'Ribbon', 'RotationalExtrusion', 'ScatterPlot',
>>> 'Shrink', 'Slice', 'Slice(GenericDatasets)', 'Smooth', 'StreamTracer',
>>> 'StreamTracer(CustomSource)', 'StreamTracer(GenericDatasets)',
>>> 'Subdivide',
>>> 'SurfaceFlow', 'SurfaceVectors', 'TableFFT', 'TableToPoints',
>>> 'TableToStructuredGrid', 'TemporalCache', 'TemporalInterpolator',
>>> 'TemporalShiftScale', 'TemporalSnaptoTimeStep', 'TemporalStatistics',
>>> 'Tessellate', 'Tessellator(GenericDatasets)', 'Tetrahedralize',
>>> 'TextureMaptoCylinder', 'TextureMaptoPlane', 'TextureMaptoSphere',
>>> 'Threshold', 'Transform', 'TriangleStrips', 'Triangulate', 'Tube',
>>> 'UpdateSuppressor2', 'Warp(scalar)', 'Warp(vector)', '__class__',
>>> '__delattr__', '__dict__', '__doc__', '__getattribute__', '__hash__',
>>> '__init__', '__module__', '__new__', '__reduce__', '__reduce_ex__',
>>> '__repr__', '__setattr__', '__str__',
>>>
>>> Still, a lot of thanks for helping, would love to see it working in a
>>> while
>>> :)
>>>
>>> Bart
>>>
>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:04:49 -0400, Utkarsh Ayachit
>>> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>> Bart,
>>>>
>>>> Make sure your paraview is built as correctly. Then
>>>> import sys
>>>> print sys.path
>>>>
>>>> Ensure that the path does not include any old version of paraview
>>>> libraries. If it does then you are ending up import old versions.
>>>>
>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:27 AM,  <bart.boonacker at actiflow.com> wrote:
>>>>> hey Utkarsh,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sorry that my writing was a bit unclear, but I said that I can
> find
>>>>> the
>>>>> .cxx and .h files, but I can't find them in the dir(servermanager) and
>>>>> dir(servermanager.filters).
>>>>>
>>>>> The dataStamp.cmake contains this, (today indeed):
>>>>>
>>>>> # Do not edit!  Generated by kwsysDateStamp.py
>>>>>
>>>>> # KWSys version date year component.  Format is CCYY.
>>>>> SET(KWSYS_DATE_STAMP_YEAR  2009)
>>>>>
>>>>> # KWSys version date month component.  Format is MM.
>>>>> SET(KWSYS_DATE_STAMP_MONTH 04)
>>>>>
>>>>> # KWSys version date day component.  Format is DD.
>>>>> SET(KWSYS_DATE_STAMP_DAY   09)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Bart
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:16:19 -0400, Utkarsh Ayachit
>>>>> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>> If there's no Servers/Filters/vtkAttributeDataToTableFilter.h and
>>>>>> Servers/Filters/vtkAttributeDataToTableFilter.cxx then I am guessing
>>>>>> you are not updating correctly. There may be some sticky tags set
> with
>>>>>> your CVS checkout. Can you look at
>>>>>> ParaView3/VTK/Utilities/kwsys/kwsysDataStamp.cmake and verify that
> the
>>>>>> date mentioned is indeed today's?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:39 AM,  <bart.boonacker at actiflow.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello again,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did ran it from the python shell, so that problem is fixed.
>>>>>>> I just updated the CVS and built the update, but still not
>>>>>>> AttributeDataToTableFilter :(
>>>>>>> not in dir(servermanager.filters) nor in dir(servermanager)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When looking for files I can find the
>>> vtkAttributeDataToTableFilter.cxx
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> .h but this is not available as well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bart
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:21:14 -0400, Utkarsh Ayachit
>>>>>>> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Oh, are you running the script through the python shell in the
>>>>>>>> ParaView client? In that case, sorry, but you don't need the
>>> Connect()
>>>>>>>> :). I assumed you were using pvpython.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Are you sure you built your paraview after updating? I just tried
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> CVS and I indeed have the AttributeDataToTableFilter.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:18 AM,  <bart.boonacker at actiflow.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Ok, than that should be the problem I guess;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Here's my "full" script, almost the same as provided before:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> from paraview import servermanager as sm
>>>>>>>>> sm.Connect()
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> ###############################################################################################
>>>>>>>>> # create implicit device to populate Slice
>>>>>>>>> impPlane =
>>>>>>>>> sm.implicit_functions.Plane(registrationGroup='implicit_fuctions')
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> ###############################################################################################
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> caseName = 'Case'
>>>>>>>>> caseLocation = '/home/bart/Desktop/Test_Python/'
>>>>>>>>> showScalarBar = 2 #0=none, 1=vertical, 2=horizontal
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> #read data
>>>>>>>>> VTKreader01 =
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> sm.sources.LegacyVTKreader(FileNames='/home/bart/Desktop/Test_Python/1/VTK/1_1000.vtk',registrationGroup='sources',registrationName='RR')
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Slice_in =
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> sm.filters.Slice(registrationGroup='sources',registrationName='slice02',Input=VTKreader01)
>>>>>>>>> Slice_inprop = Slice_in.GetProperty('CutFunction')
>>>>>>>>> domainSlice_in = Slice_inprop.GetDomain('proxy_list')
>>>>>>>>> domainSlice_in.AddProxy(impPlane.SMProxy)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> cutplane_in = impPlane
>>>>>>>>> cutplane_in.Normal = [0, 1, 0]
>>>>>>>>> cutplane_in.Offset = 0
>>>>>>>>> cutplane_in.Origin = [0, 0, 0]
>>>>>>>>> Slice_in.SliceType= cutplane_in
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Calculator01 =
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> sm.filters.Calculator(registrationGroup='sources',registrationName='calculator',Input=Slice_in)
>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.ResultArrayName = 'Pt'
>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.Function = '1.225*p+0.5*1.225*mag(U)^2'
>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.AttributeMode = 1 # 1=pointdata,2=celldata
>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.VectorVariable = ['U','U','0','1','2']
>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.ScalarVariable =
>>>>>>>>> ['p','p','0','U_0','U','0','U_1','U','1','U_2','U','2']
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> filter1 =
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> sm.filters.IntegrateVariables(registrationGroup='sources',registrationName='Integrator',Input=Calculator01)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ## AttributeDataToTableFilter converts any dataset to a vtkTable
>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>> ## written as a CSV file. One needs to choose which attribute to
>>> save
>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>>> ## First save points.
>>>>>>>>> convertor =
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> sm.filters.AttributeDataToTableFilter(Input=filter1,FieldAssociation="Points",AddMetaData=1)
>>>>>>>>> csvWriter = sm.writers.CSVWriter(Input=convertor)
>>>>>>>>> csvWriter.FileName =
>>>>> "/home/bart/Desktop/Test_Python/output.points.csv"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ## this writes the output.
>>>>>>>>> csvWriter.UpdatePipeline()
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ### Now save cells.
>>>>>>>>> convertor.FieldAssociation="Cells"
>>>>>>>>> csvWriter = sm.writers.CSVWriter(Input=convertor)
>>>>>>>>> csvWriter.FileName =
>>>>>>>>> "/home/bart/Desktop/Test_Python/output.cells.csv"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ### this writes the output.
>>>>>>>>> csvWriter.UpdatePipeline()
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> when trying to Connect it gives:
>>>>>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>>>>>  File "<string>", line 2, in <module>
>>>>>>>>>  File
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> "/home/bart/ParaView3-bin/Utilities/VTKPythonWrapping/paraview/servermanager.py",
>>>>>>>>> line 1861, in Connect
>>>>>>>>>    raise RuntimeError, "Cannot create a connection through
>>>>>>>>> python.
>>>>>>>>> Use
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> GUI to setup the connection."
>>>>>>>>> RuntimeError: Cannot create a connection through python. Use the
>>>>>>>>> GUI
>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> setup the connection.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bart
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:13:58 -0400, Utkarsh Ayachit
>>>>>>>>> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Can you give your full script? If you are not calling Connect()
> at
>>>>>>>>>> all, it won't work since Connect() is required.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:08 AM,  <bart.boonacker at actiflow.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Utkarsh,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I used the CVS from yesterday but it returns :
>>>>>>>>>>>      Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>>>>>>>      File "<string>", line 41, in <module>
>>>>>>>>>>>      AttributeError: 'PVModule' object has no attribute
>>>>>>>>>>> 'AttributeDataToTableFilter'
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have not used the following as the Connect part did not work,
>>>>>>> perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>> thats the cause?
>>>>>>>>>>> I replaced the sm by servermanager.
>>>>>>>>>>>       from paraview import servermanager as sm
>>>>>>>>>>>       sm.Connect()
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Bart
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:55:25 -0400, Utkarsh Ayachit
>>>>>>>>>>> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Bart,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please cc the mailing list as well so other can use this
>>>>> information
>>>>>>>>>>>> as well as respond.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I think one dubious statement I see in your code is:
>>>>>>>>>>>> ## First save points.
>>>>>>>>>>>> convertor =
>>>>>>> sm.filters.AttributeDataToTableFilter(Input=filter1Output,
>>>>>>>>>>>>   FieldAssociation="Points",
>>>>>>>>>>>>   AddMetaData=1)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You are setting the input to this filter be the data object
>>>>> returned
>>>>>>>>>>>> by using Fetch(). In ParaView python scripts the input to
>>>>>>>>>>>> filters
>>>>>>>>>>>> cannot be other data objects, but filters or sources. So, the
>>>>> proper
>>>>>>>>>>>> usage would be:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> convertor =
> sm.filters.AttributeDataToTableFilter(Input=filter1,
>>>>>>>>>>>>   FieldAssociation="Points",
>>>>>>>>>>>>   AddMetaData=1)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Does that solve the issue? Also creation of the representation
>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>> necessary unless you are rendering into a view, which doesn't
>>> seem
>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>> be the case.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Utkarsh
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:32 AM,  <bart.boonacker at actiflow.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Utkarsh,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your fast replies. I got the CVS version to
> work,
>>>>> but
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> am
>>>>>>>>>>>>> still having some trouble to rewrite all the filters and
>>>>> functions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> When running my code, see below, Paraview crashes and gives a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Segmentation
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fault.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am not a real programming expert, so I tried to neglect the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> representations of all filters. This removes the crash, but
>>> still
>>>>>>>>>>>>> posses
>>>>>>>>>>>>> some problem with the code. The code was 1-to-1 copied from
> the
>>>>> 3.4
>>>>>>>>>>>>> version, which probably causes the errors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there a way or manual to see the new options and maybe
>>>>>>> conversions
>>>>>>>>>>>>> between 3.4 and the CVS version ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bart
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Attached code ( I removed all representation code and view
>>>>>>> settings):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> ###############################################################################################
>>>>>>>>>>>>> # create implicit device to populate Slice
>>>>>>>>>>>>> impPlane =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.implicit_functions.Plane(registrationGroup='implicit_fuctions')
>>>>>>>>>>>>> impBox =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.implicit_functions.Box(registrationGroup='implicit_fuctions')
>>>>>>>>>>>>> impSphere =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.implicit_functions.Sphere(registrationGroup='implicit_fuctions')
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> ###############################################################################################
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> caseName = 'Case'
>>>>>>>>>>>>> caseLocation = '/home/bart/Desktop/Test_Python/'
>>>>>>>>>>>>> showScalarBar = 2 #0=none, 1=vertical, 2=horizontal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> #read data
>>>>>>>>>>>>> VTKreader01 =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.sources.LegacyVTKreader(FileNames='/home/bart/Desktop/Test_Python/1/VTK/1_1000.vtk',registrationGroup='sources',registrationName='RR')
>>>>>>>>>>>>> #repVTKreader01 =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.CreateRepresentation(VTKreader01,view,registrationGroup='representations')
>>>>>>>>>>>>> #repVTKreader01.Visibility = 0
>>>>>>>>>>>>> #repVTKreader01.Representation = 3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Slice02 =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.filters.Slice(registrationGroup='sources',registrationName='slice02',Input=VTKreader01)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cfSlice02 = Slice02.GetProperty('CutFunction')
>>>>>>>>>>>>> domainSlice02 = cfSlice02.GetDomain('proxy_list')
>>>>>>>>>>>>> domainSlice02.AddProxy(impPlane.SMProxy)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> domainSlice02.AddProxy(impBox.SMProxy)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> domainSlice02.AddProxy(impSphere.SMProxy)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cutplane02 = impPlane
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cutplane02.Normal = [0, 1, 0]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cutplane02.Offset = 0
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cutplane02.Origin = [0, 0, 0]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> #set cutplane
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Slice02.CutFunction= cutplane02
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Calculator01 =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.filters.Calculator(registrationGroup='sources',registrationName='calculator',Input=Slice02)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.ResultArrayName = 'Pt'
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.Function = '1.225*p+0.5*1.225*mag(U)^2'
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.AttributeMode = 1 # 1=pointdata,2=celldata
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.AddVectorVariable = ['U','U','0','1','2']
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Calculator01.AddScalarVariable =
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ['p','p','0','U_0','U','0','U_1','U','1','U_2','U','2']
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> filter1 =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.filters.IntegrateAttributes(registrationGroup='sources',registrationName='Integrator',Input=Calculator01)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> filter1Output = servermanager.Fetch(filter1)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> #repfilter1 =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
> servermanager.CreateRepresentation(filter1,view,registrationGroup='representations')
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> # From Utkarsh Ayachit:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> from paraview import servermanager as sm
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sm.Connect()
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ## AttributeDataToTableFilter converts any dataset to a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> vtkTable
>>>>>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ## written as a CSV file. One needs to choose which attribute
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> save
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ## First save points.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> convertor =
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sm.filters.AttributeDataToTableFilter(Input=filter1Output,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> FieldAssociation="Points",
>>>>>>>>>>>>> AddMetaData=1)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> csvWriter = sm.writers.CSVWriter(Input=convertor)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> csvWriter.FileName =
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "/home/bart/Afstuderen/Straight_Auto/output.points.csv"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ## this writes the output.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> csvWriter.UpdatePipeline()
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ## Now save cells.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> convertor.FieldAssociation="Cells"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> csvWriter = sm.writers.CSVWriter(Input=convertor)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> csvWriter.FileName =
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "/home/bart/Afstuderen/Straight_Auto/output.cells.csv"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ## this writes the output.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> csvWriter.UpdatePipeline()
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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