[Paraview] Animating vtp files

Alexandre Souza costamfix at gmail.com
Fri Aug 7 13:34:09 EDT 2009


Hi Utkarsh,
I just followed your clue. Unfortunatelly no sphere changing.
Alex

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Utkarsh
Ayachit<utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
> Alex,
>
> Attached is a zip file with a bunch of vtp files. Try loading this
> dataset. When opening the data file, select the root of the group i.e.
> singleSphereAnimation_source93T..vtp
> Hit "Apply" and then hit play. Doe you see the sphere changing?
>
> Utkarsh
>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Alexandre Souza<costamfix at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi David,
>> Sorry for bothering you again. Are you just loading the  *1.vtp file,
>> aplying the glyph and pressing the play button ?
>> In case not, could you please tell me exact command
>> sequence/adjustment for generating the animation ?
>> I am really not a Paraview seasoned user.
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>> P.S.  Regarding the another approach : File -> Save Animation
>> should then save each step into a separate image file that you can
>> then concatenate into a video if necessary.
>> Is there a way of automating the image saving at each time step (I
>> have dozens of sequential vtp files).
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:25 PM, David Doria<daviddoria at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Alexandre Souza <costamfix at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi David,
>>>> Thanks for your output.
>>>> In attach is some vtp files.
>>>> One thing I forgot to mention after load the vtp file I apply the
>>>> Filters->Glyph with the following settings :
>>>> Display Tab -> Color By Diameter
>>>>   Reescale to Data Range
>>>> Properties Tab ->
>>>> Scalars - diameter
>>>> Radius - 0.001.
>>>> Vector - Velocity
>>>> Glyph type - sphere
>>>> Scale mode - off
>>>> Scale factor - 1
>>>>
>>>> P.S. As I mentioned  it displays the
>>>>  first file  but I don't know how to get to the next file in this
>>>> structure.
>>>
>>> I'm not exactly sure what it wrong with it, but there is something in the
>>> 00000.vtp file that is breaking it. Try opening that file by itself and
>>> using the glyph filter - I am not seeing anything when I do that. However,
>>> if I remove that file and use 00001 to 00006, the animation works properly!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
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