[Paraview] export to vectorial image format

[Nima Emadi]

Apparently Paraview does not generate vectorial images at the moment.

Would it be possible to generate such an image by first exporting to a
3D format (like POV or X3D) and then converting the scene to a
vectorial format using another application? any suggestion ...?

Best,
Nima

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:51 PM, David E DeMarle
<dave.demarle at kitware.com> wrote:
> Sven,
>
> Despite the limitations, would you please push that patch to github?
> Once there distribution, upkeep and maintenance will be easier.
>
> thanks,
>
> David E DeMarle
> Kitware, Inc.
> R&D Engineer
> 28 Corporate Drive
> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
> Phone: 518-371-3971 x109
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Sven Buijssen
> <sven.buijssen at tu-dortmund.de> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I happen to have a small patch for the git master branch that adds vector
>> graphics output (EPS, PS and SVG) to the Save Screenshot dialog and uses
>> vtkGL2PSExporter as a backend, too. Actually, it's just an updated version of
>> the patch for this matter I posted on this list back in 2007. But as holds for
>> the Python approach it has a few drawbacks:
>>
>> * Only 3D View support
>> * Builtin mode and client/server mode support (but using merely 1 server
>> process, empty file when using more)
>> * No support for Manta/EyeDom/other views
>> * No multi-view support
>> * No support for mandelbrot source
>> * No support for text/annotate time source (a rectangular box is drawn instead),
>> one can resort to a 3D Text source, though
>> * No support for Volume rendering
>> * No support for Slice representation (try Surface representation of a slice
>> filter output)
>> * No support for PointSprite representation
>> * No support for SurfaceLIC representation, even crashes ParaView on export
>> * In display tab of object inspector, "Interpolate scalars" needs to be ticked
>> off for every visible object; otherwise object is rendered gray
>> (see http://www.vtk.org/Bug/view.php?id=1630)
>> * Requires an old version of the colorbar implementation or colorbar will be
>> rendered gray
>>
>> So, don't get your hopes up too much about vtkGL2PSExporter.
>>
>> Sven
>>
>>
>> Hom Nath Gharti wrote, On 03/31/11 14:05:
>>> You might try to run the script below to see if your image quality is good
>>> enough to use vtkGL2PSExporter
>>>
>>> rw=GetActiveView().GetRenderWindow()
>>> exp=paraview.vtk.vtkInstantiator.CreateInstance('vtkGL2PSExporter')
>>> exp.SetRenderWindow(rw)
>>> exp.SetDrawBackground(0)
>>> exp.SetSortToSimple()
>>> exp.SetFileFormatToEPS()
>>> exp.SetFilePrefix("test")
>>> #exp.Write3DPropsAsRasterImageOn()
>>> exp.Write()
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:41 PM, David E DeMarle <dave.demarle at kitware.com
>>> <mailto:dave.demarle at kitware.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Sorry, ParaView doesn't have true vector graphics output. Please add
>>>     your vote to the existing user voice request for it.
>>>
>>>     (http://paraview.uservoice.com/forums/11350-general/suggestions/313565-add-vector-graphics-output-i-e-postscript-?ref=title)
>>>
>>>     The pdf writer in ParaView uses Qt to write a raster image. VTK's
>>>     vtkGL2PSExporter is not exercised by ParaView at all and it is likely
>>>     not to support many of our rendering techniques if it was added as an
>>>     new exporter option. 2D views are more likely to be supported, but we
>>>     haven't yet had the time to do so.
>>>
>>>     David E DeMarle
>>>     Kitware, Inc.
>>>     R&D Engineer
>>>     28 Corporate Drive
>>>     Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
>>>     Phone: 518-371-3971 <tel:518-371-3971> x109
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Nima Emadi <deeepsky at gmail.com
>>>     <mailto:deeepsky at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>     > Dear all,
>>>     > I'd like to export a paraview vector field plot into a vectorial image
>>>     > format (e.g. eps) to generate high quality images which are not huge
>>>     > in size for publication purposes.
>>>     > I already compiled paraview 3.10 with gl2ps=on. So according to old
>>>     > messages in the email list I should be able to save vectorial images.
>>>     > Could anybody give me instructions how to do that?
>>>     >
>>>     > Thanks,
>>>     > Nima.
>>
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