[Paraview] pvbatch: how not to use screen at all?

[Burlen Loring]

and another option, If you are on Linux you could also set up an second 
x screen, send your pvbatch jobs there. You'll still be able to use your 
gpu.

Burlen

On 03/18/2013 10:19 AM, Sebastien Jourdain wrote:
> You will need to compile ParaView with OS Mesa, otherwise a window 
> will always popup even if the offscreen rendering is turned ON. If so 
> the window content will stay black but the window will still show up.
>
> Seb
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Anton Shterenlikht 
> <mexas at bristol.ac.uk <mailto:mexas at bristol.ac.uk>> wrote:
>
>     The script below works for me in paraveiw 3.10
>     with pvpython and pvbatch. However, in pvbatch
>     it still opens a graphical window for a short time.
>     How can I modify the script to *not* open any
>     graphical windows when run with pvbatch?
>
>     Can I do away with CreateRenderView()?
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Anton
>
>     from paraview.simple import *
>     #Connect()
>     reader=ImageReader(FilePrefix="z.raw")
>     reader.DataByteOrder=1
>     reader.DataExtent=[1,40,1,40,1,40]
>     reader.DataScalarType=6
>
>     view = GetActiveView()
>     if not view:
>      view = CreateRenderView()
>     view.ViewSize=[600,600]
>
>     Show()
>
>     dp = GetDisplayProperties(reader)
>     dp.LookupTable = MakeBlueToRedLT(1,64)
>     dp.ColorAttributeType = 'POINT_DATA'
>     dp.ColorArrayName = 'ImageFile'
>     dp.Representation="Surface"
>
>     camera = GetActiveCamera()
>     camera.SetViewUp(-1,0,0)
>     camera.Azimuth(30)
>     camera.Elevation(30)
>
>     #camera.SetPosition(0,0,100)
>     #camera.Roll(-90)
>
>     Render()
>
>     WriteImage("z.png")
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