[Paraview] ParaView python scripting - capture from ParaView GUI

[David E DeMarle]

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>  try: paraview.simple
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> except: from paraview.simple import *
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> paraview.simple._DisableFirstRenderCameraReset()
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>  Cone1 = Cone()
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>  RenderView1 = GetRenderView()
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>  DataRepresentation1 = Show()
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> DataRepresentation1.ScaleFactor = 0.1
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> DataRepresentation1.EdgeColor = [0.0, 0.0, 0.5000076295109483]
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>  RenderView1.CameraPosition = [0.0, 0.0, 3.2036135254332487]
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> RenderView1.CameraClippingRange = [2.309882128879306, 4.336364527086367]
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> RenderView1.CameraParallelScale = 0.8291561935301535
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>  Render()
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>
> So, what is the python script command I need to save the data and how do I
> turn the python script from the Start Trace output into python script that
> I can run with pvbatch? Anything I need to strip off the output?
>

You don't need to strip anything off the output.

To save results add:
WriteImage("filename.png")
To save the screenshot in png format

And/Or add:

writer= CreateWriter("filename.vtk", Cone1)
writer.UpdatePipeline()

to save the Cone1's data in vtk format
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