[Paraview] Custom animation help? (Corrected image)

Wed Jul 15 15:26:13 EDT 2015

Jesse,

- Load your state file.
- Delete the second VTK file you don't need.
- Save the state

That should do it.

Cory

On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Jesse Samluk <sevensam at udel.edu> wrote:

> Cory,
>
>   Yes that does the trick, but one more question (and I’ve always wondered
> this). I had 2 vtk files open in the Pipeline browser when I saved the
> “animation track” state file as discussed, but, when I select load state
> file, it's is now pointing to/asking for two vtk files.
>
>    Any way to adjust this since I want to open only one vtk file, or am I
> stuck?
>
>    Thanks again!
>     Jesse
>
> On Jul 15, 2015, at 1:08 PM, Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com>
> wrote:
>
> Jesse,
>
> The animation tracks will be saved in the state file. I just tested
> ParaView to see if that is the case, and it is. Let us know if it isn't
> working for you.
>
> Thanks,
> Cory
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Jesse Samluk <sevensam at udel.edu> wrote:
>
>> Cory,
>>
>> Right, but isn’t that going to “throw away” the animation “tracks" I just
>> created?
>>
>> For instance, I have created an animation with a vtk data set I’m working
>> with. Cool.
>>
>> But say I close Paraview, I lose the animation tracks I just created.
>> Right.
>>
>> So how can I save those animation tracks? Is this even possible in
>> Paraview?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jesse
>>
>> On Jul 15, 2015, at 10:44 AM, Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Jesse,
>>
>> When you load a state file, you get the chance to update the data file
>> paths in the state file. You can use this mechanism to load a different
>> data file with the same state applied to it.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Cory
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Jesse Samluk <sevensam at udel.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Dan and Cory,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the guides. I’m getting a lot better at animations now!
>>> Awesome! The guides helped a lot.
>>>
>>>   1 more quick question for you.
>>>
>>>  I know how to save state files, but is there such a way to save the
>>> animation “state” that I just created in a state file, such that, if I use
>>> that state file, the animation scheme will reappear to other data files
>>> I’ve created?
>>>
>>>    Wasn’t too sure on this.
>>>
>>>  Thanks!
>>>   Jesse
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 10, 2015, at 5:34 PM, Dan Lipsa <dan.lipsa at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Jesse,
>>> See also the following thread:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://markmail.org/search/?q=+programmimg+the+camera+position+using+python#query:%20programmimg%20the%20camera%20position%20using%20python+page:1+mid:nkm5rmw2hz52egnk+state:results
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 5:19 PM Cory Quammen <cory.quammen at kitware.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jesse,
>>>>
>>>> It should be possible to do this. See Chapter 7 of the ParaView User
>>>> Guide [1] or Section 2.13 or the ParaView Tutorial [2] for more information.
>>>>
>>>> [1] http://www.paraview.org/paraview-guide/
>>>> [2] http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/images/f/f4/ParaViewTutorial42.pdf
>>>>
>>>> HTH,
>>>> Cory
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Jesse Samluk <sevensam at udel.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Greetings all,
>>>>>
>>>>>   I sent this message last week, but errantly sent the .tif image
>>>>> which made it a huge file. The JPG is now attached.
>>>>>
>>>>>    I’m trying to make an animation in Paraview. I took a stab at it
>>>>> before with Paraview, but I recall it as being tedious. Maybe I can get
>>>>> some pointers from the experts.
>>>>>
>>>>>   So, the attached imaged is a cube view of the electromagnetic
>>>>> response over sea ice. What Im trying to do with this animation is two
>>>>> things:
>>>>>
>>>>>   1.) Move the horizontal slice and Y-Z vertical slice (the slice
>>>>> without the tubes) up and down, and side to side, respectively, such that
>>>>> as if you selected the particular slide in the Pipeline browser, you could
>>>>> drag the slice in question and move it manually to see the different
>>>>> responses. Therefore I’m trying to automate it.
>>>>>
>>>>>   2.) Rotate it about the z-axis 5 degrees (to about 180) at each
>>>>> iteration and return, then rotate it 5 degrees at each iteration about the
>>>>> y-axis (till about 45 degrees) and return. These rotations will occur while
>>>>> “action item" 1 is happening.
>>>>>
>>>>>    Any thoughts/suggestions?
>>>>>
>>>>>     Thanks!
>>>>>     Jesse
>>>>>
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