[Paraview] PV 4.1.0 programmimg the camera position using python

[Dan Lipsa]

Stephen,
Here is another cool feature added recently (thanks Utkarsh for the tip)
that allows one to add a custom Python animation to time-dependent data:
Open the animation view:

View > Animation View
Next to the + sign, choose Python and then click +
Double-click on the timeline to the right of Pyton.

You'll get a skeleton script that you can fill in. Here is a sample script
that just moves the
camera closer and father from the data.

from paraview.simple import *

from math import *


def start_cue(self):

    self.camera = GetActiveView().GetActiveCamera()

    self.start = 0

    pass


def tick(self):

    self.camera.Dolly(1 + sin(self.start * pi / 6) / 2)

    self.start = self.start + 1

    pass


def end_cue(self): pass




On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Christopher Snyder <22csnyder at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Steven,
>
> Not sure if your question has been answered. Why not try turning on the
> trace (tools>trace) then moving the camera, then turning off the trace? I
> think that'll get you want you want and is a generally helpful technique.
>
> -Chris
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Dan Lipsa <dan.lipsa at kitware.com> wrote:
>
>> Stephen,
>>
>> See ParaView User Guide section 4.4.3, section Interactions.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Stephen Wornom <stephen.wornom at inria.fr
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Are there some examples available showing how to programming the camera
>>> position using python?
>>> The position would be a function (x,y,z,t).
>>> Hope my question is clear.
>>> Stephen
>>>
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