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How to embed animation into ParaView scene from script?

So I try to add animation to my scene in paraview using Python. I started with wiki script. Animation plays only when scene.Play() is called. While it is playing ParaView (5.0.1 in my case) get stuck with window paying animation - scene can not be rotated while it is playing, buttons cannot be pushed. How to keep editor alive in ParaView animation from script?

Also when I click on editor animation Play Scene button nothing is played at all.

I wonder how to embed animation into scene so that it would be playable and savable from ParaView editor?

Solution

  • That wiki example appears to be a little dated.

    Try this in a script instead:

    # get active source.
sphere1 = GetActiveSource()

# get animation track
sphere1StartThetaTrack = GetAnimationTrack('StartTheta', index=0, proxy=sphere1)

# create keyframes for this animation track

# create a key frame
keyFrame1 = CompositeKeyFrame()

# create a key frame
keyFrame2 = CompositeKeyFrame()
keyFrame2.KeyTime = 1.0
keyFrame2.KeyValues = [360.0]

# initialize the animation track
sphere1StartThetaTrack.KeyFrames = [keyFrame1, keyFrame2]

# get animation scene
animationScene = GetAnimationScene()
animationScene.Play()

    You should be able to interact with the visualization while the animation runs and start it or stop it with the animation controls.

    Note that I used ParaView's Python Trace feature to arrive at this code example.