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paraview-interface-python-script-structure-paraviewsimple

Sub-skill of paraview-interface: Python Script Structure (paraview.simple) (+5).

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Python Script Structure (paraview.simple) (+5)

Python Script Structure (paraview.simple)

python
from paraview.simple import *

# Disable automatic rendering for batch performance
paraview.simple._DisableFirstRenderCameraReset()

# Load data source
reader = OpenFOAMReader(registrationName='case', FileName='case.foam')
reader.MeshRegions = ['internalMesh']
reader.CellArrays = ['U', 'p']

# Set time step
animationScene = GetAnimationScene()
animationScene.UpdateAnimationUsingDataTimeSteps()
animationScene.AnimationTime = reader.TimestepValues[-1]  # Last time step

# Create render view
renderView = GetActiveViewOrCreate('RenderView')
renderView.ViewSize = [1920, 1080]

Loading Different Data Formats

Format Reader Key Parameters
OpenFOAM OpenFOAMReader(FileName='case.foam') MeshRegions, CellArrays, SkipZeroTime
VTK LegacyVTKReader(FileNames=['file.vtk']) Direct read
VTU XMLUnstructuredGridReader(FileName=['file.vtu']) Direct read
CSV CSVReader(FileName=['data.csv']) HaveHeaders, DetectNumericColumns
EnSight EnSightReader(CaseFileName='file.case') PointArrays
STL STLReader(FileNames=['mesh.stl']) Surface only

OpenFOAM .foam File

Create a .foam trigger file in the case directory:

bash
# Empty file triggers OpenFOAM reader
touch /path/to/case/case.foam

Color Map Configuration

python
def setup_color_map(display, array_name, component=None, preset='Cool to Warm'):
    """Configure color mapping for a display."""
    ColorBy(display, ('POINTS', array_name, component) if component else ('POINTS', array_name))

    color_tf = GetColorTransferFunction(array_name)
    opacity_tf = GetOpacityTransferFunction(array_name)

    # Apply preset
    color_tf.ApplyPreset(preset, True)

    # Auto-rescale to data range
    color_tf.RescaleTransferFunction(*display.RescaleTransferFunctionToDataRange(True))

    # Show color bar
    display.SetScalarBarVisibility(GetActiveView(), True)

    return color_tf

Common Color Map Presets

Preset Use Case
Cool to Warm Diverging data (pressure, temperature)
Viridis (matplotlib) Sequential data (velocity magnitude)
Rainbow Uniform General purpose
Blue to Red Rainbow Temperature fields
Jet Legacy CFD visualization
Black-Body Radiation Heat transfer

Camera Setup

python
def set_camera(view, position, focal_point, up=(0, 0, 1)):
    """Set camera position and orientation."""
    view.CameraPosition = position
    view.CameraFocalPoint = focal_point
    view.CameraViewUp = up
    view.CameraParallelScale = 1.0
    Render()

def set_isometric_view(view):
    """Standard isometric engineering view."""
    view.ResetCamera()
    view.CameraPosition = [1, 1, 1]
    view.CameraFocalPoint = [0, 0, 0]
    view.CameraViewUp = [0, 0, 1]
    view.ResetCamera()
    Render()

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