ParaView/Automation with Python

1. Extract surface using paraview, the code will look like

from paraview.simple import * #========== read in data file print 'Read phasta file' dataObj = PhastaReader( FileName= 'restart_one.pht' ) # you have to change the name of this pht file SRF = ExtractSurface(Input=dataObj) MGBLK1 = MergeBlocks(Input=SRF) vtkWriter = DataSetWriter(FileName = 'Surface.vtk' , Input = MGBLK1, FileType = 1) # you have to change the name of this vtk file vtkWriter.UpdatePipeline() Get the python file from /users/ychen/NGC/geometry2012/pvExtractSuface.py