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Sorry I assumed git clone would obtain a particular branch from a url directly, so my instructions were not detailed enough. Try this command instead: git clone --recursive -b vector-graphics-export https://github.com/demarle/ParaView David E DeMarle Kitware, Inc. R&D Engineer 28 Corporate Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Nima Emadi <deeep...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks David, > I've a problem when I do git clone. the error message is: > fatal: > https://github.com/demarle/ParaView/branches/vector-graphics-export/info/refs > not found: did you run git update-server-info on the server? > > Am I doing something wrong? > > Best, > Nima > > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 8:49 PM, David E DeMarle <dave.dema...@kitware.com> > wrote: >> >> I've just pushed Sven's patches to github. >> >> You can git clone from: >> https://github.com/demarle/ParaView/branches/vector-graphics-export >> To get it. >> >> And then build from source. >> When you do, turn on VTK_USE_GL2PS in cmake. >> >> Once built, save screen shot will have new ps, eps and svg vector >> graphic formats. >> >> Thanks for the patch Sven! >> >> David E DeMarle >> Kitware, Inc. >> R&D Engineer >> 28 Corporate Drive >> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 >> Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Nima Emadi <deeep...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Sven, >> > Could you please give me instruction on how to use of your patch in >> > order to >> > export vector images? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Nima >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Nima Emadi <deeep...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Apparently Paraview does not generate vectorial images at the moment. >> >> >> >> Would it be possible to generate such an image by first exporting to a >> >> 3D format (like POV or X3D) and then converting the scene to a >> >> vectorial format using another application? any suggestion ...? >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Nima >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:51 PM, David E DeMarle >> >> <dave.dema...@kitware.com> wrote: >> >> > Sven, >> >> > >> >> > Despite the limitations, would you please push that patch to github? >> >> > Once there distribution, upkeep and maintenance will be easier. >> >> > >> >> > thanks, >> >> > >> >> > David E DeMarle >> >> > Kitware, Inc. >> >> > R&D Engineer >> >> > 28 Corporate Drive >> >> > Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 >> >> > Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Sven Buijssen >> >> > <sven.buijs...@tu-dortmund.de> wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> I happen to have a small patch for the git master branch that adds >> >> >> vector >> >> >> graphics output (EPS, PS and SVG) to the Save Screenshot dialog and >> >> >> uses >> >> >> vtkGL2PSExporter as a backend, too. Actually, it's just an updated >> >> >> version of >> >> >> the patch for this matter I posted on this list back in 2007. But as >> >> >> holds for >> >> >> the Python approach it has a few drawbacks: >> >> >> >> >> >> * Only 3D View support >> >> >> * Builtin mode and client/server mode support (but using merely 1 >> >> >> server >> >> >> process, empty file when using more) >> >> >> * No support for Manta/EyeDom/other views >> >> >> * No multi-view support >> >> >> * No support for mandelbrot source >> >> >> * No support for text/annotate time source (a rectangular box is >> >> >> drawn >> >> >> instead), >> >> >> one can resort to a 3D Text source, though >> >> >> * No support for Volume rendering >> >> >> * No support for Slice representation (try Surface representation of >> >> >> a >> >> >> slice >> >> >> filter output) >> >> >> * No support for PointSprite representation >> >> >> * No support for SurfaceLIC representation, even crashes ParaView on >> >> >> export >> >> >> * In display tab of object inspector, "Interpolate scalars" needs to >> >> >> be >> >> >> ticked >> >> >> off for every visible object; otherwise object is rendered gray >> >> >> (see http://www.vtk.org/Bug/view.php?id=1630) >> >> >> * Requires an old version of the colorbar implementation or colorbar >> >> >> will be >> >> >> rendered gray >> >> >> >> >> >> So, don't get your hopes up too much about vtkGL2PSExporter. >> >> >> >> >> >> Sven >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hom Nath Gharti wrote, On 03/31/11 14:05: >> >> >>> You might try to run the script below to see if your image quality >> >> >>> is >> >> >>> good >> >> >>> enough to use vtkGL2PSExporter >> >> >>> >> >> >>> rw=GetActiveView().GetRenderWindow() >> >> >>> exp=paraview.vtk.vtkInstantiator.CreateInstance('vtkGL2PSExporter') >> >> >>> exp.SetRenderWindow(rw) >> >> >>> exp.SetDrawBackground(0) >> >> >>> exp.SetSortToSimple() >> >> >>> exp.SetFileFormatToEPS() >> >> >>> exp.SetFilePrefix("test") >> >> >>> #exp.Write3DPropsAsRasterImageOn() >> >> >>> exp.Write() >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:41 PM, David E DeMarle >> >> >>> <dave.dema...@kitware.com >> >> >>> <mailto:dave.dema...@kitware.com>> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Sorry, ParaView doesn't have true vector graphics output. >> >> >>> Please >> >> >>> add >> >> >>> your vote to the existing user voice request for it. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> (http://paraview.uservoice.com/forums/11350-general/suggestions/313565-add-vector-graphics-output-i-e-postscript-?ref=title) >> >> >>> >> >> >>> The pdf writer in ParaView uses Qt to write a raster image. >> >> >>> VTK's >> >> >>> vtkGL2PSExporter is not exercised by ParaView at all and it is >> >> >>> likely >> >> >>> not to support many of our rendering techniques if it was added >> >> >>> as >> >> >>> an >> >> >>> new exporter option. 2D views are more likely to be supported, >> >> >>> but >> >> >>> we >> >> >>> haven't yet had the time to do so. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> David E DeMarle >> >> >>> Kitware, Inc. >> >> >>> R&D Engineer >> >> >>> 28 Corporate Drive >> >> >>> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 >> >> >>> Phone: 518-371-3971 <tel:518-371-3971> x109 >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Nima Emadi >> >> >>> <deeep...@gmail.com >> >> >>> <mailto:deeep...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >>> > Dear all, >> >> >>> > I'd like to export a paraview vector field plot into a >> >> >>> vectorial >> >> >>> image >> >> >>> > format (e.g. eps) to generate high quality images which are >> >> >>> not >> >> >>> huge >> >> >>> > in size for publication purposes. >> >> >>> > I already compiled paraview 3.10 with gl2ps=on. So according >> >> >>> to >> >> >>> old >> >> >>> > messages in the email list I should be able to save vectorial >> >> >>> images. >> >> >>> > Could anybody give me instructions how to do that? >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > Thanks, >> >> >>> > Nima. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> >> >> >> >> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> >> >> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >> >> >> >> >> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> >> >> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> >> >> >> >> >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> >> >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> > >> >> > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> >> > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >> > >> >> > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> >> > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> >> > >> >> > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> >> > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >> > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview