ReadExodusData
VTKExamples/Python/ExodusII/ReadExodusData
Description
==Brief Description== A simple Python script for reading and displaying ExodusII data with VTK.
Code
ReadExodusData.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# This example was built using Python2.7 and VTK6.3 on OSX
import vtk
# Input file and variable
filename = 'mug.e'
nodal_var = 'convected'
# Read Exodus Data
reader = vtk.vtkExodusIIReader()
reader.SetFileName(filename)
reader.UpdateInformation()
reader.SetTimeStep(10)
reader.SetAllArrayStatus(vtk.vtkExodusIIReader.NODAL, 1) # enables all NODAL variables
reader.Update()
#print reader # uncomment this to show the file information
# Create Geometry
geometry = vtk.vtkCompositeDataGeometryFilter()
geometry.SetInputConnection(0, reader.GetOutputPort(0))
geometry.Update()
# Mapper
mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
mapper.SetInputConnection(geometry.GetOutputPort())
mapper.SelectColorArray(nodal_var)
mapper.SetScalarModeToUsePointFieldData()
mapper.InterpolateScalarsBeforeMappingOn()
# Actor
actor = vtk.vtkActor()
actor.SetMapper(mapper)
# Renderer
renderer = vtk.vtkRenderer()
renderer.AddViewProp(actor)
# Window and Interactor
window = vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
window.AddRenderer(renderer)
window.SetSize(600, 600)
interactor = vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor()
interactor.SetRenderWindow(window)
interactor.Initialize()
# Show the result
window.Render()
interactor.Start()