[lourencosm]

Does anyone knows how to duplicate a layout?
Either with python or gui?

Thank you,
Lourenço

[MrChips]

Maybe you're talking about render view? Where you can split the layout and show your model twice?

Below the layout tab all the way to the right, you should see an icon that looks like a split box. When you however over it should say split horizontal. This allows you to have two windows within the layout that will show your model twice.

Also, if you go View and Toggle Borders, you can hide the line between them so that pictures and animations look better.

[lourencosm]

Thank you.
I am not looking for a split.
I want to clone a certain layout to get two equal layouts but with different names . And then, be able to make some small changes without having to configure all the properties again.

[TobM]

I want to clone a certain layout to get two equal layouts but with different names . And then, be able to make some small changes without having to configure all the properties again.

I am interested in that, too.
Have you had any idea how to do that?

[lourencosm]

The last time I checked it I got the idea that it is not about layout duplication but maybe regarding each render view.
I'm still searching.

Cheers,
Lourenco

[Flowkersma]

Hi,

You can use "save state" to save the current view and filters. Then when you use "load state" you can change to another input file while keeping all the other options same.

Best, Mikko

[TobM]

Thank you for your reply.
I know and use that a lot, but when you just want to create a layout that is slightly different of a layout you already have a simple duplication would be better. You can save and load a state many times, but then you have the same data loaded more than once.

[TobM]

Here a script that duplicates a layout as far as there is only one view in it.
It is working for me, you might want to set different properties.

rv1=GetActiveView()
ALL=GetSources()

dispProps=list()

for i in range(len(ALL.keys())):
    dispProps.append(GetDisplayProperties(ALL.values()[i]))
    

viewLayout1 = GetLayout()
#viewLayout1.SplitHorizontal(0, 0.5)

viewLayout2 = CreateLayout()

rv2=CreateView('RenderView')

SetActiveView(rv2)

propNameList=['Visibility', 'Color', 'LookupTable', 'DiffuseColor', 'Scale', 'Representation', 'Texture', 'Opacity','Origin','Position','ScaleFactor']    

for j in range(len(ALL.keys())):
    
    SetDisplayProperties(ALL.values()[j],ColorArrayName=dispProps[j].ColorArrayName[1])
    for name in propNameList:
        try:
            eval('SetDisplayProperties(ALL.values()[j], ' + name + ' =dispProps[j].' + name + ')')
        except:
            pass
        
   

ResetCamera()

[ykanani]

Originally Posted by TobM

Here a script that duplicates a layout as far as there is only one view in it.
It is working for me, you might want to set different properties.

rv1=GetActiveView()
ALL=GetSources()

dispProps=list()

for i in range(len(ALL.keys())):
    dispProps.append(GetDisplayProperties(ALL.values()[i]))
    

viewLayout1 = GetLayout()
#viewLayout1.SplitHorizontal(0, 0.5)

viewLayout2 = CreateLayout()

rv2=CreateView('RenderView')

SetActiveView(rv2)

propNameList=['Visibility', 'Color', 'LookupTable', 'DiffuseColor', 'Scale', 'Representation', 'Texture', 'Opacity','Origin','Position','ScaleFactor']    

for j in range(len(ALL.keys())):
    
    SetDisplayProperties(ALL.values()[j],ColorArrayName=dispProps[j].ColorArrayName[1])
    for name in propNameList:
        try:
            eval('SetDisplayProperties(ALL.values()[j], ' + name + ' =dispProps[j].' + name + ')')
        except:
            pass
        
   

ResetCamera()

Nice! Worked well.

[usv001]

If anyone is still interested, this worked for me:

1. Split the view (either horizontally or vertically) that you wish to clone.
2. Select 'Render View'
3. Right-click inside the newly created render view and select 'Link Camera...'
4. Select the original view that you like to clone.

The new view will duplicate the original.

[lukasf]

There is a discussing regarding the duplication / cloning of a renderview:

https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fea...erview/2370/12

You can download the python script here:

https://gist.github.com/baloe/a6ccd1...94566f50e26d45

How does it work?

After downloading the script you start the python shell in paraview and run the script "RenderViewCloning" in which several functions are defined:

def clone_to_new_layout():
    ''' Create a new layout and clone the current renderView into it.
    This only works properly if the current layout holds nothing but one 
    renderView.
    '''

def clone_properties( renderView1, renderView2 ):
    '''Configure everything in renderView2 like it is in renderView1. 
    '''

def split_down():
    ''' Split the current renderView vertically by inserting a new 
    renderView at the bottom. Display properties of objects in the pipeline, 
    camera settings, etc. are cloned to the new renderView.
    '''

To use the function "clone_to_new_layout" write clone_to_new_layout() into the python shell.

if you want to use "clone_properties" write

#select your renderview1
RV1=GetRenderView()
#secelt your renderver2
RV2=GetRenderView()
#Configure everything in renderView2 like it is in renderView1
clone_properties( RV1, RV2 )