[General] Loading .stl file with python shell in paraview

New-to-CFD · May 22, 2017, 17:18

Hey there,

Having trouble loading an .stl file using python in paraview, very new to python syntax.

I have an object named object.stl and am attempting to bring into paraview using:

paraview.simple.STLReader(object.stl) but am unsure what to actually include in the brackets or how to specify to load that .stl file...please help!!

beral · May 23, 2017, 03:34

Activate the tracing function (Tools -> Start Trace), open the stl in the GUI with File -> Open). Stop tracing (Tools -> Stop Trace). In the opened window you see the python code for what you did in the GUI. This code can be used in the ParaView Python Shell.

And go through the tutorial (see other post), this will save you a lot of time and stress.

New-to-CFD · May 23, 2017, 12:31

much appreciated ill have a look

May 22, 2017, 17:18	Loading .stl file with python shell in paraview	#1
New-to-CFD New Member MASc Student Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 9	Hey there, Having trouble loading an .stl file using python in paraview, very new to python syntax. I have an object named object.stl and am attempting to bring into paraview using: paraview.simple.STLReader(object.stl) but am unsure what to actually include in the brackets or how to specify to load that .stl file...please help!!

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May 23, 2017, 03:34		#2
beral New Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Germany Posts: 19 Rep Power: 9	Activate the tracing function (Tools -> Start Trace), open the stl in the GUI with File -> Open). Stop tracing (Tools -> Stop Trace). In the opened window you see the python code for what you did in the GUI. This code can be used in the ParaView Python Shell. And go through the tutorial (see other post), this will save you a lot of time and stress.

May 23, 2017, 12:31		#3
New-to-CFD New Member MASc Student Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 9	much appreciated ill have a look