chore: Investigate and implement animations properly

examples/00-postprocessing/updated_script_manifold_example.py

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 # vector
 vector1 = Vector(
-    solver=session, surfaces=["solid_up:1:830"], scale=4.0, skip=0, field="temperature"
+    solver=session, surfaces=["solid_up:1:830"], scale=25.0, skip=0, field="temperature"
 )
 p_vect = GraphicsWindow()
 p_vect.add_graphics(vector1)

src/ansys/fluent/visualization/graphics/graphics_windows.py

@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@
 
 
 class _GraphicsWindow:
-    """Create a graphics window to perform operations like display,
-    save, animate, etc. on graphics objects.
-    """
+    """Create a graphics window to perform operations on graphics objects."""
 
     def __init__(self, grid: tuple = (1, 1)):
         """__init__ method of GraphicsWindow class."""
@@ -146,29 +144,6 @@ def refresh(
                 windows_id=[self.window_id], session_id=session_id, overlay=overlay
             )
 
-    def animate(
-        self,
-        session_id: str | None = "",
-    ) -> None:
-        """Animate windows.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        session_id : str, optional
-           Session ID for animating the windows that belong only to this
-           session. The default is ``""``, in which case the windows in all
-           sessions are animated.
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        NotImplementedError
-            If not implemented.
-        """
-        if self.window_id:
-            graphics_windows_manager.animate_windows(
-                windows_id=[self.window_id], session_id=session_id
-            )
-
     def close(
         self,
         session_id: str | None = "",

src/ansys/fluent/visualization/graphics/graphics_windows_manager.py

@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.overlay: bool = False
         self.fetch_data: bool = False
         self.show_window: bool = True
-        self.animate: bool = False
         self.close: bool = False
         self.refresh: bool = False
         self.update: bool = False
@@ -183,8 +182,6 @@ def _render_graphics(self, position=(0, 0), opacity=1):
             self._display_xy_plot(position, opacity)
         elif obj.__class__.__name__ == "MonitorPlot":
             self._display_monitor_plot(position, opacity)
-        if self.animate:
-            self.renderer.write_frame()
         self.renderer._set_camera(pyviz.config.view)
 
     def add_graphics(self, position, opacity=1):
@@ -544,7 +541,6 @@ def refresh():
             with GraphicsWindowsManager._condition:
                 plotter = window.renderer
                 if window.close:
-                    window.animate = False
                     plotter.close()
                     return
                 if not window.update:
@@ -685,38 +681,6 @@ def refresh_windows(
                     window.refresh = True
                     self.plot(window.post_object, window.id, overlay=overlay)
 
-    def animate_windows(
-        self,
-        session_id: Optional[str] = "",
-        windows_id=None,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Animate windows.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        session_id : str, optional
-           Session ID for animating the windows that belong only to this
-           session. The default is ``""``, in which case the windows in all
-           sessions are animated.
-        windows_id : List[str], optional
-            List of IDs for the windows to animate. The default is ``[]``, in which
-            case all windows are animated.
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        NotImplementedError
-            If not implemented.
-        """
-        if windows_id is None:
-            windows_id = []
-        with self._condition:
-            windows_id = self._get_windows_id(session_id, windows_id)
-            for window_id in windows_id:
-                window = self._post_windows.get(window_id)
-                if window:
-                    window.animate = True
-                    window.renderer.get_animation(window.id)
-
     def close_windows(
         self,
         session_id: Optional[str] = "",
@@ -1041,7 +1005,6 @@ def _display(self, grid=(1, 1)) -> None:
                 if self._window_id:
                     window = self._post_windows.get(self._window_id)
                     plotter = window.renderer.plotter if window else None
-                    animate = window.animate if window else False
                     if not plotter or plotter._closed:
                         window = GraphicsWindow(
                             self._window_id, self._post_object, grid=self._grid
@@ -1057,7 +1020,6 @@ def _display(self, grid=(1, 1)) -> None:
                     window._opacity = self._opacity
                     window.fetch_data = self._fetch_data
                     window.overlay = self._overlay
-                    window.animate = animate
                     window.update = True
                     self._post_windows[self._window_id] = window
                     self._post_object = None

src/ansys/fluent/visualization/graphics/pyvista/graphics_defns.py

@@ -188,16 +188,6 @@ def save_graphic(self, file_name: str):
         """
         self.plotter.save_graphic(file_name)
 
-    def get_animation(self, win_id: str):
-        """Animate windows.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        win_id : str
-            ID for the window to animate.
-        """
-        self.plotter.open_gif(f"{win_id}.gif")
-
     def close(self):
         """Close graphics window."""
         self.plotter.close()

src/ansys/fluent/visualization/plotter/plotter_windows.py

@@ -113,29 +113,6 @@ def refresh(
                 windows_id=[self.window_id], session_id=session_id
             )
 
-    def animate(
-        self,
-        session_id: str | None = "",
-    ) -> None:
-        """Animate windows.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        session_id : str, optional
-           Session ID for animating the windows that belong only to this
-           session. The default is ``""``, in which case the windows in all
-           sessions are animated.
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        NotImplementedError
-            If not implemented.
-        """
-        if self.window_id:
-            plotter_windows_manager.animate_windows(
-                windows_id=[self.window_id], session_id=session_id
-            )
-
     def close(
         self,
         session_id: str | None = "",

src/ansys/fluent/visualization/plotter/plotter_windows_manager.py

@@ -414,31 +414,6 @@ def refresh_windows(
                 window.refresh = True
                 self.plot(window.post_object, window.id)
 
-    def animate_windows(
-        self,
-        session_id: Optional[str] = "",
-        windows_id=None,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Animate windows.
-
-         Parameters
-        ----------
-        session_id : str, optional
-           Session ID for animating the windows that belong only to this
-           session. The default is ``""``, in which case the windows in all
-           sessions are animated.
-        windows_id : List[str], optional
-            List of IDs for the windows to animate. The default is ``[]``, in which
-            case all windows are animated.
-        Raises
-        ------
-        NotImplementedError
-            If not implemented.
-        """
-        if windows_id is None:
-            windows_id = []
-        raise NotImplementedError("animate_windows not implemented.")
-
     def close_windows(
         self,
         session_id: Optional[str] = "",

src/ansys/fluent/visualization/renderer.py

@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
 
 
 class GraphicsWindow:
-    """Create a graphics window to perform operations like display,
-    save, animate on graphics and plot objects.
+    """Create a graphics window to perform operations on graphics and plot objects.
 
     Examples
     --------
@@ -228,27 +227,6 @@ def refresh(
         if self.window_id:
             self._renderer.refresh(session_id=session_id, overlay=overlay)
 
-    def animate(
-        self,
-        session_id: str | None = "",
-    ) -> None:
-        """Animate windows.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        session_id : str, optional
-           Session ID for animating the windows that belong only to this
-           session. The default is ``""``, in which case the windows in all
-           sessions are animated.
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        NotImplementedError
-            If not implemented.
-        """
-        if self.window_id:
-            self._renderer.animate(session_id=session_id)
-
     def close(
         self,
         session_id: str | None = "",

src/ansys/fluent/visualization/visualization_windows_manager.py

@@ -153,32 +153,6 @@ def refresh_windows(
         """
         pass
 
-    @abstractmethod
-    def animate_windows(
-        self,
-        session_id: Optional[str] = "",
-        windows_id: Optional[List[str]] = [],
-    ) -> None:
-        """Animate windows.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        session_id : str, optional
-           Session id to animate. If specified, animation will be created
-           for windows which belong to specified session. Otherwise
-           animation will be created for all windows.
-
-        windows_id : List[str], optional
-            Windows id to animate. If not specified, animation will be
-            created for all windows.
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        NotImplementedError
-            If not implemented.
-        """
-        pass
-
     @abstractmethod
     def close_windows(
         self,