import typing
from abaqusConstants import *
from .Movie import Movie
from ..Session.SessionBase import SessionBase
[docs]class AnimationSession(SessionBase):
"""The following commands operate on Session objects. For more information about the
Session object, see Session object.
Notes
-----
This object can be accessed by:
.. code-block:: python
import animation
"""
[docs] def writeImageAnimation(self, fileName: str, format: SymbolicConstant, canvasObjects: tuple = ()):
"""This method writes the animations present in the list of canvas objects to a file. It
generates an animation file using the given file name and file format and uses the
values in the appropriate options object.
Parameters
----------
fileName
A String specifying the name of the animation file to generate.
format
A SymbolicConstant specifying the format of the generated file. Possible values are AVI,
QUICKTIME, VRML, and COMPRESSED_VRML.
canvasObjects
A sequence specifying the canvas objects to capture. The default behavior is to capture
all canvas objects.
"""
pass
[docs] def Movie(self, name: str, fileName: str, startFrame: int = 0, endFrame: int = None,
timelineStartFrame: int = 0, timelineEndFrame: int = None, timelineStartTime: float = 0,
timelineEndTime: typing.Union[SymbolicConstant, float] = END_FRAME_TIME) -> Movie:
"""This method creates a Movie object from the contents of the specified file.
Notes
-----
This function can be accessed by:
.. code-block:: python
session.Movie
Parameters
----------
name
A String specifying the repository name for the movie.
fileName
A String specifying the file from which the movie is to be read. The file extension must
be specified and indicates the movie format (.avi, .mov, .mpeg, or .wmv).
startFrame
An Int specifying the first frame to be displayed from this movie. The default value is
0.
endFrame
An Int specifying the last frame to be displayed from this movie. A negative number will
indicate reverse numbering: -1 is the last frame of the movie. The default value is −1.
timelineStartFrame
An Int specifying the global timeline frame number that corresponds to *startFrame*. A
value of 0 will indicate the first frame to be displayed in the viewport. The default
value is 0.
timelineEndFrame
An Int specifying the global timeline frame number that corresponds to *endFrame*. A
negative number will indicate reverse numbering: -1 indicates the last frame to be
displayed in the viewport. The default value is −1.
timelineStartTime
A Float specifying the global timeline time that corresponds to the time of
*startFrame*. The default value is 0.0.
timelineEndTime
The SymbolicConstant END_FRAME_TIME or a Float specifying the global timeline time that
corresponds to the time of *endFrame*. The SymbolicConstant END_FRAME_TIME indicates the
time in this movie corresponding to *endFrame*. The default value is END_FRAME_TIME.
Returns
-------
A Movie object.
Raises
------
ValueError.
- If *fileName* does not exist or can not be read:
ValueError: Unable to open movie file
- If *fileName* references an unsupported movie file format:
ValueError: Unsupported movie format
- If the contents of *fileName* are corrupt or can not be decoded:
ValueError: Unable to decode movie file
"""
self.movies[name] = movie = Movie(name, fileName, startFrame, endFrame, timelineStartFrame, timelineEndFrame,
timelineStartTime, timelineEndTime)
return movie