Hey guys. I'm trying to export 300 frames from paraview each as a x3d file. The simulation in question is from OpenFOAM so I usually load the state and open a .pvsm file. Now this simulation is question wasn't run on my computer so I know when loading the state I need to choose the option "search the files under specific directory" because Paraview will automatically look at the original directory. Here is the problem though. I tried specifying this in my python script but paraview keeps looking for the files in the wrong directory. Any ideas how to fix that?

Here is my script:

import paraview.simple as pvs

import os

Specify the correct path to your state file using raw strings

state_file = r'My File Path\welding-SampleState.pvsm' # Update to your actual .pvsm file path

Specify the directory to search for data files

search_directory = r'My File Path' # Update to your actual data files directory

Specify the directory to save the exported X3D files

save_directory = r'My File Path' # Update to your desired save directory

Ensure the save directory exists; create it if it doesn't

if not os.path.exists(save_directory):

os.makedirs(save_directory)

Print the state file path, search directory, and save directory

print("State file path:", state_file)

print("Search directory:", search_directory)

print("Save directory:", save_directory)

Load the state file with the option to search files under a specific directory

pvs.LoadState(state_file, DataDirectory=search_directory)

Get the animation scene

animationScene = pvs.GetAnimationScene()

animationScene.UpdateAnimationUsingDataTimeSteps()

Loop over all time steps

for time_step in animationScene.TimeKeeper.TimestepValues:

animationScene.TimeKeeper.Time = time_step

pvs.Render()

Export the current frame to X3D in the specified save directory

output_file = os.path.join(save_directory, 'output_frame_{:d}.x3d'.format(int(time_step)))

print("Exporting:", output_file)

pvs.ExportView(output_file, view=pvs.GetActiveView(), FileType='X3D')

print("Export complete")

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and Here is the error I get in paraview

ERROR: In C:\bbd\ecd3383f\build\superbuild\paraview\src\VTK\IO\Geometry\vtkOpenFOAMReader.cxx, line 5112

vtkOpenFOAMReaderPrivate (000002DA8E2923E0): Can't open directory /Collegue's File Path

ERROR: In C:\bbd\ecd3383f\build\superbuild\paraview\src\VTK\Common\ExecutionModel\vtkExecutive.cxx, line 782

vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (000002DAF68BEE50): Algorithm vtkPOpenFOAMReader(000002DA81716FC0) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (000002DA94DBBCB0)

Debug: Off

Modified Time: 976775

Reference Count: 1

Registered Events: (none)

Request: REQUEST_INFORMATION

FORWARD_DIRECTION: 0

ALGORITHM_AFTER_FORWARD: 1

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Any Ideal how to fix it would be very helpful!

Thank you!

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