Note
Click here to download the full example code
Create a GIF Movie¶
Generate a moving gif from an active plotter

Out:
Orient the view, then press "q" to close window and produce movie
import pyvista as pv
import numpy as np
x = np.arange(-10, 10, 0.25)
y = np.arange(-10, 10, 0.25)
x, y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
r = np.sqrt(x ** 2 + y ** 2)
z = np.sin(r)
# Create and structured surface
grid = pv.StructuredGrid(x, y, z)
# Create a plotter object and set the scalars to the Z height
plotter = pv.Plotter()
plotter.add_mesh(grid, scalars=z.ravel(), smooth_shading=True)
print('Orient the view, then press "q" to close window and produce movie')
# setup camera and close
plotter.show(auto_close=False)
# Open a gif
plotter.open_gif("wave.gif")
pts = grid.points.copy()
# Update Z and write a frame for each updated position
nframe = 15
for phase in np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, nframe + 1)[:nframe]:
z = np.sin(r + phase)
pts[:, -1] = z.ravel()
plotter.update_coordinates(pts, render=False)
plotter.update_scalars(z.ravel(), render=False)
# must update normals when smooth shading is enabled
plotter.mesh.compute_normals(cell_normals=False, inplace=True)
plotter.write_frame() # this will trigger the render
# otherwise, when not writing frames, render with:
# plotter.render()
# Close movie and delete object
plotter.close()
Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 6.434 seconds)