Example #1
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def snapshot(cuds, filename):
    """ Save a snapshot of the cuds object using the default visualisation.

    Parameters
    ----------
    cuds : {ABCMesh, ABCParticles, ABCLattice}
        The CUDS dataset to be shown.
    filename : string
        The filename to use for the output file.

    Raises
    ------
    TypeError:
        If the container type is not supported by the engine.

    """
    if isinstance(cuds, ABCParticles):
        with temp_particles_filename() as temp_xyz_filename:
            create_xyz_file(cuds, temp_xyz_filename)
            run_aviz([temp_xyz_filename, "-snapq"])
            snapshot_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(temp_xyz_filename))
            snapshot_file = _find_png(snapshot_dir)
            shutil.copyfile(snapshot_file, filename)
    elif isinstance(cuds, ABCLattice) or isinstance(cuds, ABCMesh):
        raise TypeError("Only Particles can be shown by AViz")
    else:
        msg = "Provided object {} is not of any known cuds type"
        raise TypeError(msg.format(type(cuds)))
Example #2
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def show(cuds):
    """ Show a CUDS container.

    Parameters
    ----------
    cuds : {ABCMesh, ABCParticles, ABCLattice}
        The CUDS dataset to be shown.

    Raises
    ------
    TypeError:
        If the container type is not supported by the engine.

    """
    if isinstance(cuds, ABCParticles):
        with temp_particles_filename() as filename:
            create_xyz_file(cuds, filename)
            run_aviz(filename)
    elif isinstance(cuds, ABCLattice) or isinstance(cuds, ABCMesh):
        raise TypeError("Only Particles can be shown by AViz")
    else:
        msg = 'Provided object {} is not of any known cuds type'
        raise TypeError(msg.format(type(cuds)))