VMTKPATHLINEANIMATOR(1)

👑 NAME 👑

okay bestie, say hi to vmtkpathlineanimator — it's a vmtk script, and she's section 1 material, periodt. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So here's the vibe: vmtkpathlineanimator does automatic piping, it handles the whole parsing options moment, and then it gives you a Particle or streaklines animation. That's the whole gig. 🌈

She's a vmtk script, she knows what she's doing, and she wants you to know what she's doing too. Let's get into it.

🎀 Input arguments 🎀

• -id Id (str,1); default=0 — the script id, literally just her little name tag. 🏷️
• -handle Self (self,1) — a handle to self. self-care, but for scripts. 🫶
• -disabled Disabled (bool,1); default=0 — flip this and you disable execution and piping. like closing the group chat. 🙈
• -i InputTraces (vtkPolyData,1) — the traces. your actual data, bestie, hand it over. 🍓
• -ifile InputTracesInputFileName (str,1) — filename for the default InputTraces reader.
• -renderer vmtkRenderer (vmtkRenderer,1) — an external renderer. bring your own vibe. ✨
• -method Method (str,1) in ['particles', 'streaklines']; default=particles — the animator method. pick your fighter. 💥
• -streaklinetimelength StreakLineTimeLength (float,1) >= 0.0; default=0.01 — how long the streak line stretches, iykyk.
• -legend Legend (bool,1); default=0 — toggle the scalar bar. 👑
• -colormap ColorMap (str,1) in ['rainbow', 'blackbody', 'cooltowarm', 'grayscale']; default=cooltowarm — change the color map. the aesthetic decision. 🎨
• -numberofcolors NumberOfColors (int,1); default=256 — how many colors live in the color map.
• -mintime MinTime (float,1) >= 0.0; default=0.0 — minimum time, no cap.
• -maxtime MaxTime (float,1) >= 0.0; default=1.0 — maximum time, also no cap.
• -timestep TimeStep (float,1) >= 0.0; default=None — the timestep. if you leave it alone she handles it.
• -pattern Pattern (str,1); default=frame_%04d.png — the filename pattern for your frames. very demure, very zero-padded. 📸
• -imagesdirectory ImagesDirectory (str,1); default=/home/debian_developer — where the images go to live their best life. 🏡
• -screenshot WithScreenshots (bool,1); default=0 — screenshots on or off.
• -arraymax ArrayMax (float,1) >= 0.0; default=None — the max for the array.
• -arrayunit ArrayUnit (str,1); default=cm/s — the array unit measure. units matter, bestie, always. 📏
• -pointsize PointSize (int,1) >= 1; default=6 — the point size.
• -linewidth LineWidth (int,1) >= 1; default=2 — the line width. thick lines are main character energy. 🖊️
• -array ArrayName (str,1); default=Velocity — name of the array where the scalars to be displayed are stored.

💜 Output arguments 💜

• -id Id (str,1); default=0 — the script id, back again for the outro. 🔁
• -handle Self (self,1) — a handle to self. she returns herself to you, iconic behavior. 🫶

okay that's the whole page, no notes, every single option got her moment. 💀✨

and that's a wrap, bestie! this was vmtkpathlineanimator version 1.5, dated April 2026 — she ate and left no crumbs. mwah. 💋🎀🦋