Ubuntu install - installed paraview not found by Cfdof

[Kailee71]

Hi all,

I've just installed the following on my Ubuntu 19.10 box:

- freecad 0.18.4 from the -stable ppa via https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Install_on_Unix
- openfoam7 installed via https://openfoam.org/download/7-ubuntu/
- latest cfdof installed via addon manager, cfmesh and HiSA installed from cfd pref panel.

Meshing seems to works fine, only the paraview that comes with openfoam7 (installed in /opt/paraviewopenfoam56) won't start from the cfd meshing panel, like mentioned before in this thread. I'm getting this in console:

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/kai/.FreeCAD/Mod/CfdOF/_TaskPanelCfdMesh.py", line 289, in openParaview
    self.open_paraview = CfdTools.startParaview(case_path, script_name, self.consoleMessage)
  File "/home/kai/.FreeCAD/Mod/CfdOF/CfdTools.py", line 874, in startParaview
    import distutils.spawn
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.spawn'

What can I do to fix this?


Many thanks,


Kai.

[chrisb]

What can I do to fix this?

This is marked as solved - what is it, how did you solve it??

[Kailee71]

Hi Chris,

it's not solved for me - standard install on Ubuntu as outlined by me above results in paraview not being found.

Does anyone have a workaround?

Tia,

Kai.

[chrisb]

I have split this from https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 2&start=10, because it was added after the other topic was solved.
OP: feel free to change the subject of the first post of this topic, if possible to something less generic.

[Kailee71]

Ok thanks - done.

[oliveroxtoby]

Hi all,

I've just installed the following on my Ubuntu 19.10 box:

- freecad 0.18.4 from the -stable ppa via https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Install_on_Unix
- openfoam7 installed via https://openfoam.org/download/7-ubuntu/
- latest cfdof installed via addon manager, cfmesh and HiSA installed from cfd pref panel.

Meshing seems to works fine, only the paraview that comes with openfoam7 (installed in /opt/paraviewopenfoam56) won't start from the cfd meshing panel, like mentioned before in this thread. I'm getting this in console:

Code: Select all

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/kai/.FreeCAD/Mod/CfdOF/_TaskPanelCfdMesh.py", line 289, in openParaview
    self.open_paraview = CfdTools.startParaview(case_path, script_name, self.consoleMessage)
  File "/home/kai/.FreeCAD/Mod/CfdOF/CfdTools.py", line 874, in startParaview
    import distutils.spawn
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.spawn'

What can I do to fix this?


Many thanks,


Kai.

Should be solved - please update the workbench.

[Kailee71]

Perfect - thank you very much!

I must say, as a long Alias/Catia user but only recent Freecad user, I'm very very impressed with it and it's extensibilty, especially cfdof. Never expected it to be so good, and that coupled with such a great community. Excellent!


Kai.

[oliveroxtoby]

Perfect - thank you very much!

I must say, as a long Alias/Catia user but only recent Freecad user, I'm very very impressed with it and it's extensibilty, especially cfdof. Never expected it to be so good, and that coupled with such a great community. Excellent!


Kai.

Thank you!

[j2l]

I have the same bug with today's version.
I installed the workbench for the first time today, using Ubuntu 19.10, FreeCAD 0.19, OpenFoam 7, paraview 5.4.1 (using synaptic).
paraview can be launched via terminal (paraview) and using Ubuntu launcher (Super, paraview) and is working fine.

It just says

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0.0: Running paraview --script=pvScriptMesh.py
0.0: Paraview started

but nothing is started at all and no error in the report view.

EDIT: But it works with FreeCAD 0.18 so I guess something changed.

[oliveroxtoby]

I have the same bug with today's version.
I installed the workbench for the first time today, using Ubuntu 19.10, FreeCAD 0.19, OpenFoam 7, paraview 5.4.1 (using synaptic).
paraview can be launched via terminal (paraview) and using Ubuntu launcher (Super, paraview) and is working fine.

It just says

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0.0: Running paraview --script=pvScriptMesh.py
0.0: Paraview started

but nothing is started at all and no error in the report view.

EDIT: But it works with FreeCAD 0.18 so I guess something changed.

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