improved plot of object with a minor bug fix on object transparency.

examples/02-HFSS/Waveguide_Filter.py

@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ def place_iris(zpos, dz, n):
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Generate S-Parameter Plots
-# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-#################################################################################
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 #  The following commands fetch solution data from HFSS for plotting directly
 #  from the Python interpreter.
 #  Caution: The syntax for expressions must be identical to that used
@@ -209,7 +208,27 @@ def place_iris(zpos, dz, n):
 traces_to_plot = hfss.get_traces_for_plot(second_element_filter="P1*")
 report = hfss.post.create_report(traces_to_plot)  # Creates a report in HFSS
 solution = report.get_solution_data()
+
 plt = solution.plot(solution.expressions)  # Matplotlib axes object.
 
+###############################################################################
+# Generate E field plot
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+#  The following command generates a field plot in HFSS and uses PyVista
+#  to plot the field in Jupyter.
+
+plot=hfss.post.plot_field(quantity="Mag_E",
+                          objects_list=["Global:XZ"],
+                          plot_type="CutPlane",
+                          setup_name=hfss.nominal_adaptive,
+                          intrinsics={"Freq":"9.8GHz", "Phase":"0deg"},
+                          export_path=hfss.working_directory,
+                          show=False)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Save and close the desktop
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+#  The following command saves the project to a file and closes the desktop.
+
 hfss.save_project()
 hfss.release_desktop()

pyaedt/generic/plot.py

@@ -1516,6 +1516,7 @@ def plot(self, export_image_path=None):
         bool
         """
         self.pv = pv.Plotter(notebook=self.is_notebook, off_screen=self.off_screen, window_size=self.windows_size)
+        self.pv.enable_ssao()
         self.meshes = None
         if self.background_image:
             self.pv.add_background_image(self.background_image)
@@ -1582,7 +1583,7 @@ def plot(self, export_image_path=None):
 
         if self.show_axes:
             self.pv.show_axes()
-        if not self.is_notebook:
+        if not self.is_notebook and self.show_grid:
             self.pv.show_grid(color=tuple(axes_color), grid=self.show_grid, fmt="%.3e")
         if self.bounding_box:
             self.pv.add_bounding_box(color=tuple(axes_color))

pyaedt/modules/PostProcessor.py

@@ -3450,7 +3450,7 @@
                 if not self._app.modeler[el].display_wireframe:
                     transp = 0.6
                     t = self._app.modeler[el].transparency
-                    if t:
+                    if t is not None:
                         transp = t
                     files_exported.append([fname, self._app.modeler[el].color, 1 - transp])
                 else: