# colorbar visibility using animation view
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-visibility-using-animation-view/7023
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 21, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-visibility-using-animation-view/7023 "2021-04-21T20:15:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Mike\_Tree](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mike_Tree)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-visibility-using-animation-view/7023/1 "2021-04-21T20:15:02Z")
Is it possible to control the visibility of the colorbar using the animation view? How can I make a colobar disappear at a certain time?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-visibility-using-animation-view/7023/2 "2021-04-22T10:50:48Z")
I’m afraid display parameters cannot be controlled by the animation (yet).
IMO they should be, feel free to open an issue for it.
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### Author:  [@Mike\_Tree](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mike_Tree)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-visibility-using-animation-view/7023/3 "2021-04-23T22:15:37Z")
I’ll be sure to open an issue. In the mean time, is there any way I can access the colorbar via the Python track in the animation view? Maybe I can use that to mark the timestep I’m currently on, and then grab the colorbar and hide it at the appropriate time?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2021, 7:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-visibility-using-animation-view/7023/4 "2021-04-26T07:14:07Z")
You can add a “Python” animation track and use any pvpython code there, which should let you do what you are looking for.
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-visibility-using-animation-view/7023/5 "2021-04-26T18:05:22Z")
@wascott ping.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-visibility-using-animation-view/7023/6 "2021-09-08T15:52:29Z")
Here is the script:
```auto
from paraview.simple import *
def start_cue(self): pass
def tick(self):
animationScene1 = GetAdnimationScene()
animationTime = animationScene1.TimeKeeper.Time
rep=GetDisplayProperties()
rep.SetScalarBarVisibility(GetActiveView(), animationTime > VALUE)
def end_cue(self): pass
```