# Does paraview 5.9.0 support animation?
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839
**Category:** VR/AR
**Created:** [January 25, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839 "2022-01-25T03:47:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/1 "2022-01-25T03:47:13Z")
I have tested paraview 5.9.0, but it fails.
1.I create a animation
2.load openvr plugin && click "send to VR "
3.In VR , I click " start " animation button
4.the animation does not work
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/2 "2022-01-25T09:57:11Z")
It does support it, but please try with ParaView 5.10
FYI @martink
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/3 "2022-01-25T10:52:19Z")
I have downloaded ParaView-5.10.0-Windows-Python3.9-msvc2017-AMD64.exe ， but this version also does not work. Animation have limitations ？ or Would you share some guidelines? thanks anyway.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/4 "2022-01-25T10:54:36Z")
> [@mahb](#):
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> Animation have limitations
No
> Would you share some guidelines?
- Do not start the animation before sending it to VR.
- Use animation cache
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2022, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/5 "2022-01-26T09:56:53Z")
where‘s’ animation cache？
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/6 "2022-01-26T11:26:28Z")
Well you found it
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/7 "2022-01-28T03:07:37Z")
use example “can.ex2” , Animation can work.
but the following step fails:
I open source-\>cone && use animation view to create animation.
then click “send to VR”
In VR , I click start && it does not work.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/8 "2022-01-28T08:30:10Z")
@mahb : Just save your animation to a timeseries before opening it again.
@martink @utkarsh.ayachit : Looks like VR + AnimationManager created animation may not work.
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### Author:  [@martink](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/martink)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/9 "2022-01-28T17:34:40Z")
The way PV caches animation isn’t really suitable for VR. Sometimes it works, but without changes to PV it just isn’t a good path.
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/10 "2022-02-14T02:27:03Z")
Thank for your advice.
What type can I save my animation to timeseries for playbacking? now saving animation can support the following types:
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/11 "2022-02-14T08:05:42Z")
Use “save data”, not “save animation”
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/12 "2022-02-15T02:21:56Z")
Thank you, which type can I use so that I can playback animation？
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/13 "2022-02-15T06:29:58Z")
pvd comes to mind
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/14 "2022-02-15T08:52:20Z")
Would you describe this method by steps?
I’ve tried pvd and other types, it seem to fail to be a animation.
Thanks a lot
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/15 "2022-02-15T08:56:58Z")
You are animating the camera it looks like, then this require to use the SaveAnimatedScene feature, available only in ParaView 5.10.0
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/16 "2022-02-15T09:01:03Z")
Now I am using paraview 5.10.0. How can I use this feature?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/17 "2022-02-15T09:03:40Z")
File → SaveAnimatedScene
Only .vtkjs format is supported
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### Author:  [@mahb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahb)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/18 "2022-02-15T09:22:15Z")
## Thank you, I find File → Export Animated scene. but save faild.the following is the output message.
Generic Warning: In C:\glr\builds\paraview\paraview-ci\build\superbuild\paraview\src\Remoting\Animation\vtkSMAnimationSceneWebWriter.cxx, line 216
Failed to bundle vtkjs file
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “C:\Program Files\ParaView 5.10.0-Windows-Python3.9-msvc2017-AMD64\bin\Lib\site-packages\vtkmodules\web\vtkjs\_helper.py”, line 225, in zipAllTimeSteps
os.remove(rootIndexPath)
PermissionError: [WinError 32] 另一个程序正在使用此文件，进程无法访问。: ‘C:\Users\hbma\Documents\index.json’
debug: In unknown, line 0
debug: Save animated scene failed!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 9:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/19 "2022-02-15T09:23:54Z")
@timothee.chabat ?
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### Author:  [@timothee.chabat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/timothee.chabat)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-9-0-support-animation/8839/20 "2022-02-15T10:19:45Z")
Looks like a permission error at first glance, do you save your animation in a location you have access to (ie something like your personal `Documents` folder) ? In any case there is some known issue with the `Export animated scene` feature on windows, you could try on Linux if you have one.
Also what dou you mean by
> [@mahb](#):
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> which type can I use so that I can playback animation？
? Do you want to open your animation as a video ? Or as data in ParaView ? On the web ? `vtkjs` may not be the data format you’re looking for.
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