Alex Kaszynski

Hi @Telos4, The root of the issue is actually within https://github.com/ansys/pymapdl, where we force all elements to be linear in: https://github.com/ansys/pymapdl/blob/c1eb1e556b9e16923c422d39149ee934fc40c140/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mesh_grpc.py#L720 where we force all cell types to be their...

> using e.g. matplotlib would bring an additional dependency As far back as 9.0.0, `pyvista` requires `matplotlib`. I think it's fine to have and even ideal in many cases. We...

Quite likely, the issue is with recent updates with `pyvista`. Can you downgrade to `pyvista==0.27.1`?

Oops, that's right then. There was a change in the API there that forced us to have a bottom limit to the module. Since this is an issue with `pyvista`,...

> It generates a GIF file that is a 4 second long still picture with no animation. I have been experimenting with the method, and haven't been able to find...

Also, I really like this example. Would it possible to add this example to our example gallery? I cleaned up the script a bit: ```py """ Script generated by ansys-mapdl-core...

> PS: I know I'm making a lot of issues related to features and design of the library itself lately. If you want me to tone it down and keep...

Actually, along those lines, if you could create list of features you need to make MAPDL more accessible from VTK, I'd really appreciate that. GitHub lets you create cool lists...

I'll keep working on the API and add documentation/examples along the way. You can evaluate it in a few weeks once I've merged the PR, pushed the next minor/patch release,...

Hi @CesarRodriguezPereira, would it be possible to add specific features you'd like documented or exposed? Ready to update the docs right now.