I’m wondering if there’s a way to open IPGMovie GUI automatically while using python api to run testrun?
so that I can see what happens in the simulation scenario while the test is running?
Hello,
yes, it is possible to start IPG Movie via Python API.
Did you already have a look in the CarMaker Python API Reference manual?
You can find it here: CarMaker Main GUI > Help > Additional Documents > CarMaker Python API Reference. In there you can simply search for “IPGMovie” or “Application” and you´ll find some help regarding this.
Hello Laura,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Yes, I did try to start and attach IPGMovie to a running CarMaker Simulation using the Python API, following the method shown in the API reference (using Application.create(AppType.IPGMovie) and attach_to_cm()). Here is what I tried in my script:
movie = Application.create(AppType.IPGMovie)
movie.attach_to_cm(car_maker_app)
await movie start()
Where car_maker_app is created and started with:
car_maker_app = Application.create(AppType.CarMaker)
await car_maker_app.start()
However, even though IPGMovie launches successfully, the visualization window remains static and doesn’t reflect the test run progress.
We also tried several combinations with Project.instance() and Runtime.get_master() as input to attach_to_cm() but received errors like:
AttributeError: ‘Runtime’ object has no attribute ‘get_master’
and
InvalidStateError: Cannot attach IPGMovie to CarMaker in CarMaker state AppState.stopped
So far, none of the options worked to display the actual simulation.
Would you have any advice or example for the correct way to attch IPGMovie during a test execution?
Thank you again for your help!
Best regards,
Achour
Hello Achour,
here is a short example for CM14 on how to start IPG Movie with Python API (I just had to change the file extension from .py to .txt to be able to attach it here).
simcontrol_full_example.txt (1.5 KB)
Best regards,
Laura