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+++ b/icqsol_translate_shape.py	Fri Dec 04 09:28:55 2015 -0500
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import argparse
+import shutil
+
+import icqsol_utils
+from icqsol.shapes.icqShapeManager import ShapeManager
+
+# Parse Command Line.
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument('--input', dest='input', help='Shape dataset selected from history')
+parser.add_argument('--input_file_format_and_type', dest='input_file_format_and_type', help='Input file format and type')
+parser.add_argument('--input_dataset_type', dest='input_dataset_type', help='Input dataset_type')
+parser.add_argument('--displacement_x', dest='displacement_x', type=float, default=1.0, help='X coordinate of displacement')
+parser.add_argument('--displacement_y', dest='displacement_y', type=float, default=0.0, help='Y coordinate of displacement')
+parser.add_argument('--displacement_z', dest='displacement_z', type=float, default=0.0, help='Z coordinate of displacement')
+parser.add_argument('--output', dest='output', help='Output file name')
+parser.add_argument('--output_vtk_type', dest='output_vtk_type', default='ascii', help='Output VTK type')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# Get the format of the input - either vtk or ply.
+input_format, input_file_type = icqsol_utils.get_format_and_type(args.input_file_format_and_type)
+tmp_dir = icqsol_utils.get_temp_dir()
+
+# Instantiate a ShapeManager for loading the input.
+if input_format == 'vtk':
+    shape_mgr = ShapeManager(file_format=input_format, vtk_dataset_type=args.input_dataset_type)
+else:
+    shape_mgr = ShapeManager(file_format=input_format)
+
+# Get the vtk polydata from the input dataset.
+vtk_poly_data = shape_mgr.loadAsVtkPolyData(args.input)
+
+# Translate (in place operation).
+displ = (args.displacement_x, args.displacement_y, args.displacement_z)
+shape_mgr.translateVtkPolyData(vtk_poly_data, displ=displ)
+
+output_format, output_file_type = icqsol_utils.get_format_and_type(args.output_vtk_type)
+tmp_dir = icqsol_utils.get_temp_dir()
+tmp_output_path = icqsol_utils.get_temporary_file_path(tmp_dir, 'vtk')
+shape_mgr.saveVtkPolyData(vtk_poly_data, file_name=tmp_output_path, file_type=output_file_type)
+shutil.move(tmp_output_path, args.output)