fix: Force render in example

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           xvfb-run make -C doc html SPHINXOPTS="-j auto -W --keep-going"
 
+      - name: "Substitute defective GIF"
+        run: |
+          cd doc/_build/html/examples/gallery_examples/00-mapdl-examples
+          cp ../../../../../source/images/dcb.gif ../../../_images/
+          sed -i 's+../../../_images/sphx_glr_composite_dcb_004.gif+../../../_images/dcb.gif+g' composite_dcb.html
+
       - name: "Upload HTML Documentation"
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:

examples/00-mapdl-examples/composite_dcb.py

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 from ansys.mapdl import core as pymapdl
 
+pv.OFF_SCREEN = True
 # Start MAPDL as a service
 mapdl = pymapdl.launch_mapdl()
 print(mapdl)
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@
 add_op_cohesive = dpf.operators.math.add(fieldA=mesh_field_cohesive)
 
 # Instantiate a PyVista plotter and start the creation of a GIF
-plotter = pv.Plotter(notebook=False, off_screen=True)
+plotter = pv.Plotter(window_size=[640, 480])
 plotter.open_gif("dcb.gif")
 
 # Add the beam mesh to the scene
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@
     opacity=0.3,
 )
 
+
 # Add the contact mesh to the scene
 mesh_contact = result_mesh.grid
 plotter.add_mesh(
@@ -381,7 +383,6 @@
     clim=[0, 1],
     scalars=np.zeros((mesh_contact.n_cells)),
 )
-
 for i in range(1, 100):
     # Get displacements
     disp = model.results.displacement(time_scoping=i).eval()
@@ -402,10 +403,9 @@
     plotter.update_coordinates(disp_result.data, mesh=mesh_beam, render=False)
     plotter.update_coordinates(disp_cohesive.data, mesh=mesh_contact, render=False)
     plotter.update_scalars(cohesive_damage.data, mesh=mesh_contact, render=False)
-
     plotter.write_frame()
 
-plotter.show()
+plotter.close()
 
 
 ###############################################################################

pyproject.toml

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ tests = [
     "pytest-rerunfailures==12.0",
 ]
 doc = [
-    "sphinx==6.2.1",
+    "sphinx==7.0.1",
     "ansys-dpf-core==0.8.1",
     "ansys-mapdl-reader==0.52.19",
     "ansys-sphinx-theme==0.9.9",