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
+          cd ../../../../../../
       - name: "Upload HTML Documentation"
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:

examples/00-mapdl-examples/composite_dcb.py

@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@
     opacity=0.3,
 )
 
+
 # Add the contact mesh to the scene
 mesh_contact = result_mesh.grid
 plotter.add_mesh(
@@ -381,7 +382,6 @@
     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 +402,9 @@
     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()
 
 
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