Fix having to plot twice to get a file with size bigger than 3kb

src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl.py

@@ -1871,6 +1871,13 @@ def __enter__(self) -> None:
                 self._parent().show("PNG", mute=True)
                 self._parent().gfile(self._pixel_res, mute=True)
 
+        def __exit__(self, *args) -> None:
+            self._parent()._log.debug("Exiting in 'WithInterativePlotting' mode")
+            self._parent().show("close", mute=True)
+            if not self._parent()._png_mode:
+                self._parent().show("PNG", mute=True)
+                self._parent().gfile(self._pixel_res, mute=True)
+
         def __exit__(self, *args) -> None:
             self._parent()._log.debug("Exiting in 'WithInterativePlotting' mode")
             self._parent().show("close", mute=True)

tests/test_plotting.py

@@ -567,3 +567,29 @@ def test_vsel_iterable(mapdl, make_block):
     assert np.allclose(
         mapdl.vsel("S", "volu", "", [1, 2, 4], "", ""), np.array([1, 2, 4])
     )
+
+
+def test_WithInterativePlotting(mapdl, make_block):
+    mapdl.eplot(vtk=False)
+    jobname = mapdl.jobname.upper()
+
+    def filtering(file_name):
+        file_name = file_name.upper()
+        if file_name.startswith(jobname) and file_name.endswith(".PNG"):
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    list_files = sorted([each for each in mapdl.list_files() if filtering(each)])
+    last_png = list_files[0]
+
+    if mapdl.is_local:
+        last_png = os.path.join(mapdl.directory, last_png)
+    else:
+        mapdl.download(last_png)
+
+    # the file size will be 3kb if the image is empty.
+    assert os.path.getsize(last_png) // 1024 > 4  # kbs
+
+    # cleaning
+    os.remove(last_png)