Fix snapshots always defaulting to .vti files

gprMax/cmds_multiuse.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ from .materials import PeplinskiSoil as PeplinskiSoilUser
 from .materials import RangeMaterial as RangeMaterialUser
 from .pml import CFS, CFSParameter
 from .receivers import Rx as RxUser
+from .snapshots import MPISnapshot as MPISnapshotUser
 from .snapshots import Snapshot as SnapshotUser
 from .sources import HertzianDipole as HertzianDipoleUser
 from .sources import MagneticDipole as MagneticDipoleUser
@@ -1140,11 +1141,7 @@ class Snapshot(UserObjectMulti):
 
     def build(self, model, uip):
         grid = uip.grid
-        if isinstance(grid, MPIGrid):
-            logger.exception(
-                f"{self.params_str()} Snapshots are not currently compatible with MPI."
-            )
-            raise ValueError
+
         if isinstance(grid, SubGridBaseGrid):
             logger.exception(f"{self.params_str()} do not add snapshots to subgrids.")
             raise ValueError
@@ -1197,6 +1194,12 @@ class Snapshot(UserObjectMulti):
         except KeyError:
             fileext = SnapshotUser.fileexts[0]
 
+        if isinstance(grid, MPIGrid) and fileext != ".h5":
+            logger.exception(
+                f"{self.params_str()} Currently only '.h5' snapshots are compatible with MPI."
+            )
+            raise ValueError
+
         try:
             tmp = self.kwargs["outputs"]
             outputs = dict.fromkeys(SnapshotUser.allowableoutputs, False)
@@ -1228,7 +1231,12 @@ class Snapshot(UserObjectMulti):
             logger.exception(f"{self.params_str()} time value is not valid.")
             raise ValueError
 
-        s = SnapshotUser(
+        if isinstance(grid, MPIGrid):
+            snapshot_type = MPISnapshotUser
+        else:
+            snapshot_type = SnapshotUser
+
+        s = snapshot_type(
             xs,
             ys,
             zs,
@@ -1242,6 +1250,8 @@ class Snapshot(UserObjectMulti):
             filename,
             fileext=fileext,
             outputs=outputs,
+            grid_dl=grid.dl,
+            grid_dt=grid.dt,
         )
 
         logger.info(

gprMax/hash_cmds_multiuse.py

@@ -279,14 +279,19 @@ def process_multicmds(multicmds):
             p2 = (float(tmp[3]), float(tmp[4]), float(tmp[5]))
             dl = (float(tmp[6]), float(tmp[7]), float(tmp[8]))
             filename = tmp[10]
+            fileext = "." + filename.split(".")[-1]
 
             try:
                 iterations = int(tmp[9])
-                snapshot = Snapshot(p1=p1, p2=p2, dl=dl, iterations=iterations, filename=filename)
+                snapshot = Snapshot(
+                    p1=p1, p2=p2, dl=dl, iterations=iterations, filename=filename, fileext=fileext
+                )
 
             except ValueError:
                 time = float(tmp[9])
-                snapshot = Snapshot(p1=p1, p2=p2, dl=dl, time=time, filename=filename)
+                snapshot = Snapshot(
+                    p1=p1, p2=p2, dl=dl, time=time, filename=filename, fileext=fileext
+                )
 
             scene_objects.append(snapshot)