From ec6f215055a5266e13b8a0b7d96f5e4dd00d24df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Giulia Malinverno <giulia.malinverno@ansys.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 11:19:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] improve plot_animated_field

---
 pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py b/pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py
index 86e709c5272..468ac7a6099 100644
--- a/pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py
+++ b/pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ def plot_animated_field(
         variation_variable="Phi",
         variation_list=["0deg"],
         view="isometric",
-        plot_label=None,
         show=True,
         scale_min=None,
         scale_max=None,
@@ -594,7 +593,7 @@ def plot_animated_field(
         show_grid=False,
         show_bounding=False,
         show_legend=True,
-        filter_objects=[],
+        filter_objects=None,
     ):
         """Create an animated field plot using Python PyVista and export to a gif file.
 
@@ -650,6 +649,7 @@ def plot_animated_field(
             Whether to display the legend or not. The default is ``True``.
         filter_objects : list, optional
             Objects list for filtering the ``CutPlane`` plots.
+            The default is ``None`` in which case an empty string is passed.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -662,6 +662,8 @@ def plot_animated_field(
             intrinsics = {}
         if not export_path:
             export_path = self._app.working_directory
+        if not filter_objects:
+            filter_objects = []
 
         v = 0
         fields_to_add = []
@@ -682,7 +684,7 @@ def plot_animated_field(
                     object_list, quantity, setup_name, intrinsics, filter_objects=filter_objects
                 )
             if plotf:
-                file_to_add = self.export_field_plot(plotf.name, export_path, plotf.name + str(v), file_format="case")
+                file_to_add = self.export_field_plot(plotf.name, export_path, plotf.name + str(v))
                 if file_to_add:
                     fields_to_add.append(file_to_add)
                 plotf.delete()

From 9648dde2a858fdd1caae0b7c5df9889455287314 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Giulia Malinverno <giulia.malinverno@ansys.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 11:23:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] improve plot_animated_field

---
 pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py b/pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py
index 468ac7a6099..be5a7c250f8 100644
--- a/pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py
+++ b/pyaedt/modules/AdvancedPostProcessing.py
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def plot_animated_field(
             Whether to display the legend or not. The default is ``True``.
         filter_objects : list, optional
             Objects list for filtering the ``CutPlane`` plots.
-            The default is ``None`` in which case an empty string is passed.
+            The default is ``None`` in which case an empty list is passed.
 
         Returns
         -------