C++
[1] Vtk, read obj https://vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Cxx/IO/ReadOBJ
$cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..
Python bases
[1] https://github.com/pclausen/obj2png
[2] https://castle-engine.io/view3dscene.php
$view3dscene my_model.wrl --screenshot 0 output.png
Tools
[1] pvpython screenshot https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Python/Screenshot
[2] pvpython scripts https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView_and_Batch
Others
[1] Paraview animation https://www.tacc.utexas.edu/documents/10165/1147324/02+Creating+Animations+with+Paraview.pdf