# Feature Requests

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/feature-requests/14.md?page=1

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## [coherence between camera controls between 2D and 3D](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coherence-between-camera-controls-between-2d-and-3d/17319)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coherence-between-camera-controls-between-2d-and-3d/17319 "2025-11-19T14:06:24Z")

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Hello, One thing that I have never understood the reason behind is the different behavior between the 2D and 3D space, when we are in 3D and click the wheel button we can pan over the geometry, but when we do 2D it rot…

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## [Editable Name in Selection Editor](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/editable-name-in-selection-editor/16799)

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**Author:** [@SRudinsky](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SRudinsky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/editable-name-in-selection-editor/16799 "2025-06-13T07:55:08Z")

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Request for the ability to edit the name of selections in the Selection Editor.

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## [Ctrl-S for save state](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ctrl-s-for-save-state/16804)

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**Author:** [@jan\_brezina](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jan_brezina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ctrl-s-for-save-state/16804 "2025-06-12T11:43:50Z")

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When working with paraview, most of the time is invested into pipeline represented by the state file. So the primary save shortcut should be associated with that. To enable that, separate Save and Save As should be cons…

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## [Apply texture to 3D glyphs to visualize particle orientation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/apply-texture-to-3d-glyphs-to-visualize-particle-orientation/16390)

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**Author:** [@Roman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Roman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/apply-texture-to-3d-glyphs-to-visualize-particle-orientation/16390 "2025-06-06T10:40:43Z")

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I have a table of point coordinates and orientation vectors (or quaternions) that represent the location and orientation of spherical particles coming from a DEM simulation. To show them as such, I apply the 3D Glyphs re…

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## [Support storing an animation and interactive playback](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/support-storing-an-animation-and-interactive-playback/16700)

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**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/support-storing-an-animation-and-interactive-playback/16700 "2025-05-24T20:37:52Z")

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This is another feature request / idea that I shared with @Francois\_Mazen this past week. I commonly have files, and pipelines, that can take several minutes – even hours – to play from start to finish. Even with geome…

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## [Simplified "swing" playback mode.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simplified-swing-playback-mode/16693)

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**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simplified-swing-playback-mode/16693 "2025-05-22T01:16:52Z")

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A common animation mode in structural FEA analyses is the “swing” mode. For example, for a simulation with times \[0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0\] the swing mode would animate as: \[ 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 0.75, 0.5, 0.25, 0.…

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## [ASME Stress Linearization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/asme-stress-linearization/7037)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/asme-stress-linearization/7037 "2025-05-20T07:24:44Z")

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From a user voice request. ASME Stress Linearization add the ASME Stress Linearization as a post processor tool https://www.graspengineering.com/what-is-stress-linearization/

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## [Atan2 function for the Calculator filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/atan2-function-for-the-calculator-filter/9701)

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**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/atan2-function-for-the-calculator-filter/9701 "2025-05-16T00:50:31Z")

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Hi, since ParaView currently doesn’t support the transformation of results to user-defined (mainly cylindrical) coordinate systems, it can only be done manually, by applying proper conversion formulas. However, for cyli…

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## [Add GIF Animation Output Option](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-gif-animation-output-option/7044 "2025-05-15T17:50:43Z")

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From a user voice request Add GIF Animation Output Option It would be great if Paraview could directly output animations to the GIF format. Currently, this requires to use ffmpeg and png files.

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## [Log Scale for pure negative numbers](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/log-scale-for-pure-negative-numbers/16385)

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**Author:** [@learex](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/learex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/log-scale-for-pure-negative-numbers/16385 "2025-03-25T14:19:13Z")

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I often show isocontours for Lambda2 criterion and need a logarithmic scale for purely negative numbers, e.g. from -.01 to -.1. If I want to use the log scale I first need to insert a calculator flipping the sign, which …

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## [Read headed but empty CSV table](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-headed-but-empty-csv-table/16310)

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**Author:** [@Roman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Roman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-headed-but-empty-csv-table/16310 "2025-03-25T13:27:14Z")

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The current CSV reader seems to have a limitation. If the table is empty (i.e., consists of just the header with columns names), no table is generated in ParaView. It would be great if the CSV reader created an empty tab…

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## [Please implement MIP (Maximum Intensity Projections)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/please-implement-mip-maximum-intensity-projections/16015)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/please-implement-mip-maximum-intensity-projections/16015 "2025-01-23T13:11:50Z")

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Please implement Maximum Intensity Projections (MIP). @kmorel knows what this is. Here are a few of his notes to me over skype: Maximum intensity projection is a way to do volume rendering (sort of). Short answer, I d…

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## [smarter messages 'error/warning' errors when searching a filter ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/smarter-messages-error-warning-errors-when-searching-a-filter/15982)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/smarter-messages-error-warning-errors-when-searching-a-filter/15982 "2025-01-15T08:31:56Z")

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Hello, i would like to ask for a improvement over an existing feature. right now paraview when searching for a filter if this is not available it will show them in unavailable and if we go over it it will give a small m…

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## [Support for HDF5 SWMR](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/support-for-hdf5-swmr/15870)

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**Author:** [@jpablolucero](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jpablolucero)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/support-for-hdf5-swmr/15870 "2025-01-07T20:17:25Z")

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HDF5 has had the Single Writer Multiple Reader (SWMR) capability since version 1.10. This feature allows to read HDF5 files properly while they’re being written and the file is not yet closed, but the relevant data stru…

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## [Improvements to colormaps / color ranges](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improvements-to-colormaps-color-ranges/12754)

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**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improvements-to-colormaps-color-ranges/12754 "2024-11-14T17:11:35Z")

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In light of some the recent discussions regarding colormaps, I’d like to make the following proposals (I’ll go into more detail after the list): Support “centering” a colormap around a value (e.g. 0.0) Support “balanc…

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## [Adding CMasher colormaps to future ParaView release](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-cmasher-colormaps-to-future-paraview-release/14883)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-cmasher-colormaps-to-future-paraview-release/14883 "2024-10-27T22:53:29Z")

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The CMasher python package provides a collection of scientific colormaps (GitHub - 1313e/CMasher: Scientific colormaps for making accessible, informative and 'cmashing' plots). Me and fellow collaborator from our researc…

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## [Arrow direction - little proposal](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/arrow-direction-little-proposal/15377)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/arrow-direction-little-proposal/15377 "2024-09-12T16:04:32Z")

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This is such a little thing that I believe that it is not yet among the “feature requests”… Looking at this screenshot of the “pipeline browser”, you see one filter that takes 3 input pipes and generates 5 output pipe…

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## [Stream tracer filter, add a height parameter to the seed point](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-filter-add-a-height-parameter-to-the-seed-point/15297)

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**Author:** [@zdc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zdc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-filter-add-a-height-parameter-to-the-seed-point/15297 "2024-08-28T10:15:48Z")

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We are using meteorological netcdf data to draw 3D wind flow field. In stream tracer filter, the seed point type is set to Point Cloud. We hope to add a parameter to represent the range of seed points in the height z dir…

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## [Improvements to orientation axis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improvements-to-orientation-axis/12687)

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**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improvements-to-orientation-axis/12687 "2024-08-22T06:58:33Z")

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Allow orientation axis “box” to float off-page Note in the image below that the model obscures the “X” and “Z” text of the orientation axis. In general, it would be nice if I could move the orientation axis further left…

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## [Point Volume Interpolator should work in parallel](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-volume-interpolator-should-work-in-parallel/15252)

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**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-volume-interpolator-should-work-in-parallel/15252 "2024-08-19T13:34:46Z")

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The Point Volume Interpolator is an important filter for converting a point cloud into a volume mesh that can be interpolated and operated on. Its use is similar to Resample To Image except the resample filters do not wo…

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## [CSV time series filename format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-time-series-filename-format/15250)

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**Author:** [@Roman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Roman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-time-series-filename-format/15250 "2024-08-19T08:48:16Z")

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This is a pretty minor issue, but perhaps easy to improve for that reason. According to https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Data\_formats#CSV\_time\_series (and I have verified that it is indeed so), to read CSV time ser…

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## [Time Manager - Advanced](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-manager-advanced/15217)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-manager-advanced/15217 "2024-08-13T17:22:53Z")

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I have a user that wants to change sources inside of the Time Manager. The reason is he is creating fairly complex pipelines, with numerous datasets turning visibility on and off. When he decides to change/add a filter…

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## [Feature Request: Exporting Paraview to PGFPlots (WYSIWYM)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/feature-request-exporting-paraview-to-pgfplots-wysiwym/15173)

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**Author:** [@bechrist](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bechrist)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/feature-request-exporting-paraview-to-pgfplots-wysiwym/15173 "2024-08-05T22:36:52Z")

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Hello, I am interested in having a utility to export Paraview scenes to a what you see is what you mean (WYSIWYM) type graphics editor like PGFPlots (via TikZ/LaTeX). I am mainly interested in using Paraview to create n…

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## [Add feature to evenly distribute views](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-feature-to-evenly-distribute-views/7417)

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**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-feature-to-evenly-distribute-views/7417 "2024-07-22T21:32:20Z")

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Problem: If a user wants to create a layout of views that are divisible by two, it’s quite simple to get an even distribution of these views using the split icons: However, if the user wants a layout of say, three ima…

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## [Keyboard shortcut for setting view center of rotation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-setting-view-center-of-rotation/10456)

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**Author:** [@JacobAllen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JacobAllen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-setting-view-center-of-rotation/10456 "2024-07-11T08:43:43Z")

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When navigating round a renderView, it is very important to be able to reset the view center of rotation. The ‘Pick Center’ button does a great job of this. However, my one complaint about it is that I need to move my cu…

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## [Change filter input by drag and drop](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-filter-input-by-drag-and-drop/14875)

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**Author:** [@bmxam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bmxam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-filter-input-by-drag-and-drop/14875 "2024-06-25T07:00:15Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m using the filter “Change input” action extensively. It would be nice to simply drag & drop a filter to an other one in the pipeline to trigger this “change input” action. Similary to what file explorers…

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## [Native Support for NASTRAN output file (bdf, op2)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/native-support-for-nastran-output-file-bdf-op2/7043)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/native-support-for-nastran-output-file-bdf-op2/7043 "2024-06-18T09:36:01Z")

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ParaView support to read some NASTRAN files (.csv, .nas, ,f06) but there is no way to currently read .bdf and .op2 file in ParaView. It may be possibe with Visit though. Related discussions:

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## [Read .off files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-off-files/14430)

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**Author:** [@Roman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Roman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-off-files/14430 "2024-06-13T08:32:35Z")

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It’s great that ParaView is compatible with many mesh file formats, but a very common one is missing: OFF. Originally from GeomView, it is pretty widespread and perhaps the most simple of them all. I’ve been wanting to d…

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## [proper orthogonal decomposition analysis filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proper-orthogonal-decomposition-analysis-filter/7053)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proper-orthogonal-decomposition-analysis-filter/7053 "2024-04-09T07:34:33Z")

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From a user voice request proper orthogonal decomposition analysis filter I think it is very easy for the developers to implement a proper orthogonal decomposition for unsteady flow with equal spaced timesteps using Sna…

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## [Export custom color palette](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-custom-color-palette/14167)

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**Author:** [@Charles\_Gueunet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Charles_Gueunet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-custom-color-palette/14167 "2024-03-15T17:21:49Z")

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I think it could be nice to have an “Export palette” option to save custom color palette. Contexte: I often use a lot of states, for generating blog / article illustrations or for debugging a filter. Unfortunately, as …

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