# ParaView Support

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## [Adding Nvidia Index into paraview 5.6.0 in Ubuntu](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-nvidia-index-into-paraview-5-6-0-in-ubuntu/2706)

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**Author:** [@kit607](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kit607)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-nvidia-index-into-paraview-5-6-0-in-ubuntu/2706 "2019-10-08T10:48:55Z")

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Hi there. I have paraview56 installed together when installing openfoam. I have a problem with set LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH to the folder containing NVIDIA IndeX libraries. My NVIDIA IndeX libraries are in my Downloads folder an…

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## [paraview not opening](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713)

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**Author:** [@shehandmse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shehandmse)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 5:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713 "2019-10-08T05:45:43Z")

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please let me know the what are the prerequisites for install this software? Because i have already installed it and its not opening…im using openfoam first time i using this product. Plz help me

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## [Problem installing paraview 5.6.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-installing-paraview-5-6-1/2715)

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**Author:** [@kit607](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kit607)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-installing-paraview-5-6-1/2715 "2019-10-08T03:05:41Z")

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Hi there. I have downloaded paraview-5.6.1 from this website and I install it using the guide in the link https://sztr.wordpress.com/2017/01/28/how-to-install-paraview-5-2-on-ubuntu-16-04/. I have done all the steps, but…

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## [Cell Value Precision](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-value-precision/2709)

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**Author:** [@erdi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/erdi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-value-precision/2709 "2019-10-08T00:12:49Z")

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Hi all I have a structured grid and some cell values associated with the elements. Here is the point-vise view. My question is how can I remove annoying 0’s at the end of those labels. We have 3 digit accuracy in the o…

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## [Legend size pvbash](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legend-size-pvbash/2697)

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**Author:** [@DanPar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanPar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legend-size-pvbash/2697 "2019-10-07T09:12:26Z")

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Hi, I am using Paraview 5.47 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I have recorded my file.py in order to save my set of instructions (some camera adjustments and save a screenshot). When I open Paraview and I load the state everything…

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## [How to view different layers of a planar process ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-different-layers-of-a-planar-process/2700)

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**Author:** [@Ashish\_Jayant\_Shukla](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ashish_Jayant_Shukla)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-different-layers-of-a-planar-process/2700 "2019-10-07T02:54:08Z")

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Hi, I have imported a particular geometry (.vtf) file from a chip design software. My geometry is essentially a circuit layout consisting of different layers that are part of the planar process associated with the fabri…

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## [GLEW could not be intialized missing GL version in ParaView-5.7.0-RC4-Windows-Python3.7-msvc2015-64bit](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glew-could-not-be-intialized-missing-gl-version-in-paraview-5-7-0-rc4-windows-python3-7-msvc2015-64bit/2650)

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**Author:** [@Sirius\_Fuenmayor](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sirius_Fuenmayor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glew-could-not-be-intialized-missing-gl-version-in-paraview-5-7-0-rc4-windows-python3-7-msvc2015-64bit/2650 "2019-10-05T23:44:30Z")

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Hi, I can not run ParaView on Windows 10 x64, I’m using the lastest installer "ParaView-5.7.0-RC4-Windows-Python3.7-msvc2015-64bit " and I get the error: GLEW could not be intialized missing GL version

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## [Change color scale to logarithmic scale](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-color-scale-to-logarithmic-scale/2305)

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**Author:** [@Mariana\_Rodriguez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mariana_Rodriguez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-color-scale-to-logarithmic-scale/2305 "2019-07-25T23:06:59Z")

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Hello, How can I change the color scale from linear to logarithmic scale? I want to show velocities but in a logarithmic scale. Thank you.

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## [Read file format .nek5000](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687)

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**Author:** [@DanPar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanPar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687 "2019-10-04T10:17:53Z")

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Hi, Can you give me precise instructions regarding how i can read in paraview the file format .nek5000 ( so the output of the CFD code nek5000) ? There was a previous discussion, but wat not clear at all. Thanks in ad…

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## [Pipeline browser name filtering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pipeline-browser-name-filtering/2689)

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**Author:** [@david.k](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/david.k)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pipeline-browser-name-filtering/2689 "2019-10-04T09:49:37Z")

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Hello, I have multiple layers in my pipeline browser loaded from separate \*.pvd files. It works just perfect when the data are loaded manualy (by drag and drop, file(layer) by file). However just after I save the state …

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## [Check GPU Utilization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/check-gpu-utilization/2677)

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**Author:** [@nopech](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nopech)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/check-gpu-utilization/2677 "2019-10-03T13:02:50Z")

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Hello everyone I’m using the precompiled binary “ParaView-5.7.0-RC4-MPI-Linux-Python3.7-64bit” from the website on a virtual machine with Ubuntu 18.04 in Azure. The Nvidia GRID driver is installed and paraview does work…

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## [Paraview 5.7.0 - import tkinter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-import-tkinter/2679)

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**Author:** [@simon.rit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/simon.rit)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-import-tkinter/2679 "2019-10-03T13:17:15Z")

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Hi, I’d like to use the pre-compiled binaries of ParaView 5.7.0 to run some python 3 scripts (which is running on a former version of paraview I compiled myself) but there seems to be a problem with the tkinter package …

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## [New trouble opening cell data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-trouble-opening-cell-data/2665)

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**Author:** [@Dec](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dec)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-trouble-opening-cell-data/2665 "2019-10-03T03:31:05Z")

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All of a sudden opening my solution data has become an issue. In short I use CONVERGE CFD, convert a given solution file to “Paraview in-line binary format”, I then usually work with the cell data file and some of the bo…

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## [Question about the "Save current display settings values as default"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-about-the-save-current-display-settings-values-as-default/2672)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-about-the-save-current-display-settings-values-as-default/2672 "2019-10-02T18:11:09Z")

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Hi, I’m trying out the Save current display settings values as default option in the GUI and I’m wondering what the behavior is supposed to be. What I’m doing is creating a Cylinder source, the changing the representati…

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## [sorted/unsorted data array selection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sorted-unsorted-data-array-selection/1055)

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**Author:** [@olesenm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olesenm)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sorted-unsorted-data-array-selection/1055 "2019-10-02T11:59:24Z")

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In my plugin I’ve been using the following type of logic void addNames(vtkDataArraySelection\* select) { select-\>AddArray("internal"); ... } When presented with these values in ParaView (5.6), the order is sorted…

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## [Adding and visualizing point data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-and-visualizing-point-data/2663)

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**Author:** [@eelcovanvliet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/eelcovanvliet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-and-visualizing-point-data/2663 "2019-10-02T09:26:52Z")

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Hi all, In advance I’d like to apologize for my lack of in-depth knowledge regarding Paraview. GOAL I’m trying to visualize the motion of a mesh, consisting of two separate data sets: (1) general displacement and (2) …

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## [Question when rendering two vti files in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-when-rendering-two-vti-files-in-paraview/2667)

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**Author:** [@rjsgml5698](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rjsgml5698)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-when-rendering-two-vti-files-in-paraview/2667 "2019-10-02T08:26:32Z")

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Hello. I have a question.(First of all, please understand my lack of English) When rendering two vtk files in paraview, I can recognize the relative position of the objects. As follows. \[front\] \[Back\] So I can re…

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## [Exporting from ParaView to Abaqus or Ansys](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-from-paraview-to-abaqus-or-ansys/2658)

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**Author:** [@Amin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Amin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-from-paraview-to-abaqus-or-ansys/2658 "2019-10-02T03:27:21Z")

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Hi, I have an Unstructured Grid \*.vtk file that contains points and cells data and attributes. With hexaheral dominant mesh. I’m trying to perform some initial mechanical analysis in either ABAQUS or Ansys. I tried usin…

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## [How to replace XML specification with python decorators?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-replace-xml-specification-with-python-decorators/2664)

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**Author:** [@Loic](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Loic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-replace-xml-specification-with-python-decorators/2664 "2019-10-02T02:39:14Z")

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Hi, I would like to replace an old vtkPythonProgrammableFilter with a subclass of VTKPythonAlgorithmBase. There was an XML specification file to expose that filter in ParaView and I would like to use some decorators to…

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## [Option to Hide File Formats in Open Dialog?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/option-to-hide-file-formats-in-open-dialog/2646)

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**Author:** [@jkulesza](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jkulesza)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/option-to-hide-file-formats-in-open-dialog/2646 "2019-10-01T20:39:48Z")

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Is there an option in the preferences (or elsewhere) that allows me to hide file types in the “Open File…” dialog that I will never use? Sorry if I’m overlooking it, but nothing obvious is apparent. There are lots of s…

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## [How to build ParaView distribution package with some VTK modules enabled by default](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-distribution-package-with-some-vtk-modules-enabled-by-default/2558)

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**Author:** [@Tarun\_Choudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tarun_Choudhary)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-distribution-package-with-some-vtk-modules-enabled-by-default/2558 "2019-10-01T01:50:55Z")

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Dear ParaView Experts, I want to build a distribution package of ParaView in Linux for which some VTK modules (listed below) would be enabled because my custom ParaView-plugin depends on these modules. Module\_vtkImagin…

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## [Can't run Paraview successfully on Linux mint](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-run-paraview-successfully-on-linux-mint/2645)

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**Author:** [@tomchor](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tomchor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-run-paraview-successfully-on-linux-mint/2645 "2019-10-01T02:17:59Z")

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I’m using Linux Mint 19.1 on an office computer which has an NVIDIA graphics card and I’m trying to run Paraview on it. It used to work a while back, but for some reason it’s not working anymore. I’ve first tried to ins…

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## [ParticleTracer (slight reprise)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particletracer-slight-reprise/2607)

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**Author:** [@insley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/insley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particletracer-slight-reprise/2607 "2019-10-01T01:54:44Z")

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This is related to a similar thread I started a while ago (https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particletracer-temporalparticlestopathlines-and-state-files/2468), but is a more specific question about the expected behavior o…

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## [Extract surface and keep numbering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-surface-and-keep-numbering/2590)

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**Author:** [@matthieuvitse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/matthieuvitse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-surface-and-keep-numbering/2590 "2019-09-30T18:13:34Z")

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Hi there, from what I’ve seen, ExtractSurface renumbers the vertices of the mesh. I’d like to find a way to keep the initial number of the nodes from the full 3D mesh. It could be by creating blocks (1 with the inner vo…

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## [Determine the width of individual sections](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/determine-the-width-of-individual-sections/2655)

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**Author:** [@rbl](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rbl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/determine-the-width-of-individual-sections/2655 "2019-09-30T10:19:02Z")

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Hello, maybe it is a really simple question but I’m new to ParaView. In the picture you can see a simulation of the water depth on a street section with a tilt along and across. Now i want to know how big the areas with…

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## [2D/3D rectilinear programmable source examples](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/2d-3d-rectilinear-programmable-source-examples/2652)

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**Author:** [@greenwade](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/greenwade)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 5:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/2d-3d-rectilinear-programmable-source-examples/2652 "2019-09-30T05:56:25Z")

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Looking for a couple examples for creating 2d & 3d rectilinear data, such as z=f(x,y) and w=f(x,y,z). The only one I’ve found (helix, double helix) doesn’t help. I need to create a dense 2d & 3d rectilinear grid rather t…

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## [Rendering 3D HDF data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rendering-3d-hdf-data/2640)

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**Author:** [@skindl](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/skindl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rendering-3d-hdf-data/2640 "2019-09-30T01:40:21Z")

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Hi, I’m using an Xdmf3 file to read in a three dimensional dataset in Paraview 4.4. There are three separate arrays that define the X, Y, and Z axes and a fourth three dimensional density dataset that I would like to re…

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## [Python script get proxy name](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-script-get-proxy-name/2614)

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**Author:** [@RisingYoung-Learn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RisingYoung-Learn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-script-get-proxy-name/2614 "2019-09-29T16:15:00Z")

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Hello, In ParaView 5.5.2, I saved the Save State as a py file, but found that the proxy name was not saved. How can I save the name? Best regards.

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## [Unable to allocate memory for merge block during coprocessing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-allocate-memory-for-merge-block-during-coprocessing/2359)

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**Author:** [@kschau](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kschau)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-allocate-memory-for-merge-block-during-coprocessing/2359 "2019-09-28T15:39:30Z")

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I am getting a std::bad\_alloc when using the merge block feature in a Catalyst script. ERROR: In ParaView/VTK/Common/Core/vtkGenericDataArray.txx, line 452 vtkIdTypeArray (0x2aab39a989f0): Unable to allocate 154940 elem…

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## [Inconsistent memory behavior in Catalyst](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/inconsistent-memory-behavior-in-catalyst/2444)

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**Author:** [@kschau](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kschau)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/inconsistent-memory-behavior-in-catalyst/2444 "2019-09-28T15:38:39Z")

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I have implemented Catalyst into a Fortran-MPI research code. For now I am using the writers to write out reduced data sets like plotOverLine and Slices for visualization and analysis later. I have built ParaVeiw 5.6.1…

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