**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compile-a-reader-plugin-using-hdf5/1864 "2019-05-23T15:04:26Z")
in my reader plugin, I include \ At compilation time, it does find vtk\_hdf5.h, but it fails on finding H5pubconf.h which is located in my $INSTALL\_PATH/include/paraview-5.6/vtkhdf5 /local/apps/ParaView/dev/i…
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## [import time varient data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-time-varient-data/1906)
**Author:** [@kelseymcelwain](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kelseymcelwain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-time-varient-data/1906 "2019-05-22T16:18:37Z")
I am trying to plot pressure change measured by a gauge, so just at one point, as time goes on. I have the data in excel saved as CSV, one column for time, and the other for pressure. Can I import the time data column or…
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## [Limiting streamlines - Surface LIC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/limiting-streamlines-surface-lic/1903)
**Author:** [@romina](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/romina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/limiting-streamlines-surface-lic/1903 "2019-05-22T15:38:50Z")
Hi, I am completely new to Paraview, so apologies in advance if the question is trivial. I would like to view streamlines from the WSS vector on a 3D surface. I have the 3D mesh (in stl), and a data file of 6 columns w…
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## [Issues with Load State using a Custom Reader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-load-state-using-a-custom-reader/1259)
**Author:** [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-load-state-using-a-custom-reader/1259 "2019-05-22T15:12:56Z")
Hello, I’ve created a custom reader using the VTKPythonAlgorithm (ParaView 5.6.0) that takes in .xmf files and does some extra data manipulation to the MBDS before it gets passed down the pipeline. It seems to work whe…
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## [Line integral convolution with normalization disabled](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/line-integral-convolution-with-normalization-disabled/1894)
**Author:** [@Simon\_W](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Simon_W)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/line-integral-convolution-with-normalization-disabled/1894 "2019-05-22T10:01:01Z")
Hey everyone, I’m new here! I am trying to generate a section view using Surface LIC with vector normalisation disabled. The effect I’m going for is in the linked figure on the left. I uncheck the Normalize Vectors box…
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## [longitude modulo not working on spherical plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/longitude-modulo-not-working-on-spherical-plot/1901)
**Author:** [@mark\_collier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mark_collier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/longitude-modulo-not-working-on-spherical-plot/1901 "2019-05-22T06:05:36Z")
Hi, I am mainly using netCDF data and have had mostly good success. I modify a netCDF file to have what I think is the best CF conventions, especially the bounds variables to ensure that paraview understands that the dat…
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## [Visualize rotating cubes with rounded corners](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-rotating-cubes-with-rounded-corners/1885)
**Author:** [@anthony](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anthony)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-rotating-cubes-with-rounded-corners/1885 "2019-05-22T08:34:42Z")
Hi! I’m simulating a problem involving rigid-body rotations. Specifically, I have two cubes with rounded corners colliding with each other. Knowing their center-of-gravity (x,y,z) and orientation (a,b,c), how to visuali…
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## [Setting a different title for each frame in an animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/setting-a-different-title-for-each-frame-in-an-animation/1899)
**Author:** [@bqp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bqp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/setting-a-different-title-for-each-frame-in-an-animation/1899 "2019-05-22T03:35:58Z")
I have a folder of legacy VTK files that are enumerated as file\_0000.vtk, file\_0001.vtk, and so on. I am interested in creating an animation using this series of files, and I already know how to do this just by opening …
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## [PV-compilation problems with libSM and uuid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pv-compilation-problems-with-libsm-and-uuid/884)
**Author:** [@gosia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gosia)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 7:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pv-compilation-problems-with-libsm-and-uuid/884 "2019-05-21T07:35:20Z")
hi, i’m trying to compile paraview on ubuntu 18.04; it is built with: CMAKE\_BUILD\_TYPE=Release CMAKE\_INSTALL\_PREFIX=/usr/local/ PARAVIEW\_ENABLE\_PYTHON=ON PARAVIEW\_INSTALL\_DEVELOPMENT\_FILES=ON in the consecutive comp…
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## [Change value of cell array based on selected cell](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-value-of-cell-array-based-on-selected-cell/1888)
**Author:** [@anigiss](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anigiss)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-value-of-cell-array-based-on-selected-cell/1888 "2019-05-20T14:36:56Z")
Hello guys, I have an int cell array (e.g., label) on my polygonal mesh data (.vtp), but some cells(triangles) have wrong label. For example, CellID=0 should be label “1”, but it is label “0” now. Is there a way that I…
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## [Post build error with vtkRenderingOpenGL2-pv5.6.dll](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/post-build-error-with-vtkrenderingopengl2-pv5-6-dll/1863)
**Author:** [@tt\_wai\_mcvey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tt_wai_mcvey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/post-build-error-with-vtkrenderingopengl2-pv5-6-dll/1863 "2019-05-20T12:55:06Z")
I am attempting to build Paraview 5.6.0. The build is successful but when trying to launch the executable I get the following exception: Exception thrown at 0x000007FEC7DF656E (vtkRenderingOpenGL2-pv5.6.dll) in paraview…
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## [failure to compile vtkmpi4py in PV5.6.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-compile-vtkmpi4py-in-pv5-6-0/1876)
**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-compile-vtkmpi4py-in-pv5-6-0/1876 "2019-05-20T10:50:07Z")
I have switched desktop to a newer machine, gcc version 8.3.0 (Ubuntu 8.3.0-6ubuntu1) turning on MPI, I can no longer compile with the following failure: /usr/bin/cc -DMPICH\_SKIP\_MPICXX -DOMPI\_SKIP\_MPICXX -DPyMPI\_MISSI…
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## [Embedding PyQt into a custom python filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/embedding-pyqt-into-a-custom-python-filter/1867)
**Author:** [@e-kolosov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/e-kolosov)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/embedding-pyqt-into-a-custom-python-filter/1867 "2019-05-20T07:09:05Z")
Hello. Can i use widgets from PyQt into a custom python filter inherited from VTKPythonAlgorithmBase? I’ve created a simple example. It show a QDialog but don’t process mouse events on button. Thanks in advance. test\_…
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## [How to change axis value?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-axis-value/1878)
**Author:** [@ZiweiWu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ZiweiWu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-axis-value/1878 "2019-05-18T05:08:50Z")
Hi all, Currently I’m doing some 3 dimension visualization with Paraview, the data object got 14 layers on the z-axis, so in the render view the z-axis value was from 1 to 14. But in fact, each layer represents a height…
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## [Help getting CSV files of spheres to work with Delaunay 3D](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-getting-csv-files-of-spheres-to-work-with-delaunay-3d/1818)
**Author:** [@Diepferd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Diepferd)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-getting-csv-files-of-spheres-to-work-with-delaunay-3d/1818 "2019-05-17T20:59:53Z")
Hey I have been working on generating a solid sphere based on multiple CSV files (+10) with a lot of rows /data points(16000+ for each CSV file). The CSV files contain 4 variables X,Y,Z and a Value. Each CSV file repre…
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## [combining points and gemotetry into a single grid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-points-and-gemotetry-into-a-single-grid/1877)
**Author:** [@marco\_accardo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marco_accardo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-points-and-gemotetry-into-a-single-grid/1877 "2019-05-17T20:29:55Z")
I have been able to import a pointstable (data values) into paraview and a techplot file (geometry) into paraview so two nodes in my pipeline. I am interested in merging the two together so that I can create contours ont…
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## [sqlite3 missing dll's](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sqlite3-missing-dlls/1859)
**Author:** [@marco\_accardo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marco_accardo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sqlite3-missing-dlls/1859 "2019-05-17T20:24:39Z")
I tried loading the python module from a paraview python shell and it failed. Upon investigation the sqlite3 support dll’s are missing. Hopefully in the next build these files can be included. Python 2.7.15 (defa…
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## [New Starter Help Please](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-starter-help-please/1854)
**Author:** [@mcrossleyuk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mcrossleyuk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-starter-help-please/1854 "2019-05-17T06:25:51Z")
I’m brand new to ParaView and had great response from the software that allowed me to understand and present my FreeCAD CFD observations. I’m now needing a little more complication and after following a number of your tu…
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## [Paraview installation error in Linux subsystem windows 10](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-installation-error-in-linux-subsystem-windows-10/1381)
**Author:** [@Sreekar\_Reddy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sreekar_Reddy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-installation-error-in-linux-subsystem-windows-10/1381 "2019-05-16T16:24:22Z")
Hi I’m a newbie at Ubuntu and terminal programming. I’ve installed Ubuntu as a subsystem in windows 10 for OpenFOAM. I’ve been able to install OpenFOAM successfully but paraview is not installing in any way. I tried rh…
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## [Nightly 5.6.0 1408 seems to fail to load OpenFOAM polyhedral mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nightly-5-6-0-1408-seems-to-fail-to-load-openfoam-polyhedral-mesh/1727)
**Author:** [@gridley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gridley)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nightly-5-6-0-1408-seems-to-fail-to-load-openfoam-polyhedral-mesh/1727 "2019-05-16T15:52:17Z")
Hi all, I’ve recently tried the second latest nightly build of paraview, and found it to not successfully work on OpenFOAM polyhedral meshes. It seems to work on a problem of mine I ran with hexahedral cells. When I loa…
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## [Superbuild with Anaconda Python 3.7.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-with-anaconda-python-3-7-1/1391)
**Author:** [@TimJim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/TimJim)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-with-anaconda-python-3-7-1/1391 "2019-05-16T08:43:08Z")
Hi, I’m attempting to build the Paraview 5.6 superbuild with Python 3 so that I can use PVPython with my existing code. I seem to be getting an issue with ‘undefined references’ similar to: …/lib/libvtkWrappingPython37C…
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## [Parallel reading/visualization of vtu files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/parallel-reading-visualization-of-vtu-files/1856)
**Author:** [@Niklas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Niklas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/parallel-reading-visualization-of-vtu-files/1856 "2019-05-15T17:12:16Z")
Hi, I have a large irregular grid that I can only read in single threaded. I thought that storing it as vtu or pvtu would later allow me to read in and visualize the data in parallel, but it does not. I do see all the p…
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## [Default Expected a ')' while reading binaryBlock, found on line 20 an error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/default-expected-a-while-reading-binaryblock-found-on-line-20-an-error/1830)
**Author:** [@DanieleC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanieleC)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/default-expected-a-while-reading-binaryblock-found-on-line-20-an-error/1830 "2019-05-15T16:35:32Z")
Hi everyone I am working wit ParaView in order to analyse the result af a simulation in Open Foam by using Ubuntu 18.10. The simulation was done with HPC ( High Performance Computer, basically a super computer). I would…
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## [Slow Paraview Performance with version 4.3.1 and syncIO plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slow-paraview-performance-with-version-4-3-1-and-syncio-plugin/1858)
**Author:** [@mdzimmer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mdzimmer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slow-paraview-performance-with-version-4-3-1-and-syncio-plugin/1858 "2019-05-15T07:44:29Z")
Hello, My research group uses paraview v4.3.1 with a syncIO file format reader plugin. We used to use v3.14 but we upgraded file formats to syncIO and it was necessary to switch Paraview versions as well. Unfortunately,…
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## [Programmable filter: integrate variables/attributes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-integrate-variables-attributes/1852)
**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-integrate-variables-attributes/1852 "2019-05-14T15:38:56Z")
Hello! I would like to know if it is possible to integrate the input variables by using a Programmable Filter. I found that a so-called “vtkIntegrateAttributes” exists but I could not find an example explaining how to u…
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## [Does ParaView support vthb files?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-support-vthb-files/1815)
**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-support-vthb-files/1815 "2019-05-14T15:24:38Z")
It appears ParaView doesn’t support vthb files, which I believe is a vtk format. Am I wrong? Should vthb files be supported? Thanks, Alan
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## [Programmable filter: get arrays from vtkCellDataToPointData](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-get-arrays-from-vtkcelldatatopointdata/1832)
**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-get-arrays-from-vtkcelldatatopointdata/1832 "2019-05-14T12:09:06Z")
Hello, I am using a programmable filter capable of reading cell centered data. It converts some arrays from cell data to point data and then it performs some calculations with the new point-based data (see code below). …
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## [How the ArraySelectionDomain works in PV](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-the-arrayselectiondomain-works-in-pv/1847)
**Author:** [@Haocheng\_Liu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Haocheng_Liu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-the-arrayselectiondomain-works-in-pv/1847 "2019-05-14T07:41:52Z")
Hi, I’m trying to understand how ArraySelectionDomain works in PV and what functions I need to implement in my reader so that I can use this property( Drop Down List with Values from Input File). However I cannot find a …
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## [Resampling of multiple Planes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resampling-of-multiple-planes/1849)
**Author:** [@ste](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resampling-of-multiple-planes/1849 "2019-05-13T18:13:14Z")
Hello everyone, I have data on several x,y and z-planes on an irregularly sized grid exported to Ensight format and I would like to resample or bin the data on to a regularly sized grid. I can roughly get what I want u…
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## [This RenderView will always save as a blue background even when a WhiteBackground is selected?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/this-renderview-will-always-save-as-a-blue-background-even-when-a-whitebackground-is-selected/1800)
**Author:** [@shuhao](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shuhao)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/this-renderview-will-always-save-as-a-blue-background-even-when-a-whitebackground-is-selected/1800 "2019-05-13T08:11:19Z")
Through some sort of unknown manipulation, I’ve ended up with a PVSM that always produces a the default blue background when saving a screenshot, even when I select the WhiteBackground option. I noted that if I recreate…
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