# ParaView Support

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## [How do I use the docker image of paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-use-the-docker-image-of-paraview/11438)

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**Author:** [@fieldofnodes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fieldofnodes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-use-the-docker-image-of-paraview/11438 "2023-02-20T08:19:00Z")

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I would like to run the docker image of paarview on my ubuntu machine instead of installing paraview. My reason for doing this is the latest version of paraview (5.10) does not run my psvm files (needs 5.5/5.6). I am ru…

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## [CLI or script based paraview execution](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cli-or-script-based-paraview-execution/11047)

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**Author:** [@fieldofnodes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fieldofnodes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cli-or-script-based-paraview-execution/11047 "2023-02-20T08:05:11Z")

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Hi all, I have been using ParaView lightly for a few years. I want to make a process more automated. Basically I run a script in c++ and get two .pvd files that I use with a .psvm file. I have multiple files and I wa…

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## [transparent LIC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparent-lic/7716)

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**Author:** [@louisgag](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/louisgag)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparent-lic/7716 "2023-02-20T08:02:16Z")

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Is there a workaround to enable levels of opacity between 0 and 1 for LIC surfaces? I’ve tried a few, but had so far no success…

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## [Render latex matrix in paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/render-latex-matrix-in-paraview/11429)

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**Author:** [@Trailer1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Trailer1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/render-latex-matrix-in-paraview/11429 "2023-02-19T19:42:38Z")

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Hello, How can I introduce a matrix through python annotation(some other means) in paraview? Kind Regards

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## [Save animation without opening paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-animation-without-opening-paraview/11443)

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**Author:** [@fieldofnodes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fieldofnodes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-animation-without-opening-paraview/11443 "2023-02-19T18:45:36Z")

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I have a sate file taht works or paraview 5.6/5.7, since I upgraded Ubuntu to 22.04 and was trying to get python and paraview to work I reinstalled paraview. Now I am using paraview 5.10, but my psvm, pvd files don’t wor…

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## [Error on use calculator](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-use-calculator/9825)

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**Author:** [@DanielS\_13](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanielS_13)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-use-calculator/9825 "2023-02-18T17:59:18Z")

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Hi, I’m new using ParaView so I don’t really know how to describe the error I got. But basically I’m trying to use the ParaView calculator and I’m getting the following error: ERROR: In C:\\glr\\builds\\paraview\\paraview-…

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## [Paraview Opacity problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opacity-problem/9329)

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**Author:** [@Yang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yang)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opacity-problem/9329 "2023-02-18T14:27:58Z")

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Hi, I am using ParaView to show a box. When I selected the opacity, it showed like below. How to get rid of the tetrahedron face?

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## [How to display different pieces in pvtu file with different colors](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-different-pieces-in-pvtu-file-with-different-colors/11431)

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**Author:** [@Yang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-different-pieces-in-pvtu-file-with-different-colors/11431 "2023-02-18T13:39:25Z")

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How can I display different pieces in the file “new3\_0.pvtu” new3\_0.zip (143.9 KB) in Paraview? There are two pieces in the file. I have been trying to use Paraview to visualize this dataset, but I am having difficult…

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## [Getting the 'TimeValue' from vtk.vtkXMLPPolyDataReader()](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-the-timevalue-from-vtk-vtkxmlppolydatareader/11434)

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**Author:** [@abhinavsns](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/abhinavsns)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-the-timevalue-from-vtk-vtkxmlppolydatareader/11434 "2023-02-18T13:30:25Z")

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I have vtk data files with the XML pvtp format. The pvtp file specifies the vtp pieces and the array names. It also consists of a Field data called ‘TimeValue’. Paraview has no problem reading the ‘TimeValue’ and gettin…

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## [mean value for every slice in a certain direction](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mean-value-for-every-slice-in-a-certain-direction/11414)

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**Author:** [@jludorf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jludorf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mean-value-for-every-slice-in-a-certain-direction/11414 "2023-02-17T18:16:00Z")

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Hi there, I have a finished OpenFOAM Simulation of a pipe which extrudes on the y axis. Since it’s a turbulent simulation plotting over line doesn’t make sense because of the occurrence of Kármán vortex street. So I wa…

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## [Can't start paraview in Fedora 37](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-in-fedora-37/11418)

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**Author:** [@bloodpressure](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bloodpressure)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-in-fedora-37/11418 "2023-02-17T00:08:00Z")

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Hi, I am having trouble starting paraview in Fedora 37. I have tried installing from the repo and downloading the binaries. This gives me two separate errors. In the installation from the fedora repo: paraview: sym…

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## ["Interpret values as categories" not working for string properties (PV 5.11.0 RC2)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interpret-values-as-categories-not-working-for-string-properties-pv-5-11-0-rc2/11155)

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**Author:** [@wtfermi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wtfermi)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interpret-values-as-categories-not-working-for-string-properties-pv-5-11-0-rc2/11155 "2023-02-16T20:53:54Z")

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Hi there, I have a unstructured vtk mesh with certain “group” labels as strings for the cells. When I try to color the plot by these labels using the “Interpret values as categories”, the legend shows the correct catego…

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## [Zoom To Box question](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/zoom-to-box-question/11359)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/zoom-to-box-question/11359 "2023-02-16T20:20:47Z")

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Hi, I’m trying the Zoom To Box but it seems to rotate the view (specifically, the view’s camera angle) if I don’t have Camera Parallel Projection checked. This is the same whether the view is set to a 2D or a 3D view. T…

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## [Visualize connections between vertices given a vertex data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-connections-between-vertices-given-a-vertex-data/11423)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-connections-between-vertices-given-a-vertex-data/11423 "2023-02-16T10:51:29Z")

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I have several triangle meshes, and, for each vertex of the mesh, I have a list of other vertices, with an unknown number of elements, which basically represents a sparse matrix of connectivity. I would like to know how…

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## [Paraview: Create a state file in an external program](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-create-a-state-file-in-an-external-program/11409)

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**Author:** [@KaushikDas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/KaushikDas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-create-a-state-file-in-an-external-program/11409 "2023-02-16T09:14:35Z")

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My c++ code outputs a number of vtu files and stl files. Each vtk file has a different mesh and a different number of fields. I want the user to be able to open those vtu files in Paraview together so that they are all o…

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## [Paraview Not Responding When Open vtk File](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-responding-when-open-vtk-file/11415)

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**Author:** [@FanWang10](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FanWang10)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-responding-when-open-vtk-file/11415 "2023-02-15T15:34:13Z")

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Hello, I am trying to open a vtk file with vtkPolyData. It includes a triangular mesh and multiple curves cross the mesh. When the vtk file only have triangular mesh inside, I can open it and the visualization result s…

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## [LS-Dyna Reading Values From Integration Layers](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-reading-values-from-integration-layers/11413)

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**Author:** [@umit\_polat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/umit_polat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-reading-values-from-integration-layers/11413 "2023-02-15T10:12:12Z")

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I would like to know which integration layer of shell elements paraview uses while reading LS-Dyna d3plot files and how could one change the layer or get the max value across all layers. Thanks in advance.

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## [How to create a moving dataset for sampling ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-moving-dataset-for-sampling/11410)

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**Author:** [@s1291](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/s1291)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-moving-dataset-for-sampling/11410 "2023-02-15T01:50:05Z")

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Hello, Is it possible within Paraview to create a moving dataset that follows a moving object? A little bit of context: I need to post-process a flow simulation around a moving airfoil. I have to use a dataset (such a…

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## [Assign time to a timestep](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/assign-time-to-a-timestep/3505)

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**Author:** [@Someone\_fromjapan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Someone_fromjapan)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/assign-time-to-a-timestep/3505 "2023-02-15T01:42:02Z")

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Is there a simple way to assign time to a timestep without going to python? I have a field data step-by-step evolution loaded as enumerated file series. So in Paraview it appears as time 1,2,3,4,5… But I know the exac…

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## [hdf5 to xmdf or nrrd - invalid texture dimensions error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hdf5-to-xmdf-or-nrrd-invalid-texture-dimensions-error/11404)

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**Author:** [@kmilo9999](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kmilo9999)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hdf5-to-xmdf-or-nrrd-invalid-texture-dimensions-error/11404 "2023-02-14T15:23:59Z")

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Hello, I have some data contained in a hdf5 file and I want to visualize it in Paraview. It’s a 1.4 GB dataset so I am using remote rendering. First I tried it using xmdf but I got the error: ERROR: In vtkXdmfHeavyDa…

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## [Creating an array from scalars](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-an-array-from-scalars/11403)

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**Author:** [@Fred\_Silva](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fred_Silva)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-an-array-from-scalars/11403 "2023-02-14T14:08:23Z")

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Hello, I am working with a cfd vtk dataset which has a number of scalars (chemical species concentrations for instance). I need to be able to arrange them into an array, like a python list for example, and compute the …

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## [Rendering several vtk files each of which shows part of a domain](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rendering-several-vtk-files-each-of-which-shows-part-of-a-domain/11397)

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**Author:** [@kshariff](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kshariff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rendering-several-vtk-files-each-of-which-shows-part-of-a-domain/11397 "2023-02-14T12:51:10Z")

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I am running a astrophysical application (Athena) that outputs .vtk files from different processors (each processor outputs data from its subset of the computational domain) into different directories: id0/ id1/…id127/.…

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## [AngularPeriodicFilter order of application](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/angularperiodicfilter-order-of-application/11399)

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**Author:** [@Rigel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rigel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/angularperiodicfilter-order-of-application/11399 "2023-02-14T09:27:58Z")

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Hi, I have a question about the performance of applying filters in ParaView. Suppose I have a set of 3D CFD data with periodic boundary conditions and I want to apply a contour or streamlines filter to it, showing the w…

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## [How to fit a curve in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-fit-a-curve-in-paraview/11387)

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**Author:** [@potato](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/potato)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-fit-a-curve-in-paraview/11387 "2023-02-13T23:57:00Z")

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Hello everyone! I use Paraview to visualize my compution result. And I make a contour in my Paraview.This is my result.However, I want to fit curve which is above the green line as a quartic polynomial. I am confused abo…

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## [Paraview on Fedora 36 does not start.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-on-fedora-36-does-not-start/10112)

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**Author:** [@jdelia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jdelia)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-on-fedora-36-does-not-start/10112 "2023-02-13T23:26:54Z")

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Apologies if this is not the right place for the following query (I’m a novice user of ParaView). I did a fresh install of Fedora 36 (from scratch) and then I installed ParaView in two ways: a) Via dnf --best install, …

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## [macro for "Snap View" (like in Siemens NX)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/macro-for-snap-view-like-in-siemens-nx/11394)

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**Author:** [@unmixedravioli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/unmixedravioli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/macro-for-snap-view-like-in-siemens-nx/11394 "2023-02-13T18:23:49Z")

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Hello all, we use Siemens NX as CAD software. In NX there is this function called “Snap View” (with keyboard shortcut F8). I would love to recreate this function in ParaView with a Python macro. Basically “Snap View” w…

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## [Issues with multiple orbit "laps" in single animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-multiple-orbit-laps-in-single-animation/11371)

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**Author:** [@Devin\_Richard\_Bayly](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Devin_Richard_Bayly)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-multiple-orbit-laps-in-single-animation/11371 "2023-02-13T17:32:32Z")

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Hi there, I’m showing growth of a plant as a point cloud and I’d like to provide a full circular camera orbit pass for each recording of the plant. This is different than what I’ve created already which is a single orbi…

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## [3D Array of Doubles imported from HDF5](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-array-of-doubles-imported-from-hdf5/11391)

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**Author:** [@MITgnome](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MITgnome)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-array-of-doubles-imported-from-hdf5/11391 "2023-02-13T15:57:44Z")

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I am able to read 321x321x641 array of doubles stored in an HDF5 file using a programmable source. h5py.File(‘/Users/…/pixel\_0\_phi.hdf5’, ‘r’) a\_group\_key = list(f.keys())\[0\] data = f\[a\_group\_key\]\[()\] Each element in…

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## [Calculate local strain tensor in a deforming 3D mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculate-local-strain-tensor-in-a-deforming-3d-mesh/11372)

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**Author:** [@Gening\_Dong](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gening_Dong)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculate-local-strain-tensor-in-a-deforming-3d-mesh/11372 "2023-02-13T13:50:27Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to display local strain field in a deforming 3D mesh. My steps were as follows: Open .vtk files - Apply WrapByVector - Vectors: MeshDisplacement - Apply ComputeDerivatives - Settings as follows And the…

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## [Paraview build: xmlpatterns could not find a Qt](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-build-xmlpatterns-could-not-find-a-qt/11389)

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**Author:** [@kskollepara](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kskollepara)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-build-xmlpatterns-could-not-find-a-qt/11389 "2023-02-13T12:35:47Z")

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I am trying to build para view from sources on Ubuntu 22.04. cmake -GNinja -DPARAVIEW\_USE\_PYTHON=ON -DPARAVIEW\_USE\_MPI=ON -DVTK\_SMP\_IMPLEMENTATION\_TYPE=TBB -DCMAKE\_BUILD\_TYPE=Release ../paraview However, I receive the …

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