# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=111

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## [Vectors](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vectors/8947)

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**Author:** [@PALANI](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PALANI)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vectors/8947 "2022-04-07T07:05:27Z")

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The vectors are in all directions in this 3 dimensional slice image. I want the vectors only in the plane, how do I do that ?

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## [find max of cell data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-max-of-cell-data/9384)

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**Author:** [@Qutadah\_Rababah](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Qutadah_Rababah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-max-of-cell-data/9384 "2022-04-07T06:51:43Z")

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I have used Python Calculator to find the maximum value of a cell data (Vb25, Vb1) across the mesh, however the values are not physical (30 and 2000 respectively) - should be in the range of (0-1) and I am wondering if I…

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## [Check if the execution of a paraview script is in local or client/server mode?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/check-if-the-execution-of-a-paraview-script-is-in-local-or-client-server-mode/9376)

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**Author:** [@gv871](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gv871)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/check-if-the-execution-of-a-paraview-script-is-in-local-or-client-server-mode/9376 "2022-04-07T06:39:41Z")

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Hello every one, is there a way to check, via python command, if we are connected to a remote server? Basically, the same thing that we can see in Help-\>About-\> Connection Information. Thank you, for every information…

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## [Is it possible to easily extract Swath profiles with PARAVIEW?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-easily-extract-swath-profiles-with-paraview/9362)

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**Author:** [@benjamin\_GERARD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/benjamin_GERARD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-easily-extract-swath-profiles-with-paraview/9362 "2022-04-06T13:56:55Z")

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(Technical issue, but can be useful for many of us). For geosciences purpose, it is common to extract swath profiles from DEM in order to extract topographic and relief information. In the same logic, do you know if it …

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## [How to ScaleToDataRange in python?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-scaletodatarange-in-python/9374)

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**Author:** [@jaeg1710](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaeg1710)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-scaletodatarange-in-python/9374 "2022-04-06T13:48:43Z")

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Hello, is there a way to automatically scale to range with python code? I couldnt find the function. my current try is: data = myModel.GetPointDataInformation() array = data.GetArray(myArray) dataRange = array.GetRang…

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## [Regression concerning state files (.pvsm) from ParaView 5.9 to 5.10](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/regression-concerning-state-files-pvsm-from-paraview-5-9-to-5-10/9364)

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**Author:** [@ragdollfun](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ragdollfun)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/regression-concerning-state-files-pvsm-from-paraview-5-9-to-5-10/9364 "2022-04-06T10:31:03Z")

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Hello everyone, I’ve noticed 2 issues concerning the way ParaView works with state files (.pvsm) since upgrading from version 5.9.1 to version 5.10.1 on my Windows machine. 1st issue: With version 5.9.1, I used to be …

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## [Paraview 5.10.0 crashes while open Fluent file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-0-crashes-while-open-fluent-file/9267)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-0-crashes-while-open-fluent-file/9267 "2022-04-06T06:49:41Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to open Fluent files on ParaView 5.10.0 but it always crashes when I click on “Apply” button. Please, find in the attached file a simple test case to reproduce the error. Thanks in advance Miguel FL…

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## [Convert ParaView/.csv to STL](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-paraview-csv-to-stl/9365)

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**Author:** [@eb1064](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/eb1064)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-paraview-csv-to-stl/9365 "2022-04-05T21:50:16Z")

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I have a .csv containing x,y,z coordinates. I converted this to a ParaView file (.pvd). I need to open this 3D model in Abaqus. Is there a way to convert a ParaView file to an STL or .odb? Thank you!

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## [Floating point exception when trying to run ./paraview in linux](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/floating-point-exception-when-trying-to-run-paraview-in-linux/9353)

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**Author:** [@foghorn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/foghorn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/floating-point-exception-when-trying-to-run-paraview-in-linux/9353 "2022-04-05T16:37:39Z")

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When I try to start paraview version 5.10.1-MPI in chrome os linux, it immediately fails with this error. ./paraview error: exception occurred: Floating-point exception I installed dependencies with this command: sudo…

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## [multiple particle tracers from single (programmable) pointsource](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-particle-tracers-from-single-programmable-pointsource/9357)

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**Author:** [@bigfooted](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bigfooted)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-particle-tracers-from-single-programmable-pointsource/9357 "2022-04-05T13:29:11Z")

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I have time dependent data and use a pointSource as a source for a particle tracer. The pointsource has the option “Number of Points”, and “Radius” for a random point cloud. However, If I use more than 1 point or a radiu…

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## [3D Visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-visualization/9356)

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**Author:** [@uog](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/uog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-visualization/9356 "2022-04-05T12:00:09Z")

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Hello everyone, I am new in paraview and working on CFD. I want to extract data from C++ and visualize in paraview. For this I need some code samples which extract data from C++ in the .vtk file. Does anyone have some…

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## [python scripting: find a single cell and plot over time for only that cell](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-scripting-find-a-single-cell-and-plot-over-time-for-only-that-cell/9360)

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**Author:** [@vivelakorea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vivelakorea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-scripting-find-a-single-cell-and-plot-over-time-for-only-that-cell/9360 "2022-04-05T10:47:57Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to make a python script which do this work: At specific time step, find a cell that has maximum celldata of specific value(EQPS, which is ‘c1\_mat\_val’ in code) For that cell, plot over time for EQPS and…

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## [Why is pvserver using only one cpu ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-is-pvserver-using-only-one-cpu/9355)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Yue](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nicholas_Yue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-is-pvserver-using-only-one-cpu/9355 "2022-04-05T05:33:54Z")

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I spun out a small 2 node MPI cluster on AWS to get familiar with Paraview in distributed mode. Each node has 2 cores From the head node, I ran the following command /shared/ParaView-5.10.1-osmesa-MPI-Linux-Python3.9-…

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## [Problem with opening Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-opening-paraview/9317)

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**Author:** [@francy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/francy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-opening-paraview/9317 "2022-04-04T20:36:54Z")

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Hello, I’m having problem with the open window of Paraview. It’s like it is zoomed. I’ve installed the 5.9.1 version on a Dell compurer (with Windows 10). I’ve also tried with the 5.9.0 version and 5.8.0, but I had …

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## [ParaView crashing on AWS EC2 GPU instance](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashing-on-aws-ec2-gpu-instance/5551)

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**Author:** [@Petr\_Masopust](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Petr_Masopust)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashing-on-aws-ec2-gpu-instance/5551 "2022-04-04T17:40:26Z")

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I am unable to launch ParaView on Windows Server 2016 AWS EC2 instance with a Tesla V100 GPU. The NVIDIA drivers are all installed correctly. ParaView crashes almost immediately after it’s launched. Does anyone have any …

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## [Averaged values for multiple closed surfaces in a plane](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/averaged-values-for-multiple-closed-surfaces-in-a-plane/9349)

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**Author:** [@Khem](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Khem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/averaged-values-for-multiple-closed-surfaces-in-a-plane/9349 "2022-04-04T15:00:06Z")

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What is the most efficient way of getting surface averaged velocities passing through each tube at a defined plane as shown in the attached image? I am sure this can be done programmatically but I have no idea how to spe…

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## [ParaView not starting on Windows Server 2019 Azure VM (Data Science VM image from MS)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-starting-on-windows-server-2019-azure-vm-data-science-vm-image-from-ms/9238)

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**Author:** [@ryan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ryan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-starting-on-windows-server-2019-azure-vm-data-science-vm-image-from-ms/9238 "2022-04-04T11:41:55Z")

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I have installed the latest version ParaView 5.10.1 on the Azure VM below however when I run it the ParaView desktop appears briefly before disappearing. Standard NC4as T4 v3 (4 vcpus, 28 GiB memory) Data Science Virtu…

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## [running on GPU from Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-on-gpu-from-windows/9339)

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**Author:** [@nathanbl](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nathanbl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-on-gpu-from-windows/9339 "2022-04-04T06:35:42Z")

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I am running Paraview on A windows machine and my GPU is not being utilized at all, is there a way to fix this? nathan

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## [vtk-example, output to main window instead of new window](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-example-output-to-main-window-instead-of-new-window/9332)

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**Author:** [@bigfooted](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bigfooted)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-example-output-to-main-window-instead-of-new-window/9332 "2022-04-04T06:31:24Z")

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Here is a vtk example that I would like to modify to run in the paraview main window using a programmable source: https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk-examples/-/blob/master/src/Python/UnstructuredGrid/UGrid.py I can put…

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## [extracting a cell info or a node info while using adaptive mesh refinmeent](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-a-cell-info-or-a-node-info-while-using-adaptive-mesh-refinmeent/9242)

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**Author:** [@Mahyar\_Malekzade](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mahyar_Malekzade)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-a-cell-info-or-a-node-info-while-using-adaptive-mesh-refinmeent/9242 "2022-04-03T00:00:21Z")

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Hello, I am trying to extract the info from a cell from a fracture analysis that have adaptive mesh refinement in it during a certain amount of time in a transient analysis. At the start the meshes are coarse and when …

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## [How to programmatically set custom labels for char view axes in Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-programmatically-set-custom-labels-for-char-view-axes-in-python/9326)

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**Author:** [@Oblomov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Oblomov)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-programmatically-set-custom-labels-for-char-view-axes-in-python/9326 "2022-04-01T16:25:00Z")

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Hello, I would expect the following code: view = CreateXYPlotView() view.BottomAxisRangeMinimum = -5 view.BottomAxisRangeMaximum = 5 view.BottomAxisUseCustomRange = 1 view.BottomAxisLabels = xrange(-5, 6) view.BottomAx…

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## [Blanking](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/blanking/9318)

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**Author:** [@PALANI](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PALANI)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/blanking/9318 "2022-03-31T13:45:10Z")

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HOw to proceed with blanking in Paraview ?

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## [A question about ParaviewWEB](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-question-about-paraviewweb/9291)

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**Author:** [@THUClifford](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/THUClifford)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-question-about-paraviewweb/9291 "2022-03-30T17:17:25Z")

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Hello, I installed paraview web visualizer on my linux system, however, I am seeking to deal with a data group (.vtk group) when I open the data on web, I can only fetch the first data from the group and I cannot switch…

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## [Pre-loading Steps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pre-loading-steps/9309)

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**Author:** [@mattmuso](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mattmuso)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pre-loading-steps/9309 "2022-03-30T12:35:42Z")

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Hi, I’ve ran a model on FLAC3D and have 4 steps in 1 in each output vtk files. I highlight and drag the 4 files into paraview into the pipeline browser and after sometime they load in as 1 item with a \* at the end of th…

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## [Plotting x, y, z, resistivity (csv)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-x-y-z-resistivity-csv/9275)

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**Author:** [@Crown](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Crown)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-x-y-z-resistivity-csv/9275 "2022-03-30T01:37:29Z")

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Hello All, I have a file in csv format which has x, y, z, and resistivity. I want to display this data in 3D in paraview. I will appreciate if anyone can help me out. Thank you. Here is the example of the data: Resis…

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## [VortexCores filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vortexcores-filter/9306)

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**Author:** [@s195t](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/s195t)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vortexcores-filter/9306 "2022-03-29T12:06:58Z")

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Dear everyone, I would like to use the VortexCores filter present in paraview 5.10, however I can’t understand how to get it working even in the GUI version, I can call the filter but it does crash sometimes. Does anyb…

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## [Surface LIC centers](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-centers/9305)

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**Author:** [@s195t](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/s195t)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-centers/9305 "2022-03-29T09:47:47Z")

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Dear everyone, Is there a way to extract the centers of the circles calculated using Surface LIC? I looked at it but there doesn’t seem to be some filter to do the job In the picture I draw the points that I would wan…

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## [How to display shell thickness/beam section in Paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-shell-thickness-beam-section-in-paraview/9304)

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**Author:** [@jaeg1710](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaeg1710)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-shell-thickness-beam-section-in-paraview/9304 "2022-03-29T09:21:25Z")

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Hello, i have a .vtu file from my finite elements analysis with shell elements. In paraview i can see only the 2D shell but not the thickness. Is it possible to display the thickness of the shell in paraview?

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## [HyperTreeGridToDualGrid BUG](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hypertreegridtodualgrid-bug/9287)

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**Author:** [@sharaborin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharaborin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hypertreegridtodualgrid-bug/9287 "2022-03-28T19:42:32Z")

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Dear Paraview community, I use adaptive grids htg format to output results. And I am trying to use HyperTreeGridToDualGrid to draw a contour. When I am doing it for one timestep it works perfectly, but when I move to an…

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## [remove selection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/remove-selection/9299)

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**Author:** [@Qutadah\_Rababah](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Qutadah_Rababah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/remove-selection/9299 "2022-03-28T19:41:59Z")

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How do I unselect the selected data??!

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