# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=12

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## [MEDReader reload](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/medreader-reload/17001)

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**Author:** [@K\_Zurawski](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/K_Zurawski)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/medreader-reload/17001 "2025-08-20T15:23:19Z")

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Hello. Windows version of RC2 doesn’t store any settings. Every time I run it, I have default settings of all I changed before. Integration with MED reader has the same bugs a two versions before.

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## [Integrate variables problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-variables-problem/17110)

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**Author:** [@Lasher326](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lasher326)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-variables-problem/17110 "2025-08-19T18:54:35Z")

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I am trying to calculate the flow rate of oil in a 3-phase flow from OpenFOAM at the outlet. It is not correct so I tried it at the inlet where I know the flow rate of water. I used the following filters: Cell size ==\>…

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## [Using SurfaceLIC after version 5.12](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-surfacelic-after-version-5-12/17083)

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**Author:** [@Rafa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rafa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-surfacelic-after-version-5-12/17083 "2025-08-18T12:36:36Z")

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I would like to continue updating my paraview versions (especially for usage with updated python versions) and I use SurfaceLIC a lot. However, the plugin for enabling the visualisation with SurfaceLIC seems to be unavai…

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## [Issues with Tensor6/Tensor in XDMF](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-tensor6-tensor-in-xdmf/14534)

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**Author:** [@reox](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/reox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-tensor6-tensor-in-xdmf/14534 "2025-08-17T12:17:24Z")

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I get stress and strain tensors from a finite element solver in a h5 file and would like to visualize them in paraview. I found out by reading some source code and trial and error, that the ordering of tensor6 in XDMF i…

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## [How to hide partition boundaries](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-hide-partition-boundaries/17072)

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**Author:** [@elynch](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/elynch)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-hide-partition-boundaries/17072 "2025-08-15T18:43:12Z")

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I have an unstructured grid dataset that I’m loading from a pvtu file. demo.tar.xz (1.2 MB) I ran the case in our solver on 4 MPI ranks, so there are 4 partitions in this dataset. When I read the pvtu file in ParaView…

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## [paraview4.4 fail on debian 13](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview4-4-fail-on-debian-13/17078)

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**Author:** [@yudai-patronai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yudai-patronai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview4-4-fail-on-debian-13/17078 "2025-08-14T17:57:17Z")

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After the latest upgrade to debian 13 (kernel version 41), my old paraview 4.4 binaries, which used to work seamlessly for several years, - failed with the message symbol lookup error: /lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/libfontconf…

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## [Issue with "Plot Over Line" on high-order VTK data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-plot-over-line-on-high-order-vtk-data/17049)

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**Author:** [@lschek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lschek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-plot-over-line-on-high-order-vtk-data/17049 "2025-08-07T16:13:10Z")

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Hi! I’m experiencing issues with ParaView’s “Plot Over Line” filter when visualizing higher-order finite element data (polynomial order \> 2) exported in VTK format. To demonstrate the issue, I created a test case using …

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## [Slice/clip with surface not working](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-clip-with-surface-not-working/16004)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-clip-with-surface-not-working/16004 "2025-08-05T13:30:52Z")

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Hello, I would like to do this with a surface created from the filter connectivity (use the freesurface to cut my volume) extract interface between water and air - #3 by Kenneth\_Moreland Is this possible? the type of t…

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## [Groups of blocks](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/groups-of-blocks/17015)

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**Author:** [@JMeier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JMeier)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/groups-of-blocks/17015 "2025-08-05T12:30:00Z")

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Dear Community, I’m using Paraview to visualize and analyze data from ExodusII-Files. Those ExodusII files consist of a number of blocks. Using “object properties” (see section 4.12.1 in https://sandialabs.github.io/sea…

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## [ParaView on Ubuntu 22.04 shows empty transparent window — tried multiple versions](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-on-ubuntu-22-04-shows-empty-transparent-window-tried-multiple-versions/16860)

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**Author:** [@Vivian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vivian)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-on-ubuntu-22-04-shows-empty-transparent-window-tried-multiple-versions/16860 "2025-08-05T12:13:36Z")

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Dear ParaView Community, I’ve been trying to install and run ParaView on Ubuntu 22.04 (CPU-only system with Mesa/llvmpipe), but I consistently encounter the same issue: When I launch ParaView, the window opens but rema…

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## [how to bundle example visualization files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-bundle-example-visualization-files/17038)

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**Author:** [@qbisi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/qbisi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-bundle-example-visualization-files/17038 "2025-08-04T18:27:33Z")

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Hi, i am packaging paraview on nixpkgs, I want to bundle example visualization examples to Paraview. There has been a duplicated discussion here : However the discussion is for paraview-5.9 and the bundled examples ha…

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## [Wireframe representation for one-dimensional curve](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/wireframe-representation-for-one-dimensional-curve/17041)

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**Author:** [@mdev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mdev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/wireframe-representation-for-one-dimensional-curve/17041 "2025-08-04T15:31:22Z")

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Hello, I want to plot a 1-D curve in 3-D space for which I have a .vtu file which contains the 1-D mesh data including point coordinates, and their connectivity. Please find the attached .vtu file. When I select the ‘wi…

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## [Mesa: error: GL\_INVALID\_FRAMEBUFFER\_OPERATION in glDrawArrays](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mesa-error-gl-invalid-framebuffer-operation-in-gldrawarrays/17022)

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**Author:** [@moravveji](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/moravveji)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mesa-error-gl-invalid-framebuffer-operation-in-gldrawarrays/17022 "2025-08-04T13:48:09Z")

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Hi all I am building ParaView/5.11.2-foss-2023a module on our HPC system for our users, using EasyBuild. For now, I have successfully compiled ParaView on our Intel Skylake nodes under Rocky Linux 8.9. However, a simpl…

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## [Error Opening Transient Ensight Gold Export from Fluent on Linux Cluster in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-opening-transient-ensight-gold-export-from-fluent-on-linux-cluster-in-paraview/16990)

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**Author:** [@Max\_Munson](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Max_Munson)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-opening-transient-ensight-gold-export-from-fluent-on-linux-cluster-in-paraview/16990 "2025-08-01T15:42:14Z")

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I’m attempting to open the results from a transient Fluent simulation in Paraview. My results are in an Ensight Gold format with results written every 0.25 seconds. The simulation was run on a Linux computer cluster. I a…

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## [Scalar clip in programmable filter?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/scalar-clip-in-programmable-filter/17029)

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**Author:** [@pvengineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pvengineer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/scalar-clip-in-programmable-filter/17029 "2025-07-31T21:55:06Z")

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I am trying to clip a 2d slice polydata by scalar within a programmable filter. I want to do this within the programmable filter to wrap up a number of different steps together. I think this should be fairly simple, but …

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## [Point data for OpenFOAM, coordinates](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-data-for-openfoam-coordinates/16949)

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**Author:** [@niklyush](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/niklyush)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-data-for-openfoam-coordinates/16949 "2025-07-31T15:53:45Z")

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Good day to everyone. I would like to ask for an advice of somebody more experienced with ParaView than me, and I will be grateful for any input. I use paraview (paraFoam) to postprocess and also to export data after an…

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## [pvbatch: first screenshot empty, second is as it should be](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvbatch-first-screenshot-empty-second-is-as-it-should-be/16973)

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**Author:** [@Tox](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tox)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvbatch-first-screenshot-empty-second-is-as-it-should-be/16973 "2025-07-31T14:02:17Z")

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I am using Paraview 5.13.3 (on Windows 11) to generate a large number of plots with pvbatch. All work fine, except a limited set of plots. In the script, the first plots is empty (except for a color bar), the second is o…

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## [How to retrieve the renderer from a server-side Python's plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-retrieve-the-renderer-from-a-server-side-pythons-plugin/17030)

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**Author:** [@florezg](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/florezg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-retrieve-the-renderer-from-a-server-side-pythons-plugin/17030 "2025-07-31T13:11:54Z")

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To render VTK objects in top of default ones, like vtkPolyData, vtkUnstructuredGrid, etc., you need to get both the active view and then the respective renderer to attach a VTK actor to that display or viewport. To do so…

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## [pvserver that keeps running after crashing?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-that-keeps-running-after-crashing/16964)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-that-keeps-running-after-crashing/16964 "2025-07-29T16:15:29Z")

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Hello, at work, i have a pc and there is a workstation. i wanted to connect to my workstation from paraview in my pc. for this i am running (in the workstation) pvserver --force-offscreen-rendering from the ouput of it …

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## [Is Paraview 6.0RC3 compiled with EGL support?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-paraview-6-0rc3-compiled-with-egl-support/17017)

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**Author:** [@alessandro\_de\_maio](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alessandro_de_maio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-paraview-6-0rc3-compiled-with-egl-support/17017 "2025-07-28T17:34:23Z")

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Reading the release notes, it seems that now you can choose the rendering mode (at least with pvbatch) with the --opengl-window-backend but I’m wondering if the official 6.0RC3 has this capability or if that’s available …

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## [How to Compare Pressure Contours from OpenFOAM and ANSYS Fluent Simulations to Generate a Difference Plot?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-compare-pressure-contours-from-openfoam-and-ansys-fluent-simulations-to-generate-a-difference-plot/17009)

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**Author:** [@Mohsin\_Bashir](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mohsin_Bashir)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-compare-pressure-contours-from-openfoam-and-ansys-fluent-simulations-to-generate-a-difference-plot/17009 "2025-07-26T17:18:32Z")

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I ran CFD simulations on the same mesh using both OpenFOAM and ANSYS Fluent. Now, I want to compare the pressure contours by generating a difference plot (i.e., pressure\_OpenFOAM - pressure\_Fluent). What I Tried: Expor…

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## [Can't open hdf5 files under certain circumstances](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-open-hdf5-files-under-certain-circumstances/1490)

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**Author:** [@matse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/matse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-open-hdf5-files-under-certain-circumstances/1490 "2025-07-25T15:06:56Z")

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Hello, I use a FEM toolbox and create the output as hdf5 files (with an xdmf file, that I load in ParaView 5.6). If I set the start time of the simulation not to 0 and make the time step size smaller than 10^-5 (I get …

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## [Annotate Time filter not loading timesteps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/annotate-time-filter-not-loading-timesteps/16979)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Hamilton](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jason_Hamilton)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/annotate-time-filter-not-loading-timesteps/16979 "2025-07-25T07:25:50Z")

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When I load my FLASH data into ParaView 5.13.3 (superbuild with VisItBridge enabled), all timesteps for my data are read correctly: However, when I add a AnnotateTimeFilter, it only reads “Time: 0.000000”, as a singl…

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## [ray cast only mode in UniformGridRepresentation volume rendering have low quality compare to GPU based mode](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ray-cast-only-mode-in-uniformgridrepresentation-volume-rendering-have-low-quality-compare-to-gpu-based-mode/17006)

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**Author:** [@LeonHaoWI](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/LeonHaoWI)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ray-cast-only-mode-in-uniformgridrepresentation-volume-rendering-have-low-quality-compare-to-gpu-based-mode/17006 "2025-07-24T15:31:39Z")

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I’m using ParaView 5.13.1 on windows(local) to volume render a volume data(from a CT scan). Found that the image quality is very low in ray cast only mode(CPU only) compare to GPU based mode. When enable ray traci…

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## [Parameter study with multiple files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/parameter-study-with-multiple-files/17003)

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**Author:** [@Massimiliano\_Leoni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Massimiliano_Leoni)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/parameter-study-with-multiple-files/17003 "2025-07-24T11:57:53Z")

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Hello, I am trying to perform what I call a “parameter study” or “parameter sweep” for a model I’m studying. I am aware of parameter studies with comparative views but that is somehow orthogonal to what I want to do in …

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## [Time and spanwise averaged field](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-and-spanwise-averaged-field/17004)

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**Author:** [@akshay0809](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/akshay0809)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-and-spanwise-averaged-field/17004 "2025-07-24T11:23:14Z")

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Hi all, I’m working with unsteady flow data stored as time series for several spanwise slices (e.g., “s0001”, “s0002”, etc.), each located at a different z-position. My goal is to compute a single 2D field that is both …

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## [what is inspect.py and what is it aimed for?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-is-inspect-py-and-what-is-it-aimed-for/16897)

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**Author:** [@nitawa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nitawa)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-is-inspect-py-and-what-is-it-aimed-for/16897 "2025-07-23T20:13:12Z")

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Dear experts, in ParaView 5.13, what is the inspect \[1\] module used for - I don’t see any entry in the documentation about it. Does it correspond to the site-packages/paraview/inspect.py file ? If this is the case, IM…

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## [paraview particle tracer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-particle-tracer/16998)

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**Author:** [@semeraro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/semeraro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-particle-tracer/16998 "2025-07-23T19:25:11Z")

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Hello there, I am encountering errors when I use the particletracer filter on a vtr time series in paraview version 5.11.1. The error looks like this ERROR: In vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx, line 878 vtkPVPost…

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## [Unwanted Curved Edges Appear in Slice When Visualizing Mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unwanted-curved-edges-appear-in-slice-when-visualizing-mesh/16996)

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**Author:** [@Daluar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Daluar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unwanted-curved-edges-appear-in-slice-when-visualizing-mesh/16996 "2025-07-23T19:11:14Z")

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Hi all, When I visualize a ‘Slice’ in ParaView and enable “Surface with Edges/Wireframe” to show the mesh around the wing of an aircraft, I see unexpected curved or diagonal lines in the interior of the domain. These li…

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## [issues with displaying data in pvbatch with colorbars and legends](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-displaying-data-in-pvbatch-with-colorbars-and-legends/16925)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-displaying-data-in-pvbatch-with-colorbars-and-legends/16925 "2025-07-23T14:58:02Z")

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Hello, Instead of using everytime the trace function, i have a base script that outlines the workflow that i do and when i need a new workflow, i base myself on this script and modify it. this is working like a charm fo…

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