# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=163

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## [Unknown argument: Support for 64 bit file systems](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unknown-argument-support-for-64-bit-file-systems/5568)

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**Author:** [@Francesc\_Costa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francesc_Costa)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unknown-argument-support-for-64-bit-file-systems/5568 "2020-10-26T15:26:13Z")

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Hello, I am trying to build paraview for Windows (that is because I am getting a version mismatch when I try to connect to my ubuntu server). I am following this tutorial: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/…

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## [CMake unknown argument : Support for 64 bit file systems on Ubuntu 18.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cmake-unknown-argument-support-for-64-bit-file-systems-on-ubuntu-18-04/5646)

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**Author:** [@williamfgc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/williamfgc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cmake-unknown-argument-support-for-64-bit-file-systems-on-ubuntu-18-04/5646 "2020-10-26T12:41:41Z")

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I’m running into this issue when configuring ParaView master on Ubuntu 18.04 using gcc 8 from synaptic and CMake 3.19.0-rc1. This is a 64-bit system (AMD Ryzen 7 3700X) and I haven’t seen this error in the past with CMak…

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## [Axis Tick Properties](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axis-tick-properties/5653)

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**Author:** [@lll123](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lll123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axis-tick-properties/5653 "2020-10-26T10:38:45Z")

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Is there any way to change the axis tick mark linewidth and length?

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## [Volume Viewing Issue](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-viewing-issue/5650)

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**Author:** [@Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jessblair11)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-viewing-issue/5650 "2020-10-25T21:38:49Z")

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Hello! I am trying to view the volume of a .vtu file at a certain timestep, but whenever I use the drop down box and click on “volume”, my ParaView Layout turns pitch black. I have included a screenshot for reference. A…

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## [ResampleToImage Filter for FE mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resampletoimage-filter-for-fe-mesh/5640)

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**Author:** [@chathu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/chathu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resampletoimage-filter-for-fe-mesh/5640 "2020-10-23T11:26:34Z")

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I have created a volumetric mesh using gmsh toolkit. It has a liver inside of a box. I have used two physical groups one is to hold the data for the liver and the other group is to hold the whole 3D volumetric mesh using…

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## [Transparent background animation problem.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparent-background-animation-problem/4325)

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**Author:** [@eurodev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/eurodev)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparent-background-animation-problem/4325 "2020-10-23T09:37:11Z")

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Hello everyone and thank you for reading me, I am trying to render a video animation of some results using “save animation” in Paraview. The problem is that I’m needing a transparent background for this, but regardless …

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## [Using ParaView without rendering?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-paraview-without-rendering/5634)

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**Author:** [@Noam\_Gat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Noam_Gat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-paraview-without-rendering/5634 "2020-10-23T07:47:24Z")

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Hi, I am looking at Paraview for ray traced simulation needs. Simply put, I have a lot (thousands if not more) of static scenes (but programatically generated) containing between 1k-10k cubes, and I would like to rayca…

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## [How to hide a part of a mesh?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-hide-a-part-of-a-mesh/5591)

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**Author:** [@rosicley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rosicley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-hide-a-part-of-a-mesh/5591 "2020-10-23T07:44:25Z")

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I have two files .vtu, one represents a global mesh and the other represents a local mesh that is over the global mesh, as seen in the figure below. I want to hide the part of the global mesh that is under the local m…

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## [troubleshooting core dumps in Ubuntu 18.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/troubleshooting-core-dumps-in-ubuntu-18-04/5601)

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**Author:** [@Francesc\_Costa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francesc_Costa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/troubleshooting-core-dumps-in-ubuntu-18-04/5601 "2020-10-22T19:28:48Z")

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Hello, Can you give some help in understanding a core dump while running paraview in a Ubuntu 18.04? I have not experience in understanding core dumps in Ubuntu. How can I know what is the problem? I do not know if it…

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## [Surface LIC Crashes Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-crashes-paraview/5632)

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**Author:** [@JSmith](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JSmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-crashes-paraview/5632 "2020-10-22T17:17:19Z")

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So Using these forms i found the plug in for surface LIC but when i try to use it the program crashes and closes on me reading i found its a driver issue with Nvidia cards but im not sure what driver or what to fix wi…

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## [Error reading cell array offset header](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-reading-cell-array-offset-header/5629)

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**Author:** [@JanPara](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JanPara)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-reading-cell-array-offset-header/5629 "2020-10-22T16:29:24Z")

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Hey there! I’m new at Paraview and I have a problem. I tried to open the following .vtk file, but there comes out the error: Reading cell array offset header. Tried to fix but it actually doesn’t works and i have no fur…

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## [Avoid client-server version mismatch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/avoid-client-server-version-mismatch/5584)

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**Author:** [@Francesc\_Costa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francesc_Costa)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/avoid-client-server-version-mismatch/5584 "2020-10-22T15:59:10Z")

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Hello, I have successfully built Paraview from source code in a Ubuntu machine. I have a Paraview Desktop native app with version: Windows version: 5.8.1 When I try to connect the Windows Paraview Desktop with the r…

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## [performing some mathematical operation on each time steps separately and then subtract the two time steps datas.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/performing-some-mathematical-operation-on-each-time-steps-separately-and-then-subtract-the-two-time-steps-datas/5625)

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**Author:** [@nvdmt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nvdmt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/performing-some-mathematical-operation-on-each-time-steps-separately-and-then-subtract-the-two-time-steps-datas/5625 "2020-10-22T15:06:30Z")

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Hi everyone, First of all, I need to mention that I am totally new on this forum and a bit newbie in using ParaView. So please forgive me if I am not writing professionally. My question is how can I load a single mesh …

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## [Thresholding Nodal Information in VTK file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/thresholding-nodal-information-in-vtk-file/5613)

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**Author:** [@reox](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/reox)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/thresholding-nodal-information-in-vtk-file/5613 "2020-10-22T08:34:37Z")

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I have a VTK file containing scalar values for some points. I would like to display them as a point gaussian and furthermore threshold some values, for example remove all values which are zero. Here is a small test sam…

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## [Issue about pressure contour stimulation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-about-pressure-contour-stimulation/5622)

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**Author:** [@BryanHo98](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BryanHo98)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-about-pressure-contour-stimulation/5622 "2020-10-22T07:44:44Z")

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Any idea why am I keep getting the picture one solution but not the picture 2 ? Thanks!

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## [View order of multiple datasets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/view-order-of-multiple-datasets/5619)

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**Author:** [@Henry\_Han](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Henry_Han)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/view-order-of-multiple-datasets/5619 "2020-10-21T23:20:18Z")

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Hi, I haven’t found a solution for this. I have a .tec dataset of fluid data and a .3d dataset of particle data. Whenever I add both datasets, the tec data is always on top of the particle data. Is there a way to change…

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## [Assigning coordinates from variable](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/assigning-coordinates-from-variable/5612)

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**Author:** [@aschueth](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aschueth)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/assigning-coordinates-from-variable/5612 "2020-10-21T20:43:15Z")

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Hi, I have a fairly simple question I believe, but after almost an hour of googling and searching I could not find a reasonable answer. I have a structured grid output from a model, whose coordinates are simply a range …

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## [Paraview quits when I use the programmable source](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-quits-when-i-use-the-programmable-source/5618)

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**Author:** [@CJustin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CJustin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-quits-when-i-use-the-programmable-source/5618 "2020-10-21T20:19:13Z")

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Hi there, I don’t know if this is because of the programmable source I wrote or what, but Paraview quits if I apply the code below to the programmable source: \`import numpy as np from paraview import vtk fname = ‘Pat…

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## [Plot of "Total Kinetic Energy" with respect to time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-of-total-kinetic-energy-with-respect-to-time/5609)

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**Author:** [@SHIVAM\_GUPTA](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SHIVAM_GUPTA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-of-total-kinetic-energy-with-respect-to-time/5609 "2020-10-20T17:41:46Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to plot “Total Kinetic Energy” of the domain with respect to time in paraview to check whether my Simulation has achieved steady-state or not. I am not getting any suitable filters/options to do t…

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## [Visualizing/Loading RAW data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizing-loading-raw-data/1215)

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**Author:** [@jacksonbaglino](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jacksonbaglino)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizing-loading-raw-data/1215 "2020-10-20T15:59:30Z")

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When I try to load .RAW data into ParaView, I run into an issue where ParaView does not load all the data (usually about half). I don’t believe it is necessarily the size of the data, because I have used other Computers …

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## [Help with vtu/vtm formats and boundary patches](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-vtu-vtm-formats-and-boundary-patches/5604)

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**Author:** [@Rajesh\_Venkatesan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rajesh_Venkatesan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-vtu-vtm-formats-and-boundary-patches/5604 "2020-10-20T13:24:58Z")

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Dear ParaView Forum, I am trying to write output from a parallel CFD solver and I am using the VTKUnstructuredGrid (.vtu) format. I wanted to save the name of the boundary patches/surfaces, but apparently there is no su…

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## [Intel 630 graphics card bug](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-630-graphics-card-bug/4132)

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**Author:** [@sidnei.paciornik](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sidnei.paciornik)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-630-graphics-card-bug/4132 "2020-10-19T14:26:58Z")

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Dear colleagues I know this issue has been discussed before, but I could not find a solution easily. I have an Intel UHD Graphics 630 card with the latest driver (26.20.100.7262). Paraview gets lost and messes up the G…

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## [Status of Higher Order element support in Paraview/VTK](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/status-of-higher-order-element-support-in-paraview-vtk/5587)

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**Author:** [@rweed17](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rweed17)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/status-of-higher-order-element-support-in-paraview-vtk/5587 "2020-10-18T12:28:27Z")

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Hi. Can someone please give me the status of support for the VTK\_HIGHER\_ORDER\_TETRAHEDRON and VTK\_HIGHER\_ORDER\_WEDGE cell types in Paraview. I have an application that uses a mix of VTK\_TRI\_QUADRATIC\_HEXAHEDRON (27 nod…

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## [pvpython and postprocessing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-and-postprocessing/5556)

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**Author:** [@Propanotriol](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Propanotriol)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-and-postprocessing/5556 "2020-10-17T10:01:35Z")

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Dear all, I am trying to automatise my post-processing of an OpenFOAM case using pvpython. I obtain the result that I need and I want, however, I want to improve the code. I am really new, and it is my first time with …

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## [Reversing axes in mesh imports](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reversing-axes-in-mesh-imports/5589)

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**Author:** [@elainehoml](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/elainehoml)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reversing-axes-in-mesh-imports/5589 "2020-10-16T21:18:52Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to view .obj meshes with .tiff 3D images. However, the .obj meshes import coordinates in the order \[z,y,x\] and the .tiff image does it \[x,y,z\]. Any ideas on how to match these up (ideally using the .ti…

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## [calling paraview as I do for pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calling-paraview-as-i-do-for-pvpython/5570)

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**Author:** [@Francesc\_Costa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francesc_Costa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calling-paraview-as-i-do-for-pvpython/5570 "2020-10-15T19:23:41Z")

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Hello, I have successfully set-up paraview-lite in a ubuntu machine. I start the server with: pvpython ./server/pvw-lite.py --data ~/3d\_samples --port 8082 how can I do the same without using the python wrapper? how …

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## [mesa support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mesa-support/5569)

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**Author:** [@Francesc\_Costa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francesc_Costa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mesa-support/5569 "2020-10-15T17:25:46Z")

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Hello, How can I know if my recent successfull build of paraview supports mesa or not? I have not seen it as an option in ccmake Regards, Francesc

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## [ParaView 5.8 Segmentation Fault When loading files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-segmentation-fault-when-loading-files/3771)

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**Author:** [@yopology](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yopology)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-segmentation-fault-when-loading-files/3771 "2020-10-15T16:46:33Z")

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Hi, I get a segmentation fault error when I use ParaView 5.8 to load data files, including the files in the dataset for the ParaView tutorial (e.g., can.ex2 and disk\_out\_ref.ex2), as well as HDF5 files created by my ow…

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## [render the vthb data by paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/render-the-vthb-data-by-paraview/5566)

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**Author:** [@zhe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zhe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/render-the-vthb-data-by-paraview/5566 "2020-10-15T15:38:43Z")

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Hello, My question might a little bit similar to this one (https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reader-for-visualizing-overlappingamr-data/1314), I tried to build the example here (https://github.com/Kitware/VTK/blob/master…

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## [Reflection effect of PBR](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560)

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**Author:** [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560 "2020-10-15T15:34:03Z")

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I want to achieve the reflection effect of PBR, but I can’t find the Use As Environment Lighting option where and where do I select skyBox. I looked it up in ParaviewGuide and I couldn’t find out.

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