# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=166

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## [Distributed volume rendering using VTK's numpy support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/distributed-volume-rendering-using-vtks-numpy-support/5399)

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**Author:** [@NickLeaf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/NickLeaf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/distributed-volume-rendering-using-vtks-numpy-support/5399 "2020-09-25T17:32:25Z")

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I have a workflow using Dask-MPI to move data distributed across multiple nodes into VTK for rendering. The source data is a regular grid fp32 supernova dataset that is pre-partitioned by Dask. Each MPI rank gets one par…

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## [Documentation for VisIt bridge readers](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/documentation-for-visit-bridge-readers/5416)

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**Author:** [@whophil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/whophil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/documentation-for-visit-bridge-readers/5416 "2020-09-23T23:48:12Z")

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It looks like there was documentation for VisIt bridge readers once upon a time. For example, a quick search turns up the following URL, which is now dead: https://kitware.github.io/paraview-docs/nightly/python/paraview…

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## [How to put a text in the center of a renderview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-put-a-text-in-the-center-of-a-renderview/5304)

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**Author:** [@sharaborin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharaborin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-put-a-text-in-the-center-of-a-renderview/5304 "2020-09-23T17:03:57Z")

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Dear All, I am trying to put a text in the center of the renderview on the specific height Oy, not center bottom. How to do it? I am using pvpython. setting position is not suitable, because I don’t know the length B…

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## [Arbitary Order Lagrange Hexahedron Element Connectivity](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/arbitary-order-lagrange-hexahedron-element-connectivity/1153)

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**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/arbitary-order-lagrange-hexahedron-element-connectivity/1153 "2020-09-23T14:20:27Z")

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The new versions of ParaView(5.5 and above) supports arbitary order lagrange hexahedron elements. The ordering of the points (lagrange points facepoints+interior+corners)associated with the elements hasn’t been provided …

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## [PVPython for NetCDF to write .csv files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-netcdf-to-write-csv-files/5409)

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**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-for-netcdf-to-write-csv-files/5409 "2020-09-23T14:12:53Z")

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I’m trying to convert a NetCDF file to a .csv format so that the data along with the coordinates could be imported into something else. I have tried using the GUI to do that and also pvpython script (thanks to @mwestphal …

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## [Opacity not functioning properly](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opacity-not-functioning-properly/5382)

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**Author:** [@heisenmech](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/heisenmech)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opacity-not-functioning-properly/5382 "2020-09-23T13:50:15Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to make solid surfaces transparent to a certain degree with opacity option. It still, however, shows some patches on the surfaces, which looks quite ugly. (This case has been exported from Fluent.) I…

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## [Simplifying cell data - quadrilateral to triangle elements](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simplifying-cell-data-quadrilateral-to-triangle-elements/5386)

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**Author:** [@whophil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/whophil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simplifying-cell-data-quadrilateral-to-triangle-elements/5386 "2020-09-23T12:41:01Z")

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I have a surface mesh consisting of quadrilateral cells. Each quad is actually a triangle with one point repeated (three unique vertices). I’d like to simplify this so that each cell is represented as a triangle element.…

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## [CGNS file read filters with Python shell - Automation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-file-read-filters-with-python-shell-automation/5406)

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**Author:** [@MkOC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MkOC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-file-read-filters-with-python-shell-automation/5406 "2020-09-23T07:45:09Z")

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Hello to everyone, Could you please help me on this? I will be very descriptive for the sake of understanding. I want to postprocess the following simulacions on Paraview : FD1.sim1 FD1.sim2 FD1.sim3 FD2.sim1 FD2.sim…

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## [1D NetCDF CF compliant data causes Paraview 5.8.1 to crash](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/1d-netcdf-cf-compliant-data-causes-paraview-5-8-1-to-crash/5401)

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**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/1d-netcdf-cf-compliant-data-causes-paraview-5-8-1-to-crash/5401 "2020-09-23T01:01:01Z")

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Hi I’m new to using Paraview for NetCDF format and also am un-familiar with the format. So any and all insights are appreciated. I’m trying to open the following file, cm1out\_diag\_000607.nc (274.2 KB) which I presume i…

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## [Is it possible to read .csv files which have multiple header rows?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-read-csv-files-which-have-multiple-header-rows/5258)

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**Author:** [@Charon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Charon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-read-csv-files-which-have-multiple-header-rows/5258 "2020-09-22T22:19:21Z")

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I’m trying to read .csv files for visualization of 3D point data. There is a lot of .csv files, and these files have two header rows. I want to skip first row and read second rows as header. (These files were read by …

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## [How to add temperature data for external mesh?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-temperature-data-for-external-mesh/5387)

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**Author:** [@rasunag27](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rasunag27)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-temperature-data-for-external-mesh/5387 "2020-09-22T14:27:26Z")

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Dear All, I have a dataset which contains x, y and z co-ordinates along with temperature data. Since, it is point clouds and in Paraview it is visible as points, Delaunay gave very rough mesh and so I could not create a…

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## [Append table to existing geometry](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/append-table-to-existing-geometry/5393)

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**Author:** [@sanyasis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sanyasis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/append-table-to-existing-geometry/5393 "2020-09-22T14:07:32Z")

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Hello, I have a csv file containing the X, Y and Z coordinates of a geometry and additional quantities which I want to visualize. I also have the original geometry as a 3D surface with the exact same X,Y and Z coordinat…

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## [python-created render window is blank](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-created-render-window-is-blank/5390)

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**Author:** [@jjstickel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jjstickel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-created-render-window-is-blank/5390 "2020-09-21T15:39:23Z")

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I am trying to use self-compiled paraview-python (from an iPython shell) on Mac. I was able to build Paraview and link to my preferred python (v-3.8). Using the python shell from the Paraview gui works fine: Sphere() Sh…

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## [Circle surface visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/circle-surface-visualization/5389)

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**Author:** [@kiennt86](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kiennt86)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/circle-surface-visualization/5389 "2020-09-21T14:42:30Z")

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Hello, I’m new to paraview. I recently got a problem while using paraview to visualize the results. I run the simulation with Europlexus software and write out the \*.vtu file. When I opened \*.vtu file with paraview, i…

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## [ControlDict issue Error 4](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/controldict-issue-error-4/5380)

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**Author:** [@Reptider](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Reptider)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/controldict-issue-error-4/5380 "2020-09-18T13:40:19Z")

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Hello. I have the issue “ERROR 4: \`/home/nick/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-v2006/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/elbow\_tri/system/controlDict’ not recognized as a supported file format.” when I press “Apply” in paraView after choi…

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## [ParaviewWeb and VTK Server Remote Renderer weird behaviour](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviewweb-and-vtk-server-remote-renderer-weird-behaviour/5226)

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**Author:** [@EnnioBolondi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/EnnioBolondi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviewweb-and-vtk-server-remote-renderer-weird-behaviour/5226 "2020-09-18T12:48:22Z")

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Hi there, I’m working on Remote Rendered (following this example) and I’m experiencing a weired behaviour. Let me explain: We created a Remote Renderer using ParaviewWeb as a frontend and a VTK Server for the BackEn…

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## [Paraview "expanding" when opening .foam file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-expanding-when-opening-foam-file/5378)

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**Author:** [@Luca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Luca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-expanding-when-opening-foam-file/5378 "2020-09-18T10:27:13Z")

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Hi! I encountered issues when opening a .foam file of a cfd simulation run on openfoam. Once I open the file and click “apply” in paraview, the layout window seems to expand and the “properties” window shows some weird…

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## [Read a mesh file(\*.inp) at Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-a-mesh-file-inp-at-paraview/5338)

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**Author:** [@Hokon\_Kim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hokon_Kim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-a-mesh-file-inp-at-paraview/5338 "2020-09-18T09:01:51Z")

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Dear ParaView support, Hello, I want to ask a question related to reading a mesh file. I had a mesh file(\*.inp) made by using commercial license software(Simpleware ScanIP). If I open the mesh file via Paraview, a pop…

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## [OpenVR Interaction](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/openvr-interaction/316)

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**Author:** [@Niklas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Niklas)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/openvr-interaction/316 "2020-09-18T00:32:29Z")

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Dear All, ParaViewVR works really nice, but I have three minor questions concerning the controls. Say I have a visualization with two iso-surfaces, a slice and some volume rendering. If I am in grab mode, I can often no…

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## [CGNSSeriesReader usage with Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgnsseriesreader-usage-with-python/2673)

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**Author:** [@MicK7](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MicK7)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgnsseriesreader-usage-with-python/2673 "2020-09-17T22:23:04Z")

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Hi, in paraview 5.4.1 it was possible to do a selection of base and family to read from CGNS file from python (It was an “AND” operator between base and family). Code looked like this: myreader = CGNSSeriesReader() m…

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## [Issue Reloading in Files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-reloading-in-files/5288)

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**Author:** [@Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jessblair11)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-reloading-in-files/5288 "2020-09-17T15:00:18Z")

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Hello, I recently started saving .vtu files for simulations, added filters, and exported solid models from SimVascular and added filters to these as well. Whenever I click on “Save State” and come back to ParaView a few…

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## [Adjusting Table on ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adjusting-table-on-paraview/5341)

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**Author:** [@Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jessblair11)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adjusting-table-on-paraview/5341 "2020-09-17T14:58:12Z")

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Hello! I recently uploaded a simulation to ParaView via SimVascular and was trying to adjust the data table that is shown when average pressure is being portrayed on the model. I noticed that the colors my model portray…

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## [Delaunay Triangulation with Hollow Portion](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/delaunay-triangulation-with-hollow-portion/5334)

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**Author:** [@rw20](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rw20)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/delaunay-triangulation-with-hollow-portion/5334 "2020-09-17T14:51:26Z")

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Hello, I am importing a point cloud with a hollow region into ParaView. The point cloud is of a scanned cell culture with the hollow region representing the nucleus. I have been using the Delaunay 3D filter to recreate …

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## [Annotate time varying parameters in animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/annotate-time-varying-parameters-in-animation/5345)

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**Author:** [@LauraAG](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/LauraAG)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/annotate-time-varying-parameters-in-animation/5345 "2020-09-17T12:57:56Z")

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Hello all! I have been struggling during the past week with the following issue and I wonder if someone could help me. My issue is that I have, as a result of a micromagnetic simulation, an animation of several vtk fil…

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## [paraview 5.4.0 problem associated with HPC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-4-0-problem-associated-with-hpc/5332)

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**Author:** [@mchoudhry01](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mchoudhry01)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-4-0-problem-associated-with-hpc/5332 "2020-09-17T11:45:16Z")

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Hi, I need help. I have paraview 5.4.0 in my Computer and in UNIVERSITY HPC apps/paraview/5.4.1/bin so it should run fine but whenever I am trying to run the paraview window open with the error and whenever I close th…

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## [Removing background when exporting .svg images](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/removing-background-when-exporting-svg-images/5312)

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**Author:** [@TimJim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/TimJim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/removing-background-when-exporting-svg-images/5312 "2020-09-17T08:46:13Z")

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Hi, I am trying to remove the background from my .svg images. I’m fairly certain after checking the OP of this question again, that it is actually related! I’m using File --\> Export Scene to bring up a save file dialog…

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## [Reader not found for loading .vtk file (done in ubuntu)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reader-not-found-for-loading-vtk-file-done-in-ubuntu/5368)

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**Author:** [@sambhuc7](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sambhuc7)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reader-not-found-for-loading-vtk-file-done-in-ubuntu/5368 "2020-09-17T08:43:43Z")

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Im using paraview 5.4. and could not find any reader in paraview to load my .vtk files.While opening the files it shows a message like this and a list of readers are shown. If I select the vtkparticle files reader, the…

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## [How to solve errors occured when two Paraview clients connect to a pvserver?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-solve-errors-occured-when-two-paraview-clients-connect-to-a-pvserver/5362)

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**Author:** [@Jerry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jerry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 7:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-solve-errors-occured-when-two-paraview-clients-connect-to-a-pvserver/5362 "2020-09-17T07:49:58Z")

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I have made a ParaView server by two virtual machine on a host machine. It is normal when I connect to the server using only one ParaView client. But errors(as follow pic) occured when I connect the server using the seco…

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## [Paraview 5.8 Mac installer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-mac-installer/5366)

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**Author:** [@kmilo9999](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kmilo9999)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-mac-installer/5366 "2020-09-16T17:11:54Z")

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Hello, We tried to install ParaView-5.8.0-MPI-OSX10.12-Python2.7-64bit.dmg using on a mac book pro with Catalina 10.15.6, but we get the error: “There may be a problem with this disk image. Are you sure you want to op…

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## [Open 3D .plt binary files from tecplot being read as 2D](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-3d-plt-binary-files-from-tecplot-being-read-as-2d/5358)

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**Author:** [@Partth\_Laad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Partth_Laad)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-3d-plt-binary-files-from-tecplot-being-read-as-2d/5358 "2020-09-16T16:22:20Z")

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Hi all, I had a quick question, I have binary data sets from tecplot (.plt) before I realized my solver can output in EnSight format (which works best for me in PV). The problem is I cannot convert this .plt to the ensi…

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