# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=170

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## [Arbitrary Annotation in Line Chart View](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/arbitrary-annotation-in-line-chart-view/5146)

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**Author:** [@patchett2002](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/patchett2002)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/arbitrary-annotation-in-line-chart-view/5146 "2020-08-21T03:10:39Z")

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I am trying to add text to the line chart view. I think I should be able to make a text source and have it behave like it does in render view. But when create a source, click on the line chart view, and turn on visibilit…

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## [Running a pvpython server in Google Kubernetes engine environment](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-a-pvpython-server-in-google-kubernetes-engine-environment/5132)

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**Author:** [@Yasushi\_Saito](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yasushi_Saito)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-a-pvpython-server-in-google-kubernetes-engine-environment/5132 "2020-08-20T18:25:39Z")

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I’m trying to run a pvpython server in a GKE container with NVidia Tesla T4, and having trouble getting everything to work. The server crashes with a message (1426.516s) \[paraview \] vtkShaderProgram.cxx:438 …

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## [paraview crashes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes/4942)

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**Author:** [@Jie](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes/4942 "2020-08-20T13:16:32Z")

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Hello, when the paraview client reads larger data, it crashes. How can I do it? Thank you!

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## [Animation camera position problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animation-camera-position-problem/5135)

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**Author:** [@liuqy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/liuqy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animation-camera-position-problem/5135 "2020-08-19T14:52:00Z")

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I’m trying to add an animation (Follow Path of Orbit)， I can see the yellow circle with white points surrounding my object. If I move the white point in the yellow circle, the track in the screen and camera positions i…

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## [\[solved\]: superbuild on macOS: only sytem qt5](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/solved-superbuild-on-macos-only-sytem-qt5/5137)

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**Author:** [@Fabian188](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fabian188)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/solved-superbuild-on-macos-only-sytem-qt5/5137 "2020-08-19T14:26:53Z")

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trying to build superbuild on macOS 10.15 (Catalina) ENABLE\_qt5 fails as it cannot find it on the system. It works with -DQt5\_DIR=/usr/local/Cellar/qt/5.15.0/lib/cmake/Qt5/ with a qt installed via brew. In APPLE/patches…

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## [Csv file into paraview using structured grid filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-file-into-paraview-using-structured-grid-filter/5112)

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**Author:** [@anon44151210](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anon44151210)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-file-into-paraview-using-structured-grid-filter/5112 "2020-08-19T09:53:06Z")

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Hi Everyone, I want to import my experimental results in csv format into paraview for visualisation and further to extract results, but let me describe here that structured grid filter needs whole extent to specify… i k…

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## [Remove feature edges on reflection axis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/remove-feature-edges-on-reflection-axis/5125)

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**Author:** [@thabuis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/thabuis)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/remove-feature-edges-on-reflection-axis/5125 "2020-08-19T07:24:16Z")

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Hello, I would like to render the stress distribution inside a deformed structure and keep showing the contour/boundaries of the undeformed one. As my structure is symmetric, my input results correspond to one half (1 …

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## [NVIDIA IndeX for files based on Pyevtk](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nvidia-index-for-files-based-on-pyevtk/5130)

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**Author:** [@dynentropy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dynentropy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nvidia-index-for-files-based-on-pyevtk/5130 "2020-08-18T14:48:02Z")

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Hello guys, I use the python library “pyevtk” to export numpy arrays to a “.vtr” file (function gridToVTK). But I don’t see the Nvidia IndeX option within the representation option of ParaView when the plugin is loaded…

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## [loading data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-data/5119)

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**Author:** [@saeiditi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/saeiditi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-data/5119 "2020-08-18T08:08:38Z")

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Hello, There is an issue using Paraview on my computer. When we open the same file on the same version of Paraview (5.8.1 or 5.8.0 or even 5.2.0 ) on different computes we get different results. I don’t know what can be…

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## [Get data over curved surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-data-over-curved-surface/5116)

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**Author:** [@marc\_beringuier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marc_beringuier)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-data-over-curved-surface/5116 "2020-08-17T18:12:35Z")

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Hi, I’m a very begginer with paraview 4.3.1, I made a simulation thanks to SPH-flow, in order to see the pressure of the water on a rolling tire. So now I have the results in .xmf fomat, I can visualize them, plot over …

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## [How to get the plot over line in a time average](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-plot-over-line-in-a-time-average/5117)

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**Author:** [@chunleili](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/chunleili)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-plot-over-line-in-a-time-average/5117 "2020-08-17T18:04:47Z")

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Hi I got a CFD result which is transient, so I want to get a time averaged result in 10s. But in the meanwhile, I want to display the pressure along a line. Usually I select the cells and plot the time average by “plot…

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## [Automatically apply view settings?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatically-apply-view-settings/5058)

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**Author:** [@AhmedSalih3d](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AhmedSalih3d)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatically-apply-view-settings/5058 "2020-08-15T00:01:59Z")

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Hello! Whenever I open a file I have to go change almost everything, i.e. change to “3D glyphs” then choose “2d glyphs” then select as vertex and then select colouring. This is quite annoying. Is there a way to tell Pa…

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## [How to open ".npy" file or convert ".npy" file to Paraview format?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-npy-file-or-convert-npy-file-to-paraview-format/5105)

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**Author:** [@rasunag27](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rasunag27)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-npy-file-or-convert-npy-file-to-paraview-format/5105 "2020-08-14T22:08:45Z")

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Dear all, I have a 3-dimensional volume array of size (64, 64, 64) which has an extension of “.npy”. I wanted to visualize in paraview so that I can do post-processing work from the software. Since, paraview does not…

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## [No cell data from vtkThreshold in Python plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-cell-data-from-vtkthreshold-in-python-plugin/4167)

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**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-cell-data-from-vtkthreshold-in-python-plugin/4167 "2020-08-14T19:54:12Z")

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I’m experimenting with a simple Python plugin that uses vtkThreshold but constrains the low and high values to a particular delta. The issue I’m having is that unlike the standard “Threshold” filter in ParaView, my simp…

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## [Building Paraview from source is missing pvbatch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-from-source-is-missing-pvbatch/5050)

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**Author:** [@R.B](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/R.B)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-from-source-is-missing-pvbatch/5050 "2020-08-14T17:20:41Z")

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Hello, I’m built Paraview from source with osmesa on a Linux cluster that has no graphics card. I had MPI enabled. After building and installing with make install the directory install/bin/ does not have pvbatch or pvpy…

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## [Cannot connect to Catalyst Live visualization on Mac OS X](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-connect-to-catalyst-live-visualization-on-mac-os-x/301)

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**Author:** [@Senui](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Senui)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-connect-to-catalyst-live-visualization-on-mac-os-x/301 "2020-08-14T15:32:35Z")

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Hello, I am trying to get a simple live visualization demo to run on Mac OS X 10.11. It’s the CxxNonOverlappingAMRExample. I am using ParaView v5.5.2. By the way, the example runs fine on my Linux machine. The steps to…

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## [volume rendering error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-error/5087)

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**Author:** [@Partth\_Laad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Partth_Laad)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-error/5087 "2020-08-12T18:01:26Z")

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When using the Paraview volume render I am met with the following error: ERROR: In C:\\bbd\\a2ca2c3a\\source-paraview\\VTK\\Common\\ExecutionModel\\vtkCompositeDataPipeline.cxx, line 154 vtkPVDataRepresentationPipeline (00000…

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## [Integrate Variable filter does not produce my expected result!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-variable-filter-does-not-produce-my-expected-result/5088)

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**Author:** [@mohammad\_faghih](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mohammad_faghih)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-variable-filter-does-not-produce-my-expected-result/5088 "2020-08-12T01:40:00Z")

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Say I am using ParaView to visualize/post-process results of a 3D simulation where the case name is foo.foam with imported cell arrays: V (volume of cell), and X (some arbitrary scalar variable). So, I apply the Integra…

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## [tool tip fields display](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tool-tip-fields-display/5086)

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**Author:** [@sck2020](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sck2020)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tool-tip-fields-display/5086 "2020-08-11T18:59:23Z")

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is there a way to add text to our customize the columns in a tooltip when hover points is on

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## [How can I extract the radius of the tubes in Paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-extract-the-radius-of-the-tubes-in-paraview/5071)

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**Author:** [@Xinyu\_Li](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Xinyu_Li)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-extract-the-radius-of-the-tubes-in-paraview/5071 "2020-08-11T16:58:34Z")

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Hi everyone, I plotted hundreds of tubes in Paraview and select ‘vary radius by vector’. Now I want to know the relationship between the radius of the tube and the magnitude of the vector. Therefore how can I extract th…

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## [building version 5.8.1 fails](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-version-5-8-1-fails/5070)

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**Author:** [@Rigel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rigel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-version-5-8-1-fails/5070 "2020-08-11T13:57:35Z")

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Hi, I have been trying to build ParaView 5.8 from source since version 5.8.0, but it fails (see https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-version-5-8-0-fails/3660). I have just tried again, with the newly released versi…

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## [Periodic boundary conditions and stream tracer analysis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/periodic-boundary-conditions-and-stream-tracer-analysis/5079)

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**Author:** [@samhughes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/samhughes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/periodic-boundary-conditions-and-stream-tracer-analysis/5079 "2020-08-11T10:47:58Z")

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Hi there, I’ve been trying to find a way to do the following, I’ve not found anything online, nor had much success myself and was wondering if anyone had done anything similar, seen a similar problem or knows a good way…

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## [Paraview not working](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-working/5075)

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**Author:** [@KB92](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/KB92)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-working/5075 "2020-08-11T08:25:15Z")

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Hello, I have Paraview 5.8.0 installed on my computer with windows 10. It works okay when I am in the office but doesn’t work elsewhere. If I try to use Paraview at home I have to turn off internet and switch my laptop …

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## [Importing .raw files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-raw-files/2956)

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**Author:** [@usiu5555](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/usiu5555)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 7:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-raw-files/2956 "2020-08-11T07:21:04Z")

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I have a small 3D image in a .raw file. When I import it with the Image Reader, the ParaView assumes that scalars are associated with the corners of the voxels. Because of that, even with a categorical colormap, some int…

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## [Volume Render problem: "Can not execute simple algorithm without output ports"; other details about getting started](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-render-problem-can-not-execute-simple-algorithm-without-output-ports-other-details-about-getting-started/5074)

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**Author:** [@Partth\_Laad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Partth_Laad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-render-problem-can-not-execute-simple-algorithm-without-output-ports-other-details-about-getting-started/5074 "2020-08-11T04:09:29Z")

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Hello all, I am quite new to using ParaView so I apologize if this is something trivial. I am transitioning from standard CFD software like Tecplot. My question is, when loading my data into the software, I can obtain a…

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## [Subtraction of surfaces](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/subtraction-of-surfaces/5072)

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**Author:** [@tejas.canchi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tejas.canchi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/subtraction-of-surfaces/5072 "2020-08-11T01:29:56Z")

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Hi I have 2 surfaces in stl format and want to subtract the one from the other to create a single stl file. I tried the Booleanoperation.xml filter but I seem to not get the desired result. Is there something I am doing…

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## [Save animation as a series of objects?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-animation-as-a-series-of-objects/5065)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-animation-as-a-series-of-objects/5065 "2020-08-10T15:00:28Z")

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I just saved an animation in PV that is generated by some filter as a numbered series of objects: First go to step 0, “save data” (filename00.vtu), go to step 1, save data as filename01.vtu, etc. etc. This works nicely: …

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## [exporting a specific data out of paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-a-specific-data-out-of-paraview/5048)

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**Author:** [@mohammad\_faghih](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mohammad_faghih)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-a-specific-data-out-of-paraview/5048 "2020-08-10T07:46:09Z")

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Hi; I have completed a simulation in OpenFoam. My domain has over 15 million cells. One of the arrays I am loading into ParaView is volume of each cell (called V, available for each cell). Others are velocity, pressure…

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## [Load custom variables files in pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/load-custom-variables-files-in-pvpython/5064)

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**Author:** [@ShogunHirei](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ShogunHirei)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/load-custom-variables-files-in-pvpython/5064 "2020-08-10T01:34:21Z")

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Greetings, all. I am using OpenFOAM to run some simulations and make predictions using others methods. I create an variable file in OF format such as specified in this documentation. In this case one for the pressure an…

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## [Particle Motion with Varying time steps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particle-motion-with-varying-time-steps/5040)

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**Author:** [@jared711](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jared711)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particle-motion-with-varying-time-steps/5040 "2020-08-07T06:50:27Z")

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I’m working on plotting the path of a particle over time. The integrator I use is a variable step integrator that sometimes changes the step size significantly when the dynamics become more complicated. I have an array o…

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