# ParaView Support **URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=174 [Latest](https://discourse.paraview.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.paraview.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.paraview.org/tags.md) **Page:** 175 --- ## [Visualization of data using Paraview (again)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-of-data-using-paraview-again/4816)
**Author:** [@Deepa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Deepa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-of-data-using-paraview-again/4816 "2020-07-11T08:06:13Z")
Hello Everyone, This is a follow up to my previous post here I have a parameter data pressure , obtained from a simulation, for certain xyz coordinates of a geometry (data: first snapshot and geometry displayed in sec… --- ## [Create 3d volumetric grid from 2d axisymmetric data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-3d-volumetric-grid-from-2d-axisymmetric-data/4800)
**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-3d-volumetric-grid-from-2d-axisymmetric-data/4800 "2020-07-10T18:41:46Z")
I want to make quantitative comparisons between 2-D axisymmetric data and 3-D data of a similar (though perturbed) simulation. I will therefore need some way of revolving the 2-D data into a 3-D dataset. The Rotational E… --- ## [Exporting publication-quality images](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-publication-quality-images/141)
**Author:** [@ahmet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ahmet)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-publication-quality-images/141 "2020-07-10T14:45:50Z")
Hello everyone, I have two main questions about publication-quality images. I got stuck in making quality images for my journal article. Since, all my charts/render views is in Paraview. First, I am trying to export ve… --- ## [Particles as glyphs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particles-as-glyphs/4792)
**Author:** [@sthavishtha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sthavishtha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particles-as-glyphs/4792 "2020-07-10T13:04:08Z")
Hello everyone I have collected the data of particles’ positions and their diameters in a .csv file. Later, I read them into Paraview 5.8.0 using TableToPoints filter, select the Keep all Data arrays option and choose X… --- ## [Import Velocity Streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-velocity-streamlines/4806)
**Author:** [@Lovis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lovis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-velocity-streamlines/4806 "2020-07-10T12:40:49Z")
Hi everyone! I am working on a method to export my CFD results from Simcenter STAR-CCM+ into ParaView. I imported a \*.cgns file from STAR-CCM+ with the velocity field function. I was able to create slices to show the … --- ## [LIC in 3D or Improved Streamlines?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lic-in-3d-or-improved-streamlines/4803)
**Author:** [@louisgag](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/louisgag)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lic-in-3d-or-improved-streamlines/4803 "2020-07-10T11:49:25Z")
Hello, I’ve been using Paraview for quite some time, but never really got into the theory behind visualization and would rather not. I’ve recently began using the surface LIC plugin and find it creates nice animations w… --- ## [Visualize 2D data as a 3D radially symmetrical solid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-2d-data-as-a-3d-radially-symmetrical-solid/3652)
**Author:** [@dstrelnikov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dstrelnikov)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-2d-data-as-a-3d-radially-symmetrical-solid/3652 "2020-07-10T07:41:55Z")
Hello! I’m using Paraview to visualize a solution of a heat equation performed by FEniCS. The body and the heat distribution in it are radially symmetrical, so I programmed my equation in the cylindrical coordinates an… --- ## [Get results from filter in another branch of the pipeline](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-results-from-filter-in-another-branch-of-the-pipeline/4755)
**Author:** [@Rob777](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rob777)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-results-from-filter-in-another-branch-of-the-pipeline/4755 "2020-07-10T07:34:29Z")
Hi Everyone, I’m creating a Paraview case where I have two branched pipelines. In the first, the last filter used is integrate variables, in the latter is the python calculator. I need to use as a variable in the python… --- ## [Axisymmetric Averaging](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axisymmetric-averaging/1470)
**Author:** [@jrwrigh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jrwrigh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axisymmetric-averaging/1470 "2020-07-10T05:09:44Z")
So I have a CFD simulation where the domain is axisymmetric. For simplicity sake, let’s call it a tube. Due to flow characteristics, it needs to be run in full 3D. However, it’d be nice to get statistics that take the a… --- ## [pvserver with MPI --- reverse connection always refused](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-with-mpi-reverse-connection-always-refused/4796)
**Author:** [@Windrocer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Windrocer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-with-mpi-reverse-connection-always-refused/4796 "2020-07-09T19:41:46Z")
Hello there, I met some problems in connecting to pvserver parallelly running on a cluster. The cluster is Unix system while my ParaView client is on Windows 10. I tried to run pvserver serially on the cluster and the … --- ## [Package installer failed on MacOS Catalina](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/package-installer-failed-on-macos-catalina/2891)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Seales](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Johnny_Seales)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/package-installer-failed-on-macos-catalina/2891 "2020-07-09T17:07:02Z")
Here is the message: “ParaView-5.7.0-MPI-OSX10.12-Python2.7-64bit.pkg” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. --- ## [ParaView for macOS 10.15.5 / Catalina](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-for-macos-10-15-5-catalina/4790)
**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-for-macos-10-15-5-catalina/4790 "2020-07-09T13:41:02Z")
I have users on macOS Catalina saying that they cannot use 5.8 because of the error message: “ParaView-5.8.0.app” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. I don’t use that particular OS, so… --- ## [Streamtracer from Point Data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamtracer-from-point-data/4788)
**Author:** [@David\_Cortes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/David_Cortes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamtracer-from-point-data/4788 "2020-07-08T21:45:17Z")
Hi, I have a VTK with only Point Data and Vector data and I would like to generate StreamLines following the Vector Field. I can visualize the vector field using Glyphs but the problem is that Streamtracer doesn’t show a… --- ## [Could not create a proxy of group: filters type: ScalarFieldNormalizer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-create-a-proxy-of-group-filters-type-scalarfieldnormalizer/4786)
**Author:** [@bujack](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bujack)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-create-a-proxy-of-group-filters-type-scalarfieldnormalizer/4786 "2020-07-08T19:49:39Z")
I get a lot of error messages before even doing anything when I start ParaView 5.8.0 ERROR: In /Users/kitware/dashboards/buildbot-slave/a64f5607/build/superbuild/paraview/src/Remoting/ServerManager/vtkSIProxyDefinitionM… --- ## [Exporting a vector field to a csv file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-a-vector-field-to-a-csv-file/4780)
**Author:** [@ohad.mishael](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ohad.mishael)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-a-vector-field-to-a-csv-file/4780 "2020-07-08T16:28:14Z")
Hello, I have a field with 500 vectors and I would like to export the (X,Y,Z) of the vectors to a csv file. pic of the vectors: When i do File-\> Save Data -\> “file.csv”, I get a csv file that looks like this: One… --- ## [Creating 3D model from separate 2D vtk files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-3d-model-from-separate-2d-vtk-files/4765)
**Author:** [@Fauzan\_kamil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fauzan_kamil)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-3d-model-from-separate-2d-vtk-files/4765 "2020-07-08T14:27:46Z")
Hello everyone, sorry to disturb you i am new in paraview, my problem is i want to make a 3D model from seperate 2D vtk model and then calculate volum isosurface in 3D model for resource estimation. I already search in … --- ## [XMDF Reader names + XDMF2 Reader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xmdf-reader-names-xdmf2-reader/4756)
**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xmdf-reader-names-xdmf2-reader/4756 "2020-07-08T11:29:48Z")
Could anyone explain what the difference is between “Xdmf3ReaderS”, “Xdmf3ReaderT” and “XDMF Reader”? What I really need is the Xdmf2 reader since the Xdmf3 reader fails to read data in parallel which is a huge bottle… --- ## [Data not available (XMF3)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-not-available-xmf3/4775)
**Author:** [@firstkingofrome](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/firstkingofrome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-not-available-xmf3/4775 "2020-07-08T00:25:14Z")
Hello, I am trying to use paraview 5.8.0 to visualize some data sets from a wave model. The models output arrays containing x y z displacements and torsional rotations for each. I save the data within an hdf5 and create … --- ## [paraview animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-animation/1170)
**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-animation/1170 "2020-07-07T15:22:47Z")
Dear all, I have to make an animation of polymer rheology (deformation due to hydro dynamic interaction) In order to doing this, I exported from the CFD (in House) code the polymer chain’s beads coordinate written in VT… --- ## [Definition of Gradients](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/definition-of-gradients/4767)
**Author:** [@ashish](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ashish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/definition-of-gradients/4767 "2020-07-07T14:30:11Z")
Hello, I have computed a velocity vector and the same is given as an input for GradientofUNstructuredDataSets. Here I have used Compute Gradient option which gives me Gradient 0 to Gradient 8. What is the definition of … --- ## [Client remote server connections fail with VPN](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/client-remote-server-connections-fail-with-vpn/4725)
**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/client-remote-server-connections-fail-with-vpn/4725 "2020-07-07T02:31:49Z")
In my environment, when we are at home connecting to our intranet using VPN, we are getting two IP addresses registered with DNS. One is for the WiFi hardware port (hidden behind the VPN), and the second is for the VPN … --- ## [Volume rendering options confusing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-options-confusing/4750)
**Author:** [@steve\_r](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/steve_r)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-options-confusing/4750 "2020-07-06T15:54:17Z")
Hi, as a new Paraview user I’m trying to understand the different “volume” rendering options. It says: : Smart, Ray Cast Only, GPU Volume, OSPray Based, but I think it really is (should be): Ray Cast Only CPU Base… --- ## [Shading one variable with the values of another (volume rendering)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/shading-one-variable-with-the-values-of-another-volume-rendering/2838)
**Author:** [@leighorf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/leighorf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/shading-one-variable-with-the-values-of-another-volume-rendering/2838 "2020-07-06T14:59:12Z")
Hello, new Paraview user here. I’m a long time user of VisIt and do a lot of volume rendering (I simulate tornadoes/thunderstorms). I’d like to be able to volume render one variable but color it with the values of anothe… --- ## [How to make full use of Two GPUs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-full-use-of-two-gpus/4630)
**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-full-use-of-two-gpus/4630 "2020-07-05T10:09:16Z")
Dear Experts, There are two GPUs on my computer: and i want to make full use of them, and try to launch pvserver by below command: mpiexec.exe -n 2 .\\pvserver.exe -display :0.0 --force-offscreen-rendering : -n 2 .\\p… --- ## [Obtaining curvature of a surface from unstructured grid in paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obtaining-curvature-of-a-surface-from-unstructured-grid-in-paraview/4733)
**Author:** [@Shruti](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Shruti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obtaining-curvature-of-a-surface-from-unstructured-grid-in-paraview/4733 "2020-07-04T08:47:47Z")
Dear Paraview users, I have some results for a surface in paraview in the form of an unstructured grid, and I want to obtain curvature from it. So far, I have tried using the Delaunay2D filter, then the smooth filter an… --- ## [Paraview Glance error message on Windows 10](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-error-message-on-windows-10/2748)
**Author:** [@bflandard](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bflandard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-error-message-on-windows-10/2748 "2020-07-03T20:46:45Z")
Hello, Using ParaView 5.7.0 on Windows 10, following the instructions here and using data from “example visualizations” from the help menu, I get the following error message during the save process: ERROR: In C:\\bb… --- ## [Any way to adjust how textures are applied to geometry in OSPRay?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/any-way-to-adjust-how-textures-are-applied-to-geometry-in-ospray/4729)
**Author:** [@mconti](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mconti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 8:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/any-way-to-adjust-how-textures-are-applied-to-geometry-in-ospray/4729 "2020-07-03T08:01:09Z")
Hey everyone, I use a bunch of materials with texture image mapping on OSPRay. When I apply these materials to a finite element mesh (FEM) model it maps the texture to every element face. Usually my mesh size is usually … --- ## [SuperBuild command too long](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-command-too-long/1782)
**Author:** [@tt\_wai\_mcvey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tt_wai_mcvey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-command-too-long/1782 "2020-07-03T01:31:56Z")
I have tried for days to build ParaView SuperBuild using both nmake and ninja and with both I always get an error from the command line being too long. The solution seems to be using a response file but I can’t seem to g… --- ## [Scale bar for small numbers](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/scale-bar-for-small-numbers/4741)
**Author:** [@Hokon\_Kim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hokon_Kim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/scale-bar-for-small-numbers/4741 "2020-07-02T18:15:35Z")
Numbers from my data are small. I applied “Rescale to Data Range” and it showed as attached. What I want is "I do not want the rounded numbers for top and bottom values." I also applied “Rescale to Custom Data Range… --- ## [Qt modules under GPLv3](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt-modules-under-gplv3/4737)
**Author:** [@kw.yun](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kw.yun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt-modules-under-gplv3/4737 "2020-07-02T13:24:57Z")
Hi, I’m considering some modification and redistribution of ParaView in a binary form and found that ParaView has some GPL-licensed Qt modules which are not applicable for closed-source redistribution. https://www.para… [Previous page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=173) [Next page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=175)