# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=188

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## [Field map rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/field-map-rendering/3798)

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**Author:** [@Sabrina](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sabrina)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/field-map-rendering/3798 "2020-03-18T06:14:03Z")

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Dear all, I have been using ParaView for visualizing the electric field map (geometry modeled with Gmsh and field solved with Elmerfem). My test case is just parallel disks with a certain voltage inside a box of air. Si…

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## [Changes in plugin loading strategy for version 5.8?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/changes-in-plugin-loading-strategy-for-version-5-8/3806)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/changes-in-plugin-loading-strategy-for-version-5-8/3806 "2020-03-17T16:33:57Z")

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Just trying to compile and start a custom app with the new version 5.8 - and the good news is that after one day it is already compiling and starting without complaint! (Except some of my view and representation plugins …

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## [BUILD\_TESTING no longer an option?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-testing-no-longer-an-option/1476)

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**Author:** [@EthanStam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/EthanStam)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-testing-no-longer-an-option/1476 "2020-03-17T12:47:47Z")

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I am building paraview master branch commit 77afed7ca10ebd83a1816d0024d5f121e3d4aef0 and I’m not seeing the option BUILD\_TESTING anymore. I tried setting the options PARAVIEW\_BUILD\_TESTING and PARAVIEW\_BUILD\_VTK\_TESTING …

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## [Install / resolution problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-resolution-problem/3831)

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**Author:** [@timtilford](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/timtilford)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-resolution-problem/3831 "2020-03-17T11:08:59Z")

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Hi, I am working from home due to the coronavirus - hope you guys are all safe. Installed Paraview 5.8 on my Elementary Linux PC. I am having really strange scaling problem. I have (hopefully) attached a screenshot. I …

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## [area computations in a slice](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/area-computations-in-a-slice/3833)

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**Author:** [@katia.boschi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/katia.boschi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/area-computations-in-a-slice/3833 "2020-03-16T18:02:05Z")

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Dear All, I provide as input to ParaView, the position of several spheres and their radius. Then, I select a specific slice of my 3D domain. I am interested in obtaining, as output, the total volume of this slice eith…

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## [Segmentation fault after fresh build of Paraview 5.8 on Ubuntu 16](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-after-fresh-build-of-paraview-5-8-on-ubuntu-16/3810)

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**Author:** [@timo.betz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/timo.betz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-after-fresh-build-of-paraview-5-8-on-ubuntu-16/3810 "2020-03-16T09:13:19Z")

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Hello, I just compiled Paraview on our Ubuntu 16.04 server. The build worked fine, but when I try to start Paraview I get the following: Loguru caught a signal: SIGSEGV Stack trace: 4 0x7fe03bd10c02 /usr/lib/nv…

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## [How to Scale Up Data and Axis.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-scale-up-data-and-axis/2505)

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**Author:** [@Drsamaman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Drsamaman)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-scale-up-data-and-axis/2505 "2020-03-16T02:57:59Z")

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I am new to ParaView. I have generated a plot (X.Y Graph ) using the plot data over-line option. The data are are displayed in a dimensionless form (0 to 1) scale. Can ParaView be used to scale up the existed da…

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## [Screenshot on comparative view...?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/screenshot-on-comparative-view/3812)

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**Author:** [@Ali\_Shayegh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ali_Shayegh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/screenshot-on-comparative-view/3812 "2020-03-16T02:41:19Z")

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Using Paraview 5.6, I can not save a screenshot when the comparative view is enabled. I want to know is this issue solved in higher versions that I upgrade mine or not? Thanks, Ali

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## [How to convert own FEM/CFD data file into VTK or other format for PARAVIEW visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-own-fem-cfd-data-file-into-vtk-or-other-format-for-paraview-visualization/3821)

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**Author:** [@Harry.Mavridis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Harry.Mavridis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-own-fem-cfd-data-file-into-vtk-or-other-format-for-paraview-visualization/3821 "2020-03-16T02:26:19Z")

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Greetings. I have struggled to put my data into the “right” VTK format for PARAVIEW visualization (I tried unsuccessfully). “My data” are 2-D FEM/CFD results of a non-isothermal flow problem (velocities and pressure) u…

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## [Paraview unable to read lagrangian data (openFoam)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-unable-to-read-lagrangian-data-openfoam/3456)

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**Author:** [@Cal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Cal)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-unable-to-read-lagrangian-data-openfoam/3456 "2020-03-13T15:06:29Z")

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Hi all, I am currently using: OpenFoam 5x Paraview 5.4.0 I am getting an error message every time I try and load files created in openFoam which uses the sprayFoam solver. The error is: "ERROR: In /home/ubuntu/OpenF…

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## [limit number of threads used by Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/limit-number-of-threads-used-by-paraview/1241)

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**Author:** [@eric](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/eric)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/limit-number-of-threads-used-by-paraview/1241 "2020-03-13T14:55:08Z")

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Hi, I am currently trying out Paraview 5.6.0 (with OpenGL and OSPRay 1.7.3 support) on a machine sharing ressources with multiple users - client/server on the same machine. I could limit the number of thread used by OS…

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## [Install Paraview 5.6.2 (or 5.6.x) on a Ubuntu 16.04 system](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-paraview-5-6-2-or-5-6-x-on-a-ubuntu-16-04-system/3788)

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**Author:** [@manalis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/manalis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-paraview-5-6-2-or-5-6-x-on-a-ubuntu-16-04-system/3788 "2020-03-13T03:20:48Z")

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Hello, I have been attempting to use Paraview 5.6.2 on a Ubuntu 16.04 system (laptop) without any success. The steps that I followed until now were: 1)I downloaded and untarred the “ParaView-5.6.2-MPI-Linux-64bit” 2)…

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## [Volume conservation with time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-conservation-with-time/3793)

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**Author:** [@yashika](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yashika)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-conservation-with-time/3793 "2020-03-13T03:16:32Z")

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Dear All, I have a 3D droplet of fluid 1moving in a channel contain fluid 2. Tracer is varying from 1(fluid1) to 0(fluid2). I want to measure the inside volume of droplet at each time instant. Like I want to check if th…

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## [Linking issues compiling example plugin with paraview-plugin-builder](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linking-issues-compiling-example-plugin-with-paraview-plugin-builder/3791)

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**Author:** [@ChristosT](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ChristosT)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linking-issues-compiling-example-plugin-with-paraview-plugin-builder/3791 "2020-03-13T02:33:07Z")

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Hello, I am trying to build and load the ElevationFilter from the Examples directory. Build completes successfully but loading the plugin from the GUI returns the following error: ERROR: In /home/buildslave/dashboards/…

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## [Glyph editing ParaView 5.6](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-editing-paraview-5-6/3800)

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**Author:** [@tskiado](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tskiado)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-editing-paraview-5-6/3800 "2020-03-12T19:39:17Z")

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I am using ParaView 5.6.0 in Ubuntu 18.04. I can’t figure out a way to edit the arrow glyph I have created from a velocity field. I would like to change the arrowhead size and scale. I can’t find these options in the fil…

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## [Using Plot over line](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-plot-over-line/3796)

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**Author:** [@SATEESH\_K](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SATEESH_K)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-plot-over-line/3796 "2020-03-12T12:43:55Z")

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I am Sateesh, a research scholar from India. I am new to ParaView. I am using Paraview version 5.7.0-RC2 in windows 10 desktop. I am doing micromagnetic simulations using mumax3 software.I am trying to measure size of t…

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## [open data files stored in database](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-data-files-stored-in-database/3789)

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**Author:** [@Yoshino](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yoshino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-data-files-stored-in-database/3789 "2020-03-12T01:10:51Z")

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After learning ParaView’s C/S mode, I understand that after paraview client connects to a server, its File-\>Open action will actually browse the file system of the machine in which the server is running. I’m really surpr…

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## [Overlapping plots](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/overlapping-plots/3030)

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**Author:** [@henry2004y](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/henry2004y)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/overlapping-plots/3030 "2020-03-11T19:17:59Z")

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Hi, I have a working script for generating plots for one file. Now I want to loop over all the files and generate one plot for each of them. Here is the script I am using: from paraview.simple import \* #### disable aut…

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## [vtkAppendPolyData ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkappendpolydata/3766)

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**Author:** [@gujax](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gujax)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkappendpolydata/3766 "2020-03-11T02:52:37Z")

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Hi I am absolutely new to Paraview and only using its Qt-viewer. The solids are being generated by another application (GEANT4). So I generated one cone and another hollow cone surrounding the first cone. When I form a…

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## [Best Practice For Plotting Streamlines Around a Cylinder](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/best-practice-for-plotting-streamlines-around-a-cylinder/2351)

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**Author:** [@Ali\_Shayegh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ali_Shayegh)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/best-practice-for-plotting-streamlines-around-a-cylinder/2351 "2020-03-10T13:07:24Z")

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I made a simulation using OpenFOAM for flow around a cylinder. StreamLines with ‘High resolution Line Source’, gives: While I want a uniform streamline spacing, it is clear that in the behind of the cylinder, Streamli…

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## [Problems with GenericIO plugin on Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-genericio-plugin-on-windows/3776)

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**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-genericio-plugin-on-windows/3776 "2020-03-09T15:36:21Z")

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I’m trying to use the GenericIOReader on Windows, but I haven’t been able to find the correct plugin to load. I’ve tried 5.6.1, 5.7.0, and 5.8.0, but neither the reader nor a promisingly named plugin seem to be available…

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## [Connectivity of point data on surface after slice operation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connectivity-of-point-data-on-surface-after-slice-operation/3770)

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**Author:** [@whophil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/whophil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connectivity-of-point-data-on-surface-after-slice-operation/3770 "2020-03-09T04:38:21Z")

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I am applying the Slice filter to a vtkPolyData object. When I export the point data, the points are randomly ordered. I’d like to plot a quantity along the surface of the object using a line plot, so randomly ordered po…

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## [OptiX does not show up](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/optix-does-not-show-up/3679)

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**Author:** [@XIYUAN\_BAO](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/XIYUAN_BAO)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/optix-does-not-show-up/3679 "2020-03-08T07:36:51Z")

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Hi there, I am using ParaView-5.8.0-MPI-Linux-Python3.7-64bit binary release on CentOS 7 with ./mpiexec ./paraview. The machine has one RTX 2080Ti, Driver 440.44, CUDA 10.2: But when I enable ray tracing OptiX backe…

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## [Extract SPH Surface Elevation Along a Line or Plane Over Time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-sph-surface-elevation-along-a-line-or-plane-over-time/3176)

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**Author:** [@PJay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PJay)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-sph-surface-elevation-along-a-line-or-plane-over-time/3176 "2020-03-06T19:35:25Z")

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Hi there, I was wondering if there is a way to extract the elevation of SPH particles as they pass through a static line or plane? Essentially I am trying to retrieve a wave-gauge type reading that outlines the elevation…

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## [Measure water surface elevation in d3plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/measure-water-surface-elevation-in-d3plot/3764)

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**Author:** [@Stefan1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Stefan1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/measure-water-surface-elevation-in-d3plot/3764 "2020-03-06T16:28:37Z")

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Dear all, I’m trying to obtain water level data at fixed locations in an SPH domain (LS-Dyna). The format of the results is d3plot. I’ve read about how to do it for OpenFoam results, but this doesn’t seem to work for a …

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## [Paraview 5.8 - Animation memory issue](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-animation-memory-issue/3720)

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**Author:** [@Vincent\_Rivola](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vincent_Rivola)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-animation-memory-issue/3720 "2020-03-06T15:44:23Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve trying to work around this issue but could not find any solution. I am using PV5.8 with Ospray to create an animation. In my workflow I have four transform filter which are updated at each step in ord…

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## [Using Nvidia Index](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-nvidia-index/3760)

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**Author:** [@Quefrency](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Quefrency)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-nvidia-index/3760 "2020-03-06T14:20:12Z")

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Hello, Has anyone tried to use Index to visualise the the openfoam motorBikeLES case? I tried visualise the velocity on a friends GTX1060 and I got an error message " main warning: Irregular volume data preperation: To…

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## [Select Points/Cells with the same VTK Id through all timesteps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-points-cells-with-the-same-vtk-id-through-all-timesteps/3757)

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**Author:** [@Abbas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Abbas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-points-cells-with-the-same-vtk-id-through-all-timesteps/3757 "2020-03-06T10:45:03Z")

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Hi there! I am currently trying to make a selection and delete cells/particles on a dataset I have with 100 timesteps where the particles move. However I want to select the particles at the first time step and delete th…

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## [Compilation Error when compiling Paraview 5.8.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compilation-error-when-compiling-paraview-5-8-0/3753)

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**Author:** [@nitawa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nitawa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compilation-error-when-compiling-paraview-5-8-0/3753 "2020-03-06T08:36:05Z")

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Hi, apologize if this issue was already addressed, but I fail to build Paraview 5.8.0 on Debian 9 with 8 GB of RAM and gcc version 6.3.0. Paraview compilation triggers an error in gcc with the error message below. I …

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## [Problems with pvbatch and streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-pvbatch-and-streamlines/3746)

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**Author:** [@mirco](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mirco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-pvbatch-and-streamlines/3746 "2020-03-05T08:36:43Z")

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So it’s been several days I’m struggling with pvbatch. What I’m trying to do is load my decomposed case, apply a box clip to only include the part of the domain I’m interested in, extract the blocks of my geometry and pl…

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