# ParaView Support **URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=193 [Latest](https://discourse.paraview.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.paraview.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.paraview.org/tags.md) **Page:** 194 --- ## [showing vorticity with vtr file : paraview 5.7](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/showing-vorticity-with-vtr-file-paraview-5-7/3413)
**Author:** [@laurence](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/laurence)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/showing-vorticity-with-vtr-file-paraview-5-7/3413 "2020-01-29T10:46:01Z")
hello all, just to say I think there is a bug when showing vorticity with paraview 5.7 (https://www.paraview.org/paraview-downloads/download.php?submit=Download&version=v5.7&type=binary&os=Linux&downloadFile=ParaView-5.… --- ## [Display/resolution error when opening .vtu file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-resolution-error-when-opening-vtu-file/3439)
**Author:** [@nguy1347](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nguy1347)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-resolution-error-when-opening-vtu-file/3439 "2020-01-28T21:59:48Z")
Hi, I am new to ParaView and am having trouble opening .vtu files. I currently have ParaView 5.8.0-RC1 installed. Whenever I try to open the file and show/visualize the results contained within, ParaView does not respond… --- ## [Programming input data into a section of the mesh?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programming-input-data-into-a-section-of-the-mesh/3419)
**Author:** [@Mohammed\_Fuad\_Choudh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mohammed_Fuad_Choudh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programming-input-data-into-a-section-of-the-mesh/3419 "2020-01-28T14:30:26Z")
Hello, I’ve imported a geometry into paraview that already has some solution data. I want to filter the Mesh into different regions using the Threshold Filter, group those regions together into a new object, and finally… --- ## [how to show stresses in .vtk format for paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-show-stresses-in-vtk-format-for-paraview/3430)
**Author:** [@d\_sahith11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/d_sahith11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-show-stresses-in-vtk-format-for-paraview/3430 "2020-01-28T13:09:36Z")
need some in help in scripting .vtk file for visualizing stress distribution in paraview… thanks in advance --- ## [Clipping a specific area](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clipping-a-specific-area/3422)
**Author:** [@martagirona](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/martagirona)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clipping-a-specific-area/3422 "2020-01-28T09:14:17Z")
I would like to clip my surface with a section (both rectangular and circular) of the size I want. However, if I choose a plane, there is no option to select the size of this plane, meaning that I should clip the whole v… --- ## [Run paraview.exe in thread](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/run-paraview-exe-in-thread/3418)
**Author:** [@sohayb\_bahi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sohayb_bahi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/run-paraview-exe-in-thread/3418 "2020-01-28T03:52:19Z")
Is it possible to run paraview.exe in a thread and somehow get results from this thread (for example current camera position), and send them to another thread ?? --- ## [FEM Mesh Filter - Quality Check](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fem-mesh-filter-quality-check/3401)
**Author:** [@newb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/newb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fem-mesh-filter-quality-check/3401 "2020-01-27T09:32:11Z")
Hey guys! Quick question, what filter do you use in PV in order to have a look at the quality of tet elements, would love to learn more about that! Cheers and have a nice weekend! Jousef --- ## [Copy properties of a source to another source programmatically depending on user input](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/copy-properties-of-a-source-to-another-source-programmatically-depending-on-user-input/3393)
**Author:** [@majo\_vlas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/majo_vlas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/copy-properties-of-a-source-to-another-source-programmatically-depending-on-user-input/3393 "2020-01-27T04:00:24Z")
I want to copy the properties of some sources x1, x2,…,x5 to other sources y1,y2,…,y5 programmatically depending on user input. The user chooses X, so instead of copying by hand the properties of x1 to y1, x2 to y2, etc… --- ## [Paraview throws errors when using the Python shell.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-throws-errors-when-using-the-python-shell/3353)
**Author:** [@Pat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-throws-errors-when-using-the-python-shell/3353 "2020-01-27T07:40:50Z")
Hello, I have just downloaded and installed Paraview’s latest nightly build and I’m getting a Unicode error whenever I want to run a file inside the Python interpreter. \>\>\> File "\", line 1 SyntaxError: (unico… --- ## [grid point locations, labeled in display, possible?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grid-point-locations-labeled-in-display-possible/3243)
**Author:** [@PattiM](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PattiM)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grid-point-locations-labeled-in-display-possible/3243 "2020-01-27T07:20:29Z")
It may be just a semantics problem, but I can’t find how to turn on grid labels. I’m viewing a blockMesh grid (not a complete solution), and I was wanting to be able to display distance (position in x/y/z space) of each… --- ## [Multiple Polygons Visualization XML format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-polygons-visualization-xml-format/3408)
**Author:** [@Superbee](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Superbee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-polygons-visualization-xml-format/3408 "2020-01-27T03:35:11Z")
Hi All, I would like to visualize multiple polygons in ParaView (see figure attached). I have the position of all vertices on a polygon surface and I want to write them in a VTK file (XML format). Can anyone share any r… --- ## [Usage of vtk.numpy\_interface in parallel](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/usage-of-vtk-numpy-interface-in-parallel/3382)
**Author:** [@Aquan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aquan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/usage-of-vtk-numpy-interface-in-parallel/3382 "2020-01-25T12:13:14Z")
Hello, I’m trying to use paraview to analyze large numerical datasets in parallel on our cluster. What I want to do is extract data at several slices, and convert them to numpy arrays for further post-processing. Curren… --- ## [possible bug with 1D high-order Lagrange element](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/possible-bug-with-1d-high-order-lagrange-element/3396)
**Author:** [@saramito](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/saramito)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/possible-bug-with-1d-high-order-lagrange-element/3396 "2020-01-24T10:58:45Z")
Dear Paraview developers, I have a mistake with the high-order Lagrange 1D element : VTK\_LAGRANGE\_CURVE = 68 in vtkCellType.h I use the 5.7.0 version of paraview ? I combine this high-order 1D element with the Tessel… --- ## [Show data from all time points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-data-from-all-time-points/3394)
**Author:** [@vbuck](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbuck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-data-from-all-time-points/3394 "2020-01-24T10:25:28Z")
Hello everyone, this is probably a really simple question but I could not turn up anything useful by googling. I have data that looks like this at t0 -------------------------- X -------------------------- and at t1 … --- ## [GradientOfUnstructuredDataSet VS PythonCalculator's gradient](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gradientofunstructureddataset-vs-pythoncalculators-gradient/3390)
**Author:** [@hasadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hasadi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gradientofunstructureddataset-vs-pythoncalculators-gradient/3390 "2020-01-23T15:29:39Z")
I try to get gradient of a vector field in Paraview. However using GradientOfUnstructuredDataSet will generate different results than PythonCalculator’s gradient. Here is my expression input for python calculator: gradi… --- ## [Find the intersection between sources](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-the-intersection-between-sources/3383)
**Author:** [@majo\_vlas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/majo_vlas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-the-intersection-between-sources/3383 "2020-01-23T01:58:40Z")
I have two sources, and I apply transformations to them. I want to find the distance to the point of convergence. Is there a way to do that? Or get the coordinates of the intersection of the two sources? --- ## [Custom filter in state file break Python shell](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-filter-in-state-file-break-python-shell/3379)
**Author:** [@bilke](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bilke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-filter-in-state-file-break-python-shell/3379 "2020-01-22T21:43:36Z")
We observed the following behavior on Windows with ParaView 5.6.x: If a state file contains some custom filters (in \) they get imported into ParaView persistently (i.e. they end up in the ParaVie… --- ## [building plugins/modules with paraview-5.7.0 cmake](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-plugins-modules-with-paraview-5-7-0-cmake/3323)
**Author:** [@olesenm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olesenm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-plugins-modules-with-paraview-5-7-0-cmake/3323 "2020-01-22T20:18:01Z")
Despite some pointers from @Joachim\_Pouderoux and references to the build.md, I’m still not getting very far with compiling additional addons with ParaView-5.7.0 or with using VTK libraries from the paraview installation… --- ## [Hidden variables in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hidden-variables-in-paraview/3374)
**Author:** [@siver](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/siver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hidden-variables-in-paraview/3374 "2020-01-22T15:16:40Z")
Dear PV devs and users, Is it possible to define an invisible field (say p\_hidden)? Invisible means that the variable is physically present in the .vtm, but cannot be accessed in PV (not shown in the drop down menu, no… --- ## [Importing/installing external modules in 5.8](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-installing-external-modules-in-5-8/3376)
**Author:** [@Mohammed\_Fuad\_Choudh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mohammed_Fuad_Choudh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-installing-external-modules-in-5-8/3376 "2020-01-22T13:36:26Z")
Hello, I saw from another thread that version 5.8 would allow for importing external python modules unlike the previous versions. I’m not familiar with the steps for doing so. Could someone kindly elaborate on how to pr… --- ## [ParaView automatically zooms in](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-automatically-zooms-in/3211)
**Author:** [@LearningCFD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/LearningCFD)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-automatically-zooms-in/3211 "2020-01-22T07:40:51Z")
Hello everyone. I am in dire need of help. While working on my case (Windows 10, ParaView 5.7.0) my screen suddenly zoomed in (as shown in the attached picture). It happens only if I change the colouring from anything t… --- ## [Simultaneous interaction of two files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simultaneous-interaction-of-two-files/3362)
**Author:** [@Samanvith\_A](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Samanvith_A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simultaneous-interaction-of-two-files/3362 "2020-01-21T11:07:36Z")
I have two files, one is- .VTK and another is .CSV. I want to have a simultaneous interaction with both these files. Say, if I am zooming into the .VTK file in ParaView, then the zooming of .CSV file should also take pl… --- ## [Create spheres from data containing positions and radius](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-spheres-from-data-containing-positions-and-radius/3370)
**Author:** [@walid](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/walid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-spheres-from-data-containing-positions-and-radius/3370 "2020-01-21T08:12:54Z")
Hello guys, I’am starting to learn Paraview, and I want to create a lot of spheres from a file (.txt or csv for example) containing positions and radius of the spheres. I was able to import the file in question, but I … --- ## [Paraview unable to render World Ocean Atlas NetCDF files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-unable-to-render-world-ocean-atlas-netcdf-files/2757)
**Author:** [@dhiputm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dhiputm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-unable-to-render-world-ocean-atlas-netcdf-files/2757 "2020-01-20T20:52:03Z")
I am trying to visualize the .nc files belonging to the World Ocean Data Atlas, obtained from UNICAR/NOAA repository. I tried to read the data using the readers - NetCDF CAM Reader, NetCDF Reader and VisitNetCDFCCSM\_STSD… --- ## [Error running Paraview Server binary (pvserver) compiled on Cray XC40](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-running-paraview-server-binary-pvserver-compiled-on-cray-xc40/3318)
**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-running-paraview-server-binary-pvserver-compiled-on-cray-xc40/3318 "2020-01-20T15:43:04Z")
I have compiled Paraview on Cray XC40 (SahasraT at SERC in India) for Haswell compute nodes. Following are the compile options used: config.sh (2.0 KB) paraview-cray-serc.cmake (3.0 KB) After a successful compilation… --- ## [Panoramic View Plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/panoramic-view-plugin/3338)
**Author:** [@Samanvith\_A](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Samanvith_A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/panoramic-view-plugin/3338 "2020-01-18T14:17:46Z")
How can I create a 360-degree view of my data?. I can’t find the panoramic view in the ParaView version of mine (5.7) --- ## [slider keyboard arrows behaviour in 5.7](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slider-keyboard-arrows-behaviour-in-5-7/3208)
**Author:** [@ademaio](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ademaio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slider-keyboard-arrows-behaviour-in-5-7/3208 "2020-01-17T15:27:11Z")
Something seems to be changed from 5.6 to 5.7 version: until 5.6 if I used a filter with a slider (for example a Treshold) and I clicked on the slider’s cursor, by pressing left and right arrow keys I could increase or d… --- ## [Paraview Time Formatting](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-time-formatting/3348)
**Author:** [@vbuck](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbuck)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-time-formatting/3348 "2020-01-17T09:26:12Z")
Hi! I’m currently trying to visualize time-series data in paraview. This data is collected over a period of several days. I know it’s possible to create an python-annotation in the view that displays the time, but is t… --- ## [Position a 3D object at a fixed location on the screen/view](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/position-a-3d-object-at-a-fixed-location-on-the-screen-view/3357)
**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/position-a-3d-object-at-a-fixed-location-on-the-screen-view/3357 "2020-01-16T22:39:07Z")
Hey again everyone, I’ve recently been making a sci-vis video, which has resulted in several questions for how I might be able to improve the video. So my question for today is how to put a 3D object in a fixed locatio… --- ## [Paraview on wiki encountered internal error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-on-wiki-encountered-internal-error/3349)
**Author:** [@Yoshino](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yoshino)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-on-wiki-encountered-internal-error/3349 "2020-01-16T17:40:56Z")
Eh, I found quite a few items listed on https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView cannot be correctly loaded. It was like What caused this？ Or this webpage is under temporal construction? [Previous page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=192) [Next page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=194)