# ParaView Support

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## [Error starting ParaView 5.7.0 after upgrade to OpenSUSE 15.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-starting-paraview-5-7-0-after-upgrade-to-opensuse-15-1/2784)

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**Author:** [@tomF](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tomF)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-starting-paraview-5-7-0-after-upgrade-to-opensuse-15-1/2784 "2019-10-17T13:43:59Z")

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Hi all, After a recent upgrade to OpenSUSE LEAP 15.1 I have this error when I want to open ParaView 5.7.0: ParaView-5.7.0-MPI-Linux-Python3.7-64bit/bin/../lib/libQt5Core.so.5: version \`Qt\_5.9.7\_PRIVATE\_API' not found (…

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## [There are two errors in configuring ParaView with CMake](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/there-are-two-errors-in-configuring-paraview-with-cmake/2791)

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**Author:** [@Rookie](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rookie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/there-are-two-errors-in-configuring-paraview-with-cmake/2791 "2019-10-17T13:26:52Z")

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I get an error when I use CMake to configure ParaView .How should I Solve the following error? Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.14393.0 to target Windows 10.0.17134. CMake Error at VTK/CMake/vtkModule.cmake:1384 (targ…

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## [Paraview closes when trying to open a simple vtk file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-closes-when-trying-to-open-a-simple-vtk-file/2767)

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**Author:** [@MarinaVendlCraveiro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MarinaVendlCraveiro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-closes-when-trying-to-open-a-simple-vtk-file/2767 "2019-10-17T13:25:36Z")

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Hi! I am trying to open this file in Paraview: Poligono1.vtk (338 Bytes) But Paraview closes when trying to open it. One strange thing is that this file has worked once and it has a very simple geometry with vtk\_trian…

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## [How to reduce number of rendering passes for saving a screenshot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-reduce-number-of-rendering-passes-for-saving-a-screenshot/2746)

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**Author:** [@timofeymukha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/timofeymukha)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-reduce-number-of-rendering-passes-for-saving-a-screenshot/2746 "2019-10-17T12:43:19Z")

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Hello! I’m in love with the ray tracing capabilities in v5.7, but I am having an issue with the screenshot saving workflow. Basically, the problem is that to save a screenshot Paraview seems to require rendering the sce…

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## [Clip and slice filters not working with 3D Glyphs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clip-and-slice-filters-not-working-with-3d-glyphs/2729)

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**Author:** [@wansing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wansing)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clip-and-slice-filters-not-working-with-3d-glyphs/2729 "2019-10-17T12:31:38Z")

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Hi, I’m rendering 3D Glyphs from a VTP file and would like to create a cross section of them. However the “Clip” and “Slice” filters have no effect. My ParaView version is 5.4.1. Do you have any advice?

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## [Surface LIC visualization problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-visualization-problem/2783)

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**Author:** [@wilove](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wilove)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-visualization-problem/2783 "2019-10-16T13:53:58Z")

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I’m trying to use a Python script in order to automate a CFD postprocessing. Everything works quite smoothly except for the surface lic visualization. I get images like this one (with discontinuity in different part of t…

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## [Paraview visualization resources](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-visualization-resources/2778)

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**Author:** [@newb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/newb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-visualization-resources/2778 "2019-10-16T10:03:27Z")

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Hello! I want to become proficient in paraview visualization and am not sure which book or resource suits be best. Bookwise I thought " Visualization Toolkit: An Object-Oriented Approach to 3D Graphics" will do the job b…

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## [Paraview 5.7.0 FTBS on Debian/bullseye](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-ftbs-on-debian-bullseye/2765)

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**Author:** [@Trophime](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Trophime)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-ftbs-on-debian-bullseye/2765 "2019-10-15T20:45:37Z")

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Trying to rebuild Paraview 5.7.0 on Debian/Bullseye I got this error: In file included from /build/paraview-5.7.0/VTK/GUISupport/Qt/QVTKRenderWindowAdapter.cxx:20: /build/paraview-5.7.0/VTK/GUISupport/Qt/QVTKRenderWindo…

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## [Time Series AMReX grid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-series-amrex-grid/2742)

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**Author:** [@esclapez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/esclapez)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-series-amrex-grid/2742 "2019-10-15T17:11:24Z")

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Hi All, I’m working with an AMReX based application code and the AMReX grid data reader of the 5.7 version works like a charm (thanks for this new and easier feature !). Based on the release notes on the Paraview blog,…

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## [Paraview Find Data error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-find-data-error/2772)

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**Author:** [@shuhao](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shuhao)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-find-data-error/2772 "2019-10-15T16:11:38Z")

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I’m trying to Find the node where value == max(value) in Paraview on a slice of a StructuredGrid. After clicking Run Selection Query, the UI freezes and I’m getting the following error: ( 38.351s) \[pvserver.2 \] v…

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## [View multiple data arrays at once from a single file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/view-multiple-data-arrays-at-once-from-a-single-file/2770)

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**Author:** [@henry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/henry)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/view-multiple-data-arrays-at-once-from-a-single-file/2770 "2019-10-15T15:05:46Z")

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Hello, I am trying to view multiple data arrays in ParaView from a single pvtu file, but I can’t figure it out. Is this possible? For example, can I enable opacity mapping and use two color maps for two different data a…

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## [Measure exact the alpha.phase 1 level](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/measure-exact-the-alpha-phase-1-level/2611)

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**Author:** [@Kai\_himself](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kai_himself)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/measure-exact-the-alpha-phase-1-level/2611 "2019-10-14T19:10:36Z")

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Hey Forum, is it possible to measure automatically the distance from the bottom to the alpha.phase 1 level end ? I want to get the relationship between h (heigt) and Q (flux), h(Q), therefor i need a good measurment of…

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## [Error in python script for extract selected section](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-python-script-for-extract-selected-section/2762)

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**Author:** [@kit607](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kit607)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-python-script-for-extract-selected-section/2762 "2019-10-14T17:01:45Z")

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Hi all. I am using start Trace to create a python script. After I extract the section I want, I stop Trace and save the script. When I load the script, I encounter an error where it is shown in the figure . I am confirm …

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## [Weird line spliitng in when using Nvidia Index](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/weird-line-spliitng-in-when-using-nvidia-index/2755)

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**Author:** [@kit607](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kit607)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/weird-line-spliitng-in-when-using-nvidia-index/2755 "2019-10-14T10:37:41Z")

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Hi all. I am using Nvidia Index to do some volume rendering work. There is something weird in my figure which shown in the attached figure. For your information, I will need to extract the section to use Nvidia Index bec…

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## [ParaView saves state py file, it takes too long](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-saves-state-py-file-it-takes-too-long/2754)

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**Author:** [@RisingYoung-Learn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RisingYoung-Learn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-saves-state-py-file-it-takes-too-long/2754 "2019-10-14T09:53:56Z")

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Hello, I created 50 Cones in ParaView(ParaView-5.7.0-Windows-Python2.7-msvc2015-64bit), Save State as a pvsm file, which took about 1.7s, and saved as a py file, which took about 9.73s. As shown below: Tests show tha…

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## [ParaView Save State py file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-save-state-py-file/2752)

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**Author:** [@RisingYoung-Learn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RisingYoung-Learn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-save-state-py-file/2752 "2019-10-12T03:48:04Z")

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Hello, I created 50 Cones in ParaView(ParaView-5.7.0-Windows-Python2.7-msvc2015-64bit), Save State as a pvsm file, which took about 1.7s, and saved as a py file, which took about 9.7s. Tests show that if the number of C…

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## [animations in CAVE mode](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animations-in-cave-mode/2548)

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**Author:** [@inealey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/inealey)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animations-in-cave-mode/2548 "2019-10-11T23:18:32Z")

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Hi all, I am new to Paraview and hoping to get some help with animations in ‘cave’ configuration. I’m starting small with a sample blood flow dataset from ANL: https://www.alcf.anl.gov/user-guides/vis-paraview-red-bloo…

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## [how to choose the input of the groupDataSets filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-choose-the-input-of-the-groupdatasets-filter/2745)

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**Author:** [@zhe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zhe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-choose-the-input-of-the-groupdatasets-filter/2745 "2019-10-10T14:41:28Z")

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Hello, everyone: It seems that the groupDataSets filter could combine several datasets together, I’m curious how to choose the different input when I add groupDataSets. It seems on this slides (https://www.osti.gov/serv…

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## [Nvidia Index renderer failed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nvidia-index-renderer-failed/2718)

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**Author:** [@kit607](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kit607)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nvidia-index-renderer-failed/2718 "2019-10-10T01:39:23Z")

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Hi all. I am trying to use Nvidia IndeX to do volume rendering. I manage to load the plugin with latest version of paraview57. Unfortunately, it shows a bunch of error when it rendering. For you information, I am using …

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## [Points import with Dicom image in the background](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/points-import-with-dicom-image-in-the-background/2743)

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**Author:** [@tejas.canchi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tejas.canchi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/points-import-with-dicom-image-in-the-background/2743 "2019-10-10T01:11:49Z")

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Hi I am trying to load a DICOM image and plot points on the image that are imported from a CSV. I used the trace and added the import function using pandas. I am able to plot the points fine with a vti format imported b…

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## [Reset button under Glyph Data Range](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reset-button-under-glyph-data-range/2737)

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**Author:** [@gilcu2](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gilcu2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reset-button-under-glyph-data-range/2737 "2019-10-09T14:59:00Z")

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Hi, I am following the tutorial, point 3.5 Making Streamlines Fancy but when trying to add glyphs to the streamlines don’t find the reset button under Glyph Data Range. I am using version 5.7. Have changed in this vers…

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## [some FIND\_PACKAGE components are slow](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/some-find-package-components-are-slow/2738)

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**Author:** [@rogezy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rogezy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/some-find-package-components-are-slow/2738 "2019-10-09T12:40:28Z")

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Hello, just to report an issue that may hide some bug… When updating my build process to ParaView 5.7 I had to specify more precisely the component I will use in my plugins & custom app in the CMake FIND\_PACKAGE directi…

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## [Build paraview with python 3.7.3 but ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘vtkmodules.vtkCommonCorePython’](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-with-python-3-7-3-but-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-vtkmodules-vtkcommoncorepython/1928)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 7:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-with-python-3-7-3-but-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-vtkmodules-vtkcommoncorepython/1928 "2019-10-09T07:49:50Z")

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Dear Experts, After i build the latest paraview with python 3.7.3, when i open “Python Shell” window it pop error message: " Error: Could not import vtkCommonComputationalGeometry ..... bin/Lib/site-package…

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## [how to get the strain field from displacement filed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-strain-field-from-displacement-filed/2733)

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**Author:** [@ytang116](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ytang116)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-strain-field-from-displacement-filed/2733 "2019-10-09T02:52:23Z")

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hello all, I am using open-source software YADE to do some simulations. I want to get the strain-field. theoretically, this software can export the data and use Paraview to visualization the data. but now the software…

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## [Plot Data Over Time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-data-over-time/2731)

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**Author:** [@Kai\_himself](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kai_himself)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-data-over-time/2731 "2019-10-08T20:19:22Z")

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Hey, i would like to plot data over time, it shall be represented the increasing height of an alphaphase. In this Thread Cory showed me, how to set up a python annotation to mesaure the hight. Is it possbile to show …

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## [Paraview Visual Delay Glitch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-visual-delay-glitch/2724)

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**Author:** [@austinsvk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/austinsvk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-visual-delay-glitch/2724 "2019-10-08T14:15:38Z")

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Hello, I have been using Paraview for the last 6 months and have started running into an issue when loading Exodus movie files. I am running penetration simulations using an abaqus oriented code and each time I output to…

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## [Adding Nvidia Index into paraview 5.6.0 in Ubuntu](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-nvidia-index-into-paraview-5-6-0-in-ubuntu/2706)

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**Author:** [@kit607](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kit607)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-nvidia-index-into-paraview-5-6-0-in-ubuntu/2706 "2019-10-08T10:48:55Z")

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Hi there. I have paraview56 installed together when installing openfoam. I have a problem with set LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH to the folder containing NVIDIA IndeX libraries. My NVIDIA IndeX libraries are in my Downloads folder an…

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## [paraview not opening](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713)

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**Author:** [@shehandmse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shehandmse)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 5:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713 "2019-10-08T05:45:43Z")

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please let me know the what are the prerequisites for install this software? Because i have already installed it and its not opening…im using openfoam first time i using this product. Plz help me

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## [Problem installing paraview 5.6.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-installing-paraview-5-6-1/2715)

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**Author:** [@kit607](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kit607)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-installing-paraview-5-6-1/2715 "2019-10-08T03:05:41Z")

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Hi there. I have downloaded paraview-5.6.1 from this website and I install it using the guide in the link https://sztr.wordpress.com/2017/01/28/how-to-install-paraview-5-2-on-ubuntu-16-04/. I have done all the steps, but…

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## [Cell Value Precision](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-value-precision/2709)

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**Author:** [@erdi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/erdi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-value-precision/2709 "2019-10-08T00:12:49Z")

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Hi all I have a structured grid and some cell values associated with the elements. Here is the point-vise view. My question is how can I remove annoying 0’s at the end of those labels. We have 3 digit accuracy in the o…

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