# ParaView Support **URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=215 [Latest](https://discourse.paraview.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.paraview.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.paraview.org/tags.md) **Page:** 216 --- ## [Displaying "piercing points" of multiple 3D polylines onto a (corrugated) plane](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-piercing-points-of-multiple-3d-polylines-onto-a-corrugated-plane/1545)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Horowitz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Frank_Horowitz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-piercing-points-of-multiple-3d-polylines-onto-a-corrugated-plane/1545 "2019-03-27T21:15:40Z")
Hi All, I’m trying to perform a geophysical display of where sets of poly-lines (imported as VTK files generated from custom software) intersect the (local) plane defined by portion of a SEG-Y seismic section. Some (pe… --- ## [mpi & domain decomp w multiblock](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mpi-domain-decomp-w-multiblock/1475)
**Author:** [@paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/paraview)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mpi-domain-decomp-w-multiblock/1475 "2019-03-27T17:15:18Z")
HI, I have a multiblock dataset that has 9 blocks, When I use N mpi ranks, ParaView is (this is in 5.6) splitting each of the 9 blocks N ways so that each rank is given 1/N the original block. I’d like to disable this fe… --- ## [Set up of paraview server on to use GPUs on Amazon AWS?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-up-of-paraview-server-on-to-use-gpus-on-amazon-aws/1534)
**Author:** [@gridley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gridley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-up-of-paraview-server-on-to-use-gpus-on-amazon-aws/1534 "2019-03-27T16:25:45Z")
Hi all, I’m hoping to run pvserver on an Amazon EC2 instance with an Nvidia M60 GPU on it. Unfortunately, I’m having some issues which I believe are related to X displays on the EC2 instance. When I try to render someth… --- ## [Build a plugin from examples](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-a-plugin-from-examples/1537)
**Author:** [@e-kolosov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/e-kolosov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-a-plugin-from-examples/1537 "2019-03-27T11:30:27Z")
Hello! I was trying to build “MyPNGReader” plugin from ParaView examples but as a result I will have the static library “MyPNGReader.a”. My actions: copy paraview/Examples/Plugins/MyPNGReader to external directory ~… --- ## [Vector Graphics Export Status/Meantime](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-graphics-export-status-meantime/1518)
**Author:** [@dld](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dld)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-graphics-export-status-meantime/1518 "2019-03-26T17:07:21Z")
Hi there! Brand new (~2 days) ParaView user here, super impressed so far, amazing to have something so powerful and slick yet also open source. I know this has been discussed once or twice on here before, but on the open… --- ## [XDMF: Problems with time-evolution](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-problems-with-time-evolution/1531)
**Author:** [@Marcin\_Krotkiewski](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marcin_Krotkiewski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-problems-with-time-evolution/1531 "2019-03-26T13:05:38Z")
The following problem is observed using Paraview 5.5.1. Because of previously reported bugs this example only works with the version 2 reader. I am working with time-evolution of models, which share part of the topology… --- ## [Plot variable against length of a polyline](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-variable-against-length-of-a-polyline/1529)
**Author:** [@Gonzalo\_Feijoo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gonzalo_Feijoo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-variable-against-length-of-a-polyline/1529 "2019-03-26T12:41:53Z")
Hi All, I have data defined on a surface mesh (of triangles). I can slice it with a plane and I can now see the data as a color plot on a polyline in the 3D viewer. How can I see the data as an XY plot with the X axis… --- ## [Missing Elements In Large Exodus Files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-elements-in-large-exodus-files/1395)
**Author:** [@friedmud](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/friedmud)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-elements-in-large-exodus-files/1395 "2019-03-25T18:24:23Z")
I’m seeing a problem where elements are just “missing” when viewing really large Exodus / Nemesis results. The problem seems to happen with any mesh / result with over 100M elements in it. Both 2D and 3D. For instance… --- ## [View Stuck in Plan View](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/view-stuck-in-plan-view/1508)
**Author:** [@fanfan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fanfan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/view-stuck-in-plan-view/1508 "2019-03-25T18:06:37Z")
Hi, For some reason, after plotting a 3d point data set, at certain times, the view gets stuck in plane view and i cannot rotate with the mouse anymore. I can still view from different sides, top, bottom etc. any idea… --- ## [3D interpolation with anisotropy](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-interpolation-with-anisotropy/1516)
**Author:** [@fanfan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fanfan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-interpolation-with-anisotropy/1516 "2019-03-25T17:15:21Z")
Hi, I am developping a 3D model of soil texture and would like to give more weight to the interpolation horizontally than vertically. I have a data set of 300K points of soil texture in mm, with data points at every me… --- ## [reading mesh data from separate file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-mesh-data-from-separate-file/1472)
**Author:** [@gromaxe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gromaxe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-mesh-data-from-separate-file/1472 "2019-03-25T17:05:16Z")
Hi everyone! I have netcdf file with information about grid - lan and lot 2d variables. For now, to get data into paraview, i append grid file to data file, set “coordinates” attribute and remap it to lonlat grid. Is … --- ## [Pre-export render updates](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pre-export-render-updates/1519)
**Author:** [@dld](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pre-export-render-updates/1519 "2019-03-25T09:16:44Z")
Hi there, newbie user here. I was using the trace functionality to see how to properly export animations and pictures using a python script, and noticed something I didn’t really understand: I only have 1 view (I think)… --- ## [trasforming geophisical data into a 3d mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trasforming-geophisical-data-into-a-3d-mesh/1442)
**Author:** [@ubi\_laptop](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ubi_laptop)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trasforming-geophisical-data-into-a-3d-mesh/1442 "2019-03-22T01:18:30Z")
I have a csv data organized like in the first enclosed picture, with resistivity/conducivity data organized in a table. I have added in my work flow a tableToPoints filter using the values in the conductivity column f… --- ## [Disappearing Domain](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disappearing-domain/1504)
**Author:** [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disappearing-domain/1504 "2019-03-21T20:30:44Z")
Hey everyone, I am creating a session with two reader sources, a XDMF and an AMR. The AMR files have a shorter time domain than that of the XDMF. Is there a way to have a domain disappear when viewing a global time th… --- ## [Extending "Plot over line" to a plane](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extending-plot-over-line-to-a-plane/1501)
**Author:** [@Maria\_Dimitrova](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Maria_Dimitrova)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2019, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extending-plot-over-line-to-a-plane/1501 "2019-03-21T11:19:32Z")
I like the filter “Plot over line” to show the profile of data along the line. However, is it possible to generalise it to “Plot over plane”? The aim is to place a slice plane through a 3D vector field, and then to creat… --- ## [How to get values along a particle trajectory?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-values-along-a-particle-trajectory/1398)
**Author:** [@Mariana\_Rodriguez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mariana_Rodriguez)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-values-along-a-particle-trajectory/1398 "2019-03-21T08:17:24Z")
Hello, I want to compute and get certain magnitudes (saved in my exodus file) following particles in Preview. Could someone please help on how to do this? I know how to follow particles, but I don’t know how to get da… --- ## [Source Cylinder along Z axis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/source-cylinder-along-z-axis/1496)
**Author:** [@eantipov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/eantipov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/source-cylinder-along-z-axis/1496 "2019-03-20T18:07:22Z")
Hello everyone! I’m new to ParaView and I would like to achieve the following: I am creating a cylinder in ParaView (Sources-Alphabetical-Cylinder). I set the length and the radius of the cylinder and click “Apply”. T… --- ## [Threshold by Part ID/Convert Field Array to Cell Array](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/threshold-by-part-id-convert-field-array-to-cell-array/1486)
**Author:** [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/threshold-by-part-id-convert-field-array-to-cell-array/1486 "2019-03-20T14:59:30Z")
Hello, I would like to threshold by part ID, however I see that one can only do so by point/cell data scalars. Is there a way to convert field array data (part IDs) to cell arrays? Thanks, Theodore --- ## [Combining close times from multiple readers](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-close-times-from-multiple-readers/1482)
**Author:** [@Aandreyev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aandreyev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-close-times-from-multiple-readers/1482 "2019-03-20T14:17:46Z")
Hi, I have simulation where multiple solvers are outputting data at the same simulation rate. The problem is that, time being a floating double, the timesteps are not exactly the same. In the attached picture, you can s… --- ## [stream tracer from point with ray](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-from-point-with-ray/1481)
**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-from-point-with-ray/1481 "2019-03-18T17:13:12Z")
Hi all ! I would know if there is a way to create a stream tracer from custom filter using a set of data (in my case 5 polydata vtk point representing polymer) and use a certain ray around it … there is such possibility… --- ## [CTH Filter Bug in 5.6 (worked in 5.5)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cth-filter-bug-in-5-6-worked-in-5-5/1483)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cth-filter-bug-in-5-6-worked-in-5-5/1483 "2019-03-18T15:23:41Z")
We have updated Paraview to 5.6 and when I try the ‘Extract CTH Parts filter’, it completes the operation without any errors, but no materials appear on the screen. The mesh array is still displayed, however. If I then… --- ## [Applying 'land' mask to spherical data plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/applying-land-mask-to-spherical-data-plot/1444)
**Author:** [@nicj](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicj)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/applying-land-mask-to-spherical-data-plot/1444 "2019-03-18T10:41:04Z")
Hello, It’s my first time using paraview. I’m trying to do a visualization of data from MPAS model- data is read from netcdf file (with unstructured grid with lat/lon and some ocean data) using Netcdf MPAS reader. Is th… --- ## [Vorticity calculation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vorticity-calculation/1477)
**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vorticity-calculation/1477 "2019-03-14T20:28:47Z")
I’m trying to compute vorticity of a vector field in paraview. The problem is the velocities u,v,w are given as scalar outputs by the program I run. How do I convert the scalars to vector or use the scalars to compute vo… --- ## [About load a big data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/about-load-a-big-data/1480)
**Author:** [@e-kolosov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/e-kolosov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/about-load-a-big-data/1480 "2019-03-15T19:00:41Z")
Here we have 2.4 sec records length. What if we need to scroll 24 hours records length? The loading and processing times becomes really slow. What we should do then? The idea is to load and render data “in blocks” or “… --- ## [Memory use / redundant rereads with large 3DS mesh?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/memory-use-redundant-rereads-with-large-3ds-mesh/1478)
**Author:** [@Erik\_Keever](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Erik_Keever)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/memory-use-redundant-rereads-with-large-3ds-mesh/1478 "2019-03-14T20:54:32Z")
Hello, I am visualizing a large (1536x1536x384) structured mesh - a 60\* wedge of cylindrical coordinates - and my observations of the PV memory use inspector suggest that something is “wrong” based on the amount of memo… --- ## [issues with Paraview (Windows 8)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-paraview-windows-8/1458)
**Author:** [@Olga\_Marszalkowska](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Olga_Marszalkowska)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-paraview-windows-8/1458 "2019-03-14T06:18:48Z")
Hi All, I’m wondering if anyone experienced problems with Paraview on a Windows 8 laptop. I downloaded and installed versions 5.6, 5.5, 5.4 and 5.3 and none of them work on my computer. Versions 5.6 and 5.4 show a messa… --- ## [Unable to open vtu files written in fortran in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-vtu-files-written-in-fortran-in-paraview/1453)
**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-vtu-files-written-in-fortran-in-paraview/1453 "2019-03-14T04:57:23Z")
I’m trying to write a VTU file in fortran for opening in paraview. I had prior experience writing binary vtk legacy files using fortran which worked in paraview, I’m using the same logic to write the VTU files. But the b… --- ## [extract boundary surfaces](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-boundary-surfaces/1361)
**Author:** [@logo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/logo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-boundary-surfaces/1361 "2019-03-13T17:18:24Z")
Hello there, I have a 3D domain ( wing + flow field) and I want to extract the outer boundary surfaces without including the interior ones. I use the ExtractSurface filter but apart from the boundaries of the domain I a… --- ## [VRPN plugin not seen 5.6 version from sources](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460)
**Author:** [@joni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joni)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vrpn-plugin-not-seen-5-6-version-from-sources/1460 "2019-03-13T15:44:41Z")
This is old way , https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Immersive\_ParaView so added PARAVIEW\_USE\_VRPN, … I have got spacemouse from 3dconnexion to work whit paraview. Is there big change done at software that I have not noted ? … --- ## [Different behavior in 'RenderViewComparative' and 'LineChartViewComparative'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/different-behavior-in-renderviewcomparative-and-linechartviewcomparative/1459)
**Author:** [@e-kolosov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/e-kolosov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/different-behavior-in-renderviewcomparative-and-linechartviewcomparative/1459 "2019-03-13T09:18:34Z")
For ‘RenderViewComparative’ if I change one representation, then all other representations change synchronously. render\_view\_comparative.avi (1.3 MB) For ‘LineChartViewComparative’ if I change the first representation,… [Previous page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=214) [Next page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=216)