# ParaView Support

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## [abaqus .odb files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/abaqus-odb-files/824)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/abaqus-odb-files/824 "2019-03-13T09:16:48Z")

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What is the best way to convert .odb files to something ParaView can read? Alternatively, do we need to add a .obd file reader to ParaView? Thanks, Alan

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## [Streamlines in spherical coordinates](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-in-spherical-coordinates/1427)

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**Author:** [@Gherardo\_Valori](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gherardo_Valori)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-in-spherical-coordinates/1427 "2019-03-12T14:58:15Z")

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Hi, I am trying to plot streamlines of a 3D vector field in spherical coordinates. I have the three components (Br,Bt,Bp) loaded as separate scalar fields from a netcdf file with standard CF convention (ie with latitude…

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## [How can I make a layout with a lot of Line Chart Views?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-make-a-layout-with-a-lot-of-line-chart-views/1402)

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**Author:** [@e-kolosov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/e-kolosov)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-make-a-layout-with-a-lot-of-line-chart-views/1402 "2019-03-12T13:58:32Z")

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Hello. I want create a layout with a lot of ‘Line Chart View’ (over 100) but on the screen would be shown only 3 ‘Line Chart View’ and scroll bar on the right side. On scroll bar moved - the next ‘Line Chart Views’ wo…

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## [ParaView run parameters](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-run-parameters/1446)

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**Author:** [@Allrond](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Allrond)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-run-parameters/1446 "2019-03-12T13:50:57Z")

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I’m trying to find the full list of startup options paraview.exe like an --script --data and etc… I use the command line "paraview.exe /?"and I get an instantly closing window that lets vtkOutputWindow with the parameter…

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## [Paraview superbuild problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-superbuild-problem/1418)

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**Author:** [@ademaio](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ademaio)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-superbuild-problem/1418 "2019-03-12T12:37:19Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to build Paraview 5.6 (master) on an openSUSE-Leap-42.3 vm (host windows) with CMake v3.13.4 It seems to me that the compiling order of the prerequisites of Paraview (which compilation has still not begun…

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## [Running Paraview on SSH -X](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-paraview-on-ssh-x/1434)

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**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-paraview-on-ssh-x/1434 "2019-03-12T12:31:20Z")

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I’m unable to run paraview but SSh -X into the machine-A which has paraview on it. It works fine on the machine but gives the following error on the client machine-B. Your OpenGL drivers don’t support required OpenGL f…

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## [Dimensions of fragments from exploding cases in CTH](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dimensions-of-fragments-from-exploding-cases-in-cth/1445)

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**Author:** [@Dave](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dimensions-of-fragments-from-exploding-cases-in-cth/1445 "2019-03-12T08:15:02Z")

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Hi, I have successfully interigated my CTH simulations to get fragment masses, volumes, velocities etc, but I still need the fragments’ dimensions. Has anyone written a script to do this? The dimensions of the fragmen…

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## [Numerical values interpreted as NaN](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/numerical-values-interpreted-as-nan/1430)

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**Author:** [@w.perry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/w.perry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/numerical-values-interpreted-as-nan/1430 "2019-03-11T15:27:42Z")

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I’m trying to create a 2D plot using paraview 5.4.1 but for some reason, the program interprets what looks to me like normal numerical data as NaN. Or at least I think it is doing this according to the color it is using…

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## [cell of box domain from cell ID to the I,j,k](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-of-box-domain-from-cell-id-to-the-i-j-k/1433)

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**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-of-box-domain-from-cell-id-to-the-i-j-k/1433 "2019-03-11T15:19:28Z")

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I’m now able to find the ID of the cell containing a set of data (representing a polymer molecule) but since I’m using a cubic 256^3 cell of fluid domain I would know how to know the 3 index I,j,k from the cell ID . May …

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## [reading ascii file into Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-ascii-file-into-paraview/1435)

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**Author:** [@Dec](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dec)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-ascii-file-into-paraview/1435 "2019-03-11T11:38:06Z")

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Hi, Looking to understand how to best import an ascii file, like the one attached, into ParaView. Its one of many output file from CONVERGE CFD program. I am looking to utilize ParaView for my line plotting (XP plots) p…

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## [Create and visualize streamline of velocity field](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-and-visualize-streamline-of-velocity-field/1436)

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**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-and-visualize-streamline-of-velocity-field/1436 "2019-03-11T09:58:25Z")

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Hi everybody ! I have the follow object : a 3d cube velocity magnitude and velocity vector field (\*.vtr format) a 3d polydata (\*.vtk) set of point (representing polymer smaller than one cell of the previous cube) I w…

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## [CGNS support - velocity as a vector](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-support-velocity-as-a-vector/1364)

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**Author:** [@tjburrows](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tjburrows)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-support-velocity-as-a-vector/1364 "2019-03-09T17:23:42Z")

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I have started generating CGNS files from my CFD code, which is 2D and has a structured mesh. I have found that Paraview does not automatically convert VelocityX and VelocityY into a native vector format that can be plo…

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## [Discover the index of cell](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/discover-the-index-of-cell/1415)

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**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/discover-the-index-of-cell/1415 "2019-03-08T19:11:39Z")

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Hi everybody , I have this problem : Inside a cubic flow domain of 256x256x256 cell I have a polymer molecule represented by 5 points (representing the monomer) close to each other the distance is usually much more smal…

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## [Efficient methods for creating many source objects](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-methods-for-creating-many-source-objects/1416)

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**Author:** [@krvorren](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/krvorren)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-methods-for-creating-many-source-objects/1416 "2019-03-08T15:36:08Z")

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Hello, I’ve been trying to use a python script to render about ~1000 Line() objects. This is a simple task to perform, but it takes a long time. As a very bare bones example, if you process the following in the python s…

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## [Know the probe location coordinate](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/know-the-probe-location-coordinate/1421)

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**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/know-the-probe-location-coordinate/1421 "2019-03-08T09:06:05Z")

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I have a set of data, in order to better visualise each point I’m going to create a glyph’s sphere for each point , now if I click to make visible the “probe location” (the center of axis) I get a point that represent th…

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## [how to get average or mean of a block](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-average-or-mean-of-a-block/1396)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-average-or-mean-of-a-block/1396 "2019-03-07T20:25:37Z")

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I have a user that would like to find the average or mean of a variable over a block. This is on a large dataset, and only loads into ParaView on a cluster. Thus, I need a parallel solution. This is on a multiblock da…

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## [How to find a cell/element using a point location inside it?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-find-a-cell-element-using-a-point-location-inside-it/1400)

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**Author:** [@Elias](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Elias)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-find-a-cell-element-using-a-point-location-inside-it/1400 "2019-03-06T22:05:53Z")

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I have two geometries imported in paraview, one of them is arm cells and points and the other one is the artery mesh inside it. I want to know what elements in my arm are artery elements/cells using the artery mesh. Ther…

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## [Non Uniform sampling points in Line Source](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/non-uniform-sampling-points-in-line-source/1339)

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**Author:** [@aniruddha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aniruddha)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/non-uniform-sampling-points-in-line-source/1339 "2019-03-06T18:58:30Z")

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I have a very steep concentration profile near a moving boundary for which i am using fine grid resolution. While plotting this profile using plot over a line feature of paraview, I am getting the values of field interpo…

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## [StreamTracerWithCustomSource](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamtracerwithcustomsource/1405)

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**Author:** [@piedycat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/piedycat)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamtracerwithcustomsource/1405 "2019-03-06T16:40:32Z")

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I’m using StreamTracerWithCustomSource with the seed input being my fluid inlet face, no matter what settings I change only 2 stream lines reach the outlet ;-( Can anyone suggest a solution? Regards Mark

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## [Error reading pvtu file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-reading-pvtu-file/1379)

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**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-reading-pvtu-file/1379 "2019-03-05T20:33:44Z")

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I’m trying to write a .pvtu file to read multiple .vtu files wriiten out from a parallel program. When opening in paraview it gives the following error: “Error processing xml file at line 12 column 2 byte index 502”. I h…

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## [Frequency+time representation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/frequency-time-representation/1383)

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**Author:** [@Bruno](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bruno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/frequency-time-representation/1383 "2019-03-05T14:37:03Z")

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Hi, I have a dataset which represents some quantity on a 3D grid and also depends on frequency. In Paraview I represent the different frequencies as if they were different time steps, and it makes it very convenient to …

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## [How to get access from Programmable Filter's script to Custom Filter properties?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-access-from-programmable-filters-script-to-custom-filter-properties/1371)

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**Author:** [@Allrond](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Allrond)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-access-from-programmable-filters-script-to-custom-filter-properties/1371 "2019-03-05T06:32:54Z")

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Hello 2 all! I try to make something like Modificated Programmable Filter by XML. I have made Custom Filter and export it to edit XML. I have already add the additional fields: NumberOfSlice and SliceMode. Question: Ho…

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## [calling pvbatch script with python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calling-pvbatch-script-with-python/1252)

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**Author:** [@danlipsa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/danlipsa)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calling-pvbatch-script-with-python/1252 "2019-03-04T19:01:01Z")

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Hi all, I cannot get the following simple script to work with python (works fine with pvbatch). I use ParaView master. Any ideas? Thanks! import sys from mpi4py import MPI import paraview paraview.options.batch = Tru…

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## [Extract Block Filter: Extract Single DataSet not MultiBlockDataSet](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-block-filter-extract-single-dataset-not-multiblockdataset/1341)

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**Author:** [@banesullivan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/banesullivan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-block-filter-extract-single-dataset-not-multiblockdataset/1341 "2019-03-04T18:09:14Z")

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Is there a way to extract a single block from a multi-block dataset using the Extract Block filter? Whenever I use the Extract Block filter, it returns a multi-block dataset but I need to apply filters that cannot handl…

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## [Colored histogram](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colored-histogram/1347)

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**Author:** [@yiyus](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yiyus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colored-histogram/1347 "2019-03-04T18:02:38Z")

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I am trying to plot a histogram in which the bars are colored according to the x-value. It seems like this has been possible in Paraview at some point, as for example in the following image (from Paraview 3.4.0): http:/…

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## [ParaView Fullscreen under Windows?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-fullscreen-under-windows/1349)

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**Author:** [@Niklas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Niklas)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-fullscreen-under-windows/1349 "2019-03-04T13:46:01Z")

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Dear All, I have a Windows10 system, on which I would like to run ParaView in a client/server mode, that is, the client on display1, the server, completely fullscreen on display2. Has anyone tried this? If I start pvser…

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## [Paraview 5.6.0 pvserver EGL build advice](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-6-0-pvserver-egl-build-advice/1332)

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**Author:** [@scotterdavid](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/scotterdavid)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-6-0-pvserver-egl-build-advice/1332 "2019-03-04T13:37:39Z")

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Hello, I’m attempting to build the pvserver with EGL support that could be used with our Nvidia GPU cards. I’ve been working on the build for a while, but it always fails as shown below. The details of the build are in …

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## [XDMF & HDF input: Trouble specifying an empty DataItem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-hdf-input-trouble-specifying-an-empty-dataitem/1368)

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**Author:** [@manopapad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/manopapad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-hdf-input-trouble-specifying-an-empty-dataitem/1368 "2019-03-04T12:55:58Z")

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I have a particle simulation that dumps snapshots in HDF format, and I’m trying to visualize them in Paraview 5.5 through an XDMF file. It so happens that there are no particles in the domain on the first timestep, thus…

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## [Time values from Visit Silo files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-values-from-visit-silo-files/1354)

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**Author:** [@Grenix](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Grenix)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-values-from-visit-silo-files/1354 "2019-03-02T17:39:05Z")

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I have been a regular user of Visit and am transitioning to ParaView for numerous reasons. What I am having issues with is reading in a time-series of data where the data is nested within directories and the directories…

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## [What happend to OSPRay?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-happend-to-ospray/1280)

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**Author:** [@Niklas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Niklas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-happend-to-ospray/1280 "2019-03-01T22:36:22Z")

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Hi, what happend to OSPRay in the latest Gitlab version? I build it with OPRay1.8, but the familiar and loved checkbox “Enable OSPRay” is gone. :frowning: How can I enable it? Has anybody tested it together with Intel’s…

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