# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=221

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## [Segment fault ('core' dumped)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segment-fault-core-dumped/975)

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**Author:** [@Yoshi.Huillca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yoshi.Huillca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segment-fault-core-dumped/975 "2018-11-30T19:06:26Z")

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Hi! I have serious problem with the software, I have the operation system Ubuntu 16.04 and at present I have installed the last version of paraview, but I tried use other version, but I has the same problem. I need to …

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## [using Apple as client](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-apple-as-client/989)

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**Author:** [@swornom](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/swornom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-apple-as-client/989 "2018-11-30T14:18:07Z")

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I normally use a linux workstation as my client with the downloaded binaries for the linux machine. Now I would like to use my Apple as the client with the Apple binaries. I have a choice ParaView-5.4.1-Qt5-OpenGL2-MPI…

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## [ExodusII and Tensors](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exodusii-and-tensors/971)

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**Author:** [@DaveMakhija](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DaveMakhija)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exodusii-and-tensors/971 "2018-11-30T03:19:40Z")

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For a vector I can append a variable name with X,Y, and Z to make Paraview recognize it as a vector. Is there similar conventions for tensors (3 component symmetric, 4 component non-symmetric, 6 component symmetric, and …

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## [Error: Building CXX object VTK/GUISupport/Qt/CMakeFiles/vtkGUISupportQt.dir/QVTKOpenGLNativeWidget.cxx.o](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-building-cxx-object-vtk-guisupport-qt-cmakefiles-vtkguisupportqt-dir-qvtkopenglnativewidget-cxx-o/829)

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**Author:** [@lcraul](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lcraul)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-building-cxx-object-vtk-guisupport-qt-cmakefiles-vtkguisupportqt-dir-qvtkopenglnativewidget-cxx-o/829 "2018-11-29T13:42:41Z")

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When I building my paraview, the following errors happened, I can’t solve it. Anybody else have met the similar errors? Could you give me some suggestions? Thank you very much. zhou@zhou-virtual-machine:~$ cd paraview\_b…

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## [Finding differences between datasets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/finding-differences-between-datasets/88)

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**Author:** [@Paul](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Paul)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/finding-differences-between-datasets/88 "2018-11-29T13:35:35Z")

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Hello, I am having difficulties comparing a dataset from a finite volume simulation on an unstructured grid with the analytical solution that I computed in Python and wrote to csv-data format for comparison in ParaView.…

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## [Running Catalyst CFullExample in the ParaView UI](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-catalyst-cfullexample-in-the-paraview-ui/677)

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**Author:** [@knolla](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/knolla)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-catalyst-cfullexample-in-the-paraview-ui/677 "2018-11-28T23:30:27Z")

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How does one show the Catalyst example (specifically, CFullExample) in ParaView through the UI? CTest works: Start 5: CFullExampleTest 5/2787 Test #5: CFullExampleTest … Passed 1.04 sec I’d assume you just do…

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## [How to use Catalyst?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-catalyst/820)

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**Author:** [@Grant](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Grant)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-catalyst/820 "2018-11-28T20:07:31Z")

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HI, I am new to paraview, I have installed the paraview from source code. When i building the examples in Calalyst, error had occurred: When i set “USE\_CATALYST” off, the error was gone. I have downloaded the code “…

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## [octree mesh - contour surfaces](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/octree-mesh-contour-surfaces/973)

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**Author:** [@garcfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/garcfd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/octree-mesh-contour-surfaces/973 "2018-11-28T14:30:35Z")

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I have generated this octree mesh - problem comes when I take contour surfaces of the CFD flow solution. For example I want to plot the surface of velocity magnitude = 25m/sec say. It works but there are discontinuiti…

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## [Contour of principal stresses (LSDyna D3plot)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/contour-of-principal-stresses-lsdyna-d3plot/969)

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**Author:** [@Zupan\_Hu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Zupan_Hu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/contour-of-principal-stresses-lsdyna-d3plot/969 "2018-11-27T15:14:26Z")

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I am a beginner of paraview and recently post processing LSDyna data. For stress analysis, I noticed the coloring for stress only have 7 options: xx, yy, zz, xy, yz, xz, and magnitude. However, I am more interested in Vo…

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## [Contour not highlighting.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/contour-not-highlighting/958)

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**Author:** [@Hiren](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hiren)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/contour-not-highlighting/958 "2018-11-27T14:33:17Z")

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In GUI , why contour option is not highlighted?

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## [Error when accessing remotely: No protocol specified](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-accessing-remotely-no-protocol-specified/934)

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**Author:** [@cbcoutinho](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cbcoutinho)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-accessing-remotely-no-protocol-specified/934 "2018-11-27T11:47:47Z")

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Hi there, I’ve been noticing a small issue when using the --force-offscreen-rendering option over a remote connection. This is my connection string: ssh $SSH\_USER$@$SERVER$ /usr/local/lib/mpi/gcc/openmpi3/bin/mpiexec -…

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## [Bug in edit box digits?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-edit-box-digits/961)

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**Author:** [@RED](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RED)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-edit-box-digits/961 "2018-11-26T21:04:40Z")

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When selecting and edit box to enter numeric values (say the x location of a slice), the default number having few digits is expanded to 19 digits. Paraview release is 5.6.0 6a bit running on Centos within a Turbo VNC r…

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## [Colormap font size/screenshot resolution](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colormap-font-size-screenshot-resolution/960)

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**Author:** [@RED](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RED)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colormap-font-size-screenshot-resolution/960 "2018-11-26T18:18:49Z")

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When saving a screenshot of a render view, I’ve noticed the proportion of font size to the object in the windows changes when the width and height resolution of the image is changed from default values. Is that a normal…

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## [Do AMR writers create a file for each AMRBox/block?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/do-amr-writers-create-a-file-for-each-amrbox-block/788)

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**Author:** [@Aandreyev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aandreyev)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/do-amr-writers-create-a-file-for-each-amrbox-block/788 "2018-11-26T16:59:33Z")

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Hello all, I am trying to make our AMR code write out a data format that paraview understands natively without having to convert to an unstructured grid. The AMR code does have the 2:1 refinement restriction usual to AM…

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## [pvpython problems](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-problems/957)

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**Author:** [@AlD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlD)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-problems/957 "2018-11-26T15:40:57Z")

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Hello, my goal is to save time by running paraview through pvpython rather than the gui. What I’m doing is loading a folder of data files and then using them to create an animation. (running linux mint) The initial ste…

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## [Use of Paraview with CONVERGE CFD](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-of-paraview-with-converge-cfd/462)

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**Author:** [@Dec](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dec)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-of-paraview-with-converge-cfd/462 "2018-08-22T16:18:37Z")

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Hi, Looking to get any user experience from people who use/have used Paraview with Converge CFD. I am in a small company that uses Converge and currently weighing up switching to Paraview for all post-processing. We ado…

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## [Xdmf Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-windows/268)

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**Author:** [@absitabi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/absitabi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-windows/268 "2018-07-04T15:39:01Z")

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Hi all, I have a visualization routine for a high resolution 3D simulation, and it writes binary/xmf files. Everything seems to go fine, but when I open it in Paraview 5.5.1 the data range for some of the arrays is inco…

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## [pvpython offscreen rendering segfault](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-offscreen-rendering-segfault/246)

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**Author:** [@Lukas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lukas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-offscreen-rendering-segfault/246 "2018-07-06T13:02:36Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to run pvpython in headless mode (--force-offscreen-rendering). I followed this guide and configured ParaView with VTK\_USE\_X=ON and VTK\_OPENGL\_HAS\_OSMESA=ON. Unfortunately, it segfaults on ubuntu 1…

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## [Project 3D Surface onto 2D plane](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/project-3d-surface-onto-2d-plane/709)

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**Author:** [@John\_A](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/John_A)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/project-3d-surface-onto-2d-plane/709 "2018-10-11T15:27:26Z")

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Hi, I am trying to project a scalar array mapped to a 3 dimensional unstructured grid onto a 2d plane. I found this method but the issue with that is the points on the backface are present on the result. I would like to…

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## [XDMF file only working for newest meshes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-file-only-working-for-newest-meshes/951)

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**Author:** [@danny.douglas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/danny.douglas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-file-only-working-for-newest-meshes/951 "2018-11-23T18:43:33Z")

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Hello all, I’ve encountered a problem using an XDMF file in paraview. The .xdmf file has multiple corresponding mesh.h5 files, and multiple solution.h5 files for each corresponding mesh. In paraview, I am only able to vi…

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## [Object selection by mouse pick](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/object-selection-by-mouse-pick/944)

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**Author:** [@RED](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RED)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/object-selection-by-mouse-pick/944 "2018-11-22T14:35:22Z")

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Hi. I’ve noticed that from the 5.0 release onward the object listed in the pipeline are not selected anymore by clicking on the object in the render view. Is it now an option available somewhere in the GUI or is this f…

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## [superbuild error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-error/936)

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**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-error/936 "2018-11-21T19:01:04Z")

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I am getting an install error when building v5.6.0 with superbuild (see below) as if there is a prefix missing in front of ‘/lib/python2.7’ my command is: cmake -DCMAKE\_INSTALL\_PREFIX=/scratch/leone/jfavre/ParaView/5.6…

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## [\[Support\] Cannot find DataItem element in topology xml, no caching possible ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/support-cannot-find-dataitem-element-in-topology-xml-no-caching-possible/942)

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**Author:** [@GSS79](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GSS79)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/support-cannot-find-dataitem-element-in-topology-xml-no-caching-possible/942 "2018-11-21T00:28:01Z")

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Hi, i’m trying to read some xdmf data in hdf format and i get this error on linux. “Cannot find DataItem element in topology xml, no caching possible” I have been unable to find any info on this except the same questio…

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## [Building and running example applications: Error while loading shard libraries](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-and-running-example-applications-error-while-loading-shard-libraries/928)

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**Author:** [@Philm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Philm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-and-running-example-applications-error-while-loading-shard-libraries/928 "2018-11-21T09:17:57Z")

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Hello all, I am currently attempting to build some of the examples that came with paraview. Specifically, Clone1 and Clone2. I ma able to build and link successfully using cmake. However, when I go to run the applicatio…

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## [Completely black ParaView user interface in VirtualBox](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/completely-black-paraview-user-interface-in-virtualbox/905)

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**Author:** [@Patrick](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Patrick)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/completely-black-paraview-user-interface-in-virtualbox/905 "2018-11-21T06:27:06Z")

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Hello, sometimes I have to work with ParaView on a Linux guest running under Virtualbox on a Windows10 host. With ParaView 5.5 or 5.6 linux binaries downloaded from the ParaView website, the complete ParaView window is…

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## [Documentation integrating paraview into application](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/documentation-integrating-paraview-into-application/892)

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**Author:** [@Philm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Philm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/documentation-integrating-paraview-into-application/892 "2018-11-20T20:45:59Z")

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Hello all, I am developing a simulation tool and I am looking at integrating paraview directly into my application. I am thinking of doing a stripped down version of paraview in order to simplify the interface and to onl…

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## [ERROR WITH IMAGE SEQUENCE (Tiff, BMP, RAW)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-with-image-sequence-tiff-bmp-raw/938)

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**Author:** [@Ricardo\_Rosa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ricardo_Rosa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-with-image-sequence-tiff-bmp-raw/938 "2018-11-20T18:48:02Z")

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Hi everyone, Im openning a image stack of microfossil that I had microtomographed. It worked to open it like a tiff file, but when Im trying to manipulating it with the filters (like threshold) it’s doesnt work and the P…

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## [XML Plugin Help](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xml-plugin-help/933)

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**Author:** [@aharvey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aharvey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xml-plugin-help/933 "2018-11-20T14:30:50Z")

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I have a python script I run in Paraview that opens a few files and applies a series of filters and takes some screen shots along the way. The script has a section for user variables too. Is it possible to create an XM…

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## [How to install VTK as a standalone package](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-vtk-as-a-standalone-package/930)

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**Author:** [@cbcoutinho](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cbcoutinho)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-vtk-as-a-standalone-package/930 "2018-11-20T08:37:40Z")

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I’m interested in building a project that embeds some visualization into a simple gui using VTK, for which I need to have the VTK development libraries/headers installed. Is it possible to link to the VTK libraries that …

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## [I'd like to create segmented seed regions for streamtracer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/id-like-to-create-segmented-seed-regions-for-streamtracer/925)

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**Author:** [@Jim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jim)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/id-like-to-create-segmented-seed-regions-for-streamtracer/925 "2018-11-20T04:32:39Z")

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I’d like to trace out a 2D pattern in a 3D space to provide seed region for streamtracer. I don’t see any way to do that. All I see is the linear region. Is there some hidden method I could hack to do this? The tutorial…

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