# ParaView Support

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## [Using Python to Create Complicated Animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-python-to-create-complicated-animation/844)

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**Author:** [@Geoff\_Schrank](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Geoff_Schrank)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-python-to-create-complicated-animation/844 "2018-11-06T03:00:38Z")

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I’ve been using the full GUI to visualize some transient CDF studies I’ve been doing. In order to streamline things a bit, I’ve started experimenting with using pvpython to create the animation for me. However, I’m runni…

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## [Errors after opening ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/errors-after-opening-paraview/835)

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**Author:** [@philippb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/philippb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/errors-after-opening-paraview/835 "2018-11-05T16:35:29Z")

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Good morning, I have downloaded VCGParaView as a binary from the homepage of Heidelberg University. I need it from them because the program contains a vortex core detection filter plug in. After I start VCGParaView the …

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## [paraview-python: Could not import vtkCommonComputationalGeometry](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python-could-not-import-vtkcommoncomputationalgeometry/805)

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**Author:** [@cdoucet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cdoucet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python-could-not-import-vtkcommoncomputationalgeometry/805 "2018-11-05T16:31:41Z")

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I try to run a python script (test.py) containing this line only: \`from paraview.simple import \*\` I want to use the last version of paraview. So, I downloaded it from the official webpage and I uncompressed the corresp…

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## [Segmentation fault when loading Tecplot binary files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-loading-tecplot-binary-files/764)

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**Author:** [@Aquan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aquan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-loading-tecplot-binary-files/764 "2018-11-05T16:27:06Z")

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Hello, I’m unable to load Tecplot binary files with Paraview (via the Visit module). Everytime I hit “apply” Paraview crashes. I can load these files with tecplot, and I can load Tecplot ascii files with Paraview, so I …

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## [Properties of .case data / cell arrays / points arrays](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/properties-of-case-data-cell-arrays-points-arrays/842)

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**Author:** [@philippb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/philippb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/properties-of-case-data-cell-arrays-points-arrays/842 "2018-11-05T15:05:02Z")

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Hello everyone, i have two different .case files. In one file information is saved in cell arrays and in one in point arrays. How do i change the data to point arrays? Thnaks in advance, Philipp Bühler

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## [Multiple display on windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-display-on-windows/839)

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**Author:** [@Laurent\_Garnier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Laurent_Garnier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-display-on-windows/839 "2018-11-05T10:58:56Z")

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Hi, I’m running windows 7, with MSMPI (1018), Paraview up to date recompiled with MSVC 2017 I try to run paraview on multiple display on windows but it failed on "Assertion failed: this-\>ParallelController-\>IsA(“vtkSo…

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## [Cell ID does not match original data.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-id-does-not-match-original-data/822)

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**Author:** [@AnderBiguri](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AnderBiguri)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-id-does-not-match-original-data/822 "2018-11-02T14:58:35Z")

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I work with MATLAB and have some unstructured grid. I save the data using vtk DataFile Version 2.0. When I open the data in paraview 5.5.2, while I can perfectly see and investigate the data, if I select an specific cel…

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## [Share your ParaView-generated visualizations](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/share-your-paraview-generated-visualizations/742)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/share-your-paraview-generated-visualizations/742 "2018-11-01T23:07:41Z")

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Do you have any awesome ParaView-generated images that you would like to share with the community to show off your work? If so, feel free to post them as replies to this topic. Please add a brief description and attribut…

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## [Tiled Screenshots/Animations When Specifying Higher resolution?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tiled-screenshots-animations-when-specifying-higher-resolution/816)

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**Author:** [@keltonhalbert](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/keltonhalbert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tiled-screenshots-animations-when-specifying-higher-resolution/816 "2018-11-01T04:15:31Z")

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When saving a screenshot or animation while using the NVIDIA IndeX plugin render view, if you save a screenshot or animation at a higher resolution than the original window, it tiles the image. Is there something I’m doi…

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## [Issue with paraview with NVidia Optimus on linux using Bumblebee and pixel scaling](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-paraview-with-nvidia-optimus-on-linux-using-bumblebee-and-pixel-scaling/812)

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**Author:** [@gridley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gridley)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-paraview-with-nvidia-optimus-on-linux-using-bumblebee-and-pixel-scaling/812 "2018-10-31T13:53:19Z")

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Hi all, I’ve tried to to run paraview a few times on my laptop, downloading 5.6 linux binaries from the website and installing from the arch linux community repository. Initially starting paraview without my GPU turned…

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## [Threshold of two separate inputs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/threshold-of-two-separate-inputs/809)

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**Author:** [@cfmeaney](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cfmeaney)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/threshold-of-two-separate-inputs/809 "2018-10-30T18:57:28Z")

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Hello, I have a question that I’m hoping someone can help me with. I have 2 input scalars that I’ve read into the pipeline browser (call them u1 and u2) which exist on the same domain. I would like to find the area in t…

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## [Loading data with python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-data-with-python/768)

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**Author:** [@cjd927](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cjd927)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-data-with-python/768 "2018-10-29T20:02:43Z")

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Hi, I’m using python scripts to automate the loading and slicing of data files. The data I am reading in is stored as point data. The problem I would like to solve is that I don’t always know the variable names that I a…

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## [Poor performance in Immersive Paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/poor-performance-in-immersive-paraview/744)

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**Author:** [@alex-ong](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alex-ong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/poor-performance-in-immersive-paraview/744 "2018-10-29T15:10:17Z")

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I’m running a cluster of 7 computers - one master and 6 “renderers”. Running paraview on the master, connecting via MS-MPI to the renderers It is running on Windows 7, with GTX1060’s. Each renderer has a mosaic’ed displ…

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## [When loading Ensight file exported from EDEM ，it has errors](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/when-loading-ensight-file-exported-from-edem-it-has-errors/802)

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**Author:** [@111](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/111)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/when-loading-ensight-file-exported-from-edem-it-has-errors/802 "2018-10-28T11:25:44Z")

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## [Axes Grid artifacts with flat models](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axes-grid-artifacts-with-flat-models/796)

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**Author:** [@Marcin\_Krotkiewski](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marcin_Krotkiewski)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axes-grid-artifacts-with-flat-models/796 "2018-10-25T18:25:34Z")

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Hi, everyone, I keep running into a strange problem with some models. Labels and titles of the Axes Grid get strangely large / rotated, generally completely off. This happens after I rotate the model for some time. Usua…

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## [Paraview web visualizer on Google Cloud](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-web-visualizer-on-google-cloud/755)

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**Author:** [@jmichel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jmichel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-web-visualizer-on-google-cloud/755 "2018-10-25T15:56:41Z")

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Hello everyone!! I am installing paraview web visualizer on GCloud VM and I have some troubles when I am trying to run the command for visualizer, I mean this command: Visualizer --paraview. Even I tried to run the “Vis…

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## [Conversion (x,y,z) grid on a sphere to (lam,phi) grid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/conversion-x-y-z-grid-on-a-sphere-to-lam-phi-grid/415)

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**Author:** [@ABC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ABC)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/conversion-x-y-z-grid-on-a-sphere-to-lam-phi-grid/415 "2018-10-25T15:31:16Z")

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I have unregular mesh on a sphere. Each cell of the mesh is a quad. Coordinates of nodes are 3D (Cartesian x,y,z). I have cell data on this mesh and can view fields of the data on the 3D RenderView. No problem. But now …

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## [Novice question - fragment sizes and depth of penetration](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/novice-question-fragment-sizes-and-depth-of-penetration/749)

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**Author:** [@Dave](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dave)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/novice-question-fragment-sizes-and-depth-of-penetration/749 "2018-10-25T14:34:53Z")

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Hi all, I am looking to extract the size of fragments that are formed from explosively-driven case simulated in CTH using an AMR mesh. Their dimensions (in cm or mm, but to an accuracy of 1mm) and mass of the individua…

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## [Plotting parallel data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-parallel-data/790)

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**Author:** [@srikanthcs93](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/srikanthcs93)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-parallel-data/790 "2018-10-25T13:41:39Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a 3D parallel unstructured code. If I run the code in parallel with lets say 32 processors, I get 32 vtu files with corresponding grid(local+ghost) data and field data. I also have a pvtu file to …

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## [Extract block indices](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-block-indices/785)

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**Author:** [@nck](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nck)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-block-indices/785 "2018-10-24T00:01:20Z")

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I downloaded the latest version 5.6.0 and used the Filter-\>Alphabetical-\>Extract Block to show the surface reference numbers of a mesh. Instead of listing surface indices in number as in previous versions of ParaView, al…

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## [Write Binary UnstructuredGrid CellData LegacyVTK in Matlab](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/write-binary-unstructuredgrid-celldata-legacyvtk-in-matlab/776)

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**Author:** [@Jimbles](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jimbles)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/write-binary-unstructuredgrid-celldata-legacyvtk-in-matlab/776 "2018-10-23T17:38:26Z")

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Hey there, I have been using the function writeVTKcell.m to write tetrahedral mesh files to legacy VTK format, but I would like to try and make this process more efficient by switching to binary files. However, it is ob…

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## [.tar.gz archive of ParaView 5.6-RC2 ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tar-gz-archive-of-paraview-5-6-rc2/777)

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**Author:** [@mdorier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mdorier)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tar-gz-archive-of-paraview-5-6-rc2/777 "2018-10-23T13:39:19Z")

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Hi, Any chance a ParaView developer could put a .tar.gz version of the ParaView 5.6-RC2 source on the website (here: https://www.paraview.org/download/)? This would allow Spack to pick it up (all previous versions have …

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## [error for vtk file created by freefem++](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-for-vtk-file-created-by-freefem/779)

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**Author:** [@kincenthelen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kincenthelen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-for-vtk-file-created-by-freefem/779 "2018-10-22T14:53:14Z")

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Hi, I used freefem++ to create some .vtk files and try to run it in paraview. But once I hit apply, I got the error message as follows: Generic Warning: In /Users/kitware/buildbot-slave/8275bd07/source-paraview/VTK/IO/L…

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## [The result is different for plot over line and feature edges](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/the-result-is-different-for-plot-over-line-and-feature-edges/778)

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**Author:** [@kincenthelen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kincenthelen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/the-result-is-different-for-plot-over-line-and-feature-edges/778 "2018-10-22T14:47:36Z")

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Hi, I need some help on the filters “plot over line” and “feature edges”. I have some data on a rectangle, and I would like to plot the data on one side of the rectangle. I think there are two ways to do that: we could u…

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## [MSC Software data extraction](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msc-software-data-extraction/773)

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**Author:** [@mismichael](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mismichael)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msc-software-data-extraction/773 "2018-10-22T08:21:33Z")

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Hi All, I am looking for a way to utilize data generated by MSC Software. I have had no luck trying to open \*.arc files from Simufact or \*.t16 files from MARC. Would anybody be able to give me a hand here? Thank you.

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## [How to automate collecting Timer Log results](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-automate-collecting-timer-log-results/761)

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**Author:** [@samy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/samy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-automate-collecting-timer-log-results/761 "2018-10-19T21:24:00Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a big data set that i want to measure the rendering and data processing speeds. I just learned about Tools-\> timer Log. However, it looks like i need to refresh it manually. Ideally, I want to pla…

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## [Table to Points with hexagonal points?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/table-to-points-with-hexagonal-points/758)

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**Author:** [@danwarrcast](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/danwarrcast)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/table-to-points-with-hexagonal-points/758 "2018-10-19T16:26:13Z")

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Is there any way to plot 2D hexagons in Table to Points?

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## [ParaView 5.1.2 crashes when I try to open .h5 files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-1-2-crashes-when-i-try-to-open-h5-files/739)

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**Author:** [@parcuri](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/parcuri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-1-2-crashes-when-i-try-to-open-h5-files/739 "2018-10-18T16:44:52Z")

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I’m trying to install Paraview and open a file with extension .h5. My operating system is Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch), I have downloaded ParaView from the official repository paraview --version paraview version 5.1.2 …

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## [reverse connection with port forwarding using the master branch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reverse-connection-with-port-forwarding-using-the-master-branch/736)

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**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reverse-connection-with-port-forwarding-using-the-master-branch/736 "2018-10-18T13:49:12Z")

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Reverse connection with port forwarding is my standard, well tested procedure to connect to my server. PV5.6-RC2 works just fine, between client and server. I now have problems using reverse connection with the master b…

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## [Paraview versions](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-versions/752)

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**Author:** [@eduard-stefan.racz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/eduard-stefan.racz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-versions/752 "2018-10-18T13:24:58Z")

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Hello, We installed Paraview 5.5.2. and noticed it is not compatible with RH 6.6. It is working with RH6.9. Can you please tell us what version of Paraview would work on both versions?

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