# ParaView Support

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## [Save Data, skipping timesteps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-data-skipping-timesteps/497)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-data-skipping-timesteps/497 "2018-08-29T18:34:15Z")

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Is it possible to Save Data, saving a subset of the timesteps? I tried this with can.exo, after modifying the Animation Inspector to be sequence, and still ended up with 44 timesteps. From my user: “Is there a way in …

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## [How to filter small droplets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-filter-small-droplets/486)

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**Author:** [@DavidSCN](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DavidSCN)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-filter-small-droplets/486 "2018-08-29T16:52:03Z")

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Hello everyone, we run simulations of secondary atomization of water drops. In this simulations, parts of the drop separate from the “main” drop. I need to filter out these small drop separation, in order to get the q…

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## [ParaView Memory Leak?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-memory-leak/493)

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**Author:** [@zilken](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zilken)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-memory-leak/493 "2018-08-29T10:09:16Z")

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Hello, I am from Juelich Supercomputing Centre, Germany, and we would like to create an animation of our climate data, using ParaView 5.5.2 on one node of our JURECA cluster, The data has 720 time steps, stored in HDF5…

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## [How to read Fluent case files with adapted mesh?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-read-fluent-case-files-with-adapted-mesh/465)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-read-fluent-case-files-with-adapted-mesh/465 "2018-08-29T06:11:32Z")

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Hi all ! I am trying to load a “.cas” file from Fluent. This works fine for non-adapted meshes. However, when I try to load an adapted mesh I have the problem shown in the attached image. As you can see, there are som…

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## [Quad Splitting and Jagged Shockwaves](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/quad-splitting-and-jagged-shockwaves/488)

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**Author:** [@William\_Humber](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/William_Humber)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/quad-splitting-and-jagged-shockwaves/488 "2018-08-28T23:33:32Z")

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I’ve been seeing more of an issue recently displaying strong shocks in turbomachinery flow where strong artificial oscillations are introduced in the contour plots. An example is shown below. and here is the same sol…

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## [affinity control os paraview-osmesa-mpi on cluster with SLURM](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/affinity-control-os-paraview-osmesa-mpi-on-cluster-with-slurm/477)

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**Author:** [@chengdi123000](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/chengdi123000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/affinity-control-os-paraview-osmesa-mpi-on-cluster-with-slurm/477 "2018-08-28T15:32:12Z")

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I just compiled paraview-osmesa-mpi. But when I use it on SLURM cluster, it shows $ srun -pdebug -n1 -c4 pvserver --mpi --force-offscreen-rendering srun: job 1692049 queued and waiting for resources srun: job 1692049 …

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## [append an array as a new vector/scalar field from pandas dataframe with programmable filter and paraview's python console](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/append-an-array-as-a-new-vector-scalar-field-from-pandas-dataframe-with-programmable-filter-and-paraviews-python-console/482)

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**Author:** [@Thangam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Thangam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/append-an-array-as-a-new-vector-scalar-field-from-pandas-dataframe-with-programmable-filter-and-paraviews-python-console/482 "2018-08-28T00:02:33Z")

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I have a dataframe that is of the following format ID t\_0 t\_1 t\_2 t\_n 0 . . . . . . m and I want to read and append each column array as a field at their respective time-step t…

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## [OpenGL in VMWare with Windows guest](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-in-vmware-with-windows-guest/218)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-in-vmware-with-windows-guest/218 "2018-08-27T20:35:50Z")

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Last November I was struggling to run Paraview in a VMWare virtual machine with a Windows 10 guest, and finally solved the problems with the aid of this forum that pointed me to the MESA\_GL\_VERSION\_OVERRIDE=3.2 environme…

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## [BoxLib support for ParaView in MAC OS](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/boxlib-support-for-paraview-in-mac-os/480)

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**Author:** [@Soumya](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Soumya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/boxlib-support-for-paraview-in-mac-os/480 "2018-08-27T19:56:18Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if ParaView will add BoxLib3D reader for the MAC OS version. I have seen it in the Linux version of ParaView. I am currently using ParaView 5.5.0 in MAC OS and it does not load BoxLib at this mome…

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## [Dynamic scene](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dynamic-scene/399)

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**Author:** [@GPsalachs](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GPsalachs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dynamic-scene/399 "2018-08-27T13:57:52Z")

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Hello, Is it possible to export a full 3D dynamic scene? If possible how is it done? Thank you!

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## [Compilation error when compiling ParaView 5.4.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compilation-error-when-compiling-paraview-5-4-1/425)

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**Author:** [@g.mitchell](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/g.mitchell)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compilation-error-when-compiling-paraview-5-4-1/425 "2018-08-27T12:59:49Z")

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Hey All, I’m trying to get ParaView up and running on our system. There are no issues with ccmake during configuration or generation, however, when I actually go to compile the code it fails with the error: In member …

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## [Memory Leak in Programmable Source](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/memory-leak-in-programmable-source/204)

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**Author:** [@jslawitsky](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jslawitsky)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/memory-leak-in-programmable-source/204 "2018-08-27T12:19:10Z")

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Hello, I’m looking to read binary data based on example 13.2.4 in the paraview guide, but I seem to be running into a memory leak with the code I’ve adapted below. When I activate my virtualenv and run the script using …

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## [How to set xdmf to extract a hyperslab](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-set-xdmf-to-extract-a-hyperslab/474)

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**Author:** [@tsar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tsar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-set-xdmf-to-extract-a-hyperslab/474 "2018-08-24T17:55:47Z")

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Hi, I have a hdf5 Dataset {47, 1, 1, 142}. I want to plot a hyperslab, e.g. {1,1,1,142}, but no matter what I do, I get “memory selection+offset not within extent” error. I get the mesh plotted correctly, but data are …

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## [Problem running ParaView-5.5.2-Qt5 on Ubuntu 16.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-running-paraview-5-5-2-qt5-on-ubuntu-16-04/330)

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**Author:** [@HarryvL](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/HarryvL)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-running-paraview-5-5-2-qt5-on-ubuntu-16-04/330 "2018-08-24T10:28:15Z")

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Hi, I recently bought a new laptop and am facing problems running Paraview 5.5.2 On the old machine Paraview 5.5.1 worked perfectly well. Here some of the facts: Old machine: Dell Precision M3800 with Intel i7-4702HQ …

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## [how does one select a desired portion of surface image (.obj) without using the mouse? please help!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-one-select-a-desired-portion-of-surface-image-obj-without-using-the-mouse-please-help/453)

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**Author:** [@Hairfield](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hairfield)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-one-select-a-desired-portion-of-surface-image-obj-without-using-the-mouse-please-help/453 "2018-08-20T23:41:28Z")

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hi ParaView folks, I have several thousand 3D surface files (.obj) of patient’s faces with different conditions. I also have excel spreadsheet data for each patient giving me the exact x,y,z surface locations for the fa…

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## [How to select and extract data along an elliptical line](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-and-extract-data-along-an-elliptical-line/442)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-and-extract-data-along-an-elliptical-line/442 "2018-08-20T19:44:32Z")

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From a user: I’m trying to extract data from a volume that is on an elliptical line. I only see the linear line extraction option. Is there a way to do this? Thanks, Alan

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## [open vr questions for paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-vr-questions-for-paraview/451)

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**Author:** [@IvanViti](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/IvanViti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-vr-questions-for-paraview/451 "2018-08-20T17:45:24Z")

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I was able to get some VR capabilities with my phone, Trinus VR, steam VR, and Paraview together. Unfortunately I am unable to move around within the visualization/view it from a different point of view. I was wondering …

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## [Stream tracer from input to output](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-from-input-to-output/437)

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**Author:** [@aniruddha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aniruddha)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-from-input-to-output/437 "2018-08-20T08:28:51Z")

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I have a simulation result from multiphase simulations where I would like to have stream tracers defined from the input plane to the output plane. I tried to create a stream tracer with custome data source i.e. the input…

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## [OpenGL ES profile on Ubuntu 18.04?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-es-profile-on-ubuntu-18-04/441)

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**Author:** [@steven.hahn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/steven.hahn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-es-profile-on-ubuntu-18-04/441 "2018-08-17T14:44:04Z")

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I noticed that on an Ubuntu 18.04 machine, ParaView 5.5’s about page shows “OpenGL Version 3.2.0 NVIDIA 390.48”, which I believe corresponds to the OpenGL ES profile. Should this instead report the OpenGL core profile (v…

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## [Slice filter in version 5.5 - am I blind? Multiple slice planes...?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-filter-in-version-5-5-am-i-blind-multiple-slice-planes/433)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-filter-in-version-5-5-am-i-blind-multiple-slice-planes/433 "2018-08-15T10:39:22Z")

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It is now some time that I did not use the Slice filter in ParaView, and it was probably still a slightly older version than 5.5 which I am having now. But I am sure that some months ago I was able to generate not only o…

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## [Error Building Paraview superbuild on Cray](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-building-paraview-superbuild-on-cray/404)

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**Author:** [@R.B](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/R.B)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-building-paraview-superbuild-on-cray/404 "2018-08-14T17:26:33Z")

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I’m trying to build paraview 5.5 on a Cray machine these are the CMake settings BUILD\_SHARED\_LIBS=ON BUILD\_TESTING=OFF ENABLE\_llvm=ON ENABLE\_mpi=ON ENABLE\_numpy=ON ENABLE\_osmesa=ON ENABLE\_paraviewsdk=ON ENABLE\_png=ON EN…

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## [partitioning large datasets and parallel I/O](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/partitioning-large-datasets-and-parallel-i-o/395)

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**Author:** [@ChriWiChris](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ChriWiChris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/partitioning-large-datasets-and-parallel-i-o/395 "2018-08-14T12:39:50Z")

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Hi, to visualize a very large dataset in a reasonable amount of time I partitioned the original XDMF file in a way that each MPI process can load a part of the data. This is the structure of the file: \<?xml version="1.…

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## [Connecting to compiled Paraview 5.5.2 server from Mac client crashes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connecting-to-compiled-paraview-5-5-2-server-from-mac-client-crashes/424)

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**Author:** [@zachdayz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zachdayz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connecting-to-compiled-paraview-5-5-2-server-from-mac-client-crashes/424 "2018-08-13T21:07:38Z")

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Hello, I have compiled Paraview 5.5.2 with MPI and OSMesa support on a RedHat cluster. Linux and Windows clients are able to connect to the server without issue, but connecting to it from a Mac client causes a crash wit…

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## [Improve "Drop down list with values from input arrays" to keeps latest successfully selected array name](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improve-drop-down-list-with-values-from-input-arrays-to-keeps-latest-successfully-selected-array-name/422)

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**Author:** [@JonathanBorduas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JonathanBorduas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improve-drop-down-list-with-values-from-input-arrays-to-keeps-latest-successfully-selected-array-name/422 "2018-08-13T17:44:43Z")

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Hi Community, I just added a new issue on gitlab regarding “Drop down list with values from input arrays”. I think it would be incredibly helpful to keep in memory the latest successfully selected array name instead o…

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## [Paraview across multiple nodes on a cluster?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-across-multiple-nodes-on-a-cluster/383)

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**Author:** [@hurlburj](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hurlburj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-across-multiple-nodes-on-a-cluster/383 "2018-08-12T18:40:46Z")

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Is it possible to run Paraview across multiple nodes in a cluster? We know about running the program on multiple cores within one node, but we can’t find anything about using multiple physical machines for the same job. …

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## [How to generate a paraview reader for lammps?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-generate-a-paraview-reader-for-lammps/385)

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**Author:** [@samy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/samy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-generate-a-paraview-reader-for-lammps/385 "2018-08-12T18:35:33Z")

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Hello everyone, My first time using paraview. I’m trying to visualize lammps and struggling to generate files that paraview can read. I learned that i need to generate a vtk file (https://lammps.sandia.gov/doc/Section\_…

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## [compiling Paraview5.2 in Mac OS](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compiling-paraview5-2-in-mac-os/416)

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**Author:** [@segalemb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/segalemb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compiling-paraview5-2-in-mac-os/416 "2018-08-10T19:38:01Z")

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I trying to install Paraview 5.2 in a Mac OS 10.13.6. But, when compiling the files, by the command make, I obtain the following error: /Users/sergio/ParaView-v5.2.0/VTK/ThirdParty/xdmf2/vtkxdmf2/libsrc/XdmfDsmComm.cxx…

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## [SaveScreenshot resolution issue with PlotData](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/savescreenshot-resolution-issue-with-plotdata/411)

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**Author:** [@Tox](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tox)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/savescreenshot-resolution-issue-with-plotdata/411 "2018-08-09T15:39:53Z")

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Dear all, I am new to this forum, so please be patient if I do not pose my question in the correct format. I am using Paraview 5.5.2 Qt5 64 bit on Windows 7 with python scripting and have an issue with SaveScreenshot w…

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## [pqNamedWidgets.h missed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pqnamedwidgets-h-missed/407)

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**Author:** [@segalemb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/segalemb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pqnamedwidgets-h-missed/407 "2018-08-08T20:55:21Z")

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Hello, I installed ParaView 5.3.0 from source, in a MacOS 10.13.6. Now, I am trying to compile the plugin PVDGriD, to plot DGriD 5.0 (or 4.6) output in ParaView. But, during the compilation, the file pqNamedWidgets.h i…

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## [python command to hide orientation axis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-command-to-hide-orientation-axis/402)

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**Author:** [@HadiF](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/HadiF)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-command-to-hide-orientation-axis/402 "2018-08-08T12:18:22Z")

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In paraview 4.4.0 there is a button at the top to show/hide orientation axes: However, when I select to trace commands, in Tools \>\> Start Trace, even using every option I can never find the python command to trigger t…

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