# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=28

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## [help on deploying paraview web on azure web app service](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-on-deploying-paraview-web-on-azure-web-app-service/15716)

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**Author:** [@chris.yang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/chris.yang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-on-deploying-paraview-web-on-azure-web-app-service/15716 "2024-11-16T00:21:10Z")

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Hi, Currently our team is trying to build a web app and want to have a page to show d3plot files that rendered by the Paraview. I tried to initialize the paraview lite inside our web app by calling the command lines and…

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## ["You can download the datasets from paraview.org"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/you-can-download-the-datasets-from-paraview-org/15700)

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**Author:** [@James\_Bowery](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/James_Bowery)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/you-can-download-the-datasets-from-paraview-org/15700 "2024-11-15T22:03:46Z")

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$ ./bin/paraview Your installation doesn't have datasets to load the example visualizations. You can manually download the datasets from paraview.org and then place them under the following path for examples to work: '/…

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## [highlight a set of nodes with given IDs or coordinates; similar as 'interactive select points on'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/highlight-a-set-of-nodes-with-given-ids-or-coordinates-similar-as-interactive-select-points-on/11237)

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**Author:** [@simonw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/simonw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/highlight-a-set-of-nodes-with-given-ids-or-coordinates-similar-as-interactive-select-points-on/11237 "2024-11-15T17:49:02Z")

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‘Interactive select points on’ allows to query information of the data defined on nodes of the grid and draws a kind of bullet point on the selected nodes. Say I know the ID or the coordinates of the nodes of interest,…

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## [How to plot total force and displacement over timesteps?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-plot-total-force-and-displacement-over-timesteps/15707)

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**Author:** [@K\_Zurawski](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/K_Zurawski)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-plot-total-force-and-displacement-over-timesteps/15707 "2024-11-15T08:41:48Z")

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Hi. I run a nonlinear simulation and would like to plot displacement of chosen node on X axis and applied load on Y axis. The applied load is 0 for step 0 nad max for last step. I have 10 time steps. Just need to plot a…

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## [Requires compute dihedral angel in a polydata](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/requires-compute-dihedral-angel-in-a-polydata/15722)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/requires-compute-dihedral-angel-in-a-polydata/15722 "2024-11-14T09:56:59Z")

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I have a surface mesh made of triangle cells. I would like to compute the dihedral angle for each edge in the mesh. I have found the FeatureEdge filter, which must be computing the dihedral angle, but I haven’t find any…

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## [Issue while extract U\_Z on a surface , after clipping using alpha.water scalar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-while-extract-u-z-on-a-surface-after-clipping-using-alpha-water-scalar/15720)

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**Author:** [@Surya1005](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Surya1005)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-while-extract-u-z-on-a-surface-after-clipping-using-alpha-water-scalar/15720 "2024-11-14T09:50:45Z")

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Hello , My main idea is to extract the U\_Z of a surface with aircore in middle and water around, So in order to extract just the water surface I clipped the surface using alpha.water with 0.5 and then integrated varibal…

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## [flow rate through holes with irregular shpae](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/flow-rate-through-holes-with-irregular-shpae/15727)

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**Author:** [@JY9527](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JY9527)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/flow-rate-through-holes-with-irregular-shpae/15727 "2024-11-14T08:59:03Z")

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Hello, I have a question regarding the computation of flow rate through a hole connecting two domains. In my simulations, blood flows from region A to region B, geometry is reconstructed from CTA so the hole between two…

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## [From 2d image of fringe light projection to 3d object](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-2d-image-of-fringe-light-projection-to-3d-object/15714)

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**Author:** [@Silvan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Silvan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/from-2d-image-of-fringe-light-projection-to-3d-object/15714 "2024-11-12T15:51:28Z")

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Hi everyone, this is a 2D image obtained by projecting a black and white fringe light. Is it possible with some paraview function to estimate the 3d shape of the object from this information? thanks in advance!

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## [pvpython/pvbatch with MPI Build Causes Deadlock on Consecutive Runs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-pvbatch-with-mpi-build-causes-deadlock-on-consecutive-runs/15710)

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**Author:** [@anilbeycorintis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anilbeycorintis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-pvbatch-with-mpi-build-causes-deadlock-on-consecutive-runs/15710 "2024-11-12T13:41:59Z")

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I’m experiencing an issue with ParaView’s pvpython and pvbatch when using an MPI-enabled build (ParaView-5.11.2-egl-MPI-Linux-Python3.9). Specifically, when I run pvpython or pvbatch scripts multiple times from the same …

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## [Open grd fiel by Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-grd-fiel-by-paraview/15712)

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**Author:** [@Nemo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nemo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-grd-fiel-by-paraview/15712 "2024-11-12T08:58:47Z")

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I have a .grd file and would like to visualize it in ParaView. To do this, should I first convert the file to .vtk format before visualization? Is there a way to visualize it directly in ParaView without conversion? The…

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## [Paraview opens as a white box and crashes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-as-a-white-box-and-crashes/15356)

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**Author:** [@bunny](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bunny)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-as-a-white-box-and-crashes/15356 "2024-11-12T08:25:03Z")

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Paraview opens like this and immediately closes. I tried updating drivers, installing a different version, etc. But it still ends up like this. Any solutions? Thank you.

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## [Menu goes black](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/menu-goes-black/15703)

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**Author:** [@ak05he1ev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ak05he1ev)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/menu-goes-black/15703 "2024-11-11T23:05:32Z")

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For Paraview 5.11-5.13 on ubuntu, hardware and software info is below. When I move the mouse, menu area goes black. Menu still works but I do not see it. Hardware Information: Hardware Model: M…

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## [no fields are rendered after opening OpenPMD file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-fields-are-rendered-after-opening-openpmd-file/15533)

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**Author:** [@BenWibking](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BenWibking)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-fields-are-rendered-after-opening-openpmd-file/15533 "2024-11-11T15:40:00Z")

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I opened an OpenPMD file in Paraview 5.13.1 on MacOS Sequoia 15.0.1, but nothing is rendered (no box representing the simulation volume). I also don’t see any options to change the coloring of the geometry representation…

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## [Integrate variables on streamtube surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-variables-on-streamtube-surface/15545)

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**Author:** [@Swantje](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Swantje)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-variables-on-streamtube-surface/15545 "2024-11-11T06:55:06Z")

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Hey, from a 3D velocity and temperature field I would like to generate a streamtube and integrate the temperature over its surface. I have a hot jet entering a colder region and have generated streamlines with a custom…

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## [how to export data from a slice or contour?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-data-from-a-slice-or-contour/15705)

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**Author:** [@fisker](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fisker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-data-from-a-slice-or-contour/15705 "2024-11-10T12:11:08Z")

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thanks

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## [how to simulate time series points with changing scalar values](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-simulate-time-series-points-with-changing-scalar-values/15679)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-simulate-time-series-points-with-changing-scalar-values/15679 "2024-11-09T12:46:10Z")

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Dear Experts, I have some points data and scalars, points coordinates are fixed values, while scalars values are time series data, so i want to do animation with point size or color changing with scalar values changes. …

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## [Paraview (5.12, 5.13) crashs when opening Fluent files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-5-13-crashs-when-opening-fluent-files/15702)

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**Author:** [@Frederic](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Frederic)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-5-13-crashs-when-opening-fluent-files/15702 "2024-11-08T18:23:16Z")

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Hello Everybody, Paraview crashs (directly quits) when opening a fluent file (.cas, dat.h5). All cases cause Paraview to crash. Just to notify it to all of you. Hope we’ll have a good news for the next release. Best …

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## [Challenges trying to Voxelize VTP unstructured data from DEM Simulation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/challenges-trying-to-voxelize-vtp-unstructured-data-from-dem-simulation/15697)

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**Author:** [@jiujitsu11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jiujitsu11)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/challenges-trying-to-voxelize-vtp-unstructured-data-from-dem-simulation/15697 "2024-11-08T15:42:25Z")

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Hi, I am having trouble finding a solution for this problem. I have a VTP dataset from a DEM simulation in MFIX. These are particle positions and other metrics as a function of time. I would like to map this informati…

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## [No module named 'paraview' error in Visual studio code](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-module-named-paraview-error-in-visual-studio-code/14955)

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**Author:** [@mdev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mdev)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-module-named-paraview-error-in-visual-studio-code/14955 "2024-11-07T19:12:48Z")

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Hello, I am trying to make a python project in VS code which uses functions in pvpython. I have tried the following code, but it still gives an error ‘No module named ‘paraview’’. ================= sys.path.append('C…

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## [Filtering by cell/point ID](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filtering-by-cell-point-id/15694)

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**Author:** [@Bryce\_Richards](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bryce_Richards)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filtering-by-cell-point-id/15694 "2024-11-07T17:13:33Z")

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I’m using the paraview’s python scripting capability. I’m looking for a way to filter data by cell and/or point ID, so that a chain of filters where only a subset of the mesh is of interest can run more quickly. We are u…

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## [Point set interpolation using python vtk package](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-set-interpolation-using-python-vtk-package/15625)

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**Author:** [@picpic](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/picpic)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-set-interpolation-using-python-vtk-package/15625 "2024-11-07T12:14:19Z")

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Following the question raised in https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-interpolate-a-2d-point-cloud-from-vtp-with-obstacles-like-cylinders/11942, I would like to ask if there is a way to interpolate the results on a pl…

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## [Advanced replacement shaders](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/advanced-replacement-shaders/15622)

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**Author:** [@tjggriffin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tjggriffin)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/advanced-replacement-shaders/15622 "2024-11-06T23:16:43Z")

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Hello - I have some shader code that I am able to use in Shader Replacements. It seems to run without any errors, but it doesn’t do anything either. It contains a bunch of uniform variables and I can not figure how to s…

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## [Temporal statistics crashes with thousands of timesteps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/temporal-statistics-crashes-with-thousands-of-timesteps/15633)

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**Author:** [@Rbemi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rbemi)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/temporal-statistics-crashes-with-thousands-of-timesteps/15633 "2024-11-06T08:44:44Z")

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Hello everyone, I am working on a dataset of around 8,000 VTP files each representing a timestep. I wish to cumulate their data over time, but when using Temporal Statistics filter, Paraview crashes. The best I could d…

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## [Highlighting Surface Cells using ParaView Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/highlighting-surface-cells-using-paraview-python/15690)

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**Author:** [@sherin.sugathan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sherin.sugathan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/highlighting-surface-cells-using-paraview-python/15690 "2024-11-06T08:36:41Z")

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Is it possible to highlight a set of cell/point IDs using ParaView Python? Currently, when I am using the “Interactive Select Cells On” feature, I can pick a single cell interactively. As a result, the picked cell wi…

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## [cross product](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cross-product/15681)

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**Author:** [@xq520](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/xq520)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cross-product/15681 "2024-11-05T18:46:47Z")

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Hello, I want to compute the Lamb vector as shown as below, which is vortical vector cross product velocity vector. The vortical vector can be computed by Gradent filiter, but how to get cross product? Could someone giv…

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## [ParaView crashes when creating a view](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-creating-a-view/15672)

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**Author:** [@Kalevi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kalevi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-creating-a-view/15672 "2024-11-05T11:39:43Z")

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I have just installed Paraview 5.13.1 on my computer running Xubuntu 24.04. Paraview opens nicely but when I try create new for example Line chart view paraview crashes without any messages. I tried many times and notice…

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## [Compute dihedral angel in a polydata](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-dihedral-angel-in-a-polydata/15670)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-dihedral-angel-in-a-polydata/15670 "2024-11-05T11:02:15Z")

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I have a surface mesh made of triangle cells. I would like to compute the dihedral angle for each edge in the mesh. I have found the FeatureEdge filter, which must be computing the dihedral angle, but I haven’t find any…

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## [Visualisation of xdmf file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualisation-of-xdmf-file/15684)

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**Author:** [@jz97x](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jz97x)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualisation-of-xdmf-file/15684 "2024-11-05T10:49:15Z")

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Hello everyone, I am currently working on a simulation of a reaction-diffusion equation in one dimension implemented in python using FEniCSx. For sake of simplicity, I am simulating 10 time steps and save the result as …

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## [Strange behavior with comparative view setup](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/strange-behavior-with-comparative-view-setup/15226)

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**Author:** [@wkitlasten](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wkitlasten)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/strange-behavior-with-comparative-view-setup/15226 "2024-11-05T10:42:39Z")

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I am fairly new to ParaView and I’m struggling to set up a comparative view. I would like a 2x3 layout showing clip filters for layers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Issue 1: Only the first panel would change, all other panels …

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## [ANSYS Static Structural Export format to Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ansys-static-structural-export-format-to-paraview/1492)

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**Author:** [@HeidiYe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/HeidiYe)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ansys-static-structural-export-format-to-paraview/1492 "2024-11-04T15:55:50Z")

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Hi, I would like to use Paraview to post process the results from ANSYS, but so far I can’t figure out a way to do that. I’d really appreciate your help :smile: Thank you.

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