# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=45

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## [Glyph Vector and Streamline Plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-vector-and-streamline-plot/14494)

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**Author:** [@scabo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/scabo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-vector-and-streamline-plot/14494 "2024-04-26T11:50:35Z")

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I am using Paraview 5.10 but when I am trying to use glyph, I am not able to control the size of the arrowheads of the vectors. THere is no option for that to increase/decrease the size. What should I do? And how to gi…

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## [Turrning off volume rendering interpolation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/turrning-off-volume-rendering-interpolation/10797)

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**Author:** [@evang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/evang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/turrning-off-volume-rendering-interpolation/10797 "2024-04-26T07:19:38Z")

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Hello, I can’t find a way, not in the interface anyway, to turn off interpolation (i.e. selecting the nearest neighbour method) in Paraview. I see that 3D Slicer has it. Am I missing something? Some data looks better …

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## [Volume rendering without interpolation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-without-interpolation/14486)

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**Author:** [@Sandra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sandra)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-without-interpolation/14486 "2024-04-26T07:14:37Z")

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Hi. I am looking for a way to turn off interpolation in 3D rendering, like with setInterpolationTypeToNearest. Is there any way I can do that in Paraview? I have been using Paraview a lot, but it can be difficult to vi…

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## [ParaView v5.12 crashing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-v5-12-crashing/14459)

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**Author:** [@Daluar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Daluar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-v5-12-crashing/14459 "2024-04-26T04:13:32Z")

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Hello Everyone, I am trying to visualize flow of a simulation of an aircraft in ParaView. I can plot simple contours without any problem, but when I attempt to plot streamlines over a slice, my ParaView just crashes. I …

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## [DescriptiveStatistics for Vectors - how to get stats for the norm?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/descriptivestatistics-for-vectors-how-to-get-stats-for-the-norm/14492)

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**Author:** [@Trophime](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Trophime)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/descriptivestatistics-for-vectors-how-to-get-stats-for-the-norm/14492 "2024-04-25T18:08:02Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to get some statistics about a vector field using DescriptiveStatistics filter. It seems that I get the stats per component of the vector. I would like to have also stats on the norm of the vector field…

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## [how to show 1D beam element thickness](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-show-1d-beam-element-thickness/14441)

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**Author:** [@clientprogram](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/clientprogram)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-show-1d-beam-element-thickness/14441 "2024-04-25T12:14:49Z")

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I have a Ls-Dyna result d3plot file consists of 1d beam element. The beam element can only be displayed as line but no thickness or diameter. Paraview is a powerful software, and I believe it can show the real diamt…

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## [GetVersion() returns different values on the two connecting processes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getversion-returns-different-values-on-the-two-connecting-processes/14478)

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**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getversion-returns-different-values-on-the-two-connecting-processes/14478 "2024-04-25T06:57:19Z")

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I have a ParaView server (v5.12.0) installed on a remote cluster. I can connect to it from any Linux and Mac boxes using reverse connections and ssh tunnels. That’s the good part. I cannot connect from Windows, using th…

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## [What does 'warp by vector' do exactly?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-does-warp-by-vector-do-exactly/14473)

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**Author:** [@Yankang\_Liu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yankang_Liu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-does-warp-by-vector-do-exactly/14473 "2024-04-25T06:46:16Z")

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I want to get the exact definition of ‘the displacement vector’ in the documentation. Suppose I have a vector field \\vec{v}(\\vec{x}) defined on a domain \\Omega. Does this filter add the displacement vector \\vec{v}(\\vec…

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## [Extrapolation of axisymmetric data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extrapolation-of-axisymmetric-data/14396)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Delhez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eric_Delhez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extrapolation-of-axisymmetric-data/14396 "2024-04-24T20:02:09Z")

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I have results from a 2D axisymmetric simulation and would like to extrapolate this into 3D by rotation around the axis. The filters Rotational Extrusion or VolumeOfRevolution work well for scalar quantities but I can I…

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## [Survey: use of OggTheora writer to save animations](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/survey-use-of-oggtheora-writer-to-save-animations/14159)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/survey-use-of-oggtheora-writer-to-save-animations/14159 "2024-04-24T20:01:59Z")

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Does anyone use the OggTheora animation writer in ParaView? We are pondering deprecating the writer if it isn’t useful to anyone.

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## [Paraview on Arch Linux (Gnome) not running on Wayland](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-on-arch-linux-gnome-not-running-on-wayland/14264)

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**Author:** [@nihil39](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nihil39)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-on-arch-linux-gnome-not-running-on-wayland/14264 "2024-04-23T12:13:38Z")

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Hi, I am running Paraview 5.12 on Arch Linux on a Wayland Gnome session. All packages have been installed from the official Arch pkgbuilds, but I have the same problem when running Paraview from the package downloaded f…

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## [Paraview crashes when slice](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-slice/14464)

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**Author:** [@xq520](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/xq520)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-slice/14464 "2024-04-24T11:16:39Z")

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Hello, the paraview version is 5.9.1, when I slice the modal in normal z direction, paraview crashes immediately without any prompt, could someone help me fix this issue? The file is attached below. Thanks a lot.

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## [Failure with .h5 time series](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-with-h5-time-series/14468)

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**Author:** [@ProcyonFTA](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ProcyonFTA)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-with-h5-time-series/14468 "2024-04-24T09:30:40Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to visualize a 3d cubic dataset stored in h.5 files named as following : test\_0001.h5, test\_0002.h5 etc. I’m using Paraview 5.12 on Linux, the application manages to recognize a group of files, bu…

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## [slice a 3d model along sequence of points perpendicular to the travel path.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-a-3d-model-along-sequence-of-points-perpendicular-to-the-travel-path/14470)

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**Author:** [@seo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/seo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-a-3d-model-along-sequence-of-points-perpendicular-to-the-travel-path/14470 "2024-04-24T07:53:44Z")

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Hello, I am currently trying to slice a 3d model along sequence of points specified in .csv file to create many slice of the 3d data perpendicular to the travel path. I have a following files, model in vtp and vtu for…

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## [How to build headless paraview in local?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-headless-paraview-in-local/9248)

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**Author:** [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-headless-paraview-in-local/9248 "2024-04-23T15:53:59Z")

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Hi all, Now I use ubuntu 18.04 + openfoam 4.1 + paraview 5.0.1 (compile installation), and I can run the python script using pvpython XX.py, but the interactive window would appear during the running. So I want to use …

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## [Preventing ParaView from creating a new SpreadSheetView each time an IntegrateVariables filter is applied](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/preventing-paraview-from-creating-a-new-spreadsheetview-each-time-an-integratevariables-filter-is-applied/14463)

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**Author:** [@jean.dupond](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jean.dupond)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/preventing-paraview-from-creating-a-new-spreadsheetview-each-time-an-integratevariables-filter-is-applied/14463 "2024-04-23T08:33:17Z")

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Even when a SpreadSheetView already exists, each time an IntegrateVariables filter is applied for the first time while the RenderView is active, a new SpreadSheetView is created to display the result instead of displayin…

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## [Cannot read gmsh file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-read-gmsh-file/14337)

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**Author:** [@Boone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Boone)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-read-gmsh-file/14337 "2024-04-22T16:00:27Z")

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Hi all, I tried to import a .msh mesh with Paraview but it created a crash: “Loguru caught a signal: SIGSEGV, error: exception occurred: Segmentation fault” I am using Paraview-5.11.0 and I pay attention to load the gm…

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## [Paraview Python Scripting Bug: \[paraview \]vtkTableBasedClipDataSe:214 ERR| vtkPVClipDataSet (0x571e5b79bdc0): no input scalars.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python-scripting-bug-paraview-vtktablebasedclipdatase-214-err-vtkpvclipdataset-0x571e5b79bdc0-no-input-scalars/14449)

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**Author:** [@kurtenkera](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kurtenkera)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python-scripting-bug-paraview-vtktablebasedclipdatase-214-err-vtkpvclipdataset-0x571e5b79bdc0-no-input-scalars/14449 "2024-04-22T14:54:40Z")

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Hi everyone - I am trying to generate a Python script that can automate the following Paraview file conversion/smoothing pipeline (using Paraview version 5.11.2): (1) Read in an Exodus (.e) or VTK (.vtu) file into Parav…

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## [Calculator - How to?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-how-to/14453)

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**Author:** [@egomezp2002](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/egomezp2002)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-how-to/14453 "2024-04-22T07:50:33Z")

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Hello, there. As far as I know, my displacements.pvd (which I’m adding) consists of a Nx2 matrix where the first column represents the displacements in the X direction and the second column represents the displacements …

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## [HyperTreeGrid .series](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hypertreegrid-series/14444)

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**Author:** [@omdaniel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/omdaniel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hypertreegrid-series/14444 "2024-04-22T07:30:05Z")

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I built a HyperTreeGrid with vtk and would like to import a set of htg files in time; however, htg files doesn’t seem to support the same .series extension as other files and while vtkXMLHyperTreeGridWriter has a WriteNe…

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## [could not find package](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-find-package/14183)

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**Author:** [@Fin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-not-find-package/14183 "2024-04-21T17:07:50Z")

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paraview version v5.7.0 visual studio version: 2019 python 3.12.2 still encounter the error: Determined source version for paraview: 5.7.0 CMake Error at superbuild/cmake/SuperbuildMacros.cmake:823 (include): inclu…

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## [Where to find vtp files describing a scene ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/where-to-find-vtp-files-describing-a-scene/14439)

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**Author:** [@a\_p1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/a_p1)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/where-to-find-vtp-files-describing-a-scene/14439 "2024-04-19T17:57:44Z")

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Hi, Apart from the examples delivered within Paraview, where can I find scenes decomposed with vtp file ? Thank you.

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## [Why Does ParaView Documentation Reverse the Conventional Return Codes for Success and Failure?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-does-paraview-documentation-reverse-the-conventional-return-codes-for-success-and-failure/14442)

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**Author:** [@Reshm\_R\_S](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Reshm_R_S)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-does-paraview-documentation-reverse-the-conventional-return-codes-for-success-and-failure/14442 "2024-04-19T17:01:54Z")

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I am quite used to the convention of representing a “success” with “return 0” and “failure” with “return 1”. Do you know why this concept is reversed in the documentation at util.vtkAlgorithm Module — ParaView/Python 5.…

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## [can't load a plugin 'Meshio'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-load-a-plugin-meshio/11440)

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**Author:** [@MMeursault](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MMeursault)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-load-a-plugin-meshio/11440 "2024-04-19T15:42:32Z")

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I’m a complete beginner when it comes to programming and after doing the steps here: tianyikillua/paraview-meshio: Generic mesh reader / writer for ParaView (github.com) I get this error: Generic Warning: In vtkPVPyth…

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## [Transforming columns of a csv file into a vector field for Stream tracer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transforming-columns-of-a-csv-file-into-a-vector-field-for-stream-tracer/14436)

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**Author:** [@mariavd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mariavd)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transforming-columns-of-a-csv-file-into-a-vector-field-for-stream-tracer/14436 "2024-04-19T15:15:18Z")

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I have a CSV file containing six columns - x, y, z, Jx, Jy, Jz. I need to create streamlines to visualise the vector field J. What is the correct way to do so? I tried several things but neither worked out so far. I tri…

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## [ParaView crashes after installing OpenFOAM 11](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-after-installing-openfoam-11/14431)

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**Author:** [@ingenium](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ingenium)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-after-installing-openfoam-11/14431 "2024-04-19T08:54:13Z")

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Hi, I first installed ParaView 5.10 on my Linux machine (Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS) and it worked fine. Recently I installed OpenFaom 11 and the program also calculates, but since the installation my ParaView crashes every ti…

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## [Efficient Way to Handle Animations with Time Series Data Stored in Named Folders](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-way-to-handle-animations-with-time-series-data-stored-in-named-folders/14433)

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**Author:** [@weber2585917537](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/weber2585917537)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-way-to-handle-animations-with-time-series-data-stored-in-named-folders/14433 "2024-04-19T07:39:55Z")

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Dear ParaView Community, I am working with a dataset for animations where each time step is stored in its own folder, and I am struggling with the best way to manage and animate this data in ParaView. The time steps st…

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## [Reading vtk file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-vtk-file/14407)

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**Author:** [@mbaghirzade](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mbaghirzade)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-vtk-file/14407 "2024-04-19T03:49:44Z")

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Hello, I hope this message finds all well. I am reaching out to ask one issue regarding my vtk output files. When I plot the files, I get the profiles, however, in the same time I get the error message saying “Cannot …

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## [Import tecplot data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425)

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**Author:** [@JohnMaclayn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JohnMaclayn)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425 "2024-04-18T15:54:49Z")

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Hi! I have an issue importing tecplot .tec file from Autodesk CFD to paraview. As you can see on the figure, I have no data to plot, which is strange since I have a lot of data in the file and the tecplot pattern seems r…

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## [Segmentation fault error of Paraview in Ubuntu 22.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-error-of-paraview-in-ubuntu-22-04/14417)

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**Author:** [@Dania\_Ahmed](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dania_Ahmed)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-error-of-paraview-in-ubuntu-22-04/14417 "2024-04-18T14:58:06Z")

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I am having the same problem when installed Paraview, @mwestphal could you please advice Warning: Ignoring XDG\_SESSION\_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT\_QPA\_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway. Mesa warning: failed t…

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