# ParaView Support **URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=5 [Latest](https://discourse.paraview.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.paraview.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.paraview.org/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [LSDynaReader error: "Database has bad state size (0)" with SPH Double Precision files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lsdynareader-error-database-has-bad-state-size-0-with-sph-double-precision-files/17466)
**Author:** [@Salvatore\_Russo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Salvatore_Russo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lsdynareader-error-database-has-bad-state-size-0-with-sph-double-precision-files/17466 "2026-03-08T12:55:28Z")
​Hi everyone, ​I am experiencing a persistent issue when trying to load LS-DYNA results in ParaView. Every time I select the base d3plot file and use the LSDynaReader, the following errors appear in the Output Messages: … --- ## [How to process the 3D calculations data of basilisk CFD solver?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-process-the-3d-calculations-data-of-basilisk-cfd-solver/17465)
**Author:** [@SigmaYot\_Zeta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SigmaYot_Zeta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-process-the-3d-calculations-data-of-basilisk-cfd-solver/17465 "2026-03-07T19:25:19Z")
Dear all, I’m using the basilisk solver (see https://basilisk.fr/), but I don’t know how to use paraviews to handle the results of basilisk calculations. This solver comes with a output\_vtk function, but it seems to onl… --- ## [How to build ParaView 0.2?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-0-2/17459)
**Author:** [@CsatiZoltan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CsatiZoltan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-0-2/17459 "2026-03-04T12:59:30Z")
When browsing on the website of ParaView, I saw that the oldest version for download is v0.2. I tried to build it with CMake, but I get the following error: ParaView requires VTK to build. Please set VTK\_BINARY\_DIR to d… --- ## [How to extract data form PlotDataOverTime filer with python/pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-data-form-plotdataovertime-filer-with-python-pvpython/17456)
**Author:** [@DioCanada](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DioCanada)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-data-form-plotdataovertime-filer-with-python-pvpython/17456 "2026-03-02T09:22:00Z")
Hello all, I’m writing a pvpython script to evaluate the mean flow over a surface for every time step, and do some further calculation with the extracted data. As a first approach, i applied the integrate variables fil… --- ## [default settings for openfoam reader and for legends](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/default-settings-for-openfoam-reader-and-for-legends/17453)
**Author:** [@svetlanatkachenko](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/svetlanatkachenko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/default-settings-for-openfoam-reader-and-for-legends/17453 "2026-02-26T08:31:34Z")
i would like to read openfoam cases as ‘decomposed’ by default. i would like to setup legend font as times by default. for these two examples what is the best way to configure them? the ‘edit \> settings’ view does not … --- ## [Custom Application Development Solutions](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-application-development-solutions/17452)
**Author:** [@Tarang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tarang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-application-development-solutions/17452 "2026-02-23T12:40:06Z")
hi all, I am here looking for Custom Application Development Solutions for organization. I also searched this on many different website and found many solutions. We are bit confused to which one to choose. One of my fri… --- ## [Enabling dark mode in Paraview 6.0+ on Linux](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/enabling-dark-mode-in-paraview-6-0-on-linux/17450)
**Author:** [@alizma](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alizma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/enabling-dark-mode-in-paraview-6-0-on-linux/17450 "2026-02-23T08:39:42Z")
Hello, I’m on Linux Mint 21 and would like to enable dark mode in Paraview, like I had a few versions ago (but I have no memory of how I got this to work, it’s been years). I don’t see a default option in the settings. I… --- ## [Group of CSV files to animated 3D plot... help!?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/group-of-csv-files-to-animated-3d-plot-help/17449)
**Author:** [@Bisondesprairies](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bisondesprairies)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/group-of-csv-files-to-animated-3d-plot-help/17449 "2026-02-20T22:51:33Z")
Good day to all! I’m new to ParaView, so here I go. I have a set of CSV file (properly named File01, etc.) that contain 20 column x 20 rows (x and y 1 to 20), each cell is the z value. I have played with imports and filt… --- ## [VTKHDF partitioned dataset visualization issues](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkhdf-partitioned-dataset-visualization-issues/17353)
**Author:** [@hheinzer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hheinzer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkhdf-partitioned-dataset-visualization-issues/17353 "2026-02-17T16:39:34Z")
I am trying to visualize data from my CFD solver using the VTKHDF file format and ParaView. The solver is MPI parallel. Until now I resorted to assembling the mesh in memory and then writing a single partition to the out… --- ## [Inplane Streamlines Dean Vortices Error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/inplane-streamlines-dean-vortices-error/17443)
**Author:** [@kodaiApran](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kodaiApran)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/inplane-streamlines-dean-vortices-error/17443 "2026-02-17T13:07:29Z")
Hello ParaView Community, I am trying to visualize in-plane streamlines on a cross-sectional slice of a pipe in ParaView, but I keep running into errors regardless of the filter pipeline I use. My Setup is OpenFOAM-13 … --- ## [Analysis using .vtp versus .vtu](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/analysis-using-vtp-versus-vtu/17446)
**Author:** [@masonw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/masonw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/analysis-using-vtp-versus-vtu/17446 "2026-02-17T07:46:21Z")
Hi, somewhat newbie here. I’m studying jet plume expansion DSMC simulations, but I’m encountering an issue while trying to analyze a set of .vtp files. I have previously analyzed a few datasets comprised of .vtu files, i… --- ## [Problem with gaps ("seams") in Contour plot for decomposed OpenFOAM results](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-gaps-seams-in-contour-plot-for-decomposed-openfoam-results/17383)
**Author:** [@whereismymoney](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/whereismymoney)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-gaps-seams-in-contour-plot-for-decomposed-openfoam-results/17383 "2026-02-17T04:12:49Z")
(1) We start with decomposed OpenFOAM results. We cannot rerun the OpenFOAM simulation with any changes in settings. (2) We load the results into ParaView as a decomposed case. (3) The goal is to produce a Contour plot… --- ## [xdmf file size limitation due to ASCII encoding?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-file-size-limitation-due-to-ascii-encoding/17444)
**Author:** [@violettinged](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/violettinged)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-file-size-limitation-due-to-ascii-encoding/17444 "2026-02-16T12:25:08Z")
Is there an inherent size limit for plain text .xdmf files (ASCII encoding) containing both the metadata and heavy data? I noticed that in this case the Xdmf3ReaderT crashes even for simplistic meshes if the number of el… --- ## [Create meshed surface from CFD results](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-meshed-surface-from-cfd-results/17442)
**Author:** [@markusandersson](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/markusandersson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-meshed-surface-from-cfd-results/17442 "2026-02-16T09:49:19Z")
Hi All! I hace recently discovered paraview as a tool to handle huge CSV files. My work is to get the results from CFD Engineers and transfer them to 3DsMax to do nice renders. I now have a fluid in a pipe with informat… --- ## [Properly viewing triclinic boxes that have STRUCTURED\_POINTS dataset](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/properly-viewing-triclinic-boxes-that-have-structured-points-dataset/17434)
**Author:** [@akball](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/akball)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/properly-viewing-triclinic-boxes-that-have-structured-points-dataset/17434 "2026-02-12T16:19:05Z")
Hi everyone, I am new to ParaView, so please feel free to refer to any related posts or responses. I am having trouble visualizing VTK files containing volumetric data for triclinic cells. During visualization, the tricl… --- ## [Compute the cell-wall distance in a CFD mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-the-cell-wall-distance-in-a-cfd-mesh/17439)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Convergence](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Captain_Convergence)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-the-cell-wall-distance-in-a-cfd-mesh/17439 "2026-02-11T18:25:13Z")
Dear support, I am exploring the possibility of creating iso-wall-distance surfaces for postprocessing. Unfortunately the cell-wall distance isn’t available in my dataset and I was wondering if it could be computed in p… --- ## [how to make a dynamic animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-a-dynamic-animation/17437)
**Author:** [@Rajneesh\_Anand](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rajneesh_Anand)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-a-dynamic-animation/17437 "2026-02-11T08:51:56Z")
I am working on a project and I want to plot it dynamically. I have attached two animations here; one of them is growing plots and I want to plot the same type of growing animation from my data “my animation.mp4”. I onl… --- ## [Export data in .plt or .encas](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-data-in-plt-or-encas/17436)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Convergence](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Captain_Convergence)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-data-in-plt-or-encas/17436 "2026-02-10T17:57:19Z")
I wanted to know if it is possible to export data into .plt (TECPLOT) or .encas (ENSIGHT) format after I have manipulated it (i.e. computed new quantities in calculators, created slices, etc…). The reason for this is tha… --- ## [connectivity wrong results?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connectivity-wrong-results/17433)
**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connectivity-wrong-results/17433 "2026-02-10T13:51:43Z")
Hello, I THINK it is a bug, but not sure, therefore before making an issue i would like some developers input (not sure what are the exact specific steps that generates the problem in the pipeline): use wavelet source … --- ## [\[Tutorial\] Streamlines on a 2D slice using only "Stream Tracer" filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tutorial-streamlines-on-a-2d-slice-using-only-stream-tracer-filter/17435)
**Author:** [@Il\_Briga](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Il_Briga)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tutorial-streamlines-on-a-2d-slice-using-only-stream-tracer-filter/17435 "2026-02-09T10:04:13Z")
Hello folks, Since i have spent more than 3 weeks (my bad) trying to figure out how to generate 2D streamlines from a 3D volume, using only Streamtracer filter, i provide here a very brief guide which should be compatib… --- ## [Evenly Spaced Streamlines 2D filter - streamlines ending too soon](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/evenly-spaced-streamlines-2d-filter-streamlines-ending-too-soon/8687)
**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/evenly-spaced-streamlines-2d-filter-streamlines-ending-too-soon/8687 "2026-02-07T10:04:38Z")
Hi, from what I’ve read, a regular Stream Tracer filter can’t generate streamlines on 2D slices and a special filter called Evenly Spaced Streamlines 2D has to be used. What’s more, that filter works only when the slice… --- ## [Streamlines on a 2D slice from a 3D domain](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-on-a-2d-slice-from-a-3d-domain/4701)
**Author:** [@sthavishtha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sthavishtha)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-on-a-2d-slice-from-a-3d-domain/4701 "2026-02-07T10:00:58Z")
Hello everyone I wanted to know if there exists any approach to plot streamlines on a 2D slice of a 3D domain. Based on the discussions in this forum, I have managed to generate Surface LIC - a good way of visualizing … --- ## [LS Dyna - D3plot crash](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372)
**Author:** [@Stride47](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Stride47)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372 "2026-02-06T17:05:41Z")
Hello everyone, I came across an issue similar to this thread : There was no solution identified so I post my own issue. I try to open d3plot from ls dyna. However Paraview crashes when I click on apply. I precised … --- ## [Particle tracer deadlock](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particle-tracer-deadlock/17429)
**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particle-tracer-deadlock/17429 "2026-02-06T15:35:22Z")
I’ve been trying to use the Particle Tracer filter in ParaView 6.0. I am in client/server running on 1 node with 8 MPI ranks. After running a few steps (5-25), pvserver deadlocks. (At least, it becomes unresponsive but t… --- ## [Fluent Transient Particle Data (DPM) Post Processing on Paraview (5.10.1)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fluent-transient-particle-data-dpm-post-processing-on-paraview-5-10-1/16341)
**Author:** [@Emma\_B](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Emma_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fluent-transient-particle-data-dpm-post-processing-on-paraview-5-10-1/16341 "2026-02-06T14:35:07Z")
Hi, I have run a transient Ansys Fluent simulation involving a Discrete Phase Model - particles injected into the system. This case was set up in Ansys Fluent and (under the heading of calculation activities) have expor… --- ## [Ghost Cell Filter does not pick up global ID fields, if they are self generated](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ghost-cell-filter-does-not-pick-up-global-id-fields-if-they-are-self-generated/17428)
**Author:** [@hheinzer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hheinzer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ghost-cell-filter-does-not-pick-up-global-id-fields-if-they-are-self-generated/17428 "2026-02-05T10:43:59Z")
The ghost cell filter needs the global ID arrays for points and cells to generate the needed ghost cells. There is an option to compute these in the filter options (“Generate Global Ids“). This creates two new data array… --- ## [How to change mouse wheel behavior from Zoom to ZoomToMouse](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-mouse-wheel-behavior-from-zoom-to-zoomtomouse/4058)
**Author:** [@aerogt3](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aerogt3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-mouse-wheel-behavior-from-zoom-to-zoomtomouse/4058 "2026-02-03T14:07:29Z")
Hello, In using vtk.js, I’ve noticed it’s possible to change mouse wheel behavior from Zoom, to ZoomToMouse. I’d like to do the same in the paraview GUI, but at the moment there are no options for mouse wheel behavior -… --- ## [extracting section of grid by specific values of field](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-section-of-grid-by-specific-values-of-field/17424)
**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-section-of-grid-by-specific-values-of-field/17424 "2026-02-03T08:21:57Z")
Hello, I am have a specific need (in python): lets say i have a grid, with pressure values, and i want to extract the section where the pressure has specific values, \[1,2,5\] without other values, so threshold is out of … --- ## [clean selection without message when run without anything selected](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clean-selection-without-message-when-run-without-anything-selected/17416)
**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clean-selection-without-message-when-run-without-anything-selected/17416 "2026-02-02T13:10:44Z")
Hello, I am running a python script that clears selection, creates a selection and then extracts it, lastly clears the selection again. it works, but i am having a small annoyance, when running ClearSelection(), if i d… --- ## [ParaView editing grid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-editing-grid/17421)
**Author:** [@Vinicius](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vinicius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-editing-grid/17421 "2026-02-02T12:37:12Z")
Hi, I know this is a long shot, but I thought it was worth asking. I have a structured (curvilinear) grid vtk file in which each cell is assigned a property value: I also have the same grid with all property values … [Previous page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=4) [Next page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=6)