# ParaView Support

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## [Calculator filter in ParaView 5.11.0 produces warnings when called in Python Shell](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-filter-in-paraview-5-11-0-produces-warnings-when-called-in-python-shell/10712)

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**Author:** [@Venke](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Venke)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-filter-in-paraview-5-11-0-produces-warnings-when-called-in-python-shell/10712 "2024-01-18T08:40:36Z")

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Hej, With Paraview 5.11.0 I get some warnings when calling the calculator filter in the Python Shell. I have tried to inspect the trace and found a difference - but even with this modification the warnings persist. Does…

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## [Blank spaces between data produced by different process](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/blank-spaces-between-data-produced-by-different-process/13723)

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**Author:** [@Mateus\_Ribeiro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mateus_Ribeiro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/blank-spaces-between-data-produced-by-different-process/13723 "2024-01-17T23:21:49Z")

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Hi! I have a code that is parallelized in the z direction (32 process), and i’m interested in ploting all the information together without communicate it inside the code, this mean: each process produces it’s own .vtk f…

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## [Paraview 5.12: Cannot modify the Camera spline path interactively (using the mouse)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-cannot-modify-the-camera-spline-path-interactively-using-the-mouse/13688)

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**Author:** [@ANON1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ANON1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-cannot-modify-the-camera-spline-path-interactively-using-the-mouse/13688 "2024-01-17T10:09:59Z")

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Hello, In Paraview 5.12 RC2 when I use the Time Manager (View \> Time Manager) then I add the Camera to follow a Path, I cannot modify the path of the camera (the spline) interactively (using the mouse). I remember being…

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## [ansys file to paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ansys-file-to-paraview/13718)

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**Author:** [@Rishi\_Gupta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rishi_Gupta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ansys-file-to-paraview/13718 "2024-01-17T08:11:32Z")

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Hello, I have Ansys cas and dat file but cannot open it in Paraview. However how to see Streamwise vorticity distribution. Can anyone help me in that ?

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## [How to create the edge of the sector](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-the-edge-of-the-sector/13722)

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**Author:** [@Ruomiaoyang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ruomiaoyang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-the-edge-of-the-sector/13722 "2024-01-17T02:24:50Z")

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As seen in the figure, the goal I want to reach is to extract the egde of the sector slice and contour it black.

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## [Paraview Crashes when deleting from pipeline or stopping showing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-deleting-from-pipeline-or-stopping-showing/13715)

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**Author:** [@Philip\_Moloney](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Philip_Moloney)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-deleting-from-pipeline-or-stopping-showing/13715 "2024-01-16T12:24:11Z")

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Hi! I am currently experiencing an issue with my paraview. When I delete data from the pipeline or stop showing data in a render view then paraview freezes and crashes. The RAM useage as shown by my task manager when th…

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## [Petrel/Geocad to ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/petrel-geocad-to-paraview/13711)

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**Author:** [@Syed\_yasir\_ali\_shah](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Syed_yasir_ali_shah)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/petrel-geocad-to-paraview/13711 "2024-01-16T09:55:45Z")

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Hello Mathieu , Hope you are doing well . I have imported 3D reservoir model from Petrel Software to Gocad Software. Now i want to import to Paraview from Gocad . Need your guidance.

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## [How can I render an X-ray image from a volume data?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-render-an-x-ray-image-from-a-volume-data/13707)

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**Author:** [@miles\_nanshan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/miles_nanshan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-render-an-x-ray-image-from-a-volume-data/13707 "2024-01-16T08:12:55Z")

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Say that I have a 3D VTU data consisting of values between 0 and 1. My goal is to render it as X-ray imaging, which means the lower the value, the more transparent the corresponding part should be. For now, after import…

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## [how to import mx (asci file in Gocad format) or asci file in paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-import-mx-asci-file-in-gocad-format-or-asci-file-in-paraview/3133)

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**Author:** [@Roshi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Roshi)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-import-mx-asci-file-in-gocad-format-or-asci-file-in-paraview/3133 "2019-12-23T16:24:44Z")

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Hi, I have 3D geology model exported from move software in asci format ( asci Gocad format is . mx file) and I want to know how to import this model in paraview, does anybody know ? I read I should use 2D delaunary filt…

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## [Plot question](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-question/13696)

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**Author:** [@Santhosh\_Virappane](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Santhosh_Virappane)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-question/13696 "2024-01-15T15:18:24Z")

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Hello All, Hope you’re doing well! I am responding here because I have a follow-up question. I am trying to use respectively “Plot On Sorted Line” and “Plot On Intersection Curves” to plot on specific line surroundig a …

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## [read sparse array in paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-sparse-array-in-paraview/13687)

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**Author:** [@AtzoriMarco](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AtzoriMarco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-sparse-array-in-paraview/13687 "2024-01-15T10:10:13Z")

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Dear all, I am trying to understand if Paraview/VTK has a convenient way of representing data organized as sparse arrays. I would like to save results of a 3D simulation organized in a Cartesian grid which is mainly emp…

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## [Error while plotting Streamline in 3D Plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-plotting-streamline-in-3d-plot/13639)

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**Author:** [@SKSoni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SKSoni)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-plotting-streamline-in-3d-plot/13639 "2024-01-15T09:47:58Z")

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Dear All, I want to plot streamline from 3d CSV Data that includes columns as \[x, y, z, u1, u2, u3, T \]. where, x, y, z - —\> 3d co-ordinates u1, u2, u3 --------\> velocity components along x, y, and z dirn r…

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## [Create and assign new timesteps to data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-and-assign-new-timesteps-to-data/12384)

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**Author:** [@Ryan90](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ryan90)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-and-assign-new-timesteps-to-data/12384 "2024-01-14T20:53:01Z")

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Hi, I have an STL file and I want to rotate the geometry by alpha every timestep and save the data. Right now, I just load the STL file and a series of empty CSV files that creates the time vector. Then I use the animat…

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## [Plot on Intersection Curves with adapted meshes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-on-intersection-curves-with-adapted-meshes/8522)

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**Author:** [@gnikit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gnikit)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-on-intersection-curves-with-adapted-meshes/8522 "2024-01-13T02:28:17Z")

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I am attempting to plot the intersection of a plane with a semi-spherical hollow mesh, however because the mesh is discontinuous and adapted the Plot on Intersection Curves filter gets “confused”. I have tried my bes…

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## [Path plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/path-plot/8636)

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**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/path-plot/8636 "2021-12-16T14:34:02Z")

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Hi, i wonder if it’s possible to create path plots in ParaView. What I mean os basically extended version of Plot Over Line filter with a possibility to create XY plots using data along the path that doesn’t have to be …

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## [Off-screen MESA freezes for a large mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/off-screen-mesa-freezes-for-a-large-mesh/13676)

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**Author:** [@robertsawko](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/robertsawko)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/off-screen-mesa-freezes-for-a-large-mesh/13676 "2024-01-12T23:17:00Z")

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Hello, I have a fairly large 3D mesh O(0.5B) cells in OpenFOAM and ParaView server built with superbuild with off-screen Mesa and another version built without superbuild with EGL-GPU rendering. When opening the mesh wi…

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## [Mapping an image to a 3D stl model](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-an-image-to-a-3d-stl-model/13681)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Richards](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mike_Richards)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-an-image-to-a-3d-stl-model/13681 "2024-01-12T18:32:27Z")

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Hi Everyone, I want to map a colorful image to the surfaces of an STL file. I have attached an example image and STL file to this post. I would be thankful if anyone could tell me how I may map this image using ParaView…

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## [Moving Camera along a streamline in Paraview: Is it possible?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/moving-camera-along-a-streamline-in-paraview-is-it-possible/13685)

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**Author:** [@ANON1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ANON1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/moving-camera-along-a-streamline-in-paraview-is-it-possible/13685 "2024-01-12T13:37:47Z")

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Hello, While watching this video from another post-processing software that demonstrates how to move the view along a streamline: Creating a View along a Streamline on Vimeo Is it possible to achieve the same result in…

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## [Use "fake" axis labels](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-fake-axis-labels/13684)

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**Author:** [@Methil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Methil)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-fake-axis-labels/13684 "2024-01-12T12:53:02Z")

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Good morning everyone, I would like to change my axis labels to something custom (say 0 to 1 instead of 0 to 5000) but I don’t know how to do that. I only found how to display the ticks coorresponding to 0 and 1 on my a…

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## [How to visualize a field on an internal surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-visualize-a-field-on-an-internal-surface/13666)

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**Author:** [@Giulian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Giulian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-visualize-a-field-on-an-internal-surface/13666 "2024-01-11T17:47:52Z")

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Dear ParaView community, I recently simulate the EM scattering of a metallic sphere in a medium. I would like to visualize the EM field on the surface of the sphere which is inside the medium. Do you know which kind of …

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## [Vtk format reader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-format-reader/13675)

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**Author:** [@Mateus\_Ribeiro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mateus_Ribeiro)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-format-reader/13675 "2024-01-11T14:20:30Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to read my first .vtk file, but Paraview says that he can’t find a reader for the file. Guess there is something wrong with my file. Can someone help me with this? variavel.vtk (352.2 KB)

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## [Wrong error message from \`SaveScreenshot\` when save directory doesn't exist](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/wrong-error-message-from-savescreenshot-when-save-directory-doesnt-exist/13661)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/wrong-error-message-from-savescreenshot-when-save-directory-doesnt-exist/13661 "2024-01-11T09:39:44Z")

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When I use the following line in python trace, pvpython complains that it has run out of disk space when the directory passed doesn’t exist. This is a misleading error message and hopefully straightforward to fix. I don’…

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## [Calculator with if/else statement](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-with-if-else-statement/13667)

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**Author:** [@SCRO1022](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SCRO1022)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-with-if-else-statement/13667 "2024-01-11T09:08:03Z")

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My problem right now is, that i would like to have a calculator function which first checks if a specific scalar (CONC\_001) is greater than 0.1. If that is the case it should simply calculate: CONC\_003 = CONC\_001 / CONC\_…

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## [Create voronoi (delauny) cells from coordinates, indices and normals data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-voronoi-delauny-cells-from-coordinates-indices-and-normals-data/7659)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-voronoi-delauny-cells-from-coordinates-indices-and-normals-data/7659 "2024-01-10T19:21:13Z")

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Voronoi3D tessellation is very expensive for high-resolution data. What I have are dumps from my simulation where cell quantities are defined and the cells are made from 3D Voronoi tessellation. Along with this, I have t…

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## [Interpolating values onto a different mesh?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interpolating-values-onto-a-different-mesh/5479)

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**Author:** [@epaj95](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/epaj95)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interpolating-values-onto-a-different-mesh/5479 "2024-01-10T18:45:46Z")

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Hi all, I have a csv dataset with pressure data at each point. I’m looking to transfer these results to a new mesh by means of interpolation. The current data I have looks like this: The mesh I am trying to interpola…

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## [Animate a steady state scene](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animate-a-steady-state-scene/13598)

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**Author:** [@trilbytim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/trilbytim)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animate-a-steady-state-scene/13598 "2024-01-10T09:07:29Z")

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I’ve got some OpenFOAM data from a steady state run. The model ran for 271 iterations to converge, although doesn’t seem to have saved the data for all the prior steps, only the final one, which is fine, as this is the o…

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## [Build against Qt 5.9](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-against-qt-5-9/13653)

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**Author:** [@slimwcq](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/slimwcq)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-against-qt-5-9/13653 "2024-01-10T08:39:41Z")

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Hi again, I have encountered the same issue on ubuntu 18.04. I tried to install the qt 5.12.12 instead of 5.9.5 but it is not the default version. Pls see the figures below. Could you pls tell me how can I configure to s…

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## [Dash (-) in selector's name is ignored](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dash-in-selectors-name-is-ignored/13655)

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**Author:** [@alie89](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alie89)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 8:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dash-in-selectors-name-is-ignored/13655 "2024-01-10T08:01:06Z")

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Hello, I just would like to flag a bug or at least I believe so. In vtkMultiblockDataSet, the dash inside names is ignored while using selectors. For example: my\_filter.Selectors = \['test-1'\] does the same selection…

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## [microstructure ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/microstructure/11174)

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**Author:** [@nh04](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nh04)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/microstructure/11174 "2024-01-09T17:52:33Z")

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how to obtain the cube-shaped microstructure representative volume element (RVE) is and not 3 separate planes

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## [Using FidesReader on Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-fidesreader-on-windows/13434)

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**Author:** [@Massimiliano\_Leoni](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Massimiliano_Leoni)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-fidesreader-on-windows/13434 "2024-01-09T15:47:26Z")

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Hello everyone! I have a student who is running Paraview on Windows and needs to use a FidesReader. From the documentation it seems to me that he needs to manually compile ADIOS2 in order to be able to use the FidesReade…

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