# ParaView Support

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## [Tecplot .plt transient files are not displaying geometry in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tecplot-plt-transient-files-are-not-displaying-geometry-in-paraview/11125)

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**Author:** [@akshaybagi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/akshaybagi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tecplot-plt-transient-files-are-not-displaying-geometry-in-paraview/11125 "2023-01-06T13:48:33Z")

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Hello, I have CFD data in a series of Tecplot files (.plt). These are transient data files exported from CFD software. I want to import these files into ParaView to create animations. I am able to open an individual fil…

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## [ParticleTracer segmentation fault any time paraview is run in parallel](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particletracer-segmentation-fault-any-time-paraview-is-run-in-parallel/10634)

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**Author:** [@moonlightcockroch](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/moonlightcockroch)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particletracer-segmentation-fault-any-time-paraview-is-run-in-parallel/10634 "2023-01-06T08:59:05Z")

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I am running a parallel paraview server on a large cluster. I am trying to use the ParticleTracer to visualize a flow field with a plane as a source. This works completely fine for serial runs of paraview, whether that b…

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## [problem in my paraFoam](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-in-my-parafoam/8446)

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**Author:** [@samir](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/samir)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-in-my-parafoam/8446 "2023-01-06T07:39:54Z")

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Hello; I have the same problem as you posted it before “Weird plot over line formatting | ParaView 5.9 on Ubuntu 20.04” regarding paraFoam. I am blocked I can not solve it, please help me solve this problem. I am on UBU…

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## [Case-study: Using ParaView + trame on Azure](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/case-study-using-paraview-trame-on-azure/10922)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/case-study-using-paraview-trame-on-azure/10922 "2023-01-06T03:43:16Z")

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trame together with ParaView for data processing/visualization lends itself quite well for migrating workloads to the Cloud. Wanted to share results from some on my recent exploration of using ParaView/trame on Azure. …

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## [Temporal Statistics Filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/temporal-statistics-filter/11084)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Henzinger](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael_Henzinger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/temporal-statistics-filter/11084 "2023-01-03T09:30:42Z")

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Greetings, I am using the Temporal Filter to get the average field data. For stationary domains this is trivial, but when I used it on a moving domain it also gave me an averaged field. My question is: Does the filter i…

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## [Reuse vertex numpy buffer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reuse-vertex-numpy-buffer/11110)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reuse-vertex-numpy-buffer/11110 "2023-01-02T16:35:21Z")

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I have a custom file format for which I have a big buffer of vertex positions and several meshes. The meshes have indices to the big buffer, and some vertices may be used by one mesh but not by the other. When reading t…

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## [convert circulation front position and station (points) into spherical coordinates](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-circulation-front-position-and-station-points-into-spherical-coordinates/11109)

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**Author:** [@zxflwh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zxflwh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-circulation-front-position-and-station-points-into-spherical-coordinates/11109 "2023-01-02T16:12:58Z")

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Hello, I want to plot ocean circulation fronts and observation stations on the earth map with spherical coordinates. The ocean circulation front and observation station are represented by lines and points (with longitude…

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## [multiple 3D tif stacks into 4D animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-3d-tif-stacks-into-4d-animation/10473)

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**Author:** [@DVangelis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DVangelis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-3d-tif-stacks-into-4d-animation/10473 "2023-01-02T12:59:28Z")

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Hi to all, I am new to Paraview, I found paraview from porepsy . I have a huge dataset of 3D stacks consist of 130 stacks. I want to make an animation showing the progression of features of those 3D stacks with time. …

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## [Paraview GUI crashing on opening](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-gui-crashing-on-opening/11107)

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**Author:** [@arneshp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/arneshp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-gui-crashing-on-opening/11107 "2023-01-02T09:46:26Z")

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Dear all, Thanks in advance for your time. I tried to install Paraview on a desktop with the following configurations: The installation went fine. However, on opening the GUI, the application hangs and crashes in …

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## [reloading the material data file while paraview is running?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reloading-the-material-data-file-while-paraview-is-running/11069)

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**Author:** [@David\_Akeret](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/David_Akeret)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reloading-the-material-data-file-while-paraview-is-running/11069 "2023-01-02T09:40:42Z")

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Hello I really like to render my results in paraview. You can create you own materials, which are stored in a .txt file in your paraview material directory. In order to create nice renderings i ususally manipulate a lot…

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## [How to export partial spreadsheet?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-partial-spreadsheet/11088)

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**Author:** [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-partial-spreadsheet/11088 "2023-01-02T08:24:42Z")

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Hi, I try the Export Spreadsheet and Export Scene, but all these tools save the full spreadsheet, is there anyway to save only specific columns in the spreadsheet view (like the coordinates of points)? Thanks!

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## [How to construct body-fitted coordinate system in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-construct-body-fitted-coordinate-system-in-paraview/11089)

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**Author:** [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-construct-body-fitted-coordinate-system-in-paraview/11089 "2022-12-31T05:16:19Z")

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Hi, I have a series of vtk files storing the flow field information, representing a vibrating body (only along y-axis) in a large domain. So the locations of body and mesh grid would change with time. For example, at t …

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## [Get field data at specific points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-field-data-at-specific-points/11083)

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**Author:** [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-field-data-at-specific-points/11083 "2022-12-31T00:08:43Z")

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Hi, I have some vtk files at various time for velocity dataset. The default positions in the velocity field are random, that means the locations of points and number of points would vary for different vtk files. Now I wa…

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## [Compute Derivatives of a scalar in a direction based on a Contour line](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-derivatives-of-a-scalar-in-a-direction-based-on-a-contour-line/11086)

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**Author:** [@phivos](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/phivos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-derivatives-of-a-scalar-in-a-direction-based-on-a-contour-line/11086 "2022-12-30T17:55:51Z")

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Hi all, Starting from the vtk files of a 2-d case containing point data, I’ve been trying to compute the derivatives of a scalar (temperature). The Compute Derivatives or the Gradient filters, compute these in the X and…

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## [Programmable Filter: IndexError: out of bounds: only for mpiexec](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-indexerror-out-of-bounds-only-for-mpiexec/11082)

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**Author:** [@Saang\_Bum\_Kim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Saang_Bum_Kim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-indexerror-out-of-bounds-only-for-mpiexec/11082 "2022-12-30T08:38:06Z")

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I am using Paraview 5.11.0 on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. I’m trying to add a new field data from a text file using a programmable filter. My ‘Programmable Filter (below)’ shows the following errors when it runs under parallel…

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## [How to use ParaView to display this format file: xdmf with binary?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-paraview-to-display-this-format-file-xdmf-with-binary/11071)

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**Author:** [@ZhuWenliang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ZhuWenliang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-paraview-to-display-this-format-file-xdmf-with-binary/11071 "2022-12-28T02:18:36Z")

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After using the lb/fluid module of lammps to calculate MD, I got the following files (fflow.xdmf fflow.raw), but I couldn’t find the relevant opening solutions in the paraview manual. Several lines in the xdmf file (ffl…

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## [Find max value location point](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-max-value-location-point/11073)

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**Author:** [@Matteo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Matteo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-max-value-location-point/11073 "2022-12-27T21:44:39Z")

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Good morning, I am doing a certain analysis with a certain formuna through calculator. Then, I displayed the result. Is there a way to find the max value and its location?

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## [Rescale data to custom range, but not just for colorscheme](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rescale-data-to-custom-range-but-not-just-for-colorscheme/11066)

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**Author:** [@s195t](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/s195t)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rescale-data-to-custom-range-but-not-just-for-colorscheme/11066 "2022-12-26T09:41:05Z")

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Dear everyone, I have a pressure scalar field as a plane, to better visualize maxima and minima, I usually rescale the colorscheme to a range between -1 and 1 and then I play with the opacity mapping until I see only re…

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## [How to get a full sliced 2D view of cylinder(throats) via tube and slice filter?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-a-full-sliced-2d-view-of-cylinder-throats-via-tube-and-slice-filter/10889)

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**Author:** [@Camelot](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Camelot)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-a-full-sliced-2d-view-of-cylinder-throats-via-tube-and-slice-filter/10889 "2022-12-22T18:49:47Z")

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Hi there, I created a 3D pore network model and visualized it in paraview, I need to slice it into multiple 2D images. The pore part (shown as spheres) is fine, but the throat part (represented as the tube or cylind…

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## [Info about general features of ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/info-about-general-features-of-paraview/11012)

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**Author:** [@Matteo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Matteo)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/info-about-general-features-of-paraview/11012 "2022-12-22T17:35:41Z")

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Good morning, I have a few questions about PataView: 1-Is it possible to customize the min/max stress values displayed on the legend? If yes, how? 2-Is it possible to export the node stress of a certain analysis fro…

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## [Nested animations](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nested-animations/11062)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nested-animations/11062 "2022-12-22T13:54:51Z")

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I am using Paraview to analyse and debug some simulation code I have written. During the simulation, I update the state of some triangular meshes several times, until the simulation converges. Once the simulation has con…

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## [Problem Creating Contours From Hyper Tree Grid. BUG](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-creating-contours-from-hyper-tree-grid-bug/10959)

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**Author:** [@cdelv](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cdelv)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-creating-contours-from-hyper-tree-grid-bug/10959 "2022-12-22T07:33:43Z")

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Hi, I have a program that outputs a Hyper Tree Grid time series to Paraview. I need to calculate an integral over a contour. To create the contour I tried: Apply the filter HyperTreeGrid To DualGrid. Then I can create…

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## [Presente .txt file as surface in paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/presente-txt-file-as-surface-in-paraview/11045)

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**Author:** [@tima](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tima)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/presente-txt-file-as-surface-in-paraview/11045 "2022-12-21T08:01:21Z")

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I want to read a .txt file as a surface in paraview. The attached picture explains the virsion of the visualistaion I get is only as points even I apply surface. If an other type of file is needed and not .txt one please…

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## [How to access "Row Data" in Python?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-access-row-data-in-python/8059)

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**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-access-row-data-in-python/8059 "2022-12-20T16:35:14Z")

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Hello all, So this is an embarrassingly simple question, but I’ve Googled a lot, and am throwing in the towel and asking for directions. I’m writing a pvbatch script that reads a cvs/ssv file, which works fine. But wh…

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## [Resample to Image on point cloud?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resample-to-image-on-point-cloud/10979)

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**Author:** [@Devin\_Richard\_Bayly](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Devin_Richard_Bayly)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resample-to-image-on-point-cloud/10979 "2022-12-20T15:55:22Z")

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I’m trying to use volumetric rendering with data that comes in as a collection of 24million 3d points. I searched through the documentation and it seems like resample to image is a way to do it if I had a mesh that had a…

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## [Simply add python modules](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simply-add-python-modules/11001)

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**Author:** [@Ouxid](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ouxid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simply-add-python-modules/11001 "2022-12-20T08:30:42Z")

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Hi everyone. I’d like to add pyarrow to pvpython so that it can read/write .parquet files. I managed on my local machine, but had to go through the quite tedious method of building paraview from scratch. I’d like to k…

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## [Restore state with files on remote server is hanging](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-state-with-files-on-remote-server-is-hanging/11018)

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**Author:** [@dpugmire](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dpugmire)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-state-with-files-on-remote-server-is-hanging/11018 "2022-12-19T19:25:39Z")

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I have a state file (on the client side) that I’m trying to open. The datasets are on the server side (Andes at OLCF) I’m doing the following steps: Fire up PV 5.10.0 connect to server restore state file. I’ve tried a…

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## [MultiBlockDataSet assign name to children](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiblockdataset-assign-name-to-children/10998)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiblockdataset-assign-name-to-children/10998 "2022-12-19T17:51:34Z")

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I have written a Python reader to load the files I am getting from my simulations. The file contains a hierarchy of groups and meshes and I create a vtkMultiBlockDataSet hierarchy with vtkUnstructuredGrids for the meshes…

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## [read STRUCTURED\_POINTS data export 'Incorrect dimensionality'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-structured-points-data-export-incorrect-dimensionality/11013)

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**Author:** [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-structured-points-data-export-incorrect-dimensionality/11013 "2022-12-17T14:58:20Z")

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ERROR: In C:\\glr\\builds\\paraview\\paraview-ci\\build\\superbuild\\paraview\\src\\Remoting\\Views\\vtkPVImageSliceMapper.cxx, line 238 vtkPVImageSliceMapper (0000024FC8536EA0): Incorrect dimensionality. texThres.vtk (1.4 KB) Th…

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## [Comparing Distorded mesh with Nominal mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/comparing-distorded-mesh-with-nominal-mesh/11004)

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**Author:** [@Rodi\_Kay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rodi_Kay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/comparing-distorded-mesh-with-nominal-mesh/11004 "2022-12-16T13:01:40Z")

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Hi, I have two DataSets with different geometries, one is from the nominal geometry. The other one is from modifying the nominal geometry by inverting the displacements, for example, X\_0-u\_0. Thus, the new geometry will…

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