# ParaView Support

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## [open auxiliary text file in client-server mode on the server?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-auxiliary-text-file-in-client-server-mode-on-the-server/10968)

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**Author:** [@Noerr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Noerr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-auxiliary-text-file-in-client-server-mode-on-the-server/10968 "2022-12-16T12:57:53Z")

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Hi, I’m working with XDMF datasets with Paraview 5.11 often in client-server model. The visualization pipeline is scripted using the Python API including a Programmable Filter that evaluates several output variables ba…

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## [Paraview windows 10 display problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-windows-10-display-problem/11003)

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**Author:** [@othonasvaleras](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/othonasvaleras)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-windows-10-display-problem/11003 "2022-12-16T12:10:12Z")

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Hello, Im using Paraview for some months for my school projects and I have the following problem. When I try to open a file, Paraview just does’nt work and my screen loks like this:" I 've reinstalled my current ver…

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## [Building ParaView with ospray issue](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-with-ospray-issue/10983)

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**Author:** [@Keith\_Ballard\_CIV](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Keith_Ballard_CIV)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-with-ospray-issue/10983 "2022-12-16T12:07:08Z")

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Greetings, I have been a ParaView user for about a decade now. I develop some in-house plugins for ParaView to provide readers and filters specific to simulations we run. Consequently, I often like to build a standalo…

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## [Percolation Pathways](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/percolation-pathways/11000)

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**Author:** [@Jahanzeb\_Tariq](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jahanzeb_Tariq)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/percolation-pathways/11000 "2022-12-16T02:10:36Z")

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Greeting… I’m new here. I request anyone to help me find the percolation pathways in Digital Rock Analysis using Paraview… I have been able to calculate permeability and I am doing this process through openPNM pore netwo…

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## [End of Life / End of Support - Version specific for Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/end-of-life-end-of-support-version-specific-for-paraview/10997)

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**Author:** [@ivanarnold](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ivanarnold)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/end-of-life-end-of-support-version-specific-for-paraview/10997 "2022-12-15T18:04:24Z")

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Greetings, First, let me state I am a new user and this is my first post. I apologize in advance if I haven’t posted this in the right forum or if my question has already been answered in a previous post. I have searche…

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## [Calculate WSS from 2D velocity data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculate-wss-from-2d-velocity-data/10981)

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**Author:** [@Ms1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ms1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculate-wss-from-2d-velocity-data/10981 "2022-12-15T01:18:00Z")

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Hi! I am trying to calculate Wall Shear Stress from 2D PIV data. I have the following scalar data for my mesh:(x coordinate, y coordinate, x component of velocity, y component of velocity). I have calculated a simple vel…

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## [display properties per file type](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-properties-per-file-type/10961)

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**Author:** [@tjggriffin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tjggriffin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-properties-per-file-type/10961 "2022-12-14T22:09:07Z")

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Is it possible to set specific properties based on the file type? I know I can set properties, then save them as the defaults. But those will be the default for every file type until I change or reset them. What I want t…

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## [Superposition effect](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superposition-effect/10950)

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**Author:** [@Matteo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Matteo)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superposition-effect/10950 "2022-12-14T18:09:20Z")

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Good morning, I would like to apply superposition effect on two .vtk files,in order to visualize the resultant Von Mises stresses. The two files differs only on the presence of two additional components. If needed I can…

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## [Reading Nastran .nas file and Results with .csv file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-nastran-nas-file-and-results-with-csv-file/1189)

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**Author:** [@harald](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/harald)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-nastran-nas-file-and-results-with-csv-file/1189 "2022-12-14T15:51:54Z")

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Hi to the forum, I’m new with Paraview, but I’m using Nastran for over 30 years. Now a client asked me to show him the loeadpathes in a mechanical problem. These data will not be shown in nastran directly. Only over th…

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## [Definition of Gradient Magnitude](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/definition-of-gradient-magnitude/10706)

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**Author:** [@TobiSternberg](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/TobiSternberg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/definition-of-gradient-magnitude/10706 "2022-12-14T15:48:21Z")

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Hello, using the gradient filter on a vector fields yields the nine components of the gradient tensor and also a scalar magnitude. It is my understanding that the gradient filter computes the gradient as an Image gradie…

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## [Probe Location filter question](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/probe-location-filter-question/10940)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/probe-location-filter-question/10940 "2022-12-14T14:52:10Z")

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I was playing around with the Probe Location filter and noticed that it’s not available if the dataset has no field data. At first I didn’t realize why the Probe Location filter wasn’t available which was a bit frustrati…

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## [Comparing two datasets (with different sizes)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/comparing-two-datasets-with-different-sizes/10966)

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**Author:** [@Rodi\_Kay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rodi_Kay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/comparing-two-datasets-with-different-sizes/10966 "2022-12-13T17:16:51Z")

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I have a problem that I want to compensate the displacements of my original problem by generating a compensated mesh, that after suffering the displacements from a thermo-mechanical problem will end up at the initial po…

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## [Creating a programmable filter that slices and then averages over this slice](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-a-programmable-filter-that-slices-and-then-averages-over-this-slice/10955)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Henzinger](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael_Henzinger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-a-programmable-filter-that-slices-and-then-averages-over-this-slice/10955 "2022-12-13T10:45:11Z")

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Greetings! I want to create a programmable filter that slices my unstructured dataset and then applies a weighted average on this slice. The output would be a table with the value of this weighted average and the x-coor…

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## [Problems synchronizing using \*.pvd and \*.nek5000 formats](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-synchronizing-using-pvd-and-nek5000-formats/10268)

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**Author:** [@nadeem](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nadeem)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-synchronizing-using-pvd-and-nek5000-formats/10268 "2022-12-13T08:34:20Z")

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Hello, I am having major problems synchronizing between two different datasets: a format using the nek5000 code, labeled \*.f00001, etc, and \*.vtu using the nek5000+ppiclf code for particle tracking in a flow. Currently…

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## [Paraview crashes when importing LS-Dyna d3plot files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-importing-ls-dyna-d3plot-files/10947)

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**Author:** [@Wade](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Wade)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-importing-ls-dyna-d3plot-files/10947 "2022-12-12T11:01:04Z")

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I am trying to import LS-Dyna d3plot files, but Paraview keeps on crashing when I click apply. I have tried the following versions without any luck: ParaView-5.9.1-Windows-Python3.8-msvc2017-64bit.exe ParaView-5.10.1-W…

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## [Extract ProbeLocation at Various Timesteps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-probelocation-at-various-timesteps/10944)

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**Author:** [@fpyle](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fpyle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-probelocation-at-various-timesteps/10944 "2022-12-12T08:28:59Z")

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Hello, I am new to ParaView and need some help with data analysis. I have results from an FEA which is extremely large file and I am looking to get pressure data at a specific point at all the time steps. I can create a…

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## [Loading identical .py state and .pvsm states give inconsistent results](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-identical-py-state-and-pvsm-states-give-inconsistent-results/10939)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-identical-py-state-and-pvsm-states-give-inconsistent-results/10939 "2022-12-09T09:05:07Z")

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I’m having a ParaView state saved as .pvsm gives correct position of colorbars and other elements. However, when the same state is stored and loaded as a .py script the colorbars get misplaced. What is the issue? (versio…

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## [Multiple separate/non-overlapping histogram possible ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-separate-non-overlapping-histogram-possible/10945)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Yue](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nicholas_Yue)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-separate-non-overlapping-histogram-possible/10945 "2022-12-09T06:37:28Z")

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I plot the histogram of 2 scalars and they end up in the same graph. I would like to have them on separate graph. Is that possible ?

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## [Linear camera interpolation and python scripting](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linear-camera-interpolation-and-python-scripting/10938)

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**Author:** [@TobiasDuswald](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/TobiasDuswald)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linear-camera-interpolation-and-python-scripting/10938 "2022-12-08T14:50:07Z")

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Dear ParaView developers, I’m working on automating some of my ParaView visualizations, i.e. visualize some data over time based on a .pvsm file. The relevant simulation volume grows over time so I placed a camera (“Int…

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## [Paraview crashes when trying to open an OpenFOAM mesh file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-trying-to-open-an-openfoam-mesh-file/10773)

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**Author:** [@finzeo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/finzeo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-trying-to-open-an-openfoam-mesh-file/10773 "2022-12-08T11:41:34Z")

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Hi all, I am using OpenFOAM only to create a mesh (using blockmesh and snappyhexmesh), to simulate the flow around a vehicle in other software (code\_saturne) using FVM. It is a mesh of around 40 million cells. I would l…

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## [ParaView-UserSettings.json - Point Size](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-usersettings-json-point-size/10928)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-usersettings-json-point-size/10928 "2022-12-07T20:57:23Z")

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My user is trying to set up a custom point size that persists between sessions. I believe the way to do this is with an entry in ParaView-UserSettings.json, in the users .config/ParaView directory. I cannot find how to…

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## [Please Help Me Fix This Quality Issue \[URGENT\]](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/please-help-me-fix-this-quality-issue-urgent/10920)

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**Author:** [@DarkTyrantula](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DarkTyrantula)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/please-help-me-fix-this-quality-issue-urgent/10920 "2022-12-07T15:00:56Z")

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My stream tracer does not look like air flow at all and the colour mapping is also stuck to 1 solid colour. Can someone tell me what to do to fix this quality issue? I have been working with paraview on my school’s d…

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## [unable to connect to a pvserver on a remote machine](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-connect-to-a-pvserver-on-a-remote-machine/10331)

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**Author:** [@torstein](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/torstein)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-connect-to-a-pvserver-on-a-remote-machine/10331 "2022-12-07T14:50:15Z")

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I write a server configuration file following the example here: Using SSH Support to secure your client/server communication with ParaView The part of the configuration file concerning the machine I want to connect to i…

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## [Display fileddatas](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-fileddatas/10929)

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**Author:** [@hamid\_badi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hamid_badi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-fileddatas/10929 "2022-12-07T07:11:51Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to retrieve and display fielddata in a paraview spredsheet ? Best regard.

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## [Missing dll errors when building Custom Applications Examples](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-dll-errors-when-building-custom-applications-examples/10905)

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**Author:** [@DL-CMT](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DL-CMT)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-dll-errors-when-building-custom-applications-examples/10905 "2022-12-06T07:50:57Z")

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I am trying to build the custom application examples (Demo0, SimpleParaView, etc.) and keep running into errors for missing dll files (similar to: Custom applications don't work). My build procedure: Launch the CMake G…

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## [How to generate a 3d plot from a surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-generate-a-3d-plot-from-a-surface/10921)

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**Author:** [@olgidos](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olgidos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-generate-a-3d-plot-from-a-surface/10921 "2022-12-05T13:35:45Z")

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Hello :slight\_smile: probably a quite dumb question, however, I can’t find a solution and I do not know how to search for this problem. From a book, I found the following image: I now try to replicate it, but I can’…

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## [Blurry graphics on Wayland (Fedora 37)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/blurry-graphics-on-wayland-fedora-37/10915)

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**Author:** [@nawijn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nawijn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/blurry-graphics-on-wayland-fedora-37/10915 "2022-12-05T12:59:16Z")

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Dear All, I am running into an issue with Paraview. The overall visual appearance of items in the render window is pretty blurry. As an example take a look at the two images below. The first is with Paraview running on …

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## [How to select the same section of data on two different models](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-the-same-section-of-data-on-two-different-models/10876)

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**Author:** [@kenzbaker](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kenzbaker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-the-same-section-of-data-on-two-different-models/10876 "2022-12-05T10:06:07Z")

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Hi all, I have multiple modles I have created (in xdmf format) that are all in the same coorindates etc, just with different forcing conditions. My goal is to select a specfic area within the model and compare this area…

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## [Bad Velocity in stream tracer Paraview 5.11.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bad-velocity-in-stream-tracer-paraview-5-11-0/10917)

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**Author:** [@Ramesh\_Kolluru](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ramesh_Kolluru)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bad-velocity-in-stream-tracer-paraview-5-11-0/10917 "2022-12-05T09:28:16Z")

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I was trying to plot streamlines on a slice and the following errors are popping out ( 185.850s) \[paraview \]vtkPolyDataPlaneCutter.:520 INFO| Executing vtkPolyData plane cutter ( 630.501s) \[ 4BFFF640\]vt…

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## [Paraview coredump](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-coredump/10916)

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**Author:** [@Ramesh\_Kolluru](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ramesh_Kolluru)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-coredump/10916 "2022-12-05T09:30:00Z")

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$ paraview ( 0.750s) \[paraview \]vtkXOpenGLRenderWindow.:651 ERR| vtkXOpenGLRenderWindow (0x55b75102a800): Cannot create GLX context. Aborting. Loguru caught a signal: SIGABRT Stack trace: 30 0x55b74…

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