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## [ParaView User Day Europe 2026](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2026/17585)

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**Author:** [@Francois\_Mazen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francois_Mazen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2026/17585 "2026-09-21T10:56:25Z")

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Kitware is delighted to announce the fourth edition of the ParaView User Day Europe! :tada: Type: On-site event Date: Thursday, September 24th, 2026 (and extra events the day before and the day after, see below) Locat…

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## [Call for Papers - WOIV’26: 10th International Workshop on In Situ Visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/call-for-papers-woiv-26-10th-international-workshop-on-in-situ-visualization/17404)

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**Author:** [@Francois\_Mazen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francois_Mazen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/call-for-papers-woiv-26-10th-international-workshop-on-in-situ-visualization/17404 "2026-01-21T16:55:25Z")

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Call for Papers: 10th Workshop on In Situ Visualization (WOIV) The Workshop on In Situ Visualization (WOIV) has become an established part of the ISC High Performance conference and will return to Hamburg, Germany on Ju…

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## [Proposal : Improve toolbar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-improve-toolbar/17677)

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**Author:** [@lucas.gottar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lucas.gottar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-improve-toolbar/17677 "2026-08-24T14:15:27Z")

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The toolbar of ParaView is overloaded to me, there are too many buttons that are always present and for some views of ParaView, almost all button turns gray. I think there are a lot of improvement to bring to this toolba…

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## [ParaView 6.2.0 is now available!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-0-is-now-available/17753)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-0-is-now-available/17753 "2026-09-30T21:35:40Z")

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The ParaView team is proud to announce the release of ParaView 6.2.0! :partying\_face: :raising\_hands: :floppy\_disk: Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. If you obtain the source from git, ParaView’s repositor…

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## [GitLab has changed "Issues" to "Work Items"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gitlab-has-changed-issues-to-work-items/17492)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gitlab-has-changed-issues-to-work-items/17492 "2026-03-24T17:18:00Z")

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GitLab has for a while supported different kinds of reports: “Issues”, “Tasks”, and “Incidents”. GitLab interface continued to refer to these collectively as “Issues”. If you wanted to file a bug you would file it under …

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## [ParaView 6.1 release schedule](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-release-schedule/17309)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-release-schedule/17309 "2026-02-11T00:21:41Z")

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Here is the plan for the upcoming ParaView 6.1 release: 1/7/26: Release split; no new features will go into the release branch for ParaView 6.1.0 after this date. 1/7/26 to 2/6/26: Release candidates for ParaView 6…

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## [ParaView 6.2.0-RC1 is available and ready for testing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-0-rc1-is-available-and-ready-for-testing/17667)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-0-rc1-is-available-and-ready-for-testing/17667 "2026-07-28T18:47:03Z")

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The ParaView team is proud to announce the release of ParaView 6.2.0 Release Candidate 1. You can download it from www.paraview.org/download. ParaView’s repository will soon be tagged with “v6.2.0-RC1” and the ParaView …

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## [ParaView 6.2 release schedule](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-release-schedule/17526)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-release-schedule/17526 "2026-09-04T13:27:16Z")

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Continuing with our coordinated releases with VTK, ParaView 6.2 will be released following VTK’s 9.7 release in June 2026. Here’s the anticipated schedule: Early June 2026 - feature freeze and ParaView 6.2 release cand…

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## [Qt 5 support to end starting in ParaView 6.2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt-5-support-to-end-starting-in-paraview-6-2/17365)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt-5-support-to-end-starting-in-paraview-6-2/17365 "2026-10-01T14:50:25Z")

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To finalize ParaView’s transition to Qt 6, the ParaView team is planning to stop supporting Qt 5 in ParaView starting with ParaView 6.2. Qt 6 will be the only major version of Qt supported by ParaView going forward. Para…

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## [ParaView Client/Server communication and abort support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-client-server-communication-and-abort-support/17430)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-client-server-communication-and-abort-support/17430 "2026-08-21T08:45:21Z")

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I’m currently working on supporting abort in ParaView and in that context I had to understand the client/server communication protocol, which is virtually undocumented even in developer docs. So I decided to share my fi…

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## [Paraview silently appearing in latest Nvidia video](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-silently-appearing-in-latest-nvidia-video/17283)

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**Author:** [@mau\_igna\_06](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mau_igna_06)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-silently-appearing-in-latest-nvidia-video/17283 "2025-11-03T11:55:10Z")

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The default Paraview’s colormap is used to render physics simulation results made by simulation AI startups backed up by Nvidia. Please see videos below:

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## [Proposal : Redesign the UI of ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-redesign-the-ui-of-paraview/17676)

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**Author:** [@lucas.gottar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lucas.gottar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-redesign-the-ui-of-paraview/17676 "2026-09-17T07:46:06Z")

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I feel like the UI of ParaView seems a bit old. Indeed it uses all Qt elements by default without any customization. Elements are also all packed together and the widgets have no space to “breath”. Modernizing the design…

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## [image reader read data as cell data instead of point data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/image-reader-read-data-as-cell-data-instead-of-point-data/17375)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/image-reader-read-data-as-cell-data-instead-of-point-data/17375 "2025-12-23T07:18:50Z")

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As mentionned here: the tiff reader reads the data as point data (and interpolates it) the same happens with the image reader (when reading raw data the same happens). when originally this data was voxel information, not…

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## [Qt minimum version will be updated to 5.15](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt-minimum-version-will-be-updated-to-5-15/17354)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt-minimum-version-will-be-updated-to-5-15/17354 "2025-12-09T00:14:46Z")

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ParaView currently does not build against Qt 5.12, which was end-of-lifed in 2021. We are planning to make the minimum 5.15 for ParaView 6.1. Please let us know if that causes any difficulties. Update: In ParaView 6.2, …

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## [installation of paraview-dev version 5.11.2 on WSL ubuntu 22.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/installation-of-paraview-dev-version-5-11-2-on-wsl-ubuntu-22-04/17351)

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**Author:** [@nbScal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nbScal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/installation-of-paraview-dev-version-5-11-2-on-wsl-ubuntu-22-04/17351 "2025-12-09T09:01:02Z")

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Hello, I try to install paraview development in WSL ubuntu 22.04 but I didn’t find anything and recompile it would be very difficult for me. Can someone give some help ?

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## [Add Show/Hide to context menu onpipeline browser](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-show-hide-to-context-menu-onpipeline-browser/17692)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-show-hide-to-context-menu-onpipeline-browser/17692 "2026-08-19T07:36:32Z")

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hello, I make this feature request in the follow up of different UI improvements. context: a current paraview session with a lot of filters and sources on the pipeline browser. some already shown some hidden. issue/si…

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## [Add toggle to draw the outline in charts](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-toggle-to-draw-the-outline-in-charts/17415)

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**Author:** [@ggf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ggf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-toggle-to-draw-the-outline-in-charts/17415 "2026-01-29T10:50:44Z")

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Hi, I propose adding an option in chart view to draw the outline (bounding box) of the chart. This is the preferred style in some contexts. It is, for instance, the default style in matplotlib. It would add customizatio…

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## [ParaView 6.1.0-RC2 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-0-rc2-is-available-for-download/17494)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-0-rc2-is-available-for-download/17494 "2026-04-02T11:16:34Z")

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The ParaView team is pleased to announce the release of ParaView 6.1.0 Release Candidate 2. Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. ParaView’s repository and the ParaView superbuild repository have both been tag…

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## [add shortcut to 'Run script'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-shortcut-to-run-script/17581)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-shortcut-to-run-script/17581 "2026-06-09T13:36:30Z")

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add the possibility to add a shortcut in paraview to open directly the Run script window to select the corresponding script we want to run.

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## [Ray tracing rendering in Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ray-tracing-rendering-in-windows/17239)

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**Author:** [@Captain\_Convergence](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Captain_Convergence)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ray-tracing-rendering-in-windows/17239 "2025-11-14T15:33:43Z")

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Dear support, I’ve started to experiment with ray tracing in ParaView and so far I have only been able to use OSPRay for CPU based rendering which is quite slow to be honest. I wanted to try the OptiX option for GPU ren…

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## [LS Dyna - D3plot crash](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372)

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**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")

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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 …

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## [Horizontal color bar with vertical tick labels](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/horizontal-color-bar-with-vertical-tick-labels/17356)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Austin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sam_Austin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/horizontal-color-bar-with-vertical-tick-labels/17356 "2025-12-11T17:45:20Z")

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I am working with a horizontal colorbar. How can I rotate the numbers to run vertically instead of being displayed horizontally like they are currently? They are all smashed into each other. I want to be able to do somet…

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## [Trouble viewing .msh file in Paraview 6.0.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-viewing-msh-file-in-paraview-6-0-1/17267)

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**Author:** [@dtx](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dtx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-viewing-msh-file-in-paraview-6-0-1/17267 "2025-10-29T09:58:08Z")

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Hello, I wanted to view .msh file on Paraview on my windows 10 pc. I tried with the meshio plugin but had no success. Tried saving the gmsh file as .vtk file but cannot view the inner elements. Can anyone help me with vi…

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## [What's New in ParaView 6.1 Webinar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/whats-new-in-paraview-6-1-webinar/17423)

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**Author:** [@NickBearup](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/NickBearup)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/whats-new-in-paraview-6-1-webinar/17423 "2026-02-11T21:36:03Z")

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ParaView 6.1 is scheduled for release on February 6, 2026. Kitware is hosting a webinar on February 18th, at 12:00pm ET that will give you a look at what’s new and why it matters for your visualization workflows. The we…

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## [Using Paraview with Meta Quest 2/3 or HTC Vive](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-paraview-with-meta-quest-2-3-or-htc-vive/17259)

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**Author:** [@Iman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Iman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-paraview-with-meta-quest-2-3-or-htc-vive/17259 "2026-03-13T08:36:39Z")

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Hello, I would like to check whether Paraview currently supports connection with VR headsets such as Meta Quest 2/3 or HTC Vive. If so, could you please share any guidance or documentation on how to set up and use Parav…

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## [Seeking 3D LiDAR + IMU datasets for SLAM optimization and Loop Closure testing in LidarView 5.2.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/seeking-3d-lidar-imu-datasets-for-slam-optimization-and-loop-closure-testing-in-lidarview-5-2-0/17454)

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**Author:** [@Jadid\_Tamayo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jadid_Tamayo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/seeking-3d-lidar-imu-datasets-for-slam-optimization-and-loop-closure-testing-in-lidarview-5-2-0/17454 "2026-02-27T06:53:32Z")

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Hi everyone, I am currently evaluating LidarView’s 5.2.0 SLAM capabilities. I am looking for high-quality, publicly available .pcap datasets that include synchronized IMU data. If anyone has links to datasets or spec…

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## [paraview 6.0.1 not saving modified settings](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-1-not-saving-modified-settings/17343)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-1-not-saving-modified-settings/17343 "2025-12-04T07:14:29Z")

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hello, I am using ParaView-6.0.1-MPI-Linux-Python3.12-x86\_64 in my ubuntu machine, but the settings that i modify are not being restored after i close paraview and open it again. such as camera behavior

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## [ParaView Issue Hackathon March 11, 2026](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-issue-hackathon-march-11-2026/17458)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-issue-hackathon-march-11-2026/17458 "2026-03-11T21:51:34Z")

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It has been a while since we have had a ParaView hackathon. We are planning to hold one on Wednesday, March 11 (next week!). The event will be virtual through Google Meet and is open to anyone. This is a great opportunit…

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## [Paraview shows wrong output, while opening OpenFOAM blockmesh file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-shows-wrong-output-while-opening-openfoam-blockmesh-file/17568)

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**Author:** [@E.InfantBerwin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/E.InfantBerwin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-shows-wrong-output-while-opening-openfoam-blockmesh-file/17568 "2026-05-18T07:09:10Z")

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Hi, Greetings! I tried to open a openfoam block mesh file in paraview, the mesh appears like, as if there is some graphical issue. please help me to resolve this issue. I am using debian os and I have installed openfo…

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## [why some filters require UpdatePipeline and other no?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-some-filters-require-updatepipeline-and-other-no/17244)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-some-filters-require-updatepipeline-and-other-no/17244 "2025-10-15T13:54:45Z")

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hello, i am curious about this, i am reading a tiff file, using: smalltif = TIFFSeriesReader(registrationName=pathForTiffFile.split('/')\[-1\].replace('.tif',''), FileNames=\[pathForTiffFile\]) then i am doing a median: …

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## [Hide outline when using volume representation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hide-outline-when-using-volume-representation/17314)

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**Author:** [@akilandrews](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/akilandrews)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hide-outline-when-using-volume-representation/17314 "2026-03-09T19:45:03Z")

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When I load my .pvti data files the default representation is Outline. I then select my data array and switch to Volume representation. The outline remains and a horizontal and vertical bar also appear. How to hide the o…

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## [help with separating surface mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-separating-surface-mesh/17258)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-separating-surface-mesh/17258 "2025-10-22T10:38:58Z")

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hello, i have a surface mesh that looks like the following: where there are the channels of the structure (channels in the axial direction) and connecting holes between them (the smalls holes on the right photo) I …

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## [Trying to understand Catalyst (Live) design choices](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trying-to-understand-catalyst-live-design-choices/17597)

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**Author:** [@paulmelis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/paulmelis)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trying-to-understand-catalyst-live-design-choices/17597 "2026-06-09T12:34:49Z")

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I’ve been looking closer into Catalyst 2 and have some questions on why particular things are the way they are. If there’s misconceptions on my end then I apologize (and am happy to be corrected). To do live visualizat…

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## [Visualization Problem Ensight Gold - Fluent Data - Cluster](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-problem-ensight-gold-fluent-data-cluster/17273)

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**Author:** [@utanveer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utanveer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-problem-ensight-gold-fluent-data-cluster/17273 "2025-11-03T14:31:56Z")

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I am exporting my data from Fluent in Ensight Case Gold binary format using location: Node. The data for multiple cluster runs is stored sequentially. However, the data from the first 1 s (i.e., the first run) visualizes…

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## [Restore some filter icons on the toolbar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-some-filter-icons-on-the-toolbar/17237)

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**Author:** [@s1291](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/s1291)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-some-filter-icons-on-the-toolbar/17237 "2025-10-10T08:34:21Z")

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In ParaView 5.x version, I frequently used the “Extract a subgrid or subsample” filter from the toolbar as shown below: However, in ParaView 6.x, that icon has been removed. How can I restore it? Thank you

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## [How to add additional time steps to exodus file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-additional-time-steps-to-exodus-file/17278)

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**Author:** [@frkanz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frkanz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-additional-time-steps-to-exodus-file/17278 "2025-11-05T15:22:04Z")

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I am trying to read an exodus file, add a new variable and some additional time steps with potentially Python Calculator or regular Calculator , and export it in exodus format again? More details about the problem and w…

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## [No proxy that matches: group=sources and proxy=\*.\* were found.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-proxy-that-matches-group-sources-and-proxy-were-found/17308)

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**Author:** [@deanwormer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/deanwormer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-proxy-that-matches-group-sources-and-proxy-were-found/17308 "2025-12-03T18:40:53Z")

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I’m trying to open an nc file, however I get the following error: ERROR: In vtkSIProxyDefinitionManager.cxx, line 518 vtkSIProxyDefinitionManager (0x60000183c100): No proxy that matches: group=sources and proxy=. were …

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## [\[Tutorial\] 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)

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**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")

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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…

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## [stop pvpython from opening x11 window](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stop-pvpython-from-opening-x11-window/17349)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stop-pvpython-from-opening-x11-window/17349 "2025-12-05T16:34:57Z")

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Hello, I have a small inconvenience, while using pvpython with my script when i use the line: animationScene1.AnimationTime = timeSteps\[-1\] even if i dont have anything displayed, the terminal will open a x11 window, …

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## [How to change a solid line to a dashed line](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-a-solid-line-to-a-dashed-line/17270)

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**Author:** [@mdev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mdev)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-a-solid-line-to-a-dashed-line/17270 "2025-10-30T12:14:27Z")

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Hello, Is it possible to change a solid line into a dashed one? I can control the line width, but I could not find any option to change the line property. Thank you. test\_line.vtu (726 Bytes)

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## [how to get all active sources (sources selected on pipeline) in python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-all-active-sources-sources-selected-on-pipeline-in-python/17285)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-all-active-sources-sources-selected-on-pipeline-in-python/17285 "2025-11-04T13:59:05Z")

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hello, how can i get all the selected sources currently in the pipeline? i mean if i select box and hold ctr and select sphere, how can i get the two objects on python? currectly i found GetActiveSource() but this wil…

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## [how to load background image (without the colours changing)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-load-background-image-without-the-colours-changing/17358)

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**Author:** [@garcfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/garcfd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-load-background-image-without-the-colours-changing/17358 "2025-12-16T10:44:51Z")

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Im loading an image into the background, but the image colours are getting changed by the legend colourmap. I just want to create an orbit of my geometry with contours of velocity on the surface, but with a nice backgrou…

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## [Paraview crashing when I use lagrangian particle tracker](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashing-when-i-use-lagrangian-particle-tracker/17345)

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**Author:** [@gg22](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gg22)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashing-when-i-use-lagrangian-particle-tracker/17345 "2025-12-04T14:30:01Z")

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Hello everyone, I am studying a plume impingement and visualizing my openFOAM plume results in paraview (only the last time step of my simulation). Since I wanted to calculate particle path according to the flowfield, a…

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## [display text in 3D](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-text-in-3d/17336)

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**Author:** [@aquanaut](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aquanaut)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-text-in-3d/17336 "2026-01-05T09:12:03Z")

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05\_Mixed\_Complex2\_arrows\_geometry.vtk (29.6 KB) 05\_Mixed\_Complex2\_labels.csv (194 Bytes) I want to display vector arrow annotations in 3D space. How can I achieve this? Thank you!

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## [Export of 3D-model with animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-of-3d-model-with-animation/17463)

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**Author:** [@Hylten](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hylten)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-of-3d-model-with-animation/17463 "2026-03-09T09:24:38Z")

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\*Hello, as i am new to both the worlds of forum as well as to ParaView’s forum I do appologise if my question is in the wrong topic or already answered. Is it possible to already export my model to a 3d file format tha…

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## [Save screenshot in JPG format misbehaves](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-screenshot-in-jpg-format-misbehaves/17310)

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**Author:** [@mckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mckel)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-screenshot-in-jpg-format-misbehaves/17310 "2025-11-20T23:43:05Z")

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Dear all, in ParaView 6.0.1 running on Windows 11 I have a problem with the Save Screenshot functionality when the saved image is of JPG type. It appears that the image format is not recognized properly as JPG. How to …

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## [vtkHardwareSelector - without GPU?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkhardwareselector-without-gpu/17405)

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**Author:** [@JT3DAI](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JT3DAI)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkhardwareselector-without-gpu/17405 "2026-01-21T18:38:54Z")

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Hi guys, I have the function below that returns all visible points in the renderer from a mesh obj. Its fast and it is accurate but my understanding is that it requires a GPU. This has been fine as locally there is a GP…

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## [What do you think about DeepWiki for ParaView?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-do-you-think-about-deepwiki-for-paraview/17359)

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**Author:** [@CsatiZoltan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CsatiZoltan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-do-you-think-about-deepwiki-for-paraview/17359 "2025-12-10T16:03:29Z")

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Hi, Recently, my web searches frequently recommend DeepWiki for programming topics. I noticed that ParaView is indexed in the wiki. At the bottom of the page, you can type a question. There are two main sections in the …

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## [Paraview Binaries for Mac with Catalyst](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-binaries-for-mac-with-catalyst/17253)

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**Author:** [@rs.mm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rs.mm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-binaries-for-mac-with-catalyst/17253 "2025-11-02T10:42:46Z")

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Quick question, Do the available precompiled versions of Paraview have Catalyst enabled? My In-Situ pipeline works on the Linux version but not for Mac(arm). So far, I have tried with 5.11, 5.12, 5.13 to no success.

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## [Paraview Plot over Line Issue](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-plot-over-line-issue/17344)

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**Author:** [@saitcan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/saitcan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-plot-over-line-issue/17344 "2025-12-11T15:52:44Z")

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Hey, I am using paraview to visualise my .h5 file. From the Cylindirical Geometry -I got a Slice of it -I apply Cell Data to Point Data Filter -I apply “Plot Over Line” Filter on it. Previously I was using Version 5…

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