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## [Trouble with vtkPythonAlgorithm](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-with-vtkpythonalgorithm/8992)

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**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-with-vtkpythonalgorithm/8992 "2022-02-17T20:52:48Z")

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I’m having trouble reproducing the vtkPythonAlgorithm example from here: 4. Programmable Filter — ParaView Documentation 5.10.0 documentation The plugin appears to load correctly, and I can control the output data type…

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## [Python Stable Binary API](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-stable-binary-api/4793)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-stable-binary-api/4793 "2021-01-06T15:47:29Z")

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Is anyone familiar with Python Stable Application Binary Interface? Am I reading this correctly that if we build ParaView limiting ourselves to the stable API we can always easily use any compatible version of Python at …

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## [Paraview Visual Delay Glitch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-visual-delay-glitch/2724)

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**Author:** [@austinsvk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/austinsvk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-visual-delay-glitch/2724 "2019-10-08T14:15:38Z")

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Hello, I have been using Paraview for the last 6 months and have started running into an issue when loading Exodus movie files. I am running penetration simulations using an abaqus oriented code and each time I output to…

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## [Get proxy by click in paraview web](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-proxy-by-click-in-paraview-web/13310)

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**Author:** [@fashing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fashing)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-proxy-by-click-in-paraview-web/13310 "2023-12-08T02:40:43Z")

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Hi Paraview, I notice that in Paraview, you can right click on a proxy and set properties like visibility, color, representation, etc. I wonder if I can also achieve it in paraview web such as Paraview-lite. So far,…

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## [ParaView display to google earth](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-display-to-google-earth/11318)

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**Author:** [@Crown](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Crown)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-display-to-google-earth/11318 "2023-02-02T21:30:18Z")

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Dear All, I want to export a plot from ParaView to be able to import to Google Earth Pro. How can I do that? Thank you all

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## [Import \*.mhd file and then there is unnecessary visual gray data. how to disappear it?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-mhd-file-and-then-there-is-unnecessary-visual-gray-data-how-to-disappear-it/12191)

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**Author:** [@yelnine](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yelnine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-mhd-file-and-then-there-is-unnecessary-visual-gray-data-how-to-disappear-it/12191 "2023-06-08T01:23:46Z")

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To convert the \*.vtu file to a \*.mhd file, I used the Calculator filter, the ResampleToImage filter, and the Save Data menu. When I load the converted \*.mhd file in Paraview, an unnecessary hexahedral shape (gray) appear…

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## [Adding String values in Spreadsheet View](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-string-values-in-spreadsheet-view/7776)

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**Author:** [@gizem](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gizem)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-string-values-in-spreadsheet-view/7776 "2021-08-06T11:19:58Z")

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Hello, I’d like to add some string values in the Spreadsheet view via programmable filter. I tried the following: input = inputs\[0\] stringTest = “test” output.PointData.append(stringTest, “sTest”) Unfortunately, th…

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## [SPH Dataset Interpolator - usage and results export](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sph-dataset-interpolator-usage-and-results-export/11765)

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**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sph-dataset-interpolator-usage-and-results-export/11765 "2023-04-01T17:51:09Z")

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Hi, following this thread: How to add temperature data for external mesh? I’m testing the possibility to interpolate data from a .csv file to a mesh. I opened the results of a dummy FEA to import the mesh and used the SP…

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## [Export slice manipulate and re-import](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-slice-manipulate-and-re-import/5000)

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**Author:** [@Julian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Julian)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-slice-manipulate-and-re-import/5000 "2020-08-04T14:57:47Z")

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Hey there, I am looking for a way to export a slice, manipulate the U\_Magnitude value and re-import it again. So I exported a .csv of the slice and re-imported it now I get a grid with the point values: Is there a w…

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## [Access coloring by smproperties.xml in Python Plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-coloring-by-smproperties-xml-in-python-plugin/5124)

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**Author:** [@Fabian\_Mueller](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fabian_Mueller)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-coloring-by-smproperties-xml-in-python-plugin/5124 "2020-09-08T06:28:25Z")

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Dear Paraview Developpers, I wrote a Python Plugin to visualize solutions of our inhouse FE-software. Everything works fine and now I’m implementing some comfort features for my colleagues, such as which output should b…

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## [Qt5 xmlpatterns issue when building ParaView master on Ubuntu 18.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt5-xmlpatterns-issue-when-building-paraview-master-on-ubuntu-18-04/5663)

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**Author:** [@williamfgc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/williamfgc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt5-xmlpatterns-issue-when-building-paraview-master-on-ubuntu-18-04/5663 "2020-10-27T16:30:32Z")

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I run into this issue when compiling ParaView master with CMake 3.19.0-rc1 (from Kitware’s APT repo) and gcc 8 (from synaptic): ninja \[21/504\] Generating documentation for paraview\_doc FAILED: Clients/ParaView/Documenta…

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## [Open ParaView File Fatal error if paraview launched with --multi-servers option](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-paraview-file-fatal-error-if-paraview-launched-with-multi-servers-option/6447)

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**Author:** [@nitawa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nitawa)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-paraview-file-fatal-error-if-paraview-launched-with-multi-servers-option/6447 "2021-08-02T09:25:12Z")

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Dear experts, running paraview with –multi-servers option generates a fatal error if user opens a file, after disconnecting from a server. the issue can be reproduced as follows: in a terminal, start pvserver in a s…

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## [Paraview 5.9 from website not working in F33?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-from-website-not-working-in-f33/6461)

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**Author:** [@Root-voidX](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Root-voidX)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-from-website-not-working-in-f33/6461 "2021-03-11T10:02:37Z")

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Hello everyone, I noticed something with paraview on Fedora 33. It errors out with segfault, while when I ran it inside a Fedora 32 docker, it ran fine. This is the error: SI  localhost  ~  Downloads/ParaView-5.9.…

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## [Error: Find Data requires that ParaView be built with Python enabled. To enable Python set the CMake flag 'PARAVIEW\_ENABLE\_PYTHON' to True.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-find-data-requires-that-paraview-be-built-with-python-enabled-to-enable-python-set-the-cmake-flag-paraview-enable-python-to-true/9002)

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**Author:** [@KahWing7](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/KahWing7)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-find-data-requires-that-paraview-be-built-with-python-enabled-to-enable-python-set-the-cmake-flag-paraview-enable-python-to-true/9002 "2022-02-23T09:39:58Z")

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im new to this system how do i fix this?

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## [Getting error in building ParaView Superbuild](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-error-in-building-paraview-superbuild/2628)

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**Author:** [@Tarun\_Choudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tarun_Choudhary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-error-in-building-paraview-superbuild/2628 "2019-09-26T13:36:29Z")

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Dear ParaView Experts, I am getting the above shown error when I am building PV-5.6.0 in Windows 7 using MSVS2013 express compiler. I am running VS2013 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt and then in that window launchin…

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## [Track duration / calculation time of a paraview filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/track-duration-calculation-time-of-a-paraview-filter/6938)

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**Author:** [@alkali](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alkali)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/track-duration-calculation-time-of-a-paraview-filter/6938 "2021-04-13T10:24:00Z")

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Hello, is there a way to track how long Paraview takes to calculate a filter? The background is that I use the Particle Path Filter for large datasets and would like to know how long I have to schedule in total. Thank…

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## [ParaView and VTK training course in Lyon, France in march 2020](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-and-vtk-training-course-in-lyon-france-in-march-2020/3497)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-and-vtk-training-course-in-lyon-france-in-march-2020/3497 "2020-02-04T03:40:40Z")

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Kitware SAS is organizing VTK and ParaView training course (basic and advanced) in march 2020 in its office in Lyon, France. Always wanted to use VTK to create visualization of your data but did not know how to start? …

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## [Moving a scene to a different machine](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/moving-a-scene-to-a-different-machine/289)

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**Author:** [@RickF](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RickF)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/moving-a-scene-to-a-different-machine/289 "2018-07-09T01:50:16Z")

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Hi, I have a complex scene with lots of objects with textures mapped, etc. I want to move this to a diff end machine to work on it but the files are sort of scattered around…is there a utility that can read my state fil…

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## [2D colouring of a surface of a given shape (Circular rake)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/2d-colouring-of-a-surface-of-a-given-shape-circular-rake/14742)

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**Author:** [@Shariq\_Shuaib](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Shariq_Shuaib)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/2d-colouring-of-a-surface-of-a-given-shape-circular-rake/14742 "2024-05-31T12:43:32Z")

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Image courtesy: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2013-3796 Greetings, I hope this message finds you well. I am attempting to plot data similar to the attached image. I have scalar values at various points, represen…

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## [Is it possible to easily extract Swath profiles with PARAVIEW?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-easily-extract-swath-profiles-with-paraview/9362)

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**Author:** [@benjamin\_GERARD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/benjamin_GERARD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-easily-extract-swath-profiles-with-paraview/9362 "2022-04-06T13:56:55Z")

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(Technical issue, but can be useful for many of us). For geosciences purpose, it is common to extract swath profiles from DEM in order to extract topographic and relief information. In the same logic, do you know if it …

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## [Proposal: Workspaces for managing ParaView states](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-workspaces-for-managing-paraview-states/14720)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-workspaces-for-managing-paraview-states/14720 "2024-05-30T02:52:33Z")

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I recently had the opportunity to use ParaView for setting up a CFD visualization: exploring what works, what doesn’t and deciding how to generate the best possible visuals (ParaView is brilliant, btw!). Here’s a propos…

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## [How to change the orientation axes font size](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-the-orientation-axes-font-size/15273)

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**Author:** [@henrybolt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/henrybolt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 7:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-the-orientation-axes-font-size/15273 "2025-02-15T07:35:15Z")

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Is there any way to change the orientation axes font size? When render view size is different, the font size of orientation axes changes automatically but can’t be modified manually which is inconvenient.

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## [Problem with missing md5sum for boost in superbuild for 5.10.0-RC1 and 5.10.0-RC2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-missing-md5sum-for-boost-in-superbuild-for-5-10-0-rc1-and-5-10-0-rc2/8534)

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**Author:** [@joeh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joeh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-missing-md5sum-for-boost-in-superbuild-for-5-10-0-rc1-and-5-10-0-rc2/8534 "2021-12-10T02:02:14Z")

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The superbuild/versions.cmake files entry for boost is missing the md5sum It should be superbuild\_set\_revision(boost URL “https://www.paraview.org/files/dependencies/boost\_1\_76\_0.tar.bz2” URL\_MD5 33334dd7f862e8ac…

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## [Adjust axis step size in plots](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adjust-axis-step-size-in-plots/8679)

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**Author:** [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adjust-axis-step-size-in-plots/8679 "2021-12-27T10:50:33Z")

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Hi Everyone, Could anyone please tell how to refine the step size of the axis, for example, in the plot below ? Thanks with regards, Aakash

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## [Visualize the terrain](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-the-terrain/10244)

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**Author:** [@Pravin\_Poudel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pravin_Poudel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-the-terrain/10244 "2022-09-05T03:17:42Z")

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Hi I am new to paraview and ttk. I want to analyze the terrain but i am not able to figureout how to start with it. I have elevation map data in json file in one dimension array representing height of mesh. My first di…

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## [How to display a filter option in an animated annotation?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-a-filter-option-in-an-animated-annotation/11165)

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**Author:** [@parajan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/parajan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-a-filter-option-in-an-animated-annotation/11165 "2023-01-18T12:58:50Z")

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I would like to create an animation of scanning though a static dataset, displaying the cross section and an annotation of the current slice offset, like in the following video: Unfortunately I can not find a…

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## [Paraview.exe has stopped working](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133)

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**Author:** [@BilalFareed123.3](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BilalFareed123.3)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133 "2023-05-22T10:28:53Z")

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Hi, I am using paraview 5.8.1 version when i want to open xdmf file.Paraview.exe has stopped working and the software close why this happening please guide me.Thanks

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## [ttk availability](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ttk-availability/10392)

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**Author:** [@Pravin\_Poudel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pravin_Poudel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ttk-availability/10392 "2022-09-23T09:51:03Z")

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Hi @Charles\_Gueunet @julien-tierny i want to implement the ttk in my web project where i want to get the segmentation output from contour tree generator filter !!! I am not able to figure out if there is any package o…

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## [Issue with extractors in a loop](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-extractors-in-a-loop/12472)

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**Author:** [@Anderson\_Alves](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Anderson_Alves)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-extractors-in-a-loop/12472 "2023-07-10T16:15:36Z")

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Hi there, I merged some scripts that I generated by saving catalyst states. The idea is to create multiple slices of 3D data at different intervals for each x,y, and z axis. Even though I feel that the script is too s…

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## [question about 'Slice filter' in paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-about-slice-filter-in-paraview/10103)

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**Author:** [@wjchoi97](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wjchoi97)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-about-slice-filter-in-paraview/10103 "2022-08-08T06:22:10Z")

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Hello, i am beginner of paraview. when i am using the slice filter to get face-averaged values(temperature, velocity etc) in 3D analysis, i had a question. when i used the slice filter, i knew that the slicing range is…

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## [How to set colors fo Polydata for a custom reader?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-set-colors-fo-polydata-for-a-custom-reader/7584)

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**Author:** [@lyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lyz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-set-colors-fo-polydata-for-a-custom-reader/7584 "2021-07-12T12:38:46Z")

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I am implementing a custom reader. The reader is derived from vtkAbstractPolyDataReader. When I implement the RequestData function, I specify the points and polys, and I can get the correct geometric. For now, I want set…

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## [Using a c++ plugin on a Python Programmable Filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-a-c-plugin-on-a-python-programmable-filter/7154)

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**Author:** [@Felipe\_Bordeu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Felipe_Bordeu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-a-c-plugin-on-a-python-programmable-filter/7154 "2021-05-06T15:52:09Z")

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hello, I have c++ plugin, compiled and working, this plugin has a reader and a filter. Now I want to use the c++ plugin filter inside a programmable filter but I don’t know how to create the vtk instance of my filter…

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## [pvpython outputs are different in MacOS and Linux, Is it a BUG?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-outputs-are-different-in-macos-and-linux-is-it-a-bug/5246)

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**Author:** [@sharaborin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharaborin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-outputs-are-different-in-macos-and-linux-is-it-a-bug/5246 "2020-09-02T10:27:21Z")

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Dear all! I am a newbie in pvpython scripting, I am trying to render my scientific findings but the object which is put into the renderview using Source=\>Cylinder or script variant: # create a new 'Cylinder' cylinder1…

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## [Non-uniform rectilinear grid isses](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/non-uniform-rectilinear-grid-isses/10722)

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**Author:** [@Preslav](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Preslav)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/non-uniform-rectilinear-grid-isses/10722 "2022-11-15T04:22:51Z")

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Hello, I am trying to render a non-uniform rectilinear grid with catalyst. The code I use to generate the grid is: mesh\["coordsets/coords/type"\] = "rectilinear"; mesh\["coordsets/coords/values/x"\] = grid.g\_x; …

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## [h5py support in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/h5py-support-in-paraview/2638)

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**Author:** [@Loic](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Loic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/h5py-support-in-paraview/2638 "2019-09-27T12:34:56Z")

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Hi, I need to develop some custom filters to manipulate data stored in a HDF5 file. I’ve seen a very interesting post on Kitware Blog on that subject. It seems that this receipt cannot work with current official ParaV…

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## [How to get the list of needed Catalyst libraries using CMake?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-list-of-needed-catalyst-libraries-using-cmake/358)

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**Author:** [@jchou](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jchou)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-list-of-needed-catalyst-libraries-using-cmake/358 "2018-07-25T15:45:55Z")

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Hi everyone, I am trying to link one of my simulations to ParaView Catalyst. What I do in my CMake file is something like this: find\_package(ParaView 4.3 COMPONENTS vtkPVPythonCatalyst) if(ParaView\_FOUND) message(…

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## [Compilation fails with intel compiler on MacOS 10.15.4](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compilation-fails-with-intel-compiler-on-macos-10-15-4/4193)

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**Author:** [@bknaepen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bknaepen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compilation-fails-with-intel-compiler-on-macos-10-15-4/4193 "2020-04-28T12:48:07Z")

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Hello, I am trying to compile the CATALYST\_RENDERING edition of paraview on my Mac but it fails with the following error: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v…

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## [Color Map Classification Problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/color-map-classification-problem/15362)

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**Author:** [@rmdmagalong](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rmdmagalong)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/color-map-classification-problem/15362 "2024-09-10T10:31:41Z")

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I have been trying to figure out how to assign a specific range of numbers for each color but to no avail. What I want is for there would be a distinct color to represent each range/group of numbers. For example, all …

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## [Loading Paraview state files across different machines and versions](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-paraview-state-files-across-different-machines-and-versions/13279)

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**Author:** [@Zoelle\_F\_Wong](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Zoelle_F_Wong)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-paraview-state-files-across-different-machines-and-versions/13279 "2023-11-21T00:04:23Z")

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Hello! I saved a state file on PV 5.7 on my work machine, but trying to open the state file on PV 5.10 on my personal machine. The code I’m using is only compatible with PV5.7 but incompatible with any newer or older ge…

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## [Interpret values as category in ParaView Web](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interpret-values-as-category-in-paraview-web/9981)

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**Author:** [@Andrei](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andrei)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interpret-values-as-category-in-paraview-web/9981 "2022-07-18T19:52:11Z")

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Is there an option “Interpret values as category” in ParaView Web? The figure shows a similar option in the desktop version. This option is used when the displayed parameter accepts a finite number of discrete numbers, a…

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## [Problems in generating the von Mises stresses from single stress components](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-in-generating-the-von-mises-stresses-from-single-stress-components/13842)

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**Author:** [@ingenium](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ingenium)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-in-generating-the-von-mises-stresses-from-single-stress-components/13842 "2024-02-01T14:52:28Z")

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Hi all, based on the previous post (Stresses from ANSYS .rst are displayed as NaN - #2 by Kenneth\_Moreland) I have noticed the following problem. With pymapdl\_reader only the individual components of the stress tensor …

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## [Programmable filter error: "isinstance" not working in PV5.5.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-error-isinstance-not-working-in-pv5-5-0/1719)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-error-isinstance-not-working-in-pv5-5-0/1719 "2019-04-26T08:41:34Z")

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Hello, I have a very simple programmable filter that detects if an array exists or not in the input data (it uses “isinstance” in order to detect that). It works fine for PV5.4.0 and older versions but for PV5.5.0 and n…

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## [Change Color Palette in Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-color-palette-in-python/7549)

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**Author:** [@Msegade](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Msegade)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-color-palette-in-python/7549 "2021-07-05T13:12:48Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to make a script to take several screenshots, the script works fine but I cannot change the Palette in the script. I can change the color palette to a predefined one through the LoadPalette function, but…

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## [How to capture paraview picture and video in VR from PC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-capture-paraview-picture-and-video-in-vr-from-pc/5171)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-capture-paraview-picture-and-video-in-vr-from-pc/5171 "2020-08-25T00:22:14Z")

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Dear All, i am using vr glass and i can see objects rendered by paraview, and i want to take a picture, but don’t know how to do it? especially, it will be great to know how to capture a video from paraview VR. Thanks…

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## [Connecting to postgresql directly](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connecting-to-postgresql-directly/2816)

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**Author:** [@Gary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connecting-to-postgresql-directly/2816 "2019-10-23T07:09:53Z")

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Is there a way to connect/append data from PostgreSQL directlyto paraview objects? I am visualising 3D objects in paraview, each object’s file name is the unique identifier. The unique identifier is the same in the Pos…

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## [Derive values for multiple cases simultaneously](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/derive-values-for-multiple-cases-simultaneously/2244)

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**Author:** [@papercace](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/papercace)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/derive-values-for-multiple-cases-simultaneously/2244 "2019-07-19T14:13:50Z")

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Hi, I’ve got several cases open i Paraview of flow around a cylinder, but with different initial velocities in each case. I’m trying to calculate the drag on the cylinders. I know how to do it for one case, but how do I…

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## [integrate paraview exe in a dockable window using api in c#](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-paraview-exe-in-a-dockable-window-using-api-in-c/13109)

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**Author:** [@may\_soun](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/may_soun)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-paraview-exe-in-a-dockable-window-using-api-in-c/13109 "2023-10-27T07:41:10Z")

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Hello, i would like to integrate the paraview exe and host it inside my dockable window with c#. I did some research, i found that i have to download the code source and build it in order to get the ParaViewCore and Pa…

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## [Missing header files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-header-files/12117)

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**Author:** [@EdK](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/EdK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-header-files/12117 "2023-06-14T00:50:40Z")

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I am trying to build ParaView with Catalyst and Python enabled. My compilation is successful, but an application that includes some ParaView header files gets stuck because some expected files are not found. For example,…

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## [Qt and Superbuild](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt-and-superbuild/11896)

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**Author:** [@Muhammad\_Saad\_Atique](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Muhammad_Saad_Atique)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt-and-superbuild/11896 "2023-04-24T01:08:55Z")

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Do I need to install Qt for building paraview-superbuild? If yes, when I create my own binary for my application, will the user of my applications would also have to install Qt?

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## [Modifying the vtk files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modifying-the-vtk-files/13631)

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**Author:** [@KB92](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/KB92)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modifying-the-vtk-files/13631 "2024-01-05T12:28:34Z")

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I have some vtk files with point data and I want to modify data over some points (changing values or may be multiplying by some factor). After modifying I want to save this as a new .vtk again. Is there a way of doing th…

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