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## [Spray displayed in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/spray-displayed-in-paraview/10195)

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**Author:** [@CME192](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CME192)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/spray-displayed-in-paraview/10195 "2022-08-26T18:37:20Z")

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Hi guys, I’m doing spray simulations with CONVERGE and displaying them in ParaView. I import the parcel\_00…vtu file and ParaView will display automatically the spray for me. The imported file contains the parcel loactio…

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## [Spherical coordinates and filters](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/spherical-coordinates-and-filters/8682)

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**Author:** [@pln](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pln)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/spherical-coordinates-and-filters/8682 "2021-12-22T20:58:36Z")

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Hello, I am trying to extract a spherical surface from a dataset using paraview 5.8.1 spherical filters. I’m running into a problem that my spherical filter center at (0,0,0) doesn’t extend to the right radius. If I set…

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## [Compile Options to enable VisItTecplotBinaryReader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compile-options-to-enable-visittecplotbinaryreader/7437)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Tree](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mike_Tree)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compile-options-to-enable-visittecplotbinaryreader/7437 "2021-06-22T19:59:24Z")

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For a couple of different reasons, our company compiles ParaView. We also have some release version executables on our system. It’s come to my attention that the release version has the VisITTecplotBinaryReader, but the …

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## [Plugin for extremely large number of multiblock zones](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugin-for-extremely-large-number-of-multiblock-zones/11289)

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**Author:** [@Gaetan\_Kenway](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gaetan_Kenway)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugin-for-extremely-large-number-of-multiblock-zones/11289 "2023-01-30T17:02:58Z")

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Hi I’m attempting to figure out the best way to get paraview to efficiently visualize my dataset. Briefly, the dataset consists of a refined oct-tree mesh, where each of the resulting cells is further refined into 8^3 …

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## [Names and tooltip for ParaView macro](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/names-and-tooltip-for-paraview-macro/13954)

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**Author:** [@jaswantp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaswantp)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/names-and-tooltip-for-paraview-macro/13954 "2024-02-23T08:18:42Z")

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We’re planning to extend macros with more information: Display a tooltip text when mouse hovers above the macro icon in the user interface. Add ability to name macros and display the name in macro manager dialog. I…

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## [Need a Quick Start Guide for Catalyst Exports](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-a-quick-start-guide-for-catalyst-exports/3187)

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**Author:** [@olearypatrick](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olearypatrick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-a-quick-start-guide-for-catalyst-exports/3187 "2019-12-13T20:42:59Z")

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It would be great to have a quick start guide for exporting python scripts from ParaView for use with Catalyst in situ analysis and visualization activities. The steps and the panels have changed since the creation f the…

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## [Need Help with Visualizing Von Mises Stress in a VTP File using vtk.js and React](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-help-with-visualizing-von-mises-stress-in-a-vtp-file-using-vtk-js-and-react/14523)

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**Author:** [@Godric](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Godric)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-help-with-visualizing-von-mises-stress-in-a-vtp-file-using-vtk-js-and-react/14523 "2024-05-09T12:32:43Z")

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Hello, I am currently working on a project where I am using Kitware’s vtk.js library to visualise my VTP files in a React application. So far, I have been able to successfully load and display the VTP file. However, I a…

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## [Displaying results only on the selected surface inside the cavity](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-results-only-on-the-selected-surface-inside-the-cavity/11489)

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**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-results-only-on-the-selected-surface-inside-the-cavity/11489 "2023-02-25T18:33:41Z")

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Hi, I have results from OpenFOAM and I’d like to display the pressure distribution only on the surface inside the cavity (I marked it with arrow): So I would have to extract the cells belonging to it (I assume that …

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## [ParaView plugin delayed load](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-plugin-delayed-load/13683)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-plugin-delayed-load/13683 "2024-03-22T14:03:43Z")

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Some ParaView plugin contains a great number of filters and thus contains a lot of symbols. One such plugin is the TTK plugin. Loading many symbols can take some time, and when a plugin is set to autoload, ParaView use…

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## [box clip filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/box-clip-filter/12308)

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**Author:** [@dpugmire](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dpugmire)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/box-clip-filter/12308 "2023-06-13T15:04:49Z")

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What does ParaView use perform a box clip? I’m using vtkBoxClipDataSet to clip a rectilinear grid in python. It’s quite slow in python, but pretty quick in ParaView. -I get the python vs. c++ performance difference, but…

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## [pvbatch problems](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvbatch-problems/5256)

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**Author:** [@sharaborin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharaborin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvbatch-problems/5256 "2020-09-03T12:56:38Z")

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Hello, I am trying to run my pvpython script in parallel because the file is huge (~3Gb). For these purposes, I have used Pat’s advice where he runs using pvbatch “mpirun -np 1 /path/to/pvbatch /path/to/script.py” I…

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## [Rendering CML files with OSPRay](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rendering-cml-files-with-ospray/1890)

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**Author:** [@mariavd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mariavd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rendering-cml-files-with-ospray/1890 "2019-05-28T13:59:30Z")

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Hello, I have been using CML format to render molecules in Paraview and do further visual analyses of quantum chemistry data, such as using the Stream Tracer. I recently learned that OSPRay is supposed to be more effici…

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## [Visualisation of quadratic edge](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualisation-of-quadratic-edge/6241)

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**Author:** [@bmxam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bmxam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualisation-of-quadratic-edge/6241 "2021-01-17T08:46:19Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to visualize the “curved” edges of a mesh composed of quadratic edges? I tried to increase the Nonlinear Subdivision Level but nothing changes. With a “volumic” mesh, this settings seems to work well…

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## [How does Paraview recieves data for plotting?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-paraview-recieves-data-for-plotting/10230)

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**Author:** [@Melissa\_Freitas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Melissa_Freitas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-paraview-recieves-data-for-plotting/10230 "2022-09-02T03:16:28Z")

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I have a dataset on astrophysics containing density values in a 3D array, and I’d like to plot these in paraview. The data is originally in spherical coordinates, and before uploading them into paraview they were transfo…

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## [Filter with defaults for input array selection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filter-with-defaults-for-input-array-selection/8343)

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**Author:** [@vadimcn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vadimcn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filter-with-defaults-for-input-array-selection/8343 "2021-11-10T08:58:10Z")

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Hi, I’d like to create a Python filter that transforms point coordinates of the input dataset using arrays from a secondary dataset. The secondary dataset is virtually always the same, and I’d like my plugin to have a…

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## [area computations in a slice](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/area-computations-in-a-slice/3833)

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**Author:** [@katia.boschi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/katia.boschi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/area-computations-in-a-slice/3833 "2020-03-16T18:02:05Z")

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Dear All, I provide as input to ParaView, the position of several spheres and their radius. Then, I select a specific slice of my 3D domain. I am interested in obtaining, as output, the total volume of this slice eith…

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## [Free Biomedical Image Analysis and Visualization 3-day Course: March 24-26, 2020, Carrboro, NC, USA](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/free-biomedical-image-analysis-and-visualization-3-day-course-march-24-26-2020-carrboro-nc-usa/3336)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/free-biomedical-image-analysis-and-visualization-3-day-course-march-24-26-2020-carrboro-nc-usa/3336 "2020-02-03T20:38:37Z")

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Kitware has organized another free 3-day biomedical image analysis and visualization course to be held March 24-26, 2020, at Kitware’s Carrboro, NC, USA office. The course is designed for clinical researchers and techno…

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## [Outline rendered as if it were cutting through another object](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/outline-rendered-as-if-it-were-cutting-through-another-object/2479)

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**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/outline-rendered-as-if-it-were-cutting-through-another-object/2479 "2019-08-28T11:27:47Z")

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Dear developers, I sometimes get wrong representations of outlines such as shown below. Here, the box outlines do not actually run through any of those green things, but renderings sometimes give the impression that on…

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## [Slice Representation Lookup table](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-representation-lookup-table/9703)

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**Author:** [@fvitello](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fvitello)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-representation-lookup-table/9703 "2023-07-13T16:10:46Z")

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Dear all, In my c++ custom application I want to set the color map of my slice representation. I have created the representation and settled the scalar to use with this code: drepSliceCube = builder-\>createDataRepres…

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## [Exporting the x3d file for all timesteps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-the-x3d-file-for-all-timesteps/10188)

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**Author:** [@kit607](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kit607)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-the-x3d-file-for-all-timesteps/10188 "2022-08-25T07:22:58Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to export the x3d file from ParaView and import it to Blender for post-processing. I used the trace function in ParaView to generate the python script. I can use the script to export the x3d file for…

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## [Calculating y centroid of bubble(s) for interFoam bubble flow scenario](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculating-y-centroid-of-bubble-s-for-interfoam-bubble-flow-scenario/7543)

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**Author:** [@chw68014](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/chw68014)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculating-y-centroid-of-bubble-s-for-interfoam-bubble-flow-scenario/7543 "2021-07-05T07:16:57Z")

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Hello, I’ve run a case using interFoam in OpenFOAM where five bubbles are released at the bottom of my domain at rest and allowed to rise. At a specific time step, I want to determine what the y-position of each bubble …

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## [Job opportunity: Kitware Medical Group is hiring](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/job-opportunity-kitware-medical-group-is-hiring/1726)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/job-opportunity-kitware-medical-group-is-hiring/1726 "2019-04-26T16:55:37Z")

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Kitware has two job opportunities related to VTK and visualization. Please visit the links below for more information. R&D Engineer in Biomedical Image Analysis and Machine Learning Algorithm Development Software Deve…

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## [Modify the position (or Coordinate) values of particles to exaggerate the displacements](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modify-the-position-or-coordinate-values-of-particles-to-exaggerate-the-displacements/11866)

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**Author:** [@sangjun11316](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sangjun11316)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modify-the-position-or-coordinate-values-of-particles-to-exaggerate-the-displacements/11866 "2023-04-13T11:19:56Z")

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I am visualizing my simulation results (which contain tones of particles) with ‘Point Gaussian’ in Paraview. I wrote the Lagacy VTK file in my C/C++ program, with the following structure. BINARY DATASET POLYDATA POINTS…

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## [Paraview does not render a vtkImageData object generated by a vtkpythonalgorithmbase plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-does-not-render-a-vtkimagedata-object-generated-by-a-vtkpythonalgorithmbase-plugin/1044)

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**Author:** [@Jlamaro7](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jlamaro7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-does-not-render-a-vtkimagedata-object-generated-by-a-vtkpythonalgorithmbase-plugin/1044 "2018-12-14T17:48:52Z")

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Hi!! I am a newbie who is trying to implement a plugin using vtkPythonAlgorithmBase. I was able to implement a point volume interpolator using vtkPointInterpolator (I am trying to do it without using the paraview.simple…

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## [Immersive ParaView: AR/VR/XR Exploration with ParaView: A free Kitware webinar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/immersive-paraview-ar-vr-xr-exploration-with-paraview-a-free-kitware-webinar/13651)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/immersive-paraview-ar-vr-xr-exploration-with-paraview-a-free-kitware-webinar/13651 "2024-01-16T08:09:15Z")

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Are you ready to join Kitware’s ParaView next free Webinar ? This webinar will happen in early January and be focused on AR (Augmented Reality) , VR (Virtual Reality) and XR (eXtended Reality) tools within ParaView in o…

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## [Cannot open multiple LAMMPS dump files as a file series](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-multiple-lammps-dump-files-as-a-file-series/14870)

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**Author:** [@vk7](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vk7)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-multiple-lammps-dump-files-as-a-file-series/14870 "2024-06-18T07:57:57Z")

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I am using paraview 5.12.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS. I am unable to open a collection of dump files obtained from LAMMPS as a file series. The data is probably loaded into paraview (i see dump\* in the pipeline). However,…

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## [Export data from paraview in grid points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-data-from-paraview-in-grid-points/13886)

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**Author:** [@aneps](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aneps)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-data-from-paraview-in-grid-points/13886 "2024-02-08T08:37:09Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to export data from paraview (eg Temperature, T) in the form of grid points. I am attaching a sample data herewith. First three lines following %Grid are the grid points, first line is x points (0 …

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## [Processing large dataset - best file format and parallel performance](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/processing-large-dataset-best-file-format-and-parallel-performance/10746)

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**Author:** [@Sushrut\_Kumar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sushrut_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/processing-large-dataset-best-file-format-and-parallel-performance/10746 "2022-11-14T08:14:31Z")

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Hi, I use my own FORTRAN code to do CFD simulations which generate large datasets (\> 40 million grid points) on a rectilinear grid. What is the best data format to write my postprocessing files? I have tried VTK but tha…

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## [Piecewise drag coefficient or any other quantity](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/piecewise-drag-coefficient-or-any-other-quantity/5873)

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**Author:** [@Mudit\_Mehta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mudit_Mehta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/piecewise-drag-coefficient-or-any-other-quantity/5873 "2020-11-28T09:41:37Z")

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Hello, I am simulating flow around an Ahmed Body. I have estimated the overall drag on the body and Now i am interested in calculating the drag coefficient at different portions on the body like on the front end, middle…

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## [ParaView cannot read numbers like 1e-100](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-cannot-read-numbers-like-1e-100/3252)

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**Author:** [@Jianfeng\_Yan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jianfeng_Yan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-cannot-read-numbers-like-1e-100/3252 "2020-01-03T03:16:56Z")

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Hi, I found that ParaView cannot read VTK files with numbers like 1e-331. To reproduce the error, please use the following file: # vtk DataFile Version 3.0 ibm ASCII DATASET UNSTRUCTURED\_GRID POINTS 3 double 1.0e-321 1…

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## [Prevent Legend dragging (automatic switch to \*.WindowLocation = 'AnyLocation')](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/prevent-legend-dragging-automatic-switch-to-windowlocation-anylocation/11119)

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**Author:** [@gabokamaze](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gabokamaze)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/prevent-legend-dragging-automatic-switch-to-windowlocation-anylocation/11119 "2023-01-12T08:37:02Z")

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Hi all, Is anybody know if is it possible to disable automatic switch to \*.WindowLocation = ‘AnyLocation’ of the legend ? When I use mouse in the main renderview windows, some times I innintentionate drag the legend an…

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## [Segmentation fault error of Paraview in Ubuntu 22.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-error-of-paraview-in-ubuntu-22-04/14417)

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**Author:** [@Dania\_Ahmed](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dania_Ahmed)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-error-of-paraview-in-ubuntu-22-04/14417 "2024-04-18T14:58:06Z")

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I am having the same problem when installed Paraview, @mwestphal could you please advice Warning: Ignoring XDG\_SESSION\_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT\_QPA\_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway. Mesa warning: failed t…

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## [Paraview Surface LIC not working](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-surface-lic-not-working/8562)

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**Author:** [@GiorgioEid](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GiorgioEid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-surface-lic-not-working/8562 "2021-12-07T11:14:18Z")

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Hello, I have simulated a simple flow over a 2D bluff body using SU2, saved my results in vtu format and I want to visualise the streamlines. I’ve loaded Surface LIC from the plug-ins and when I use stream tracer I can …

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## [Parallel aware file format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/parallel-aware-file-format/3093)

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**Author:** [@gilcu2](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gilcu2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/parallel-aware-file-format/3093 "2019-12-02T09:41:45Z")

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Hello, I have several vtp files and I want to process it in parallel. I have read that I can create a pvtp parallel file that point to the serial vtp and then a parallel server distribute between the process. Is there …

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## [Error about procedure entry point not found in dll](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-about-procedure-entry-point-not-found-in-dll/12135)

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**Author:** [@techn0gichida](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/techn0gichida)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-about-procedure-entry-point-not-found-in-dll/12135 "2023-05-23T15:05:06Z")

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Hi, I’m new to installing Paraview. I have the Linux version installed and it works for the users. I installed the Windows version with the zip file. On starting paraview.exe I get an error that states the “procedure en…

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## [XMLImageDataReader keeps re-executing with a static dataset when playing keyframes animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xmlimagedatareader-keeps-re-executing-with-a-static-dataset-when-playing-keyframes-animation/5692)

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**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xmlimagedatareader-keeps-re-executing-with-a-static-dataset-when-playing-keyframes-animation/5692 "2020-11-06T10:11:42Z")

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I have a benchmark reading a single \*vti file, creating 4 camera keyframes, and simply playing the Animation. There is nothing else in my visualization pipeline . Using ParaView 5.8, it reads the file a single time, and …

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## [what happened to XDMF?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-happened-to-xdmf/5444)

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**Author:** [@pcosta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pcosta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-happened-to-xdmf/5444 "2020-09-28T22:54:18Z")

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Hello everyone, I am new to this forum, although I have been using paraview for a long time! I really like the xdmf file format, it allows me to read the raw binary data from my HPC applications, using a single metadat…

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## [Distribution of data for vtu format files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/distribution-of-data-for-vtu-format-files/9199)

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**Author:** [@eve-le-guillou](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/eve-le-guillou)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/distribution-of-data-for-vtu-format-files/9199 "2022-03-18T16:09:56Z")

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Hello, I use Paraview 5.10 and openMPI 4.0.3. I want to distribute data in vtu format across MPI processes. I can’t seem to work out how it is supposed to distribute the data. Here is an example to show you my problem: …

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## [Hide mouse cursor](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hide-mouse-cursor/10709)

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**Author:** [@lyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lyz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hide-mouse-cursor/10709 "2022-11-17T16:31:55Z")

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How to hide mouse cursor?

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## [legend color of type turbo -- can I make this to the default legend?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legend-color-of-type-turbo-can-i-make-this-to-the-default-legend/11215)

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**Author:** [@simonw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/simonw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legend-color-of-type-turbo-can-i-make-this-to-the-default-legend/11215 "2023-01-20T15:13:44Z")

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All, cool to warm is the default legend color for all the fields in my data set. I go to choose preset and can change the legend to whatever type of legend I want. This is quite pesky to do that individually for all my …

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## [Favourite / starred views?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/favourite-starred-views/9415)

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**Author:** [@datathing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/datathing)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/favourite-starred-views/9415 "2022-04-19T12:53:53Z")

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I’m not sure of the correct terminology for this question, but I use ParaView to present results and I’m often asked to show another view of the data (the saved state contains dozens of different types of data with all s…

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## [Problems with pvbatch and streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-pvbatch-and-streamlines/3746)

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**Author:** [@mirco](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mirco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-pvbatch-and-streamlines/3746 "2020-03-05T08:36:43Z")

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So it’s been several days I’m struggling with pvbatch. What I’m trying to do is load my decomposed case, apply a box clip to only include the part of the domain I’m interested in, extract the blocks of my geometry and pl…

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## [Output Pressure confficient over cylinder surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/output-pressure-confficient-over-cylinder-surface/9091)

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**Author:** [@xq520](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/xq520)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/output-pressure-confficient-over-cylinder-surface/9091 "2024-06-05T17:54:03Z")

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Hello everyone, I am a new guy to paraview. I want to extract pressure confficient (Cp) on the circle surface. But I don’t know how to do it? Could anyone help me? Thanks for a lot. Beat regards

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## [Time Series of AMR data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-series-of-amr-data/13867)

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**Author:** [@risingBubbles](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/risingBubbles)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-series-of-amr-data/13867 "2024-02-26T13:06:13Z")

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Hello all, I am trying to create a time series of my AMR data stored in .vthb files. I try to put the .vthb files in a pvd file and form a collection. At first glance everything seems to work, however, loading the pvd f…

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## [Convert line plots to tex](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-line-plots-to-tex/9285)

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**Author:** [@Qutadah\_Rababah](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Qutadah_Rababah)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-line-plots-to-tex/9285 "2022-03-28T13:02:57Z")

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Is there a way to convert line plots generated in ParaView to .tex? I want to have my plots in a tex document and want them to look very consistent with the document. And its a hustle to convert all text formatting to Ti…

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## [Dynamically legend during simulation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dynamically-legend-during-simulation/8877)

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**Author:** [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dynamically-legend-during-simulation/8877 "2022-02-02T14:11:46Z")

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Hello Everyone, I wish that the legend below scales to the data range dynamically as the simulation progresses. Is it possible to do so ? Please advise. Thanks with best regards, Aakash

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## [how to choose the input of the groupDataSets filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-choose-the-input-of-the-groupdatasets-filter/2745)

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**Author:** [@zhe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zhe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-choose-the-input-of-the-groupdatasets-filter/2745 "2019-10-10T14:41:28Z")

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Hello, everyone: It seems that the groupDataSets filter could combine several datasets together, I’m curious how to choose the different input when I add groupDataSets. It seems on this slides (https://www.osti.gov/serv…

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## [oculus quest how to control](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/oculus-quest-how-to-control/4912)

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**Author:** [@lyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lyz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/oculus-quest-how-to-control/4912 "2020-07-21T15:03:16Z")

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Hi, guys. I am using oculus quest to test paraview 5.8. I can see the scene in oculus, but how to invoke the gui menu and how to control the scene?

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## [Bounding Ruler filter: adding an option to show X, Y, Z delta](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bounding-ruler-filter-adding-an-option-to-show-x-y-z-delta/15274)

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**Author:** [@NinhGhoster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/NinhGhoster)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bounding-ruler-filter-adding-an-option-to-show-x-y-z-delta/15274 "2024-08-22T10:05:58Z")

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In my case, I need to extract the dimension of object bounding box, we can see it in property tab. But I don’t know how to extract these values into csv file. So I used the Bounding Ruler filter which is shown in thi…

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## [C++: How to select an object in the pipeline browser](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/c-how-to-select-an-object-in-the-pipeline-browser/2401)

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**Author:** [@mvillegas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mvillegas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/c-how-to-select-an-object-in-the-pipeline-browser/2401 "2019-09-03T20:48:10Z")

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Hello, this is likely very simple but I’ve decided to ask here after not being able to solve it. What I want to do is to mark an object in the pipeline browser as selected, given its pqPipelineSource pointer. I’m workin…

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