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## [Strange display representation of VTK\_POLYHEDRON cells](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/strange-display-representation-of-vtk-polyhedron-cells/14612)

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**Author:** [@Ieeshka](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ieeshka)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/strange-display-representation-of-vtk-polyhedron-cells/14612 "2026-06-24T14:47:28Z")

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Hello everybody! I am a newbie in ParaView and I would appreciate some explanation of the cell visualization problem I observe (VTK\_POLYHEDRON). I have generated VTU file with 3D mesh of polyhedrons using my own python …

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## [struggling with ploting streamline](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/struggling-with-ploting-streamline/11420)

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**Author:** [@arif12345](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/arif12345)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/struggling-with-ploting-streamline/11420 "2024-12-19T23:57:12Z")

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I am trying to plot the streamlines like the left figure but the figure i am trying the output is the right one. The streamlines of the back of the building is not same. How can i plot stream line like the left one in…

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## [Make "Save State" in Python format the default?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-save-state-in-python-format-the-default/8872)

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**Author:** [@ReneHommel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ReneHommel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-save-state-in-python-format-the-default/8872 "2022-02-01T16:59:38Z")

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I wonder if I can set somewhere that the Python format for “Save State” is used as the default format? Switching from \*.pvsm to \*.py is very uncomfortable in the long run. Any help is appreciated, I can’t find a soluti…

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## [Right way to load .pvtu files for partitioned data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/right-way-to-load-pvtu-files-for-partitioned-data/12985)

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**Author:** [@ishan\_ae](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ishan_ae)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/right-way-to-load-pvtu-files-for-partitioned-data/12985 "2023-10-04T16:40:11Z")

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Hello, I have a solution which was run on 3 processors using mpirun command. The solvers utility re-constructed the partitioned data and generated a .pvtu file and 10 .vtu files. If I drag and drop the .pvtu file into P…

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## [Building ParaView 5.10.1 with onscreen and offscreen support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-5-10-1-with-onscreen-and-offscreen-support/12292)

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**Author:** [@DeX97](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DeX97)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-5-10-1-with-onscreen-and-offscreen-support/12292 "2023-06-12T16:53:56Z")

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Hi, I am trying to build ParaView 5.10.1 from source with support for both onscreen and offscreen rendering. I used the ParaView and Offscreen Rendering page as a reference. I have a Debian 10 system. To build ParaView…

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## [Render() or Interact() + q make the window unresponsive](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/render-or-interact-q-make-the-window-unresponsive/4673)

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**Author:** [@lukor](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lukor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/render-or-interact-q-make-the-window-unresponsive/4673 "2020-12-22T09:34:11Z")

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I’m using the Python ParaView package (v5.7.0) from within Spyder in Windows, using the built-in iPython console to run my scripts. When I run Interact(), the visualization and interaction works well, but when I quit out…

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## [Linux dashboards now crash in pv.ViewSettingsDialog](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linux-dashboards-now-crash-in-pv-viewsettingsdialog/389)

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**Author:** [@shawn.waldon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shawn.waldon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linux-dashboards-now-crash-in-pv-viewsettingsdialog/389 "2018-08-03T17:12:28Z")

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This is showing up on all GUI dashboards every since the last VTK update (Link to vall output. The stacktrace shows the crash happening in vtkOpenGLTexture::Load. Edit: update after looking through CDash more. nemesis …

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## [Reload all / multiple files?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reload-all-multiple-files/14702)

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**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reload-all-multiple-files/14702 "2024-05-23T15:49:48Z")

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Is there a way to Reload Files on multiple data objects in the Pipeline with a single action? I’ll often have multiple files that I want to reload, for example there’s 16 here: If I select them all and then right-cl…

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## [Export points and convert them into cvs or excel file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-points-and-convert-them-into-cvs-or-excel-file/13437)

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**Author:** [@katevill33](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/katevill33)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-points-and-convert-them-into-cvs-or-excel-file/13437 "2023-12-04T14:50:26Z")

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Hello all, Please, could you help me to solve this problem I have in paraview to export points into a cvs file? I visualize the solutions of my simulations in vtu extention, then I would like to export the data from th…

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## [Display artefact depending on fields in the file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-artefact-depending-on-fields-in-the-file/6998)

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**Author:** [@fredrik](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fredrik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-artefact-depending-on-fields-in-the-file/6998 "2022-01-10T17:36:19Z")

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I ran into a strange display artefact where some fields display incorrectly. I attach two files: bad.vtu (partly broken) and (412.6 KB) good.vtu (256.1 KB) which works as expected. The difference between the files is th…

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## [boolian operation of two files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/boolian-operation-of-two-files/8596)

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**Author:** [@hulli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hulli)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/boolian-operation-of-two-files/8596 "2021-12-08T16:29:09Z")

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Hi all, It might be easy, but I did not succeed … I have two vtk files loaded. One is a 3D volume mesh, CFD data from openfoam. The second one is a Isosurface that I computed with matlab and exported that one into vtk. …

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## [servermanager.Register in PV 5.10.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/servermanager-register-in-pv-5-10-0/8437)

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**Author:** [@Venke](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Venke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/servermanager-register-in-pv-5-10-0/8437 "2021-11-24T07:46:31Z")

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Hej, when using texture images in a session which will later be copied to another drive/directory I frequently used the code below to be able to keep the image (using the “Search files uder specified directory” on loadi…

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## [Cell Value Precison](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-value-precison/2707)

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**Author:** [@erdi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/erdi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-value-precison/2707 "2020-04-27T02:09:45Z")

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Hi all Is there any way to change the precision so that I can get only 3 digit accuracy on these labels?

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## [OpenGL ES profile on Ubuntu 18.04?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-es-profile-on-ubuntu-18-04/441)

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**Author:** [@steven.hahn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/steven.hahn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-es-profile-on-ubuntu-18-04/441 "2018-08-17T14:44:04Z")

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I noticed that on an Ubuntu 18.04 machine, ParaView 5.5’s about page shows “OpenGL Version 3.2.0 NVIDIA 390.48”, which I believe corresponds to the OpenGL ES profile. Should this instead report the OpenGL core profile (v…

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## [Nightly ParaView client freezes when connecting to remote server](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nightly-paraview-client-freezes-when-connecting-to-remote-server/12913)

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**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nightly-paraview-client-freezes-when-connecting-to-remote-server/12913 "2023-09-25T16:48:05Z")

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As recently as two days ago, I’ve successfully been able to connect a client of the released version of ParaView 5.11.1 to a remote pvserver of the same version, however, I wanted to test out some new features in the nig…

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## [Add Custom Filter to Custom Application](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filter-to-custom-application/11920)

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**Author:** [@Muhammad\_Saad\_Atique](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Muhammad_Saad_Atique)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filter-to-custom-application/11920 "2023-04-24T00:59:25Z")

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Is there a way to add a custom filter to my custom application. I created a custom filter in Paraview Gui and exported the xml file of this custom filter. Now I am creating a custom application and I want to add that cus…

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## [Running macro in batch mode](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-macro-in-batch-mode/10861)

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**Author:** [@Trophime](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Trophime)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-macro-in-batch-mode/10861 "2022-11-28T12:26:07Z")

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Hi, I would like to automate some post-processing of my fem simulation. I’ve created some macros to do that. My problem now is that I cannot figure out how to call the macro directly from a command line on my linux bo…

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## [new osx dashboard: \`dres\`](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-osx-dashboard-dres/1074)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-osx-dashboard-dres/1074 "2018-12-20T23:05:31Z")

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A new OsX dashboard is being setup. It may be a little flaky in the first few days so please be patient and feel free to ignore dres build/test issues on merge-requests until dres is ready.

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## [Import Colormap from VisIt](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-colormap-from-visit/9988)

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**Author:** [@patchett2002](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/patchett2002)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-colormap-from-visit/9988 "2022-07-11T15:20:13Z")

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Hello, I have user who has existing custom colormaps used in VisIt that he would like to use in ParaView. As a non VisIt user, does anyone know if VisIt’s exportable color table formats are consumable by ParaView? Thanks…

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## [Point-Point Vector](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-point-vector/13533)

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**Author:** [@NeilKeith](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/NeilKeith)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-point-vector/13533 "2023-12-18T18:38:42Z")

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I’m following guides online, but they fail to give me the desired results. I have imported a sheet with two groups of vectors. The coordinates for the vector’s origins are \[x,y,z\], and the vectors are \[xh,yh,zh\]. So lo…

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## [Setting domain size](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/setting-domain-size/5803)

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**Author:** [@samhughes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/samhughes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/setting-domain-size/5803 "2020-11-15T14:56:02Z")

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I’ve been trying to do some data manipulation for a while. It ended with me finding a work-around where I loaded a .vtk file to numpy array and did the stuff I wanted in python. I think exported by copying a vti ascii fi…

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## [Help with Animating Time Series Data from Folders in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-animating-time-series-data-from-folders-in-paraview/14171)

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**Author:** [@weber2585917537](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/weber2585917537)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-animating-time-series-data-from-folders-in-paraview/14171 "2024-03-16T23:15:26Z")

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Dear ParaView Community, I hope this message finds everyone well. I am reaching out to seek guidance on a challenge I’ve encountered related to animating time series data in ParaView. Despite consulting the official Par…

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## [Run Paraview on multiple nodes on HPC cluster](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/run-paraview-on-multiple-nodes-on-hpc-cluster/8969)

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**Author:** [@Abhijeet\_Chodankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Abhijeet_Chodankar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/run-paraview-on-multiple-nodes-on-hpc-cluster/8969 "2022-02-15T10:36:12Z")

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I used the tunneling method to connect Paraview in client server mode. In this method, I did connect to one node on the HPC. What method should I adopt if I would like to run Paraview on multiple nodes on HPC? Does it de…

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## [Delaunay3D ("large" point cloud)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/delaunay3d-large-point-cloud/8015)

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**Author:** [@icebreakersours](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/icebreakersours)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/delaunay3d-large-point-cloud/8015 "2021-09-17T08:35:55Z")

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Hello: I have a point cloud with millions of points in it and the points have scalars/vectors associated with them. Since I can’t do a whole lot of post-processing on a point cloud, I tried using Delaunay3D filter to en…

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## [Filters crashing program/PC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filters-crashing-program-pc/3886)

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**Author:** [@Chloe\_Pearce](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Chloe_Pearce)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filters-crashing-program-pc/3886 "2020-03-26T03:16:41Z")

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Hi there, I’m working with a large data set and am working to create a 3D model from this. However, the program, and sometimes the PC crashes when I apply the filters clip and threshold. It is able to generate one conto…

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## [X axis for 'plot on intersection curves'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/x-axis-for-plot-on-intersection-curves/5807)

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**Author:** [@mylee](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mylee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/x-axis-for-plot-on-intersection-curves/5807 "2020-11-16T02:52:58Z")

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Hello I use ‘plot on intersection curves’ for Cp on airfoil and i wonder what X axis on the graph means on the plot, X axis is arc\_length and range is about 0 - 2.1

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## [Programmable filter: include image in the properties panel](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-include-image-in-the-properties-panel/3906)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-include-image-in-the-properties-panel/3906 "2020-03-30T12:42:56Z")

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Hello! I would like to know if there is a specific XML hint allowing including images in the GUI of a given Programmable filter, i.e., something like this: But for images inside the GUI (not for icon images)…

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## [How to show Glyph immediately when loading pvd files ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-show-glyph-immediately-when-loading-pvd-files/3860)

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**Author:** [@lainegates](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lainegates)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-show-glyph-immediately-when-loading-pvd-files/3860 "2020-03-24T01:46:21Z")

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I am writing a numerical program for method like DEM. Each element is a discrete element which is represented by a vtkPolyData. So I wrote displacement data into \*.vtp file and organized with .pvd files. Paraview works g…

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## [defective png screenshots by SaveScreenshot of pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/defective-png-screenshots-by-savescreenshot-of-pvpython/12422)

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**Author:** [@cfd\_ow](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cfd_ow)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/defective-png-screenshots-by-savescreenshot-of-pvpython/12422 "2023-07-13T15:37:09Z")

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Have anyone seen such defective png files exported by Paraview? The problem is that the exported png files by SaveScreenshot of pvpython are defective. Some pixels have wrong rendering. Also, this problem seems to be re…

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## [XDMF crash paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-crash-paraview/11186)

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**Author:** [@Alberto\_Lolli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alberto_Lolli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-crash-paraview/11186 "2023-01-17T14:16:57Z")

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Hi everyone, My problem is related to a instantanely crash of paraview when i’m trying to open results downloaded from a cluster (CINECA) saved in .h5 e .xdmf format stored in the same folder. When I open the second on…

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## [Modify default XYChart parameters](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modify-default-xychart-parameters/9466)

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**Author:** [@gu.defromont](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gu.defromont)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modify-default-xychart-parameters/9466 "2022-04-20T07:35:26Z")

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Hi, I would like to specify in a python macro the default parameters (linestyle, linewidth, marker, markersize, color) of a plotdata filter. Also I could not find the documentation (all attributes and methods) of th…

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## [Paraview suddenly closes when running simulation using "Play"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-suddenly-closes-when-running-simulation-using-play/7672)

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**Author:** [@Hussein\_Kokash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hussein_Kokash)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-suddenly-closes-when-running-simulation-using-play/7672 "2021-07-23T04:15:52Z")

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Dears, I am using Paraview 5.9.1 on Ubuntu 18.04, my simulation case is a .nek5000 format. When I want to view a contour or a plot in time using the Play button, it works for a couple of seconds and then Paraview windo…

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## [Paraview High order element visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-high-order-element-visualization/15796)

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**Author:** [@Jacob\_Moore](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jacob_Moore)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-high-order-element-visualization/15796 "2024-11-28T15:00:48Z")

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I’m running into some visual artifacts when rendering high order elements with large deformation. The non-linear subdivisions are not updating for some surfaces, but seem to be for others, which leads to strange behavio…

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## [Hover Cells/Points On Web ParaView (Visualizer)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hover-cells-points-on-web-paraview-visualizer/12671)

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**Author:** [@Reptider](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Reptider)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hover-cells-points-on-web-paraview-visualizer/12671 "2023-08-10T18:30:47Z")

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Hello! How can I view field values or codinates at cell centers or grid nodes (points) as I can in the desktop version of ParaView?

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## [trame: inject custom css](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-inject-custom-css/11181)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-inject-custom-css/11181 "2023-01-17T15:59:54Z")

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In a trame + paraview based application, all I want to do is inject this following css. How can I do that? html { overflow-y: hidden } What’s happening is I am getting this y-scrollbar (highlighted below) and I want …

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## [3D vectors onto diagonal planes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-vectors-onto-diagonal-planes/11091)

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**Author:** [@Alex7000](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alex7000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-vectors-onto-diagonal-planes/11091 "2023-01-07T00:08:11Z")

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Hi there, I’m working on thermal turbulent flows and I want to display 3D velocity vectors on a diagonal plane. I have an issue as I want to show the dimensionless temperature contour superimposed because the 3D vectors…

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## [custom paraview module - How to generate embedded doc](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-paraview-module-how-to-generate-embedded-doc/2686)

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**Author:** [@michal.wozniak](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/michal.wozniak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-paraview-module-how-to-generate-embedded-doc/2686 "2019-10-17T19:21:32Z")

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Hi, I created a new vtk module and I used the following function to append my filters.xmls set(classes testClass ) set(xml\_files Resources/test\_filters.xml) vtk\_module\_add\_module(ParaView::TestModule …

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## [Stress Graph & Shear Flow Graph & Displacement Graph in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stress-graph-shear-flow-graph-displacement-graph-in-paraview/1294)

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**Author:** [@Semih](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Semih)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stress-graph-shear-flow-graph-displacement-graph-in-paraview/1294 "2019-02-14T20:43:46Z")

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Hi everyone, I am interested in Post Processing of finite element analysis. I want to draw 3 graphs; Stress Graph (Cell-centered shear stress values) Shear Flow Graph (Vector of shear stress-XZ and shear stress-YZ) Di…

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## [Generating CSV or a Matrix in custom application code](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/generating-csv-or-a-matrix-in-custom-application-code/11874)

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**Author:** [@Muhammad\_Saad\_Atique](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Muhammad_Saad_Atique)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/generating-csv-or-a-matrix-in-custom-application-code/11874 "2023-10-05T21:29:44Z")

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Hi, In my custom application I want to convert my object into a csv or a matrix form. I mean in the code I want to generate the CSV and pass it to my own backend simulation code. How can I achieve that? It can have mult…

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## [Reading and interpolations of velocity in staggered grid configuration in netCDFflies](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-and-interpolations-of-velocity-in-staggered-grid-configuration-in-netcdfflies/2454)

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**Author:** [@samfr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/samfr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-and-interpolations-of-velocity-in-staggered-grid-configuration-in-netcdfflies/2454 "2019-08-20T09:22:37Z")

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I´m interested to use paraview to postprocess NEMO Oceanographic data which are stored in netCDF files. NEMO uses staggered grid and therefore the velocities are stored at the cell faces while scalars are stored in the c…

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## [Cannot build 5.12.0 - DAWN\_NATIVE\_LIBRARY issues](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-build-5-12-0-dawn-native-library-issues/14136)

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**Author:** [@aerogt3](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aerogt3)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-build-5-12-0-dawn-native-library-issues/14136 "2024-04-02T14:12:55Z")

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I’m trying to build paraview 5.12.0 on various systems (arm/x86, mesa/NVIDIA, etc.), and I can’t get any of them to build it because of the following: CMake Error at VTK/CMake/FindDawn.cmake:14 (find\_library): Could n…

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## [How does Catalyst send the extracts to the ParaView server?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-catalyst-send-the-extracts-to-the-paraview-server/10362)

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**Author:** [@CsatiZoltan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CsatiZoltan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-catalyst-send-the-extracts-to-the-paraview-server/10362 "2022-10-31T08:15:19Z")

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I tried the wavelet\_miniapp bundled with ParaView, supplying my script sample.py as input to the miniapp. I launched the program with N being a power of two mpiexec -np N pvbatch --sym -m paraview.demos.wavelet\_miniapp…

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## [Using different dataset for coloring of glyphs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-different-dataset-for-coloring-of-glyphs/12044)

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**Author:** [@Tom](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-different-dataset-for-coloring-of-glyphs/12044 "2023-05-08T17:50:35Z")

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Greetings all, I currently of dataset containing the flow field of a fluid and the temperature, in tow different pvd-files. I would like to create a glyph plot, where the glyphs are orientated in the direction of the cu…

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## [ParaView v5.12 crashed when loading results](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-v5-12-crashed-when-loading-results/14610)

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**Author:** [@yfwu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yfwu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-v5-12-crashed-when-loading-results/14610 "2024-05-21T07:11:22Z")

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Hello! I am a new user of Paraview. When I was reading the calculation results of MFIX, the software crashed and exited without any error messages. I have tried on both Windows10-22H2 and UBUNTU22.04, and the crashes ar…

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## [Access Frame Buffer from paraview.simple that I would write from SaveScreenshot()](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-frame-buffer-from-paraview-simple-that-i-would-write-from-savescreenshot/1814)

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**Author:** [@patchett2002](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/patchett2002)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-frame-buffer-from-paraview-simple-that-i-would-write-from-savescreenshot/1814 "2019-05-10T14:28:27Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to access the image data from the Frame Buffer using paraview.simple so that I can analyze (calculate various metrics) the image developed in paraview.simple without utilizing the disk. Does anybody kn…

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## [Automate Array Renamer in python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automate-array-renamer-in-python/8395)

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**Author:** [@owfischer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/owfischer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automate-array-renamer-in-python/8395 "2021-11-15T09:49:42Z")

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Hello altogether, I am trying to automate the ArrayRenamer Filter with python and cannot get it working. From an FEA calculation with Code\_Aster I have got a result file with multiple arrays each consisting of two or m…

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## [xml format: constant data array possible?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xml-format-constant-data-array-possible/7510)

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**Author:** [@lens](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lens)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xml-format-constant-data-array-possible/7510 "2021-07-16T15:53:24Z")

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Hello there, using the ParaView xml format, is it possible to declare a data array as constant/uniform (i.e. all cells get the same value(s))? What I want is to only write something like \<DataArray type="Float64" form…

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## [Filter to automatically transform / rotate dataset around arbitrary axis and point](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filter-to-automatically-transform-rotate-dataset-around-arbitrary-axis-and-point/12915)

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**Author:** [@Raphael\_Bevand](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Raphael_Bevand)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filter-to-automatically-transform-rotate-dataset-around-arbitrary-axis-and-point/12915 "2023-09-25T13:46:26Z")

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Dear all, I have the following situation: I am running simulations of a propeller with an arbitrary rotation center and axis, I can read the current simulation time as field data from my vtk dataset, with given rotati…

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## [plugins search path](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugins-search-path/6080)

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**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugins-search-path/6080 "2020-12-17T12:14:44Z")

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The Plugin Manager tells me that plugins are automatically searched for in \<INSTALL\_PATH\>/bin/plugins, however everywhere I compile and install ParaView, plugins are placed in \<INSTALL\_PATH\>/lib64/paraview-5.9/plugins. …

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## [CGNSRreader: List all available blocks (patches) in python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgnsrreader-list-all-available-blocks-patches-in-python/5095)

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**Author:** [@Jan\_Kaufmann](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jan_Kaufmann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgnsrreader-list-all-available-blocks-patches-in-python/5095 "2020-08-31T11:34:29Z")

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As I do not know the patch names of my cgns file in advance (when loading the file with python), I would like to get a list of all available patches. For e.g. OpenFOAM cases this can be done with foamReader.GetProperty(…

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