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## [Memory Leak in Python paraview.servermanager.Fetch() (Paraview 5.10.1)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/memory-leak-in-python-paraview-servermanager-fetch-paraview-5-10-1/12319)

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**Author:** [@rdvanvalderen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rdvanvalderen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/memory-leak-in-python-paraview-servermanager-fetch-paraview-5-10-1/12319 "2023-06-19T09:54:48Z")

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Hi, I am currently using the python Paraview API to analyze CFD results (.vti files), where I just want to do simple operations and visualizations of the cell data (velocities, pressure etc.). To do this, I am using the…

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## [paraview server and connection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-server-and-connection/10395)

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**Author:** [@Pravin\_Poudel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pravin_Poudel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-server-and-connection/10395 "2022-09-23T10:05:30Z")

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Hi, thank you @Charles\_Gueunet to your guidance and right now i am thinking of using paraview server which i want to be able to process the input scalar data that i feed into the desired pipeline. right now i want to wo…

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## [Threshold of vtkPolyData with vtkLines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/threshold-of-vtkpolydata-with-vtklines/1645)

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**Author:** [@stuart.buckingham](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/stuart.buckingham)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/threshold-of-vtkpolydata-with-vtklines/1645 "2019-04-11T17:48:36Z")

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Hi all, I have generated a dataset similar to this example: https://lorensen.github.io/VTKExamples/site/Python/GeometricObjects/LongLine/ but with multiple point data arrays in the dataset as well. I can open the file …

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## [Translating 3D data in x, y and/or z direction](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/translating-3d-data-in-x-y-and-or-z-direction/8894)

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**Author:** [@bstegman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bstegman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/translating-3d-data-in-x-y-and-or-z-direction/8894 "2022-02-03T13:53:52Z")

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Hi, I run CFD simulations and use Paraview (or a version of it called POST) to process the data. Is there a way to translate all of my data points in Paraview? Thank you ahead of time for any help you can offer!

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## [User Error! Scratch this note: ParaView Glance issues in 5.8-RC2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/user-error-scratch-this-note-paraview-glance-issues-in-5-8-rc2/3467)

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**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/user-error-scratch-this-note-paraview-glance-issues-in-5-8-rc2/3467 "2020-01-31T00:01:35Z")

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Hey again everyone, Okay, so starting a new thread with the issues I’ve encountered while using the brand new version of ParaView/Glance (5.8-RC2). Most of the background for this is in the thread: Customizing ParaView…

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## [Color Map Editor Disappeared](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/color-map-editor-disappeared/7115)

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**Author:** [@deankevin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/deankevin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/color-map-editor-disappeared/7115 "2021-04-30T21:15:17Z")

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Hello all. I tried popping out the color map widget, and saw that the color map disappeared. OS → Ubuntu 20.04 PV Version → 5.9.1-RC2

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## [paraview mpi based server crashes when clipping tif stacks](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-mpi-based-server-crashes-when-clipping-tif-stacks/10062)

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**Author:** [@wresch](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wresch)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-mpi-based-server-crashes-when-clipping-tif-stacks/10062 "2022-07-27T23:50:43Z")

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Hi, I’m a sysadmin trying to figure out some paraview issues. We have paraview 5.10 available on a linux (centos7) cluster - the EGL and osmesa precompiled packages (though we have similar problems with self compiled 5.…

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## [How to specific the number of sampling points of "plot on sorted line" filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-specific-the-number-of-sampling-points-of-plot-on-sorted-line-filter/12737)

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**Author:** [@pearlpirate](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pearlpirate)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-specific-the-number-of-sampling-points-of-plot-on-sorted-line-filter/12737 "2023-08-24T02:42:16Z")

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Dear paraview users and developers, As we all know, we can specify how many sampling points we want when using “plot over line” filter. But is there a way to do the same thing in the filter of “plot on sorted line”? It …

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## [Paraview Segfault when running this script \[solved\]](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-segfault-when-running-this-script-solved/9482)

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**Author:** [@Devin\_Richard\_Bayly](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Devin_Richard_Bayly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-segfault-when-running-this-script-solved/9482 "2022-04-20T18:37:42Z")

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Hi there, For some reason this script crashes my Paraview. I’m using version ParaView-5.9.0-RC4-MPI-Linux-Python3.8-64bit on ubuntu 20.04 import paraview.vtk as vtk from paraview.simple import \* points = vtk.vtkPoints…

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## [Transforming columns of a csv file into a vector field for Stream tracer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transforming-columns-of-a-csv-file-into-a-vector-field-for-stream-tracer/14436)

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**Author:** [@mariavd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mariavd)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transforming-columns-of-a-csv-file-into-a-vector-field-for-stream-tracer/14436 "2024-04-19T15:15:18Z")

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I have a CSV file containing six columns - x, y, z, Jx, Jy, Jz. I need to create streamlines to visualise the vector field J. What is the correct way to do so? I tried several things but neither worked out so far. I tri…

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## [Displaying results - PVD Files from 2D FEA](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-results-pvd-files-from-2d-fea/14304)

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**Author:** [@dmuschet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dmuschet)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-results-pvd-files-from-2d-fea/14304 "2024-04-10T10:02:20Z")

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Hi, I’m new in Paraview, and I’m having difficulties displaying exported results from a FEM analysis in 2D. At the moment, I have 2 files. One for nodal values and the other for stress points. When I display values from…

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## [Paraview 5.10.1 on Mac cannot open VTK files with more than ~10,000 cells.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-1-on-mac-cannot-open-vtk-files-with-more-than-10-000-cells/9542)

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**Author:** [@nxrq67](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nxrq67)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-1-on-mac-cannot-open-vtk-files-with-more-than-10-000-cells/9542 "2022-04-29T19:29:34Z")

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Hello, I am using VTK 5.10.1 on Mac OS11 and am trying to read in a VTK Unstructured Grid file. VTK will successfully read files with fewer than ~10,000 cells. However, for larger numbers of cells, I receive the followi…

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## [Help in creating a simple filter using vtkQuadricDecimation()](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-in-creating-a-simple-filter-using-vtkquadricdecimation/4378)

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**Author:** [@yw5aj](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yw5aj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-in-creating-a-simple-filter-using-vtkquadricdecimation/4378 "2020-05-20T22:12:22Z")

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Hi all, I tried to follow the guide and create a simple filter using vtkQuadricDecimation. However, I keep getting the paraview crashing and could not figure out why (I did select an input before applying this filter). …

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## [Maximum size of a jvec file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/maximum-size-of-a-jvec-file/7832)

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**Author:** [@mariavd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mariavd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/maximum-size-of-a-jvec-file/7832 "2021-11-18T06:57:10Z")

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Hello, I have a 11 GB vti file that is taking forever to open in version 5.9.1 on Windows with MPI on. After 2 hours I killed the process and tried the latest nightly version without MPI but it was stuck, too. An older …

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## [Building ParaView 5.12.1 from Source (VisRTX not using GPU)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-5-12-1-from-source-visrtx-not-using-gpu/16141)

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**Author:** [@Adnan\_Hafeez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Adnan_Hafeez)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-5-12-1-from-source-visrtx-not-using-gpu/16141 "2025-02-17T10:15:32Z")

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I am reaching out regarding an issue we are encountering after building ParaView from source on our HPC system. We opted for a source installation to tailor the build to our hardware specifications rather than using the …

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## [Cell Selection with Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-selection-with-python/8964)

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**Author:** [@limpideyes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/limpideyes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-selection-with-python/8964 "2022-02-13T19:47:31Z")

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Hello, I trying to select cells by python. I manually selected cells with the selection tools, ‘select cells on (s)’: When I traced the python script, it was shown as: SelectSurfaceCells(Rectangle=\[675, 749, 1356, …

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## [How to continuousize discrete contour?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-continuousize-discrete-contour/14628)

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**Author:** [@coconutLatte](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/coconutLatte)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-continuousize-discrete-contour/14628 "2024-05-15T02:29:51Z")

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Hi, I’ve got a vtk file with a result array name “Mises”. result\_with\_mises.vtk (1.3 MB) Now the contour are like below which color is blocky and discrete. What I want is below which color is continuous. Is th…

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## [Compute the surface area inside of a sphere clip](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-the-surface-area-inside-of-a-sphere-clip/3998)

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**Author:** [@Resa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Resa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-the-surface-area-inside-of-a-sphere-clip/3998 "2020-04-08T09:58:58Z")

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Hello everybody! I’d like to know if it is possible to extract the surface area contained inside of a 10mm sphere clip like you can see in the picture. If I apply the filter “integrate variables” on my clip, an area …

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## [A scale tool issue](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-scale-tool-issue/6801)

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**Author:** [@oota](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/oota)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-scale-tool-issue/6801 "2021-03-26T02:33:28Z")

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When I import a 182 X 113 image to Paraview, the scale tool shows slightly different figures (by one pixel?): Can I have your comments on this?

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## [trame: how to add tooltip text](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-how-to-add-tooltip-text/11763)

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**Author:** [@bigfooted](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bigfooted)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-how-to-add-tooltip-text/11763 "2023-03-31T14:03:37Z")

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Hi, suppose I have a simple checkbox in trame. How can I add a tooltip text when I hover over the box? I do not know how I can translate the explanation on the vuetify website into trame functionality. The vuetify site…

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## [Should there be a pinned topic with the minimum supported compiler versions](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/should-there-be-a-pinned-topic-with-the-minimum-supported-compiler-versions/1485)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/should-there-be-a-pinned-topic-with-the-minimum-supported-compiler-versions/1485 "2019-03-18T16:11:02Z")

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It would be great to have a convenient place to find the minimum compiler versions required for ParaView versions. Right now it kind of looks like GCC is by default at 5.4 since that is the oldest compiler version for th…

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## [WOIV’23: 7th International Workshop on In Situ Visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/woiv-23-7th-international-workshop-on-in-situ-visualization/11184)

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**Author:** [@jameskress](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jameskress)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/woiv-23-7th-international-workshop-on-in-situ-visualization/11184 "2023-02-26T16:43:03Z")

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Call for papers WOIV’23: 7th International Workshop on In Situ Visualization Held in conjunction with ISC 2023 Hamburg, Germany, May 25, 2023 Scope Large-scale HPC simulations with their inherent I/O bottlenec…

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## [ParaView Viewer Options](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-viewer-options/8558)

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**Author:** [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-viewer-options/8558 "2021-12-03T18:10:52Z")

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Is there a way to create a read-only file that contains the PV items that could be accessed by users that do not have PV installed? I’m envisioning a web-based dashboard for a project site with a link to an app that woul…

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## [Only Half of the molecule is appears](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/only-half-of-the-molecule-is-appears/12612)

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**Author:** [@Haydar.Kovly](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Haydar.Kovly)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/only-half-of-the-molecule-is-appears/12612 "2023-08-01T20:59:50Z")

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Hello, I am using ParaView for visualizing molecules. ParaView is one of the powerful tools in this area. Kindly help me to solve this issue. Regards, Haydar

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## [What is Idp](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-is-idp/5676)

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**Author:** [@neelshah0034](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/neelshah0034)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-is-idp/5676 "2020-10-28T18:52:17Z")

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Whenever I am running the simulation, Paraview default open with “Idp” in Active Variable control. Does anyone know what is IDP? And, secondly, Does anyone how to set a clear flow animation?

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## [ISAV 2021: In Situ Infrastructures for Enabling Extreme-scale Analysis and Visualization Call for Participation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/isav-2021-in-situ-infrastructures-for-enabling-extreme-scale-analysis-and-visualization-call-for-participation/7525)

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**Author:** [@olearypatrick](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olearypatrick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/isav-2021-in-situ-infrastructures-for-enabling-extreme-scale-analysis-and-visualization-call-for-participation/7525 "2021-08-04T18:12:07Z")

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ISAV 2021: In Situ Infrastructures for Enabling Extreme-scale Analysis and Visualization Held in conjunction with SC21: The International Conference on High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis. …

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## [Use different scalar arrays as texture coordinates](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-different-scalar-arrays-as-texture-coordinates/1342)

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**Author:** [@banesullivan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/banesullivan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-different-scalar-arrays-as-texture-coordinates/1342 "2019-02-22T20:26:54Z")

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Is there an easy way to switch the array used for the texture coordinates to different point scalar arrays present in a dataset? I have three sets of texture coordinates as scalar arrays on my vtkPolyData surface and I …

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## [Open multiple files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-files/13433)

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**Author:** [@Mithushan\_Soundarana](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mithushan_Soundarana)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-files/13433 "2023-12-04T13:23:43Z")

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Hi, I am trying open multiple files (picture 1) together to generate an animation. When I press ok and open it, only the first file get imported (see picture 2). Best regards, Mithu

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## [3D surface extraction from a 3D cube](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-surface-extraction-from-a-3d-cube/12150)

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**Author:** [@Fred](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fred)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-surface-extraction-from-a-3d-cube/12150 "2023-05-25T21:32:27Z")

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Hi there, I would like to extract 3D surfaces from a 3D cube. In order to clarify my pupose, let’s take a simpler case: I have 3 2D grids data where values represent z value. This is what I want and obtain: OK, th…

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## [Unable to draw 2D streamlines with vti](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-draw-2d-streamlines-with-vti/11674)

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**Author:** [@maoying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/maoying)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-draw-2d-streamlines-with-vti/11674 "2023-03-23T01:23:22Z")

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Hi, every one! I am a beginner to Paraview. Could someone help me to visualize the data please? I have vti files where 2D velocity data also in. This is the vti file Uploading: vtk003885.vti… I can 't draw 2D strea…

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## [VR/AR and NVIDA IndeX](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vr-ar-and-nvida-index/14245)

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**Author:** [@aqfx](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aqfx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vr-ar-and-nvida-index/14245 "2024-04-10T00:54:11Z")

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Hi All, in a couple of weeks I’m scheduled to give a demo of ParaView running in VR- hopefully with a collaborator on board too. Previously I’ve built a case study based on one of our forecasts of severe air pollution a…

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## [Running a python code\_TTK](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-a-python-code-ttk/12066)

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**Author:** [@kokebdese](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kokebdese)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-a-python-code-ttk/12066 "2023-05-11T07:37:31Z")

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Hi, As stated in the Topology toolkit website, following the procedure I tried to run the Image processing example using python from the ttk-data directory. However, I got an error saying " ModuleNotFoundError: No modul…

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## [How to use pqLoadDataReaction and pqDataRepresentation correctly?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-pqloaddatareaction-and-pqdatarepresentation-correctly/11844)

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**Author:** [@DG\_Kang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DG_Kang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-pqloaddatareaction-and-pqdatarepresentation-correctly/11844 "2023-04-28T11:07:49Z")

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Hi, I’m implementing my first custom application using QT, a few objects will be loaded into Paraview using the code and I have to change some properties, like color, size, position, etc. I loaded the object with this…

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

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

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

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## [How to seperate the model?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-seperate-the-model/9622)

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**Author:** [@THUClifford](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/THUClifford)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-seperate-the-model/9622 "2022-05-13T15:26:49Z")

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Hello: I have a .vtk file with many dots in it, every single dot has its value, how can I realize that when I click on one dot, I can view its position and value? Here is the screenshot:

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## [How to get data from specific meshes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-data-from-specific-meshes/9460)

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**Author:** [@Raymond.Yu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Raymond.Yu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-data-from-specific-meshes/9460 "2022-04-20T09:27:27Z")

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Hello everyone, I just started using Paraview, but I ran into a problem. As shown in the picture, I want to get the gas mass fraction in the selected meshes, but I don’t know how to do it. Any useful information would …

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## [LAMMPS format native support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lammps-format-native-support/7051)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lammps-format-native-support/7051 "2021-04-22T18:45:43Z")

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From a user voice request Add native support for reading in LAMMPS data. It seems odd that despite Sandia’s involvement in both LAMMPS and ParaView, ParaView can’t read in native LAMMPS output files from simulations. h…

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## [How to indicate to Paraview that it should visualise .vtu file as height, longitude, and latitude?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-indicate-to-paraview-that-it-should-visualise-vtu-file-as-height-longitude-and-latitude/6766)

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**Author:** [@Jenkins](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jenkins)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-indicate-to-paraview-that-it-should-visualise-vtu-file-as-height-longitude-and-latitude/6766 "2021-03-22T16:17:34Z")

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Hi there, I am trying to visualise my r, theta, phi simulations within ParaView. Previously, we have done this by using the netCDF files that adhere to the CF convention and as such ParaView responds to the height, long…

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## [nifti data type](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nifti-data-type/15216)

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**Author:** [@fknoll](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fknoll)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nifti-data-type/15216 "2024-08-12T22:05:55Z")

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Hi, I currently have nifti data (nii.gz) that I would like to view with Paraview. I have noted that nii is not a data type that is currently supported. (At least, the file does not show up on the finder when trying to o…

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## [Build and install ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-and-install-paraview/10354)

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**Author:** [@ertyig1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ertyig1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-and-install-paraview/10354 "2022-12-07T00:14:59Z")

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Hello,when I try to build paraview and encounter a problem. Here is my cmake options: I try to delete the “TK\_WRAP\_PYTHON\_SUPPRESS\_UNINITIALIZED” in some '.cxx’files, it can build well, but there are too many file…

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## [How to extract hex element IDs within a clip](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-hex-element-ids-within-a-clip/10378)

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**Author:** [@AFalk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AFalk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-hex-element-ids-within-a-clip/10378 "2022-09-22T02:43:13Z")

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Hello, I have two questions regarding extracting element IDs from loaded .exodus mesh files in Paraview. First, is it possible to get a list of all element IDs within a mesh block? Second, if I clip my mesh such that on…

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## [How to get parent/child pqPipelineSource objects in the Pipeline Broswer in c++?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-parent-child-pqpipelinesource-objects-in-the-pipeline-broswer-in-c/9146)

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**Author:** [@Cam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Cam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-parent-child-pqpipelinesource-objects-in-the-pipeline-broswer-in-c/9146 "2022-03-09T08:48:29Z")

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pqApplicationCore\* core = pqApplicationCore::instance(); pqServerManagerModel\* smmodel = core-\>getServerManagerModel(); QList\<pqPipelineSource\*\> items = smmodel-\>findChildren\<pqPipelineSource\*\>(); for (in…

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## [frustum selection python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/frustum-selection-python/2899)

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**Author:** [@gilcu2](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gilcu2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/frustum-selection-python/2899 "2019-11-04T11:59:15Z")

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Hi, how I can select the cells in a box given its corners in python? Like that with paraview.simple.SelectCells it can be possible but I don’t find documentation about how to do spatial queries. Thanks

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## [Which CMake Tags are Required for Building PVBatch from Super-Build](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/which-cmake-tags-are-required-for-building-pvbatch-from-super-build/878)

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**Author:** [@Geoff\_Schrank](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Geoff_Schrank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/which-cmake-tags-are-required-for-building-pvbatch-from-super-build/878 "2018-11-12T15:54:31Z")

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Which CMake Variable need to be enabled in order to build pvbatch with osmesa on Ubuntu 16.04 using cmake-gui? I currently am trying to build it enabling the following: BUILD\_SHARED\_LIB BUILD\_TESTING enable\_ffmpeg en…

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## [how to access unknown blocks via python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-access-unknown-blocks-via-python/10667)

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**Author:** [@FerdiFuchs](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FerdiFuchs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-access-unknown-blocks-via-python/10667 "2022-11-07T12:50:55Z")

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Hello everyone, im digging here in the forum, but i cant get a working solution. Im importing an ensight case and i want to access different patches of my cfd-domain to gain surface-averaged values of these patches dep…

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## [Reading data from a remote cluster](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-data-from-a-remote-cluster/6825)

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**Author:** [@R\_Surya\_Narayan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/R_Surya_Narayan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2021, 8:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-data-from-a-remote-cluster/6825 "2021-03-30T08:40:58Z")

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Hello everyone, I am running simulations in a remote supercomputing cluster ubuntu terminal and the results of the simulations are binary plot files that I need to copy every time to my local paraview destination. This …

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## [Contours have "cracks" at zones boundaries (partially solved)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/contours-have-cracks-at-zones-boundaries-partially-solved/4290)

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**Author:** [@liangwang0734](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/liangwang0734)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/contours-have-cracks-at-zones-boundaries-partially-solved/4290 "2020-05-08T16:59:16Z")

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I have an unstructured mesh Hexahedron data (I have attached a slice of the grid). When I make contours in ParaView there are “cracks” at zones boundaries. Visit looks OK. Any idea how this could be improved? Edit 1 5…

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## [Colormap font size/screenshot resolution](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colormap-font-size-screenshot-resolution/960)

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**Author:** [@RED](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RED)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colormap-font-size-screenshot-resolution/960 "2018-11-26T18:18:49Z")

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When saving a screenshot of a render view, I’ve noticed the proportion of font size to the object in the windows changes when the width and height resolution of the image is changed from default values. Is that a normal…

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## [Using set of filters to several files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-set-of-filters-to-several-files/13125)

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**Author:** [@Andr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-set-of-filters-to-several-files/13125 "2023-10-27T14:00:30Z")

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Hello. Tell me please how i can use a set of filters defined for one file to the similar another files ? Do i need to redefine all filters if i update a file with data.

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## [Conflict between boost and las when building ParaView 5.10.0-RC1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/conflict-between-boost-and-las-when-building-paraview-5-10-0-rc1/8225)

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**Author:** [@joeh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joeh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/conflict-between-boost-and-las-when-building-paraview-5-10-0-rc1/8225 "2021-10-19T23:42:05Z")

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There is a conflict between the boost and las versions when building ParaView 5.10.0-RC1 with the superbuild script. las is looking for the file Build\_directory/install/include/boost/detail/endian.hpp which was presen…

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