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## [How to visualize the embedded grid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-visualize-the-embedded-grid/10082)

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**Author:** [@Miraboreasau](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Miraboreasau)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-visualize-the-embedded-grid/10082 "2022-08-01T17:40:20Z")

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Hello, I have two types of grids, A and B. Both of them are pressure. I have them in two separate arrays, A and B. Suppose there are three grids A and three grids B I have the size for both of them, B is smaller than A…

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## [Should VTPD reader specify what type of dataset it is reading in?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/should-vtpd-reader-specify-what-type-of-dataset-it-is-reading-in/5961)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/should-vtpd-reader-specify-what-type-of-dataset-it-is-reading-in/5961 "2020-12-02T16:49:55Z")

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Should the VTPD reader specify what type of dataset is being loaded in? I’m still not 100% sure of all of the details of the partitioned data (need to spend some time on that) but from my understanding it is a partitione…

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## [Clipping data stored in VTX that was saved in parallel](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clipping-data-stored-in-vtx-that-was-saved-in-parallel/16817)

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**Author:** [@usiu5555](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/usiu5555)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clipping-data-stored-in-vtx-that-was-saved-in-parallel/16817 "2025-07-01T04:56:32Z")

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Using FEM software, I have my results saved into VTX files. I have learned that VTX stores data locally per process, which then results in problems when using clipping feature in Paraview. Specifically, some cells are mi…

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## [Outline in charts](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/outline-in-charts/17414)

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**Author:** [@ggf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ggf)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/outline-in-charts/17414 "2026-01-29T10:39:22Z")

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Hi, I’ve failed at finding the appropriate setting for drawing the outline/bounding box of a PlotOverLine filter in the line chart view. I know how to toggle the grid, which kind of serves my purpose, but I would prefe…

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## [Colormaps for Medical Image Visualizations](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colormaps-for-medical-image-visualizations/16250)

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**Author:** [@b-k-hardy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/b-k-hardy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colormaps-for-medical-image-visualizations/16250 "2025-03-01T05:57:49Z")

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Hello, I saw a nice visualization of medical image data here on ParaView’s solutions page and I was wondering if there is a freely-available medical image colormap (similar to those found in 3D Slicer) to reproduce thes…

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## [How to save animation in 5.13.2 version?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-save-animation-in-5-13-2-version/16994)

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**Author:** [@Ayesha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ayesha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-save-animation-in-5-13-2-version/16994 "2025-07-23T07:33:14Z")

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Hi, I am a new user of ParaView. I want to record a simple video of my 3D EBSD data, which just shows the cube from all sides (360 degrees). How can I do that? I tried following the documentation, but it seems very con…

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## [How to add a pop-up function after hovering the mouse on Glance](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-a-pop-up-function-after-hovering-the-mouse-on-glance/14122)

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**Author:** [@865979216](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/865979216)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-a-pop-up-function-after-hovering-the-mouse-on-glance/14122 "2024-03-11T02:45:27Z")

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This is a screenshot on Paraview, and I want to implement this function on Glace as well。When I hover my mouse over a point on polydata, it will display the information contained in that point。I don’t know how to do，plea…

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## [How to load state correctly ? ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-load-state-correctly/12203)

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**Author:** [@billexe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/billexe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-load-state-correctly/12203 "2023-06-01T07:27:23Z")

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Hello everyone, I can’t load a report and view it correctly step by step despite having specified the data file, is there a function that I missed? please help :melting\_face:

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## [what is inspect.py and what is it aimed for?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-is-inspect-py-and-what-is-it-aimed-for/16897)

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**Author:** [@nitawa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nitawa)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-is-inspect-py-and-what-is-it-aimed-for/16897 "2025-07-23T20:13:12Z")

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Dear experts, in ParaView 5.13, what is the inspect \[1\] module used for - I don’t see any entry in the documentation about it. Does it correspond to the site-packages/paraview/inspect.py file ? If this is the case, IM…

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## [Running Mesa on AWS EC2 - serve S3 data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-mesa-on-aws-ec2-serve-s3-data/12154)

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**Author:** [@edmondb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/edmondb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-mesa-on-aws-ec2-serve-s3-data/12154 "2023-05-25T16:26:51Z")

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Hello there, I currently am able to run PV on an AWS EC2 using OSMesa as a proof of concept for some work I’m doing. Only thing is, is that I can’t find how to serve data from a S3 bucket (accessible from EC2 using AWS …

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## [How to Add a Filter in Paraview Visualizer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-a-filter-in-paraview-visualizer/11819)

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**Author:** [@HNU\_yanlin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/HNU_yanlin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-a-filter-in-paraview-visualizer/11819 "2023-04-06T07:24:16Z")

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I want to add a Glyph, but I don’t know how to add it

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## [How to construct body-fitted coordinate system in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-construct-body-fitted-coordinate-system-in-paraview/11089)

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**Author:** [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-construct-body-fitted-coordinate-system-in-paraview/11089 "2022-12-31T05:16:19Z")

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Hi, I have a series of vtk files storing the flow field information, representing a vibrating body (only along y-axis) in a large domain. So the locations of body and mesh grid would change with time. For example, at t …

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## [Image Spacing Bug: Spacing is not match with input nrrd file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/image-spacing-bug-spacing-is-not-match-with-input-nrrd-file/10248)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/image-spacing-bug-spacing-is-not-match-with-input-nrrd-file/10248 "2022-09-04T09:08:19Z")

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Dear Experts, From input file the spacing is: space directions: (0.98705792427062977,0,0) (0,0.98727250099182129,0) (0,0,1) but after read input paraview, this spacing is: (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) which can be confirmed by inf…

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## [Paraview with EGL.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-with-egl/8431)

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**Author:** [@Luis\_Carlos\_Carneiro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Luis_Carlos_Carneiro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-with-egl/8431 "2021-11-18T14:57:45Z")

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Dear All, How is the OpenGL memory management with Paraview with EGL? Can we set the video memory available? Is that OpenGL maximum available memory, dynamic? Available as needed? “nvidia-smi” reports or not OpenGL (EG…

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## [visualizing dynamic edges](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizing-dynamic-edges/7506)

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**Author:** [@Raghavendra\_Gs](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Raghavendra_Gs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizing-dynamic-edges/7506 "2021-06-29T06:55:16Z")

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I’ve been trying to find a a way to visualize dynamic paths, since I couldn’t find anything which solves my problem, I’m posting it here. I’m sorry if there is already a post. I’ve a some tracks which are represented as…

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## [Paraview 5.13 Reload file results in loosing data in viewport](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-13-reload-file-results-in-loosing-data-in-viewport/15327)

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**Author:** [@K\_Zurawski](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/K_Zurawski)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-13-reload-file-results-in-loosing-data-in-viewport/15327 "2024-09-07T07:16:15Z")

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Hi. I’m working only with MED files and I don’t know if this applies to any other format. If I want to reload a file, using reload function, I’m loosing possibility to see results in vewport. All data is present in pipe…

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## [Sending File data to pvpython and get the image back and display on personal website](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sending-file-data-to-pvpython-and-get-the-image-back-and-display-on-personal-website/11939)

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**Author:** [@Jakob\_Patterson](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jakob_Patterson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sending-file-data-to-pvpython-and-get-the-image-back-and-display-on-personal-website/11939 "2023-04-20T19:52:49Z")

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I am fairly new to paraview and have downloaded paraview onto my personal server. I have gotten pvpython to connect to my personal website. But am struggling to find a way to send a file that a user chooses to the pvpyth…

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## [Symmetric tensor in exodus II file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/symmetric-tensor-in-exodus-ii-file/15826)

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**Author:** [@Renato\_E\_Poli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Renato_E_Poli)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/symmetric-tensor-in-exodus-ii-file/15826 "2024-12-04T01:33:35Z")

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Hi I am trying to output a tensor from libmesh into an Exodus file. I think I set the right ordering (XX-YY-ZZ-XY-XZ-YZ) but Paraview (v. 5.13.1) is not collapsing it in a single variable. These are the vars: “sigEFF…

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## [Deve](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/deve/14229)

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**Author:** [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/deve/14229 "2024-03-22T11:48:09Z")

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Hello dear ParaView developers! I want to add a function which receives an array of data from the server. For that I want to add a function to my filter, which returns std::vector of ints However, it does not seem to b…

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## [Can I know why the plugin is not built during the Paraview build process?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/can-i-know-why-the-plugin-is-not-built-during-the-paraview-build-process/13412)

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**Author:** [@DongHyunLEE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DongHyunLEE)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/can-i-know-why-the-plugin-is-not-built-during-the-paraview-build-process/13412 "2024-07-19T10:33:22Z")

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hello https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md When using the site method above on Ubuntu, some plugins in Paraview do not build. what’s the problem? The currently used Ubun…

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## [span average problom](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/span-average-problom/12966)

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**Author:** [@studyhardhardhard](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/studyhardhardhard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/span-average-problom/12966 "2023-09-30T06:53:44Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m facing a span average problem. Specifically, I have a 3D airfoil case, and I want to calculate the average of the fields in the spanwise (z) direction, resulting in a 2D plane (xy) where the averaged …

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## [Axes label centered to zoom view](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axes-label-centered-to-zoom-view/10459)

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**Author:** [@irenerar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/irenerar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axes-label-centered-to-zoom-view/10459 "2022-10-06T10:16:48Z")

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Hi, I would like to know how to make the X-Axis label appear in the center of my view, instead of at the center of the entire length. Thanks in advance!

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## [Avoid pvpython to run the pipeline for all the tsteps automatically when executed.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/avoid-pvpython-to-run-the-pipeline-for-all-the-tsteps-automatically-when-executed/9437)

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**Author:** [@jpruscio](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jpruscio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/avoid-pvpython-to-run-the-pipeline-for-all-the-tsteps-automatically-when-executed/9437 "2022-04-15T10:23:24Z")

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Hello, I generated a state within the GUI and saved it in both .pvsm and .py. The doubt comes from the fact that when executing the .py script with pvpython, it iterates automatically through all the timesteps but I wo…

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## [Slice data output with Co-ordinances ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-data-output-with-co-ordinances/4895)

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**Author:** [@kirit\_101](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kirit_101)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-data-output-with-co-ordinances/4895 "2020-07-20T07:18:13Z")

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I have a non-uniform domain. I am creating a slice in that domain to visualize some parameters ( pressure, temperature, and velocity). Now I want to create a CSV file with X Y Z co-ordinates along with these parameters (…

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## [ui\_pqExportStateWizard.h not found](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ui-pqexportstatewizard-h-not-found/4879)

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**Author:** [@mahmoodn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mahmoodn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ui-pqexportstatewizard-h-not-found/4879 "2020-07-17T17:51:40Z")

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Hi, While builing ParaView-4.4.0 for OpenFoam-6, I got this error -- Installing: /home/mahmood/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-6/platforms/linux64Gcc/ParaView-4.4.0/include/paraview-4.4/pqViewFrameActionsInterface.h -- Installing:…

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## [Developement](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/developement/14796)

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**Author:** [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/developement/14796 "2024-06-07T12:18:33Z")

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Hello! I have a group of widgets in my custom filter And one of these widgets changes some values in the filter and also calls some functions which trigger modification of other variables displayed on other widgets. Bu…

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## [Lagrangian Particle Tracker Integration Settings](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lagrangian-particle-tracker-integration-settings/15113)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Murphy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eric_Murphy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lagrangian-particle-tracker-integration-settings/15113 "2024-08-08T10:43:52Z")

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Hi, I am using the lagrangian particle filter to track particles through a laminar but chaotic flow, where boundaries cause many of the stream lines in a stream tracer filter to terminate prematurely through collisions.…

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## [Doubt about Integrate Variables filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/doubt-about-integrate-variables-filter/14291)

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**Author:** [@virnaco](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/virnaco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/doubt-about-integrate-variables-filter/14291 "2024-03-28T19:17:24Z")

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Hello, I’ve been trying to analyze results in Paraview from a simulation of what I did in Elmer of a 3D reactor. My ultimate goal is to compare the results between this 3D reactor simulated in Elmer and a 2D reactor sim…

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## [GPU not used](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gpu-not-used/13380)

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**Author:** [@Frankx9](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Frankx9)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gpu-not-used/13380 "2023-11-29T12:12:29Z")

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Hello, I noticed that paraview is not using GPU even if it is available and correctly recognised (from nvidia-smi I see 0% usage) The about panel is: Client Information: Version: 5.11.0 VTK Version: 9.2.20230111 Qt Ve…

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## [Question from enabling opacity mapping in categorical colors](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-from-enabling-opacity-mapping-in-categorical-colors/12890)

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**Author:** [@fashing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fashing)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-from-enabling-opacity-mapping-in-categorical-colors/12890 "2023-09-20T11:51:49Z")

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Hi Paraview, This is a simple question related to my previous post. While I applied opacity mapping on this cube, I saw through it. I understand this means there is no “surface” in the contacting area between sub-c…

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## [Paraview Cannot load VTKHDF file that contains string Datasets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-cannot-load-vtkhdf-file-that-contains-string-datasets/17134)

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**Author:** [@jpmorr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jpmorr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-cannot-load-vtkhdf-file-that-contains-string-datasets/17134 "2025-08-27T07:55:32Z")

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I write vtk files as vtkhdf and I’ve come across a problem loading strings in Paraview. I’m not sure if this is a ParaView, vtkhdf or general hdf5 problem. I’ve taken the vtp map example from the online test files and c…

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## [Glyph on streamlines (not animation view)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-on-streamlines-not-animation-view/15911)

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**Author:** [@newang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/newang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-on-streamlines-not-animation-view/15911 "2025-01-07T13:48:03Z")

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Hi, I would like to let the Glyph1 move along “V”(vector variable)（or the StreamTracer1）, similar to the particle effect of the StreamLinesRepresentation plugin of Paraview, with the difference being that the arrow is mo…

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## [CGNS and representing vectors from 2D datasets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-and-representing-vectors-from-2d-datasets/15368)

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**Author:** [@Zoelle\_F\_Wong](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Zoelle_F_Wong)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-and-representing-vectors-from-2d-datasets/15368 "2024-09-10T11:36:58Z")

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Dear Paraview Universe, I have a .cgns file from a 2D dataset (x,y). I want to visualize the streamlines and tried using EvenlySpacedStreamlines2D. However, this option is grayed out and I am very certain that my domain…

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## [Paraview running extremely slow on workstation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-running-extremely-slow-on-workstation/14231)

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**Author:** [@maziqi96](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/maziqi96)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-running-extremely-slow-on-workstation/14231 "2024-03-22T14:56:30Z")

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Hi all, Sorry to bother, but my Paraview is running extremely slow on my workstation (ubuntu 20.04), to the point where the software just goes unresponded and I have to force quit. I tried reinstalling it to the newest …

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## [Merging .case Files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/merging-case-files/16962)

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**Author:** [@allal\_amene](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/allal_amene)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/merging-case-files/16962 "2025-07-15T12:59:55Z")

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Hello, I’m stuck on merging the data. I have three ‘.case’ files, each containing simulation data for different time steps. However I can’t manage to merge them into a single file that includes all the time steps. I tri…

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## [access to files on pvserver host from python shell when using paraview GUI on pvserver client](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-to-files-on-pvserver-host-from-python-shell-when-using-paraview-gui-on-pvserver-client/17139)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-to-files-on-pvserver-host-from-python-shell-when-using-paraview-gui-on-pvserver-client/17139 "2025-08-27T08:06:21Z")

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Hello, I want to access some files (eg. data.csv) from paraview GUI on the python shell, by reading it for example using pandas library. this work when working on my computer, but sometimes i connect to a remote server,…

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## [keep GlobalPointIds when data conversion](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/keep-globalpointids-when-data-conversion/17420)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/keep-globalpointids-when-data-conversion/17420 "2026-02-02T13:56:10Z")

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Hello, not sure if it should fall in feature request or a straight bug. I notice that if we generate global IDs in a structured dataset and then clip it (ergo we transform it to a unstructured dataset) we loose this IDs…

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## [toggle file sequence grouping setted in settings](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/toggle-file-sequence-grouping-setted-in-settings/13060)

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**Author:** [@Eloise](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eloise)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/toggle-file-sequence-grouping-setted-in-settings/13060 "2023-10-23T09:48:11Z")

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Hello, There is a new button in the openfile dialog, named “toggle file sequence grouping”, which enable to choose to see files like s1 s2 s3 s4… grouped or not. I want to create a Paraview-Sites-Settings.json with thi…

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## [Custom Glyph orientation after Transform causes unexpected lighting behavior](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-glyph-orientation-after-transform-causes-unexpected-lighting-behavior/17670)

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**Author:** [@pfahd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pfahd)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-glyph-orientation-after-transform-causes-unexpected-lighting-behavior/17670 "2026-08-25T12:26:31Z")

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I am trying to visualize a Janus particle using Sphere-Surface-Glyph in ParaView. My goal is to create a hemisphere/sphere glyph whose symmetry axis is aligned with the Z-axis. I noticed that ParaView Glyph orientation a…

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## [MatrixMarket File Format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/matrixmarket-file-format/9421)

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**Author:** [@ppremysler](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ppremysler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/matrixmarket-file-format/9421 "2022-04-12T21:48:46Z")

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Is it possible to read a MatrixMarket file into paraview?

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## [Spherical Data, even though the Axis are Cartesian(X,Y,Z) I want to apply an Integration over hat φ (phi) direction](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/spherical-data-even-though-the-axis-are-cartesian-x-y-z-i-want-to-apply-an-integration-over-hat-phi-direction/5542)

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**Author:** [@coreman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/coreman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/spherical-data-even-though-the-axis-are-cartesian-x-y-z-i-want-to-apply-an-integration-over-hat-phi-direction/5542 "2020-10-09T17:49:35Z")

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Hi there. First time I post a question :slight\_smile: I have been trying the last two days to find a way and “Average” a scalar field over Phi/Azimuthial/φ direction. I really have no way of doing this. It’s my 1st t…

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## [External calibration file not well formed\_SLAM (online) Error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/external-calibration-file-not-well-formed-slam-online-error/16509)

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**Author:** [@uasdev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/uasdev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/external-calibration-file-not-well-formed-slam-online-error/16509 "2025-04-23T04:11:21Z")

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When running the SLAM (online) function, I am receiving the following error: “Calibration file not well formed → calibration is set to identity vtkSlam: Calibration has not been loaded. Make sure to calibrate your sens…

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## [How to calculate the shear stress od the blood volume, not only the WSS?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-calculate-the-shear-stress-od-the-blood-volume-not-only-the-wss/14871)

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**Author:** [@Basant\_Regmi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Basant_Regmi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-calculate-the-shear-stress-od-the-blood-volume-not-only-the-wss/14871 "2024-06-21T03:45:39Z")

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I was trying to calculate the shear stress of the blood volume inside the artery, how can I do the calculation in ParView?

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## [MSVC\_VERSION is empty in superbuild](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msvc-version-is-empty-in-superbuild/14447)

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**Author:** [@Fin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msvc-version-is-empty-in-superbuild/14447 "2024-05-12T21:34:49Z")

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Try to superbuild paraview v5.12.0. visual studio community 2022. c/c++ compiler is MingW64. CMake Error at superbuild/projects/win32/boost.cmake:6 (message): At least Visual Studio 9.0 is required Call Stack (most re…

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## [How to create a Developed view of a cylinder slice?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-developed-view-of-a-cylinder-slice/14569)

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**Author:** [@Trophime](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Trophime)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-developed-view-of-a-cylinder-slice/14569 "2024-05-07T12:04:53Z")

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Hi, I would like to post-process some 3D calculations of an almost Axisymetrical geometry. I like to make a cylinder slice of the domain and to transform this cylinder slice into a 2D develop view of the cylinder. Is …

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## [VTK module import failure](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-module-import-failure/14079)

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**Author:** [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-module-import-failure/14079 "2024-04-01T20:46:30Z")

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Hello friends! I was trying to figure out what ’ s wrong for a few hours CMake Error at CMake/ParaViewPlugin.cmake:1012 (message): Failed to find the required module VTK::PythonInterpreter. C:\\FidesysViewer\\CMake/Par…

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## [I encountered difficulties while running the .xmf +hdf5 file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-encountered-difficulties-while-running-the-xmf-hdf5-file/13492)

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**Author:** [@Sinbad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sinbad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-encountered-difficulties-while-running-the-xmf-hdf5-file/13492 "2023-12-13T10:16:26Z")

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20231213.zip (1.3 MB)Hello, I generated a set of files for XMF and hdf5 after running my code, but I couldn’t run them in Paraview. Therefore, I have reviewed some answers related to my question here, but they still have…

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## [Cell Data to Point Data question](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-data-to-point-data-question/17722)

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**Author:** [@Joao\_Pedro\_Perdigao](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Joao_Pedro_Perdigao)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-data-to-point-data-question/17722 "2026-09-18T08:08:02Z")

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Hello, I’m applying a “Cell Data to Point Data” filter to my wind tunnel data and when checking the Ranges of the data arrays I realized that the ranges (maximum and minimum values) of the Point Data differ quite a bit …

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## [Loading new calculated parameters from a excel file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-new-calculated-parameters-from-a-excel-file/10879)

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**Author:** [@rnp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rnp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-new-calculated-parameters-from-a-excel-file/10879 "2022-11-29T18:41:17Z")

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Hello team, I have a large \*vtu files with many parameters. I want to do some further calculations on these parameters and visualize them. I know that there exist TabletoPoints filter, but I am looking to have visualiza…

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## [How to build ParaView with multiserver support?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-with-multiserver-support/17617)

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**Author:** [@CsatiZoltan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CsatiZoltan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-with-multiserver-support/17617 "2026-06-12T13:12:12Z")

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I would like my client to be able to connect to multiple servers. I heard that ParaView has to be built with multiserver option to achieve it. Although I looked at the CMake options with ccmake in the ParaView superbuild…

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