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## [Creating radial slices of a helical tube](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-radial-slices-of-a-helical-tube/12782)

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**Author:** [@mmd\_sctimst](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mmd_sctimst)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-radial-slices-of-a-helical-tube/12782 "2023-08-30T19:12:42Z")

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Hi, I am new to paraview. I want to create multiple slices along a helical tube at different angles with respect to the centre axis of the helix. I tried manually adjusting the slicing plane but its difficult to find wh…

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## [Different two colormaps not overlapped.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/different-two-colormaps-not-overlapped/12287)

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**Author:** [@Gwang-Jin\_Lee](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gwang-Jin_Lee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/different-two-colormaps-not-overlapped/12287 "2023-06-12T08:23:16Z")

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Hello, I’m using ParaView 5.11 version in Windows 10, Ubuntu 16, and MacOS 10.15. And I met an error and a solution. I attached my data and shared how to reproduce. Load export01.pvd (wind data) Calculator : Define ve…

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## [Visualize connections between vertices given a vertex data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-connections-between-vertices-given-a-vertex-data/11423)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-connections-between-vertices-given-a-vertex-data/11423 "2023-02-16T10:51:29Z")

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I have several triangle meshes, and, for each vertex of the mesh, I have a list of other vertices, with an unknown number of elements, which basically represents a sparse matrix of connectivity. I would like to know how…

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## [3D Array of Doubles imported from HDF5](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-array-of-doubles-imported-from-hdf5/11391)

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**Author:** [@MITgnome](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MITgnome)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-array-of-doubles-imported-from-hdf5/11391 "2023-02-13T15:57:44Z")

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I am able to read 321x321x641 array of doubles stored in an HDF5 file using a programmable source. h5py.File(‘/Users/…/pixel\_0\_phi.hdf5’, ‘r’) a\_group\_key = list(f.keys())\[0\] data = f\[a\_group\_key\]\[()\] Each element in…

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## [huge mesh 400x400](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/huge-mesh-400x400/9652)

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**Author:** [@andi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/andi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/huge-mesh-400x400/9652 "2022-05-19T15:06:54Z")

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mesh 400x400 hi… i have fine mesh 400x400, i built this mesh by manual just define the point, connectivity, offset etc when i saw the result look some problems in my mesh On the y-axis above 250, my result is not …

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## [Getting error while visualizing gprMax](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-error-while-visualizing-gprmax/14896)

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**Author:** [@AISWARYA\_K\_P](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AISWARYA_K_P)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-error-while-visualizing-gprmax/14896 "2024-06-24T06:07:44Z")

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Dear ParaView Team, I am using Paraview to visualize gprMax snapshot in vti format. I am using the updated gprMax and ParaView 5.12.1 version. But I am getting the attached error. Can you please help me with this? Than…

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## [Enabling dark mode in Paraview 6.0+ on Linux](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/enabling-dark-mode-in-paraview-6-0-on-linux/17450)

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**Author:** [@alizma](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alizma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/enabling-dark-mode-in-paraview-6-0-on-linux/17450 "2026-02-23T08:39:42Z")

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Hello, I’m on Linux Mint 21 and would like to enable dark mode in Paraview, like I had a few versions ago (but I have no memory of how I got this to work, it’s been years). I don’t see a default option in the settings. I…

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## [Could the dataset data itself be received from vtkSMSourceProxy ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-the-dataset-data-itself-be-received-from-vtksmsourceproxy/14265)

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**Author:** [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/could-the-dataset-data-itself-be-received-from-vtksmsourceproxy/14265 "2024-03-26T12:14:20Z")

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Hello dear Paraview developers! It is known, that vtkPVDataInformation can be retrieved via vtkSMSourceProxy However it seems to contain only meta information What could one do to retrieve the data itself? Thank you…

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## [Put x and y axes to be centered at origin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/put-x-and-y-axes-to-be-centered-at-origin/11346)

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**Author:** [@TheoLin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/TheoLin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/put-x-and-y-axes-to-be-centered-at-origin/11346 "2023-02-07T01:26:04Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a 2D figure and I want to put the x and y axes to be centered at the origin (or X=0, Y=0), like a normal “cross” coordinate system as shown here: Currently, the default axes is a box around my fi…

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## [Particle tracer crashing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particle-tracer-crashing/16786)

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**Author:** [@lukebouwmeester](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lukebouwmeester)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particle-tracer-crashing/16786 "2025-06-10T07:53:30Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to use the particle tracer filter with some ensight gold format data but Paraview is crashing without any error displayed. I have also tried to run it with the --log option but no error is logged. I’m on …

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## [catalyst\_execute returns catalyst\_status\_ok even if pipeline execution fails](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-execute-returns-catalyst-status-ok-even-if-pipeline-execution-fails/15289)

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**Author:** [@gsabhishek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gsabhishek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-execute-returns-catalyst-status-ok-even-if-pipeline-execution-fails/15289 "2024-08-26T07:45:34Z")

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I noticed that the catalyst\_execute returns a catalyst\_status\_ok even if a pipeline execute fails. Is there any plan in future, to return an error code when ExecutePipelines fails ? I was thinking of returning a false …

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## [Save a movie](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-a-movie/14728)

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**Author:** [@katevill33](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/katevill33)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-a-movie/14728 "2024-05-28T18:03:02Z")

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Hello, I am trying to save a simulation as a movie but I can not find the option for doing it. Please, could you tell me how I can save it? I would like to reproduce the evolution of the results (up to 532 solutions) …

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## [Interest in testing ParaView with a custom MPI plugin - support needed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interest-in-testing-paraview-with-a-custom-mpi-plugin-support-needed/15842)

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**Author:** [@mEm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mEm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interest-in-testing-paraview-with-a-custom-mpi-plugin-support-needed/15842 "2024-12-06T09:21:15Z")

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Hi all, I am working on an MPI based extension library, and I would really love to test it within ParaView, since I think it would be a very interesting real-world application. However, to do so, I’d need (and love) yo…

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## [Make CSV reader automatically use column 1 as default X Axis rather than using index for X Axis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-csv-reader-automatically-use-column-1-as-default-x-axis-rather-than-using-index-for-x-axis/15330)

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**Author:** [@jman87](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jman87)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-csv-reader-automatically-use-column-1-as-default-x-axis-rather-than-using-index-for-x-axis/15330 "2024-08-30T14:12:01Z")

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I have a finite element program that writes out the time-histories of user-defined rigid wall forces to a CSV file. The first line of the CSV file contains the column labels, and for a file with 7 rigid wall definitions,…

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## [How collapsing a window works](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-collapsing-a-window-works/12090)

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**Author:** [@Andreea\_Stan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andreea_Stan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-collapsing-a-window-works/12090 "2023-05-15T10:34:42Z")

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Hello everyone, I am interested in how the process of collapsing different windows works on Windows, since I have a Mac. On Mac, once the collapse icon in the top right corner is clicked, the window becomes floating and …

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## [. Time-averaged streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-averaged-streamlines/11129)

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**Author:** [@Alex7000](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alex7000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-averaged-streamlines/11129 "2023-01-07T00:28:25Z")

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## [NoData - Slice](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nodata-slice/7317)

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**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\
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**Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nodata-slice/7317 "2021-05-28T09:52:34Z")

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Hello, I have a netCDF file with a data at 1,5m but surrounded by NoData. Have you an idea to isolate it please ? I didn’t manage to make the Nodata invisible. I didn’t manage to make a slice at that level. Thank…

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## [ParaView Office Hours (September 4, 2025)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-office-hours-september-4-2025/17155)

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**Author:** [@dcthomp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dcthomp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-office-hours-september-4-2025/17155 "2025-09-04T14:13:30Z")

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Please join Corey Wetterer-Nelson (@coreylee ) and me for ParaView Office Hours on Thursday, September 4th from 3:30p – 5p ET. This is an opportunity to get your questions about using ParaView answered by ParaView develo…

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## [Problems with large CGNS files of unstructured arbitrary polyhedral data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-large-cgns-files-of-unstructured-arbitrary-polyhedral-data/14424)

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**Author:** [@gstich](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gstich)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-large-cgns-files-of-unstructured-arbitrary-polyhedral-data/14424 "2024-04-18T07:58:12Z")

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We’re encountering significant challenges when working with large unstructured CGNS files, specifically those with arbitrary polyhedral mesh and solution data. Our files often contain upwards of 350 million cells, and we…

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## [Paraview crashed when opening xmf file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashed-when-opening-xmf-file/13243)

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**Author:** [@Graham](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Graham)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashed-when-opening-xmf-file/13243 "2023-11-13T08:42:19Z")

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Hello, Paraview crashes when opening .xmf file. I have attached the file. I kindly request for help. Thank you! propeller-example\_pfield.37.xmf (1.6 KB) propeller-example\_staticpfield.102.xmf (1.6 KB)

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## [Does paraview filter automatically update its properties?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-filter-automatically-update-its-properties/17020)

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**Author:** [@Northern\_Condor](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Northern_Condor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-filter-automatically-update-its-properties/17020 "2025-08-04T12:55:02Z")

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Hello! Lets say I have a filter, with properties “a” and “b”, both ints And for some values of “a”, “b” is fixed and set by filter. For example, for a = 1, b is always 5 So, if i write from Python: And then f.a = 1…

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## [Cannot add animations using python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-add-animations-using-python/17126)

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**Author:** [@det12](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/det12)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-add-animations-using-python/17126 "2025-08-26T22:46:29Z")

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Hi all. I am trying to automate animation generation. I have a series of exodus files(ex\_0.e,ex\_1.e,ex\_2.e…) that follow each other in time. So the last time step of ex\_0 is the same as the first time step of ex\_1. I a…

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## [Reloaded Files don't show in the view](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reloaded-files-dont-show-in-the-view/17120)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Abele](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Daniel_Abele)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reloaded-files-dont-show-in-the-view/17120 "2025-08-25T17:24:03Z")

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Is there something I need to do after “Reload files” to update the view? The view never updates automatically as I would expect. The only way I found to get Paraview to show the changed contents is to switch to a differe…

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## [Get SLAM Trajectory Position and Orientation in Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-slam-trajectory-position-and-orientation-in-python/15971)

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**Author:** [@figbar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/figbar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-slam-trajectory-position-and-orientation-in-python/15971 "2025-01-15T12:44:19Z")

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I’m attempting to use the python scripting to position the camera at the latest trajectory position / orientation while running online SLAM. However, I’m having trouble extracting the trajectory details from the filter. …

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## ['Export Scene' (glTF) not writing surface normals](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-scene-gltf-not-writing-surface-normals/15192)

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**Author:** [@inealey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/inealey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-scene-gltf-not-writing-surface-normals/15192 "2024-08-09T07:32:53Z")

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Hi ParaViewers, I’m trying to export glTF files representing a polygonal mesh for each time step in a simulation. As far as I can tell, Export Scene is the only way to use the glTF writer. However, it is not writing my…

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## [Paraview Python Scripting Bug: \[paraview \]vtkTableBasedClipDataSe:214 ERR| vtkPVClipDataSet (0x571e5b79bdc0): no input scalars.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python-scripting-bug-paraview-vtktablebasedclipdatase-214-err-vtkpvclipdataset-0x571e5b79bdc0-no-input-scalars/14449)

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**Author:** [@kurtenkera](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kurtenkera)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python-scripting-bug-paraview-vtktablebasedclipdatase-214-err-vtkpvclipdataset-0x571e5b79bdc0-no-input-scalars/14449 "2024-04-22T14:54:40Z")

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Hi everyone - I am trying to generate a Python script that can automate the following Paraview file conversion/smoothing pipeline (using Paraview version 5.11.2): (1) Read in an Exodus (.e) or VTK (.vtu) file into Parav…

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## [Problem with updating the Animationscene](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-updating-the-animationscene/13830)

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**Author:** [@Ibrahim\_Bandi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ibrahim_Bandi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-updating-the-animationscene/13830 "2024-01-31T09:54:44Z")

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Hello everyone, I am facing a problem with updating my animation scene. I am trying iterate over a number of frames and exporting csv file files but I am just getting csv files with same values, which means the spreadshe…

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## [Display Issue with Multiblock Flow Field](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-issue-with-multiblock-flow-field/13762)

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**Author:** [@Learner](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Learner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-issue-with-multiblock-flow-field/13762 "2024-01-22T08:30:41Z")

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Hello everyone! I am working with octree mesh data and encountering an issue with discontinuities in the flow field I have tried using CellDataToPointData and ResampleWithDataset, but the resulting mesh still exhibi…

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## [How to render particles into fluid in paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-render-particles-into-fluid-in-paraview/13630)

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**Author:** [@xin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/xin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-render-particles-into-fluid-in-paraview/13630 "2024-01-04T08:23:52Z")

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Hello, I am new user in Paraview. I got results from Meshfree. It shows the fluid or droplets are in particles. How can I render the particles into fluid which looks like water in life? Thank you.

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## [show a matlibplot created in python in the python viewer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-a-matlibplot-created-in-python-in-the-python-viewer/17157)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-a-matlibplot-created-in-python-in-the-python-viewer/17157 "2025-09-05T09:58:48Z")

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hello, during my post processing, i created a plot using matlibplot in a python script in paraview that i runned from the python shell, so I have the plt object created, how can i displayed in paraview (ie., the plt.sho…

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## [Inefficient use of sources on HPC systems](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/inefficient-use-of-sources-on-hpc-systems/16815)

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**Author:** [@Ercan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ercan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/inefficient-use-of-sources-on-hpc-systems/16815 "2025-06-16T08:47:44Z")

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Hello everybody, I am trying to use Paraview-Superbuild on a HPC cluster to generate an animation via terminal. When I run my batch file, which looks like this: #!/bin/bash #SBATCH -p #SBATCH -A #SBATCH -J unst #SBAT…

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## [rescale to data range across several vtu files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rescale-to-data-range-across-several-vtu-files/15738)

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**Author:** [@simonw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/simonw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rescale-to-data-range-across-several-vtu-files/15738 "2024-11-19T08:57:12Z")

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I loaded two .vtu files in the pipeline which share the same variables. Is there an efficient way to rescale the legend across the two datasets? Example: min1 = 1.0, max1 = 10.0, min2 = 5.0, max2 = 20.0. Then, the data …

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## [Is wiki ServerManager\_2.0 up to date?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-wiki-servermanager-2-0-up-to-date/14156)

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**Author:** [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-wiki-servermanager-2-0-up-to-date/14156 "2024-03-14T14:11:44Z")

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Hello dear Paraview developers! Could you verify this wiki page to be up-to-date https://www.paraview.org/ParaView/index.php/ServerManager\_2.0 Could you please advise me something more on this same topic? Thank you…

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## [Errase Points of a VTU. Get coordinates/scalar field values of CP](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/errase-points-of-a-vtu-get-coordinates-scalar-field-values-of-cp/12962)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Danian\_Zapata\_E](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Danian_Zapata_E)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/errase-points-of-a-vtu-get-coordinates-scalar-field-values-of-cp/12962 "2023-09-29T14:02:38Z")

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Hi Paraview Experts I am working to get the critical points of a scalar field. I want to erase/filter unnecessary critical points, How can it do? another question how get the coordinates and value of the scalar field …

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## [warning: QGestureManager::deliverEvent: could not find the target for gesture](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warning-qgesturemanager-could-not-find-the-target-for-gesture/12693)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warning-qgesturemanager-could-not-find-the-target-for-gesture/12693 "2023-08-13T09:44:38Z")

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Dear Experts: Sometimes I received the following warning, but don’t know why: warning: In kernel\\qgesturemanager.cpp, line 681 warning: QGestureManager::deliverEvent: could not find the target for gesture

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## [Paraview plugin restored after opening a state file \*.pvsm](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-plugin-restored-after-opening-a-state-file-pvsm/16470)

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**Author:** [@florezg](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/florezg)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-plugin-restored-after-opening-a-state-file-pvsm/16470 "2025-04-16T09:34:53Z")

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Is there a way for a reader plugin to discriminate the creation reason, i.e., from scratch or upon opening a state or session file? For a plugin with private options, Paraview restores those after calling the “RequestDat…

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## [View slice after thresholding](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/view-slice-after-thresholding/11797)

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**Author:** [@jadball](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jadball)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/view-slice-after-thresholding/11797 "2023-04-03T13:45:29Z")

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Hi all, I have an RGB image stack into a cell array where each cell contains the RGB value I’d like to plot. I am able to display this by picking the RGB array in the Coloring menu under Display (UniformGridRepresentati…

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## [Smooth](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/smooth/11520)

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**Author:** [@saman89](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/saman89)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/smooth/11520 "2023-02-27T22:07:48Z")

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which smooth method used to smooth? bubble interface in multiphase case. contour curve.

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## [Modiying panel\_visibility in @smproperty.xm with Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modiying-panel-visibility-in-smproperty-xm-with-python/8249)

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**Author:** [@Manu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Manu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modiying-panel-visibility-in-smproperty-xm-with-python/8249 "2021-10-25T11:12:28Z")

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Dear devs, I’m writing a Python filter and I added two check buttons to the panel with @smproperty.xml(), as copied below. I need the 2nd of these two check buttons to be displayed (or active) only when the first button…

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## [Coloring different part of a model](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coloring-different-part-of-a-model/13893)

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**Author:** [@CELESTE\_GIULIANO](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CELESTE_GIULIANO)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coloring-different-part-of-a-model/13893 "2024-02-08T12:54:02Z")

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HI. I have a 3D model (.vtp file). I would like to color the different part of the surface of the model with different color. It’s possibile to do thatin paraview???

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## [Paraview Crashes when deleting from pipeline or stopping showing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-deleting-from-pipeline-or-stopping-showing/13715)

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**Author:** [@Philip\_Moloney](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Philip_Moloney)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-deleting-from-pipeline-or-stopping-showing/13715 "2024-01-16T12:24:11Z")

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Hi! I am currently experiencing an issue with my paraview. When I delete data from the pipeline or stop showing data in a render view then paraview freezes and crashes. The RAM useage as shown by my task manager when th…

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## [Direction of Velocity magnitude](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/direction-of-velocity-magnitude/13176)

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**Author:** [@hyeonwoo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hyeonwoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/direction-of-velocity-magnitude/13176 "2023-11-03T15:06:17Z")

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I proceeded as shown in the figure to check the flow rate on the inlet plane. Through this process, the magnitude of the flow rate could be known. But I also want to know the direction of the flow rate. I’d app…

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## [Errors in visualisation of Point Map](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/errors-in-visualisation-of-point-map/14592)

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**Author:** [@James\_Bruce](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/James_Bruce)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/errors-in-visualisation-of-point-map/14592 "2024-05-10T09:22:51Z")

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Hi there, I am having issues visualising a simple mesh of a 2d plate. The input file for Paraview 5.12 is a legacy VTK of an unstructured grid format. It contains 6 nodes, forming 4 triangular elements. The interior poin…

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## [Plugin XML constraints](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugin-xml-constraints/13699)

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**Author:** [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugin-xml-constraints/13699 "2024-01-15T11:01:37Z")

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Hello! I have found the email about that properties names in XML should be unique https://public.kitware.com/pipermail/paraview/2012-June/025222.html However I am interested, whether or not they can repeat on differen…

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## [large tiff image paraview failing to load it correctly](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/large-tiff-image-paraview-failing-to-load-it-correctly/17315)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/large-tiff-image-paraview-failing-to-load-it-correctly/17315 "2025-11-18T10:53:18Z")

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Hello, I am having issues with a large tomograph scan, previously i cropped a small section of the scan exported into Tiff and imported to paraview without any issues. now the new files are way larger, my current workf…

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## [programmable script - python bug, wrong results?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-script-python-bug-wrong-results/16300)

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**Author:** [@Dave1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dave1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-script-python-bug-wrong-results/16300 "2025-03-14T18:49:20Z")

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Hi I have a simple programmable script with a condition where i use np.where. The velocity for example should be smaller than 1 otherwise it should be nan. VEL = np.where((VEL \>= 0) & (VEL \<= 1.0), VEL, np.nan)) When…

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## [ParaView Python Shell - command on plugin is NOT called](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python-shell-command-on-plugin-is-not-called/16148)

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**Author:** [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python-shell-command-on-plugin-is-not-called/16148 "2025-02-17T09:48:50Z")

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Hello! I use print(j.GetProperty("my\_property\_from\_XML")) Which in XML is an information\_only property which has to call some command on my plugin. However, it is not actually called, which is seen from the debugger.…

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## [Stress strain/stretch output using .vtu/.vtp files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stress-strain-stretch-output-using-vtu-vtp-files/14847)

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**Author:** [@bryceclink](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bryceclink)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stress-strain-stretch-output-using-vtu-vtp-files/14847 "2024-06-13T23:57:07Z")

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Hello, Sry if this seems trivial. I am trying to learn Paraview post processing from Simvascular vtp/vtu files. I was trying to see if it is possible to export engineering stress and strain/stretch outputs from paraview…

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## [Comparing Distorded mesh with Nominal mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/comparing-distorded-mesh-with-nominal-mesh/11004)

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**Author:** [@Rodi\_Kay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rodi_Kay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/comparing-distorded-mesh-with-nominal-mesh/11004 "2022-12-16T13:01:40Z")

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Hi, I have two DataSets with different geometries, one is from the nominal geometry. The other one is from modifying the nominal geometry by inverting the displacements, for example, X\_0-u\_0. Thus, the new geometry will…

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## [Plot a function of two variables in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-a-function-of-two-variables-in-paraview/14233)

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**Author:** [@legno](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/legno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-a-function-of-two-variables-in-paraview/14233 "2024-03-25T11:03:19Z")

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Hello, I have generated the files attached with a PDE solver. The files contain the numerical solution (A) of a two-dimensional PDE, which I want to compare with an analytical function of two variables (B), say, f(x,y)…

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