# Top **URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/top.md?page=2&period=all [Latest](https://discourse.paraview.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.paraview.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.paraview.org/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Wavefront .obj WITH materials .mtl](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/wavefront-obj-with-materials-mtl/1012)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Simmons](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Richard_Simmons)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/wavefront-obj-with-materials-mtl/1012 "2020-08-25T19:13:17Z")
I have CAD models with colors already applied (.obj (with .mtl)). How do I import the .obj file and apply the .mtl file to display the colors correctly? I have not found a clear or concise way of doing this. Also, wou… --- ## [How to load large size files in paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-load-large-size-files-in-paraview/3893)
**Author:** [@Vijit\_Kanjilal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vijit_Kanjilal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-load-large-size-files-in-paraview/3893 "2022-05-23T18:01:42Z")
I am trying to open hdf5 files of size 14 GB each in paraview but whenever I try to load the data, Paraview is closing giving the error message ‘server side has disconnected’. I am using SahasraT and running paraview usi… --- ## [Atan2 function for the Calculator filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/atan2-function-for-the-calculator-filter/9701)
**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/atan2-function-for-the-calculator-filter/9701 "2025-05-16T00:50:31Z")
Hi, since ParaView currently doesn’t support the transformation of results to user-defined (mainly cylindrical) coordinate systems, it can only be done manually, by applying proper conversion formulas. However, for cyli… --- ## [PLY export with color with Scalar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ply-export-with-color-with-scalar/1804)
**Author:** [@Gerald\_Lodron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gerald_Lodron)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ply-export-with-color-with-scalar/1804 "2019-05-10T08:41:40Z")
Hi I want to export a vtkPolyData Dataset with “color” unsigned char\[3\] Point Data array as colored PLY data set. The problem is that paraview always uses the color of the lookuptable (as “MapScalars” checkbox would be … --- ## [Superbuild with Anaconda Python 3.7.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-with-anaconda-python-3-7-1/1391)
**Author:** [@TimJim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/TimJim)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-with-anaconda-python-3-7-1/1391 "2019-05-16T08:43:08Z")
Hi, I’m attempting to build the Paraview 5.6 superbuild with Python 3 so that I can use PVPython with my existing code. I seem to be getting an issue with ‘undefined references’ similar to: …/lib/libvtkWrappingPython37C… --- ## [Paraview segmentation fault core dumped](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-segmentation-fault-core-dumped/6694)
**Author:** [@GLfast80](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GLfast80)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-segmentation-fault-core-dumped/6694 "2021-06-09T10:13:35Z")
Good evening everyone, I am having some problems with Paraview/ParaFoam since a while: when I press the commands “Pick Center” or “Select Cells On” the program crashes suddenly and returns the following error: "/home/c… --- ## [ParaView hackathon Wednesday, May 6.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-hackathon-wednesday-may-6/4172)
**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-hackathon-wednesday-may-6/4172 "2020-06-02T02:57:34Z")
Kitware will be holding a ParaView hackathon on Wednesday, may 6, from 8am EST (2pm GMT+2) to late. It is open to anyone willing to contribute, with or without coding skills. Here are the objectives of this hackathon : … --- ## [Multi-dimensional netCDF file visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multi-dimensional-netcdf-file-visualization/746)
**Author:** [@ZiweiWu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ZiweiWu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multi-dimensional-netcdf-file-visualization/746 "2022-01-19T10:52:18Z")
Hi, I’m trying to use Paraview visualize multi-dimension netCDF data. But I noticed that the vtkNetcdfReader can’t take files that contain more than three dimensions(time included), and when I import my file on Windows … --- ## [unable to launch paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-launch-paraview/7970)
**Author:** [@makeabhishek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/makeabhishek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-launch-paraview/7970 "2021-09-29T14:24:31Z")
I tried to install ParaView-5.9.1 in Ubuntu but cannot launch. Initially it was giving QT error: qt.qpa.xcb: could not connect to display qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin “xcb” in “” even though it… --- ## [NVIDIA IndeX Plugin on Paraview 5.5.0 / 5.6.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nvidia-index-plugin-on-paraview-5-5-0-5-6-0/2101)
**Author:** [@bzehner](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bzehner)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nvidia-index-plugin-on-paraview-5-5-0-5-6-0/2101 "2019-09-13T10:10:38Z")
Dear all, I want to try out the IndeX Plugin, using Paraview Desktop (I tryed 5.5.0 and 5.6.0) on a Windows 10 Workstation. I can load the Plugin using “Manage Plugins”. However, when I load a data set (vtkStructuredPoi… --- ## [Boolean Operations](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/boolean-operations/1498)
**Author:** [@David\_Ortley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/David_Ortley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/boolean-operations/1498 "2022-01-04T16:29:35Z")
I’m looking for a way to do boolean operations between two STLs in Paraview. Unions, Differences, etc… This is unfortunately for a compute environment that doesn’t have Meshlab, Blender, etc…, but it DOES have Paraview… --- ## [Slice and clip filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-and-clip-filter/3799)
**Author:** [@vishruthdilip](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vishruthdilip)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-and-clip-filter/3799 "2020-03-24T02:10:22Z")
Hello, I am trying to extract a surface region in my computational domain. I use the slice filter together with the clip filter to do this. However I have recently noticed this: When i use the clip filter directly … --- ## [Paraview unable to read lagrangian data (openFoam)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-unable-to-read-lagrangian-data-openfoam/3456)
**Author:** [@Cal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Cal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-unable-to-read-lagrangian-data-openfoam/3456 "2020-03-13T15:06:29Z")
Hi all, I am currently using: OpenFoam 5x Paraview 5.4.0 I am getting an error message every time I try and load files created in openFoam which uses the sprayFoam solver. The error is: "ERROR: In /home/ubuntu/OpenF… --- ## [How to subtract time(t) data from time(0) data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-subtract-time-t-data-from-time-0-data/130)
**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-subtract-time-t-data-from-time-0-data/130 "2019-11-19T11:22:54Z")
I need to visualize a displacement field for a Sierra run with its initial non-zero, spatially-varying displacement field subtracted off. Essentially, at every element I want \[displacement(t) – displacement(t0)\]. I thoug… --- ## [How to save/export color data while exporting 3d geometry file. (obj)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-save-export-color-data-while-exporting-3d-geometry-file-obj/3562)
**Author:** [@Waqas\_Ahmad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Waqas_Ahmad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-save-export-color-data-while-exporting-3d-geometry-file-obj/3562 "2020-11-03T18:07:08Z")
For example, when I apply a tube filter on my stream tracer it shows something like this. And now when I export it to obj (because Unity supports it) The color data is lost and I just see grayscale obj. So can we exp… --- ## [Paraview update on Ubuntu: Issues](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-update-on-ubuntu-issues/5373)
**Author:** [@arun\_v1986](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/arun_v1986)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-update-on-ubuntu-issues/5373 "2021-04-19T08:08:55Z")
I have installed OpenFoam 8 on my system (ubuntu 20.04) which has Paraview 5.6 bundled with it. I have then downloaded the Paraview 5.8.1 .tar file and unpacked it. I am able to launch version 5.8.1 from the folder where… --- ## [Paraview files of flow simulations with 82 million particles available in a shared repository](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-files-of-flow-simulations-with-82-million-particles-available-in-a-shared-repository/8150)
**Author:** [@Watermotion](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Watermotion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-files-of-flow-simulations-with-82-million-particles-available-in-a-shared-repository/8150 "2022-06-17T17:55:19Z")
The ParaView files of flow simulations using 1, 5, 20 and 82 million particles are available from a research data repository under a plain CC BY license. I imagined that the community of ParaView developers and users may… --- ## [Difference between 2 Datasets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/difference-between-2-datasets/7337)
**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/difference-between-2-datasets/7337 "2024-01-22T16:59:58Z")
Hello, How can I get the difference about one component between two datasets ? Let’s say one layer is 15°C and the other 10°C, I’d like to have a new layer with a field filled with -5°C. Thanks, Frank --- ## [Improvements to colormaps / color ranges](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improvements-to-colormaps-color-ranges/12754)
**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improvements-to-colormaps-color-ranges/12754 "2024-11-14T17:11:35Z")
In light of some the recent discussions regarding colormaps, I’d like to make the following proposals (I’ll go into more detail after the list): Support “centering” a colormap around a value (e.g. 0.0) Support “balanc… --- ## [Render VTU and VTK files in Jupyter Notebooks](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/render-vtu-and-vtk-files-in-jupyter-notebooks/2775)
**Author:** [@Sirius\_Fuenmayor](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sirius_Fuenmayor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/render-vtu-and-vtk-files-in-jupyter-notebooks/2775 "2020-02-07T08:43:10Z")
Hello, there is a way to render VTU/VTK files on a Jupyter notebook? Or a command to take screenshots of this VTU-VTK files? Support in Google Colaboratory will be great --- ## [Make Paraview Multicore/GPU](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-paraview-multicore-gpu/5723)
**Author:** [@Barinova](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Barinova)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-paraview-multicore-gpu/5723 "2020-11-17T17:04:12Z")
I am very new to Paraview. We recently started using a small CFD simulation tool and were told to use Paraview for viewing the results. Which works fine. But it always takes ages to render all the calculated time steps i… --- ## [3d interpolation method](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-interpolation-method/1049)
**Author:** [@fanfan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fanfan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-interpolation-method/1049 "2018-12-24T02:05:37Z")
Hi i would like to interpolate a large data set with xyz and property in 3d. can interpolation be made directly into paraview? --- ## [Surface plot or polyline plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-plot-or-polyline-plot/7485)
**Author:** [@Super\_Dizzer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Super_Dizzer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-plot-or-polyline-plot/7485 "2022-03-23T01:06:44Z")
Paraview\_Help.vtk (1.9 MB) Hi Community, There has to be a way to visualize the surface Mach plot or Cp plot from a 2D simulation. I cannot figure out the feature set where I can either extract the data from a polyline… --- ## [Assign time to a timestep](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/assign-time-to-a-timestep/3505)
**Author:** [@Someone\_fromjapan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Someone_fromjapan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/assign-time-to-a-timestep/3505 "2023-02-15T01:42:02Z")
Is there a simple way to assign time to a timestep without going to python? I have a field data step-by-step evolution loaded as enumerated file series. So in Paraview it appears as time 1,2,3,4,5… But I know the exac… --- ## [Extract data from plane as a CSV file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-data-from-plane-as-a-csv-file/7548)
**Author:** [@R\_Surya\_Narayan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/R_Surya_Narayan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-data-from-plane-as-a-csv-file/7548 "2021-07-05T13:12:59Z")
Hello everyone, I have a 3D time varying CFD dataset as binary files. I am able to visualize them in Paraview. However, I would like to know if there is a way to write data as a CSV/DAT file from a sliced plane.I have t… --- ## [Exporting Streamline Representation Animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-streamline-representation-animation/1802)
**Author:** [@shu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shu)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-streamline-representation-animation/1802 "2023-06-02T07:11:55Z")
Hi All, I’ve managed to get the streamline representation working and it looks pretty great. However, there seems to be some disparity between the streamline representation and the actual streamlines themselves. Als… --- ## [install other Python modules](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-other-python-modules/9831)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Heiland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Randy_Heiland)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-other-python-modules/9831 "2025-04-18T07:16:24Z")
Hello, I’m trying to bring this past project (http://www.mathcancer.org/blog/paraview-for-physicell-part-1/) in line with the latest ParaView (5.10.1). I’m starting out on macOS 12 (arm64), but will eventually want it fo… --- ## [run pvbatch in parallel using mpi help!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/run-pvbatch-in-parallel-using-mpi-help/2193)
**Author:** [@ericzenn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ericzenn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/run-pvbatch-in-parallel-using-mpi-help/2193 "2019-07-12T14:18:26Z")
Hello to all, currently I do external aerodynamics analysis for my thesis with OpenFOAM. For postprocessing I use paraview 5.4.1 I figured out how to do all the work in the GUI on parallel computing, with e.g. ‘mpiexec… --- ## [Unable to open files in macOS](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-files-in-macos/6471)
**Author:** [@jclai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jclai)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-files-in-macos/6471 "2026-05-26T12:54:13Z")
Hello, I am trying to use ParaView 5.8.1 on macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, but I am unable to open any data files. When I click File \> Open or the corresponding icon in the ParaView GUI, nothing opens and my cursor indicates som… --- ## [Stream Tracer grayed out](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-grayed-out/4338)
**Author:** [@M\_P](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/M_P)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-grayed-out/4338 "2021-10-26T15:53:27Z")
Hello, I am a novice at Paraview. I have a data file in Tecplot format at which I am struggling to plot streamlines. The Stream Tracer is actually grayed out. Any help is appreciated! Thanksextrafine\_res\_501.dat (139.… --- ## [animations in CAVE mode](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animations-in-cave-mode/2548)
**Author:** [@inealey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/inealey)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animations-in-cave-mode/2548 "2019-10-11T23:18:32Z")
Hi all, I am new to Paraview and hoping to get some help with animations in ‘cave’ configuration. I’m starting small with a sample blood flow dataset from ANL: https://www.alcf.anl.gov/user-guides/vis-paraview-red-bloo… --- ## [ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'paraview'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-paraview/10301)
**Author:** [@Ramesh\_Kolluru](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ramesh_Kolluru)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-paraview/10301 "2022-09-14T03:12:50Z")
(base) rameshkolluru@lichfield:~$ pvpython pvpython pvpython3.10 (base) rameshkolluru@lichfield:~$ pvpython3.10 hwloc/linux: Ignoring PCI device with non-16bit domain. Pass --enable-32bits-pci-domain to configure… --- ## [Select which GPU to use when starting ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-which-gpu-to-use-when-starting-paraview/3605)
**Author:** [@ma-sadeghi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ma-sadeghi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-which-gpu-to-use-when-starting-paraview/3605 "2024-06-28T08:31:34Z")
Hello, I have a workstation with two dissimilar GPUs. I only have one display, so expectedly, only one of the GPUs (GPU-1) is connected to my display. When I open ParaView -\> About, I see that ParaView only recognizes G… --- ## [Converting .csv Files to 3D Plots (stuck!!)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/converting-csv-files-to-3d-plots-stuck/7560)
**Author:** [@eb1064](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/eb1064)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/converting-csv-files-to-3d-plots-stuck/7560 "2022-09-09T15:44:28Z")
I have multiple .csv files that I need to convert in ParaView. I have followed the following steps: Open your .csv file, Apply Filter → Table to points Set X to x, Y to y, Z to z, Apply Filter → Delaunay 3D, Apply But… --- ## [Improving quick launch window](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improving-quick-launch-window/14336)
**Author:** [@nicolas.vuaille](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicolas.vuaille)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improving-quick-launch-window/14336 "2024-05-27T10:20:59Z")
To add filters (or sources or extractors), one can use the dedicated menu. But it is also possible to use the “Quick Launch” window (ctr+space). Then typing some text will display the matching filter labels. Pressing en… --- ## [Best way of visualizing exported animated scenes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/best-way-of-visualizing-exported-animated-scenes/9731)
**Author:** [@Xabier\_Morales\_Ferez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Xabier_Morales_Ferez)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/best-way-of-visualizing-exported-animated-scenes/9731 "2022-06-10T18:07:26Z")
Hello everyone, I work with blood flow in the heart and I have been mainly exporting videos to share my results with other colleagues. I wanted to try to export the whole scene instead as a lot of information is lost wh… --- ## [Animation is slow on 5.10 but not on 5.8.2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animation-is-slow-on-5-10-but-not-on-5-8-2/9067)
**Author:** [@gu.defromont](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gu.defromont)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animation-is-slow-on-5-10-but-not-on-5-8-2/9067 "2024-04-18T07:20:28Z")
Hello, I am trying to use the animation scene. The pipeline is pretty basic: one pvd file and a glyph filter (see picture). Version 5.10.0: When using the snap to time step mode the animation is super slow, with lag… --- ## [Stream Tracer - from surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-from-surface/2996)
**Author:** [@Dec](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dec)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-from-surface/2996 "2019-11-26T19:25:15Z")
Hi All, Apologies if this has been covered, however I was unable to find it if it is. I would like to know how to seed streamlines from a surface, specifically any inlet within a solution. To simplify, if we have a re… --- ## [Command line argument parsing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/command-line-argument-parsing/4490)
**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/command-line-argument-parsing/4490 "2021-07-01T11:44:33Z")
Is it time to rework the command line parsing to be bit cleaner? The current vtkPVOptions implementation is quite dated. cxxopts seems like a very elegant choice. It also has mechanism to group options into categories, … --- ## [Center of mass , (center of data)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/center-of-mass-center-of-data/1273)
**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/center-of-mass-center-of-data/1273 "2025-01-10T14:36:22Z")
Hi all , I have a set of 3d points that rapresent atoms in a macro molecule , the atoms mass is the same for each atoms in the molecule, there is a way in paraview to found the center of a certain number of point that r… --- ## [vtkHyperTreeGrid Paraview example in 2D](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkhypertreegrid-paraview-example-in-2d/4122)
**Author:** [@ajp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ajp)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkhypertreegrid-paraview-example-in-2d/4122 "2021-05-01T09:42:30Z")
Hi, I was looking for some help to convert this Paraview Example to run in 2D. I’ve tried the obvious things and none of them seem to work. I’d like to have a 2D Quad that’s been refined; I’d like to leave the rest of… --- ## [Reading Nastran .nas file and Results with .csv file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-nastran-nas-file-and-results-with-csv-file/1189)
**Author:** [@harald](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/harald)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-nastran-nas-file-and-results-with-csv-file/1189 "2022-12-14T15:51:54Z")
Hi to the forum, I’m new with Paraview, but I’m using Nastran for over 30 years. Now a client asked me to show him the loeadpathes in a mechanical problem. These data will not be shown in nastran directly. Only over th… --- ## [GUI creation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gui-creation/2589)
**Author:** [@Viswa\_L](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Viswa_L)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gui-creation/2589 "2022-02-07T09:30:00Z")
Hi, happy to join in group. I am excited with paraview features. I would like to explore more about it. I am trying custom gui by python. like, Tkinter. but unfortunately paraview doesn’t have tkinter module. is there … --- ## [Exporting animations from Paraview to Blender in gltf or x3d format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-animations-from-paraview-to-blender-in-gltf-or-x3d-format/6415)
**Author:** [@Suraj\_Vibromech](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Suraj_Vibromech)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-animations-from-paraview-to-blender-in-gltf-or-x3d-format/6415 "2021-08-09T09:52:35Z")
Good Day, I have created the Paraview simulation from the data from I got from Ansys. Since I am learning Paraview, I have managed to generate a streamline representation with the tube filter and animated the length of… --- ## [OptiX Ray Tracing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/optix-ray-tracing/2198)
**Author:** [@pcrepier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pcrepier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/optix-ray-tracing/2198 "2019-09-03T16:56:17Z")
Hello community, I was looking forward to the 5.7 release when I read that it would support the new NVidia RTX card, so with the first RC of 5.7, I downloaded it, when tried to setup a scene to try it, with an RTX 2080 … --- ## [Nightly names with current release version are confusing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nightly-names-with-current-release-version-are-confusing/8742)
**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nightly-names-with-current-release-version-are-confusing/8742 "2022-11-11T20:16:25Z")
Why do we include the number of the currently released version in nightly builds of ParaView? Why not just “nightly” instead of “5.10.0-RC2”, for example? The problem with including the version number is that it suggest… --- ## [\[Virtualbox Debian\] Loguru caught a signal : SIGABRT](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/virtualbox-debian-loguru-caught-a-signal-sigabrt/6716)
**Author:** [@Nuts](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nuts)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/virtualbox-debian-loguru-caught-a-signal-sigabrt/6716 "2021-10-28T18:22:16Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new on gnu-linux, vm… I did’nt find any answer to my problem so I hope my question was not asked previously. The VM was built lats week : Oracle VM Virtual box Debian 9 64 bit 8 Go memory Display : … --- ## [VTK-vtk-module-find-packages.cmake fails to find Boost](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-vtk-module-find-packages-cmake-fails-to-find-boost/1947)
**Author:** [@tesari](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tesari)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-vtk-module-find-packages-cmake-fails-to-find-boost/1947 "2019-06-03T13:56:19Z")
Hi, I got and build the latest version of paraview from gitlab. When building my code with paraview, I get a weird error. CMake finds boost as expected: find\_package(Boost 1.53 REQUIRED COMPONENTS python): – Boost ve… --- ## [ParaView version](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-version/2214)
**Author:** [@Misha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Misha)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-version/2214 "2019-07-15T13:42:19Z")
Hi, I installed ParaView on Amazon EC2 using “sudo apt install paraview”. How do I find the ParaView version? I tried : “paraview --version” and “paraview --V” but I got the message: “paraview: cannot connect to X se… --- ## [How to specify a file path within the Python shell](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-specify-a-file-path-within-the-python-shell/3256)
**Author:** [@Pat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-specify-a-file-path-within-the-python-shell/3256 "2020-02-13T05:50:49Z")
Hello, I am trying to run a script in Paraview’s Python shell and I need the relative path of several files within my script. If I use Python’s os library I will get the execution path and I won’t know the absolute path … [Previous page](https://discourse.paraview.org/top.md?page=1&per_page=50&period=all) [Next page](https://discourse.paraview.org/top.md?page=3&per_page=50&period=all)