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## [How do I use three different arrays as components of one vector field?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-use-three-different-arrays-as-components-of-one-vector-field/4637)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-use-three-different-arrays-as-components-of-one-vector-field/4637 "2022-10-31T17:43:37Z")

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Many filters that operate on vector fields (e.g., Glyph, Stream Tracer, and so on) expect to operate on an array with three components. Suppose your data set has three separate arrays named “VX”, “VY”, and “VZ” that defi…

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## [Definition of Gradients](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/definition-of-gradients/4767)

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**Author:** [@ashish](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ashish)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/definition-of-gradients/4767 "2020-07-07T14:30:11Z")

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Hello, I have computed a velocity vector and the same is given as an input for GradientofUNstructuredDataSets. Here I have used Compute Gradient option which gives me Gradient 0 to Gradient 8. What is the definition of …

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## [VTK+WebGPU: native graphics API on the desktop](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-webgpu-native-graphics-api-on-the-desktop/12163)

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**Author:** [@jaswantp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaswantp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-webgpu-native-graphics-api-on-the-desktop/12163 "2023-05-26T16:18:18Z")

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We are making efforts to implement VTK rendering with WebGPU on the desktop using native graphics APIs such as DirectX12, Metal and Vulkan. This will improve ParaView rendering across all platforms. Read more on our blog…

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## [Add the cell center coordinates to the cell data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-the-cell-center-coordinates-to-the-cell-data/560)

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**Author:** [@pcrepier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pcrepier)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-the-cell-center-coordinates-to-the-cell-data/560 "2022-09-01T12:47:07Z")

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Hi everyone, The solver I use being cell centered, I try more and more to work on the cell data to avoid having the use the cell data to point data filter. The only reason I have to interpolate to the points is to re-ca…

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## [The new VTK Examples site is now live](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/the-new-vtk-examples-site-is-now-live/5786)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Maclean](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andrew_Maclean)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/the-new-vtk-examples-site-is-now-live/5786 "2020-11-12T21:46:22Z")

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The new VTK Examples site is now live, please use this site: VTKExamples from now on. There have been many changes as outlined below. Special thanks must go to the people who have helped move the examples from Bill Loren…

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## [I am using ParaView on Windows 10 and the application resolution is low with big icons !](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-am-using-paraview-on-windows-10-and-the-application-resolution-is-low-with-big-icons/6370)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-am-using-paraview-on-windows-10-and-the-application-resolution-is-low-with-big-icons/6370 "2021-02-02T17:27:16Z")

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Sometimes, on Windows, ParaView can look strange with very big icons: This is caused by Windows trying to scale the application for HiDPI settings, which is actually not needed. The resolution is as follows: Right …

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## [ParaView 5.7.0 is now available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-is-now-available-for-download/2661)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-is-now-available-for-download/2661 "2019-10-04T13:54:03Z")

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Thanks to the efforts of the ParaView team, ParaView 5.7.0 binaries and source code archives are now available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download/ Full release notes for 5.7.0 are available at https://b…

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## [Programmable filter for Pivot table functionality using Pandas](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-for-pivot-table-functionality-using-pandas/2412)

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**Author:** [@DaveD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DaveD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-for-pivot-table-functionality-using-pandas/2412 "2019-08-12T08:48:36Z")

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Dear all, based on this old thread, I implemented a Programmable Filter in ParaView 5.4.1 that uses Pivot Table functionailty in Pandas to calculate a circumferential average of VTK-PointData, in my case read in from cs…

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## [How to connect to a pvserver on a node behind a gateway](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-connect-to-a-pvserver-on-a-node-behind-a-gateway/14524)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-connect-to-a-pvserver-on-a-node-behind-a-gateway/14524 "2024-04-30T14:14:18Z")

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How to connect to a pvserver running on a node behind a gateway using a SSH tunnel When connecting to a HPC to do some post processing, the usual scenario is as follows: \[client\] —\>can ssh—\> \[gateway\] —\>can ssh—\> \[node\] …

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## [ParaView 6.0.0-RC1 released!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-0-rc1-released/16694)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-0-rc1-released/16694 "2025-05-22T19:29:59Z")

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The ParaView team is thrilled to announce the release of ParaView 6.0.0 Release Candidate 1. Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. ParaView’s repository has been tagged with “v6.0.0-RC1” and the ParaView super…

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## [export paraview colormap for pgfplots/tikz integration in LaTeX](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-paraview-colormap-for-pgfplots-tikz-integration-in-latex/13272)

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**Author:** [@thomas-saigre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/thomas-saigre)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-paraview-colormap-for-pgfplots-tikz-integration-in-latex/13272 "2023-11-17T10:20:26Z")

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To allow better handling of the text around the legend of the color bar of an exported figure in a LaTeX document, I chose to export as a PNG only the content of the figure and display manually the colorbar next to it, u…

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## [disable caching in pvbatch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-caching-in-pvbatch/137)

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**Author:** [@ChriWiChris](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ChriWiChris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/disable-caching-in-pvbatch/137 "2018-06-08T16:10:42Z")

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Hello, it seems like this discussion forum has been opened just recently. Thanks for that! I have a question regarding caching while running pvbatch in parallel: I am trying to read a large dataset with 200 mio. cells…

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## [ParaView 6.1.1 released](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-1-released/17582)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-1-released/17582 "2026-05-26T10:47:11Z")

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The ParaView team is proud to announce the release of ParaView 6.1.1! :partying\_face: :tada: :floppy\_disk: Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. If obtaining source from git, ParaView’s repository and the Para…

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## [vtkDataCache: caching data to avoid duplicate computation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkdatacache-caching-data-to-avoid-duplicate-computation/7871)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkdatacache-caching-data-to-avoid-duplicate-computation/7871 "2021-08-27T14:49:23Z")

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Consider this simple pipeline: reader → calculator. As the user is constructing this pipeline the geometry filter – which is automatically executed to generate polygons for rendering – executes twice on the same geometry…

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## [Slice/Clip with a surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-clip-with-a-surface/9436)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slice-clip-with-a-surface/9436 "2025-06-05T23:18:07Z")

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It is possible to slice and clip a volume with a surface by using a Python Programmable Filter. This relies on the vtkImplicitPolyDataDistance, so the result is an approximation, not an actual boolean operation. Steps …

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## [Save Animation of two different views into one video output](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-animation-of-two-different-views-into-one-video-output/371)

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**Author:** [@ovais](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ovais)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-animation-of-two-different-views-into-one-video-output/371 "2021-10-26T14:03:21Z")

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Hi there, I am using paraview to create animation video of two different views of my mesh. I want show all the times steps side by side in two different views at the same time in a single video output. This snap shot b…

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## [ParaView 5.12.1 released and available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-1-released-and-available-for-download/14722)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-1-released-and-available-for-download/14722 "2024-05-28T11:35:08Z")

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On behalf of the ParaView development team, I am pleased to announce that ParaView 5.12.1 has been released and is now available for download. This is a bug fix release. Please see the full release notes for more details…

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## [Kitware's Scientific Computing Efforts in 2022](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/kitwares-scientific-computing-efforts-in-2022/8793)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/kitwares-scientific-computing-efforts-in-2022/8793 "2022-01-18T18:37:23Z")

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Here is a high-level roadmap of some efforts that Kitware’s Scientific Computing Team will be undertaking in 2022. There are some target release dates and other useful information. If you’d like to learn more, collaborat…

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## [LaTeX-like math expressions now supported in posts](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/latex-like-math-expressions-now-supported-in-posts/2369)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/latex-like-math-expressions-now-supported-in-posts/2369 "2019-08-06T14:26:41Z")

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We have enabled MathJax via the Discourse Math plugin. Now posts may include nicely formatted math expressions such as f(x) = \\int\_{-y}^{y} \\phi(y)sin(y) dy The code for the expression above is as you would write an in…

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## [Proposal: PBR Material Editor](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-pbr-material-editor/6952)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Caissard](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Thomas_Caissard)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-pbr-material-editor/6952 "2022-03-09T08:16:46Z")

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Dear paraview community, we are currently developping at kitware europe a new paraview feature which adds an interface to edit OSPRay materials within the paraview GUI. It will: allows you to load a existing material …

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## [Case-study: Using ParaView + trame on Azure](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/case-study-using-paraview-trame-on-azure/10922)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/case-study-using-paraview-trame-on-azure/10922 "2023-01-06T03:43:16Z")

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trame together with ParaView for data processing/visualization lends itself quite well for migrating workloads to the Cloud. Wanted to share results from some on my recent exploration of using ParaView/trame on Azure. …

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## [ParaView User Day Europe 2023](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2023/11680)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2023/11680 "2023-09-12T11:18:38Z")

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Kitware is delighted to announce the first edition of the ParaView User Day Europe! :tada: Type: on-site event Date: Tuesday, September 19 2023 Location: Lyon, France Price: free for all, registration required The P…

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## [Error message: qt.qpa.xcb: X server does not support XInput 2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-message-qt-qpa-xcb-x-server-does-not-support-xinput-2/6487)

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**Author:** [@fab\_str](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fab_str)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-message-qt-qpa-xcb-x-server-does-not-support-xinput-2/6487 "2021-05-15T18:46:01Z")

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I have installed paraview version 5.7.0 on my WSL1 Ubuntu 20.04.2, but when I try to run the program by typing paraview, I get the following error message: qt.qpa.xcb: X server does not support XInput 2 failed to get …

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## [Customize Python View with Python plugins](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/customize-python-view-with-python-plugins/11885)

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**Author:** [@charly\_bollinger](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/charly_bollinger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/customize-python-view-with-python-plugins/11885 "2023-06-26T10:03:13Z")

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This is an example of how to customize dynamically your Python View by adding parameters in ParaView linked to your Python View through the use of a custom Python Plugin (adding a Python Filter). In this example, we wil…

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## [ParaView and Computational Fluid Dynamics Tutorial](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-and-computational-fluid-dynamics-tutorial/8640)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-and-computational-fluid-dynamics-tutorial/8640 "2022-08-08T17:57:51Z")

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Announcing a new tutorial under the Classroom Tutorials umbrella. This tutorial covers Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Topics covered include Stream Tracers, Glyphs, flow in a fluid, 2D plots, Gradient, Divergence,…

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## [Add boolean operations filters](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-boolean-operations-filters/7040)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-boolean-operations-filters/7040 "2021-06-11T18:17:53Z")

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From a user voice request add boolean operations between several meshes. Not only append, but really intersection, union, difference. Related : https://discourse.paraview.org/t/boolean-operations/1498/9

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## [Playlist of Training Videos to learn Paraview from Scratch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/playlist-of-training-videos-to-learn-paraview-from-scratch/5846)

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**Author:** [@CyprienR](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CyprienR)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/playlist-of-training-videos-to-learn-paraview-from-scratch/5846 "2020-11-23T10:44:06Z")

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Hello Guys, This is my first post on the Forum, so I hope this is the right place to post this :wink: I have been working with Paraview since a few years back (I started when I was in EDF R&D) and I have also a blog ab…

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## [I'm using Ubuntu 22 and ParaView reports "Could not load the Qt platform plugin 'xcb'"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/im-using-ubuntu-22-and-paraview-reports-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin-xcb/10642)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/im-using-ubuntu-22-and-paraview-reports-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin-xcb/10642 "2025-09-09T19:52:34Z")

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Install missing xcb packages using apt install libxcb-xinerama0 apt install libxcb-xinput0

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## [TTK training course in Lyon / On-line, in November 2022](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ttk-training-course-in-lyon-on-line-in-november-2022/10312)

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**Author:** [@Charles\_Gueunet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Charles_Gueunet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ttk-training-course-in-lyon-on-line-in-november-2022/10312 "2022-09-14T02:37:46Z")

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Are you dealing with large and complex datasets? Do you want to extract, analyze and compare the complicated structures hidden in your data? Trailer here (by @julien-tierny) Then you may be interested in the upcomin…

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## [How to edit the color scale legend format?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-edit-the-color-scale-legend-format/2303)

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**Author:** [@Mariana\_Rodriguez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mariana_Rodriguez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-edit-the-color-scale-legend-format/2303 "2019-07-25T23:23:03Z")

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Hello, I want to color scale legend range to be a regular number, not in scientific notation. For instance, instead of 1e1 I would like 10. How can I change this so I alway see regular numbers? Thank you.

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## [ParaView User Day Europe 2026](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2026/17585)

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**Author:** [@Francois\_Mazen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francois_Mazen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2026/17585 "2026-09-21T10:56:25Z")

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Kitware is delighted to announce the fourth edition of the ParaView User Day Europe! :tada: Type: On-site event Date: Thursday, September 24th, 2026 (and extra events the day before and the day after, see below) Locat…

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## [ParaView 5.9.1 available for download ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-available-for-download/7243)

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**Author:** [@vbolea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbolea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-available-for-download/7243 "2021-05-18T08:24:19Z")

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:tada::tada::tada: The ParaView team is very happy to announce that ParaView 5.9.1 is finally available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild reposit…

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## [Modify time marker properties](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modify-time-marker-properties/12368)

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**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/modify-time-marker-properties/12368 "2023-06-26T22:43:34Z")

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X-Y chart views (such as Line Chart View and Quartile Chart View) have the ability to show a green vertical line indicating the current time. You can hide this line (with the Hide Time Marker property), but you cannot ot…

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## [Introducing paraview-for-ci dockerhub repository](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/introducing-paraview-for-ci-dockerhub-repository/9726)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/introducing-paraview-for-ci-dockerhub-repository/9726 "2022-06-02T12:00:56Z")

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A new docker repository dedicated to CI for ParaView plugins can now be used. Learn all about it in our blog: https://www.kitware.com/adding-ci-to-your-paraview-plugin-and-vtk-modules/

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## [ParaView 5.13.0 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-13-0-is-available-for-download/15292)

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**Author:** [@johnt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/johnt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-13-0-is-available-for-download/15292 "2024-08-23T18:55:45Z")

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:tada: The ParaView team is please to announce that ParaView 5.13.0 is available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download/ ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repository have been tagged with 5.13.0 and…

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## [How to find the maximum value on a line](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-find-the-maximum-value-on-a-line/6680)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-find-the-maximum-value-on-a-line/6680 "2021-03-12T02:16:39Z")

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I will show two different cases how to find the maximum value on a line. One has NaNs in the data, the second does not. How to find the maximum value for a Plot over Line. The plot over line includes NaNs. Open Examp…

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## [Webinar ParaView Streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/webinar-paraview-streamlines/5754)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/webinar-paraview-streamlines/5754 "2023-05-02T14:25:17Z")

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Are you ready to join Kitware’s ParaView next free Webinar ? This webinar will happen November 24 and be focused on creating nice looking streamlines visualization in ParaView, using either steady or unsteady simulati…

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## [How to scale data and keep axis correct?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-scale-data-and-keep-axis-correct/5022)

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**Author:** [@dwiddo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dwiddo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-scale-data-and-keep-axis-correct/5022 "2020-08-03T18:14:20Z")

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I’m a newbie to paraview. I have some points I’ve managed to plot with a ScatterPlot from a csv file. As you can see the values vary much less on the Z-axis than the others, but I’d like to still see the variation. The…

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## [ParaView 5.8.1 now available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-now-available-for-download/5039)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-now-available-for-download/5039 "2020-08-05T16:42:05Z")

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On behalf of the ParaView development team, I am pleased to announce that ParaView 5.8.1 is available for download. ParaView 5.8.1 has 60 bug fixes for issues found in ParaView 5.8.0 and previous versions. Full release n…

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## [PVSM ParaView State - Saving-Loading-Productivity](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvsm-paraview-state-saving-loading-productivity/5190)

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**Author:** [@patchett2002](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/patchett2002)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvsm-paraview-state-saving-loading-productivity/5190 "2020-09-08T20:18:31Z")

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Starting with 5.8.1 we have have a plugin that allows a single button click to save a .pvsm state file with a matching .png and empty .txt file all with the same name, different extensions. (saveStateandScreenShot Plugin…

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## [Reading a \*.vtk file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-a-vtk-file/2403)

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**Author:** [@harald](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/harald)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-a-vtk-file/2403 "2020-06-26T08:10:17Z")

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Hi forum, I created a text-file as described in “File Formats for VTK Version 4.2” for viewing the streamline. But something went wrong. The Informations are shown, but I can not create the streamline. Is there somebody…

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## [How to Control Number of Ticks in Color Legend?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-control-number-of-ticks-in-color-legend/780)

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**Author:** [@jkulesza](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jkulesza)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-control-number-of-ticks-in-color-legend/780 "2022-07-05T22:11:46Z")

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Question: How can I control the number of ticks in the color legend? I would like to set my color legend limits to a custom range between 0.0 and 0.1 (inclusive) with 3 internal ticks to indicate quartile ranges; howeve…

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## [ParaView Issue Hackathon - June 15, 2023](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-issue-hackathon-june-15-2023/12215)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-issue-hackathon-june-15-2023/12215 "2023-06-16T01:45:20Z")

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What ParaView’s issue tracker has many issues that may be no longer relevant or solved during the course of development. A clean issue tracker helps the ParaView community stay informed about current problems and concern…

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## [Building ParaView with GPU accelerated MESA](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-with-gpu-accelerated-mesa/1317)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-with-gpu-accelerated-mesa/1317 "2021-03-03T16:38:28Z")

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Note: This tutorial used this wiki article as a base. https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/ParaView\_And\_Mesa\_3D Before getting into details of Mesa graphics hardware drivers, a disclaimer. If you have graphics hardw…

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## [\[A note of thanks\] Using catalyst on PLUTO finite volume astrophysical Magnetohydrodynamics code](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-note-of-thanks-using-catalyst-on-pluto-finite-volume-astrophysical-magnetohydrodynamics-code/9902)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-note-of-thanks-using-catalyst-on-pluto-finite-volume-astrophysical-magnetohydrodynamics-code/9902 "2022-07-06T03:27:53Z")

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@Andy\_Bauer @utkarsh.ayachit @mwestphal @Francois\_Mazen @nicolas.vuaille @cory.quammen A huge shoutout to the people in ParaView discourse for all the help. I have been able to implement Catalyst for in-situ visualizati…

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## [How to make 2D data look like more realistic in 3D view?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-2d-data-look-like-more-realistic-in-3d-view/1976)

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**Author:** [@ejtovar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ejtovar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-2d-data-look-like-more-realistic-in-3d-view/1976 "2019-06-07T19:20:34Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a 2D vtk data set composed of x and y coordinates with a respective elevation for each point. I would like to make my data look a bit more “realistic” in the 3D view. In the attached photo, I have us…

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## [Have ParaView use the Active Scalars as the Display Coloring](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/have-paraview-use-the-active-scalars-as-the-display-coloring/1037)

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**Author:** [@banesullivan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/banesullivan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/have-paraview-use-the-active-scalars-as-the-display-coloring/1037 "2018-12-13T16:07:25Z")

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I am creating Python based file reader algorithms and filters and I am curious how I could properly set the Active Scalars array on the output data object so that ParaView will automaticcaly color by that array. I’ve don…

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## [Proposal : Improve toolbar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-improve-toolbar/17677)

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**Author:** [@lucas.gottar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lucas.gottar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-improve-toolbar/17677 "2026-08-24T14:15:27Z")

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The toolbar of ParaView is overloaded to me, there are too many buttons that are always present and for some views of ParaView, almost all button turns gray. I think there are a lot of improvement to bring to this toolba…

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## [Specification of vtk DataFile Version 5.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/specification-of-vtk-datafile-version-5-1/5127)

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**Author:** [@vlukes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vlukes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/specification-of-vtk-datafile-version-5-1/5127 "2020-08-27T11:31:34Z")

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Paraview 5.8.1 uses vtk DataFile Version 5.1. In the new version, cells of an unstructured grid are stored in OFFSETS/CONNECTIVITY blocks. Where to find the specification for 5.1 format version? Only “File Formats for VT…

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## [Windows Installation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/windows-installation/3719)

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**Author:** [@rodc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rodc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/windows-installation/3719 "2020-03-03T04:32:16Z")

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I have downloaded Paraview on Windows but cannot find documentation as to how to install and run it. Help would be appreciated

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