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## [How to change the color of the text?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-the-color-of-the-text/6320)

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**Author:** [@aquanaut](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aquanaut)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-the-color-of-the-text/6320 "2021-01-28T11:08:25Z")

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## [Plot a simple XY chart](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-a-simple-xy-chart/1177)

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**Author:** [@ashahba](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ashahba)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-a-simple-xy-chart/1177 "2020-05-26T22:20:02Z")

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I want to draw a simple line chart with Paraview. It is a simple XY plot. My input data is something like X Y 0 0 1 1 2 1.4142 4 2 I would like to store this data in a file with a format t…

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## [Warp By Vector of 2D](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warp-by-vector-of-2d/3725)

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**Author:** [@limliangjin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/limliangjin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warp-by-vector-of-2d/3725 "2020-03-03T08:41:48Z")

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I have a 2D model with displacement defined on (x, y). The Warp By Vector filter is grayed out and I found that Paraview does not support 2D vectorial warping. Is there any workaround for this issue, besides having to a…

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## [ ParaView 5.11.1 is available for download ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-1-is-available-for-download/11805)

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**Author:** [@vbolea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbolea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-1-is-available-for-download/11805 "2023-04-04T05:46:22Z")

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:tada::tada::tada: The ParaView team is very happy to announce that ParaView 5.11.1 is finally available for download at: https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repos…

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## [Enable opacity mapping for surfaces using a different array than for color mapping](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/enable-opacity-mapping-for-surfaces-using-a-different-array-than-for-color-mapping/7646)

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**Author:** [@bievreg](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bievreg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/enable-opacity-mapping-for-surfaces-using-a-different-array-than-for-color-mapping/7646 "2022-11-16T14:12:56Z")

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Hi Paraview team and many thanks for this awesome software. I use vtk files containing several arrays. I really would love a feature that would allow to map the opacity of surface rendering using a different array than…

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## [VTU file format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtu-file-format/5429)

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**Author:** [@Victor\_Saouma](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Victor_Saouma)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtu-file-format/5429 "2020-09-28T19:28:14Z")

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I managed to write a finite element post-processor with vtk, however, it is my understanding that: Vtk is obsolete, and better to use vtu. I ould not find a documentation for file format for vtu as this one for vtk I…

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## [coordinate transformation problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coordinate-transformation-problem/193)

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**Author:** [@zengwl17206](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zengwl17206)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coordinate-transformation-problem/193 "2021-04-27T23:10:21Z")

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Hello everyone, Here I have an xdmf file, whose data is described in polar coordinate (r, θ, φ) instead of (x, y, z). I want to do a coordinate transformation and display the data in Cartesian coordinate. By typing the …

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## [Vector plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-plot/4603)

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**Author:** [@Beer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Beer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-plot/4603 "2021-05-05T19:24:44Z")

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I have the coordinates of points and the vector data (x,y,z components) at these points in tecplot data format. How can I produce a nice looking vector plot.

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## [Redesign of paraview.org](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/redesign-of-paraview-org/10678)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/redesign-of-paraview-org/10678 "2022-11-04T12:11:23Z")

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Hi folks, The paraview.org website has been fully redesigned and it is now live. Check it out! Cory

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## [Make a Clip filter with Plane Clip Type follow a data set](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-a-clip-filter-with-plane-clip-type-follow-a-data-set/33)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-a-clip-filter-with-plane-clip-type-follow-a-data-set/33 "2021-03-18T14:11:19Z")

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If you have a dataset that moves over time and you would like a Clip filter to follow the center of that dataset, you can do the following. Load or create the data set. Assume the name of the data source in the Pipelin…

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## [How to debug a pvpython script](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-debug-a-pvpython-script/5468)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-debug-a-pvpython-script/5468 "2020-10-01T14:07:33Z")

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The first thing to look at would be if there are any error messages. If there are, those might point the way to solving the bug. They will at least tell you the offending line in your Python script. If the problem is tha…

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## [How does ParaView work with Wayland and how will it work in the future ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-paraview-work-with-wayland-and-how-will-it-work-in-the-future/16770)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-paraview-work-with-wayland-and-how-will-it-work-in-the-future/16770 "2025-06-03T14:53:24Z")

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Introduction How does ParaView work with Wayland and how will it work in the future ? Wayland 1 is a windowing protocol and is implemented in the Weston compositor, but others exist. Wayland is designed as a replacement…

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## [How do I measure the surface area of a vtk file in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-measure-the-surface-area-of-a-vtk-file-in-paraview/1958)

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**Author:** [@meng](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/meng)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-measure-the-surface-area-of-a-vtk-file-in-paraview/1958 "2021-03-04T20:47:15Z")

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Hello Everyone. I have a number of .vtk files that make up the surfaces of a tetrahedral mesh. I need to measure the surface areas of a number of these .vtk files. Using ParaView 5.6.0, and following the procedure out…

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## [pvpython: bad X server connection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-bad-x-server-connection/849)

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**Author:** [@cdoucet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cdoucet)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-bad-x-server-connection/849 "2018-11-09T16:28:47Z")

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Hello, I get the following error when I try to run a script with pvpython on a virtual machine (Ubuntu 16.04): ERROR: In /build/paraview-arsa8T/paraview-5.0.1+dfsg1/VTK/Rendering/OpenGL/vtkXOpenGLRenderWindow.cxx, line…

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## [extract boundary surfaces](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-boundary-surfaces/1361)

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**Author:** [@logo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/logo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-boundary-surfaces/1361 "2019-03-13T17:18:24Z")

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Hello there, I have a 3D domain ( wing + flow field) and I want to extract the outer boundary surfaces without including the interior ones. I use the ExtractSurface filter but apart from the boundaries of the domain I a…

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## [3D plot for X,Y,Z,Temp](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-plot-for-x-y-z-temp/1287)

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**Author:** [@Richard\_Kovacs](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Richard_Kovacs)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-plot-for-x-y-z-temp/1287 "2019-02-14T12:52:11Z")

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Dear All, I want to have a nice 3d surface (or scattered) plot for the points I have from the simulation I have. I got a CSV with all coordinate points with the relevant temperature. thanks a lot, Richard

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## [Removing background when exporting .png, .eps or .svg](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/removing-background-when-exporting-png-eps-or-svg/880)

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**Author:** [@patito](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/patito)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/removing-background-when-exporting-png-eps-or-svg/880 "2020-09-09T12:36:56Z")

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Hello! I am trying to export the plots that I’ve made on Paraview in .png, .eps or .svg format. When I do so, the blue-greyish background is “exported with it”. I’d like to be able to export my plot alone with no backgr…

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## [Resampling using cell data?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resampling-using-cell-data/7238)

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**Author:** [@f.gallardo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/f.gallardo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resampling-using-cell-data/7238 "2021-05-18T08:34:27Z")

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Hello, i have some data at an unstructured grid in 2D . I would like to resample that to a structure grid. This I have done when I have point data. In my case, displacement from FEM . I have used linear interpolati…

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## [Use computer modern (cm) font in math mode in text (Solved)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-computer-modern-cm-font-in-math-mode-in-text-solved/6406)

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**Author:** [@liangwang0734](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/liangwang0734)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-computer-modern-cm-font-in-math-mode-in-text-solved/6406 "2021-02-08T09:39:53Z")

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Problem: In Sources-\>Text, or any Colorbar legend title, using a latex math expression like J\_z gives a sans-font-like result, instead of latex default computer modern that is shown in some official references. Switch t…

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## [Read the data from ANSYS Fluent](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-the-data-from-ansys-fluent/1540)

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**Author:** [@szhao](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/szhao)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-the-data-from-ansys-fluent/1540 "2020-05-06T01:37:51Z")

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Hi, I was trying to import the data from ANSYS Fluent, I searched online said export the data as the EnSight file from Fluent and then change the extension .encase to .case manually. After importing the .case file, it …

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## [How to limit CPU threads and memory usage in client/server mode](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-limit-cpu-threads-and-memory-usage-in-client-server-mode/3814)

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**Author:** [@mconti](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mconti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-limit-cpu-threads-and-memory-usage-in-client-server-mode/3814 "2020-03-14T15:07:24Z")

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Hey everyone, as some of you are already aware, when using Paraview with OSPRay enabled in client/server mode if will EAT up memory and CPU usage. We have found that on server side it will eat up 4-5 times the memory it …

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## [ParaView 5.13.0-RC2 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-13-0-rc2-is-available-for-download/15218)

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**Author:** [@vbolea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbolea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-13-0-rc2-is-available-for-download/15218 "2024-08-12T23:47:54Z")

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:tada::tada::tada: The ParaView team is very happy to announce that ParaView 5.13.0-RC2 is available for download at: https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repositor…

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## [Representations in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/representations-in-paraview/11381)

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**Author:** [@dcthomp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dcthomp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/representations-in-paraview/11381 "2023-02-16T07:18:16Z")

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I’m developing a new representation and needed to understand how the various classes interact (as of ParaView 5.11). I used the attached python script to generate a graph illustrating how they are used. It helped me; hop…

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## [Install Paraview 5.8](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-paraview-5-8/4148)

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**Author:** [@victorof](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/victorof)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/install-paraview-5-8/4148 "2021-09-02T04:33:11Z")

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Dear ParaView technical support, I’m new at linux and Paraview. I would like to execute ParaView 5.8 from the terminal, but every time I try to use “paraview” command, it tells me to execute “sudo apt install ParaView”,…

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## [rotate object given center and degrees](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rotate-object-given-center-and-degrees/1638)

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**Author:** [@marios\_geo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marios_geo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rotate-object-given-center-and-degrees/1638 "2019-04-10T15:31:43Z")

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Hi, I have several VTK files that are exported from a processing software. To save memory for the 3d grid, the coordiantes are rotated, given a xy center and a degree. Those values are known. Since I have several of th…

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## [Different colormaps for different components](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/different-colormaps-for-different-components/1562)

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**Author:** [@soupault](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/soupault)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/different-colormaps-for-different-components/1562 "2019-04-02T11:48:31Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to visualize a section of a 3D scan along with a 3D multi-class segmentation mask. I want to keep the scan in grayscale and, at the same time, to use distinct colors for the different classes in the ma…

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## [Point Volume Interpolator should work in parallel](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-volume-interpolator-should-work-in-parallel/15252)

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**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-volume-interpolator-should-work-in-parallel/15252 "2024-08-19T13:34:46Z")

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The Point Volume Interpolator is an important filter for converting a point cloud into a volume mesh that can be interpolated and operated on. Its use is similar to Resample To Image except the resample filters do not wo…

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## [Paraview client/server display not accessible message](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-client-server-display-not-accessible-message/6557)

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**Author:** [@Nikolaos\_Beratlis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nikolaos_Beratlis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-client-server-display-not-accessible-message/6557 "2021-02-26T08:58:35Z")

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Hi, My university has a computer cluster. They installed the Paraview server on the cluster. I perform the following steps to use Paraview as a client/server environment. I ssh to the cluster I request a dynamic alloc…

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## [ParaView User Day Europe 2025](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2025/16728)

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**Author:** [@Laure\_Aka](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Laure_Aka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2025/16728 "2025-05-28T13:37:02Z")

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Kitware is delighted to announce the third edition of the ParaView User Day Europe! :tada: Type: On-site event Date: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 Location: EPITA, Lyon, France Price : Free for all, registration req…

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## [ParaViewPluginBuilder 0.1 available](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviewpluginbuilder-0-1-available/2753)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviewpluginbuilder-0-1-available/2753 "2022-06-10T10:52:25Z")

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Kitware is happy to share the release of ParaViewPluginBuilder 0.1. https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview-plugin-builder/tree/master ParaViewPluginBuilder is an open-source docker based script to facilitate the …

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## [Processing very large \`vtkMultiBlockDataSet\` - performance & pipeline suggestions // working example attached](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/processing-very-large-vtkmultiblockdataset-performance-pipeline-suggestions-working-example-attached/12879)

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**Author:** [@M1kol4j](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/M1kol4j)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/processing-very-large-vtkmultiblockdataset-performance-pipeline-suggestions-working-example-attached/12879 "2023-09-20T09:16:12Z")

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Dear ParaView experts, Context: I am working on a very large astrophysical simulation. Our parallel code splits the computational domain into hundreds of thousands of small, independent, structured grids (typical size 2…

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## [Exporting publication-quality images](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-publication-quality-images/141)

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**Author:** [@ahmet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ahmet)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-publication-quality-images/141 "2020-07-10T14:45:50Z")

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Hello everyone, I have two main questions about publication-quality images. I got stuck in making quality images for my journal article. Since, all my charts/render views is in Paraview. First, I am trying to export ve…

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## [ ParaView 5.12.0-RC1 is available for download ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-0-rc1-is-available-for-download/13233)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Krattiger](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ryan_Krattiger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-0-rc1-is-available-for-download/13233 "2023-11-14T14:20:54Z")

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:tada::tada::tada: The ParaView team is very happy to announce that ParaView 5.12.0-RC1 is available for download at: https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repositor…

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## [Change Axis Size and color](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-axis-size-and-color/3355)

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**Author:** [@nayla\_salvador](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nayla_salvador)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-axis-size-and-color/3355 "2025-02-16T14:15:51Z")

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Hello I would like to know that I can change the size of the XYZ axis and also if there is a way to change the color and size of the magnitude scale for better contrast (written in black for example) I can’t generate…

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## [Showing partial arrays in spreadsheet view](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/showing-partial-arrays-in-spreadsheet-view/4401)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/showing-partial-arrays-in-spreadsheet-view/4401 "2020-06-02T17:23:01Z")

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When dealing with composite-datasets such as multiblock-datasets or partitioned-dataset-collections, it’s not uncommon to have different set of arrays for each of the datasets that are part of the composite-dataset . Whe…

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## [Add waiting icon when paraview is busy](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-waiting-icon-when-paraview-is-busy/8039)

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**Author:** [@Eloise](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eloise)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-waiting-icon-when-paraview-is-busy/8039 "2021-10-07T21:49:43Z")

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When Paraview is processing a long task, we have no indication for when it has done. It could be a good thing to have a visual information about when it is processing, for example a cursor icon change (a loading weel or …

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## [Plot3d format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot3d-format/2511)

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**Author:** [@MAGAN\_SINGH](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MAGAN_SINGH)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot3d-format/2511 "2025-12-11T07:59:17Z")

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I just started data visualization in ParaView5.7.0-RC1. I have two binary output files for flow analysis over the delta wing as a grid file(plot3dg.bin) and solution file(plot3dq.bin)plot3dg.bin (17.3 KB) plot3dq.bin (21…

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## [Where is "Surface LIC" visualization in Paraview 5.6.0 version](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/where-is-surface-lic-visualization-in-paraview-5-6-0-version/754)

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**Author:** [@Eliss](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eliss)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/where-is-surface-lic-visualization-in-paraview-5-6-0-version/754 "2026-01-08T13:44:18Z")

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Good morning. I am learning how to use ParaView by some yutube videos. All of them show the option to visualize the “Surface LIC” of the domain. The problem is that all use an old version and I don’t know where I can fi…

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## [ParaView 6.1.0-RC1 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-0-rc1-is-available-for-download/17441)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-0-rc1-is-available-for-download/17441 "2026-02-13T15:53:12Z")

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The ParaView team is delighted to announce the release of ParaView 6.1.0 Release Candidate 1. Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. ParaView’s repository has been tagged with “v6.1.0-RC1” and the ParaView supe…

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## [ParaView crashes when trying to open file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-trying-to-open-file/2089)

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**Author:** [@JShang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JShang)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-trying-to-open-file/2089 "2019-06-24T14:17:58Z")

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I am using ParaView 5.6.0 & 5.6.1 and met a headache problem: the two versions always crashed when I just tried to open a file (sometimes it can work but always crash). The software works well weeks ago, the problem jus…

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## [How to analyse OpenFOAM data with ParaView: A community contributed 25min video tutorial.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-analyse-openfoam-data-with-paraview-a-community-contributed-25min-video-tutorial/5348)

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**Author:** [@wouterremmerie](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wouterremmerie)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-analyse-openfoam-data-with-paraview-a-community-contributed-25min-video-tutorial/5348 "2020-09-16T17:32:04Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve created a Paraview Tutorial video: I’m looking forward to your feedback! Cheers, Wouter.

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## [Recommended specs for running Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/recommended-specs-for-running-paraview/7459)

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**Author:** [@FMacca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FMacca)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/recommended-specs-for-running-paraview/7459 "2021-06-22T16:16:47Z")

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Hello everyone! I am new to Paraview and I am going to use it for 3d data visualization and I am also in need to buy a new PC. Which specs do you suggest in order for Paraview to work at its best? Thank you in advance, …

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## [How to Install ParaView on a remote server in Linux](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-paraview-on-a-remote-server-in-linux/2109)

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**Author:** [@huangc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/huangc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-paraview-on-a-remote-server-in-linux/2109 "2019-06-27T09:11:37Z")

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I downloaded the ParaView-5.6.1-MPI-Linux-64bit.tar (binary file?) I ran pvserver from within the bin folder, and got the following error as: "error while loading shared libraries: libOpenGL.so.0: cannot open shared…

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## [ParaView User Day Europe 2024](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2024/14705)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-day-europe-2024/14705 "2024-05-24T07:36:50Z")

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Kitware is delighted to announce the second edition of the ParaView User Day Europe! :tada: Type: on-site event Date: Thursday, September 26 2024 Location: ENS Lyon – Amphitheatre Descartes – Lyon, France Price: free…

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## [How can I install and import other modules inside pvpython?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-install-and-import-other-modules-inside-pvpython/3067)

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**Author:** [@Waqas\_Ahmad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Waqas_Ahmad)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-install-and-import-other-modules-inside-pvpython/3067 "2021-01-10T23:13:37Z")

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I need to import module ‘zmq’. I have tried to run pip but no luck and then get-pip.py with pvpython but it also produce some error. Any help will be really appreciated.

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## [XRInterface (Virtual Reality) Plugin: Menu Redesign](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xrinterface-virtual-reality-plugin-menu-redesign/11601)

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**Author:** [@Tiffany\_Chhim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tiffany_Chhim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xrinterface-virtual-reality-plugin-menu-redesign/11601 "2023-06-08T08:44:55Z")

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Context What’s the plugin? The “XRInterface” plugin is a ParaView plugin that lets you explore datasets in virtual and augmented reality very easily. Controllers can be used to interact with the scene to pick objects, ad…

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## [Correct way to scale data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/correct-way-to-scale-data/1484)

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**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/correct-way-to-scale-data/1484 "2020-01-29T13:59:43Z")

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Hi everybody ! I’m still deal with a box of 256x256x256 cell , and polydata (vtk file containing 5 point) representing a polymer . I would like to give a scaling factor , I’ve tried using transform selecting just scale …

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## [Saving data for large amount of time steps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-data-for-large-amount-of-time-steps/285)

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**Author:** [@Wentao](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Wentao)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-data-for-large-amount-of-time-steps/285 "2018-07-13T21:28:18Z")

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Dear all, I want to save 200000 2D snapshot CSV data from 200000 3D array files. I added a slice and showed the spreadsheet of the data for the slice. Then I click File-\>save data and I click write all time steps. See b…

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## [Importing tecplot (plt) files with time stamp in Paraview.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-tecplot-plt-files-with-time-stamp-in-paraview/1709)

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**Author:** [@marient](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marient)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-tecplot-plt-files-with-time-stamp-in-paraview/1709 "2021-05-09T21:00:32Z")

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We would like to import a sequence of snapshots to generate an animation in Paraview. The trouble is that the files were originally generated in Tecplot (extension plt). The sequence is correctly imported in Paraview, bu…

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## [About the automatization of licences concatenation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/about-the-automatization-of-licences-concatenation/8774)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/about-the-automatization-of-licences-concatenation/8774 "2023-08-04T07:08:18Z")

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Problem ParaView/VTK contains many files of different licenses, and uses many third parties of different licenses, how can we (people building ParaView) distribute an accurate license file for the generated binaries, or …

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