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## [There is no paraview executable after build.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/there-is-no-paraview-executable-after-build/662)

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**Author:** [@govind\_sharma](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/govind_sharma)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/there-is-no-paraview-executable-after-build/662 "2018-10-03T07:58:55Z")

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Hi All, Paraview build has been done successfully but as I am not able to run with ./bin/paraview I have checked bin directory in paraview\_build, there is not paraview executable. Only executable with paraview name i…

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## [Coloring surface by predefined RGB values](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coloring-surface-by-predefined-rgb-values/6011)

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**Author:** [@mhadziabdic](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mhadziabdic)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coloring-surface-by-predefined-rgb-values/6011 "2020-12-08T19:37:43Z")

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Dear All, I have a surface on which I have RBG values stored in each cell. I am trying to see color defined by those RGB values. But I cannot figure out how to do it, or if this is possible to do it at all. I would app…

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## [Plot over line does not show the chart](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-line-does-not-show-the-chart/10250)

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**Author:** [@Jonas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jonas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-line-does-not-show-the-chart/10250 "2022-09-09T07:20:45Z")

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Uploading: pastyrkageos\_t0002.vtu… Hi, I am having problem with vtu file. When i want to plot temperature values over the line, the chart window opens, but does not show any data. Does anybody knows what coud be causin…

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## [Averaged to unaveraged stresses](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/averaged-to-unaveraged-stresses/11719)

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**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/averaged-to-unaveraged-stresses/11719 "2023-04-01T18:37:13Z")

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Hi, I use open-source FEA software CalculiX. One of its limitations is that it can only output averaged nodal stresses. I’ve noticed this recent thread about Quadrature Points filters that can be used to obtain stresses…

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## [Programmatically set background image](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmatically-set-background-image/2574)

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**Author:** [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmatically-set-background-image/2574 "2019-09-19T02:18:39Z")

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How would one set the background image through python? I can tell PV to use a background image through: GetActiveView().UseTexturedBackground = 1 But I can’t figure out how to load an image. repr(GetActiveView().Back…

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## [ParaView Web Visualizer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-web-visualizer/13235)

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**Author:** [@hasraz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hasraz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-web-visualizer/13235 "2023-11-23T00:20:13Z")

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I’m looking at the web version of ParaView here. When I use the server located at Kitware headquarters, in Clifton Park, New York, the screen is different between two different tabs on my Google Chrome browser. However,…

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## [Plot3d files visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot3d-files-visualization/1217)

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**Author:** [@RaviGupta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RaviGupta)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot3d-files-visualization/1217 "2019-02-05T05:38:36Z")

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Hi, I am using Paraview to visualize plot3d formatted data files. I am importing the data file into ParaView using reader file with extension .p3d . So my flow variables are coming as Function0, Function1, Function2 etc…

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## [Add Table to Uniform filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-table-to-uniform-filter/7694)

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**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-table-to-uniform-filter/7694 "2021-07-26T14:49:25Z")

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It would be helpful to have a Table to Uniform (or name it Table to Image) filter that converted a table (e.g. from a .csv file) to a uniform grid. This filter would behave similar to Table to Structured except that inst…

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## [Overlapping plots](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/overlapping-plots/3030)

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**Author:** [@henry2004y](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/henry2004y)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/overlapping-plots/3030 "2020-03-11T19:17:59Z")

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Hi, I have a working script for generating plots for one file. Now I want to loop over all the files and generate one plot for each of them. Here is the script I am using: from paraview.simple import \* #### disable aut…

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## [ParaView client-server error for number of textures defined](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-client-server-error-for-number-of-textures-defined/3024)

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**Author:** [@KasperWayne](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/KasperWayne)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-client-server-error-for-number-of-textures-defined/3024 "2019-11-25T14:35:50Z")

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Hi, I am using a cloud server for CFD simulations using OpenFOAM 7.0 and then ParaView 5.6.0 for graphical post-processing of the results. I am running a client-host setup of ParaView and finally managed to load the Ope…

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## [Extracting a surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-a-surface/3386)

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**Author:** [@vishruthdilip](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vishruthdilip)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-a-surface/3386 "2025-05-16T02:04:25Z")

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Hi, I need to create a surface across which I need to measure the mass flow rate. My geometry is such that I have two circular surfaces, the edges of which are concentric circles. For instance, I need to extract the…

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## [Is there a better way to view Exodus nodesets and sidesets in paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-view-exodus-nodesets-and-sidesets-in-paraview/347)

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**Author:** [@wortiz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wortiz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-view-exodus-nodesets-and-sidesets-in-paraview/347 "2018-07-24T15:57:40Z")

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If I select the advanced options and individually click on side sets and nodesets in paraview they show up but they are barely visible most of the time, is there a better way to view these boundaries in paraview? Or a w…

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## [How to configure Paraview Client/Server configuration with native GPU rendering over SSH](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-configure-paraview-client-server-configuration-with-native-gpu-rendering-over-ssh/2919)

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**Author:** [@rdbisme](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rdbisme)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-configure-paraview-client-server-configuration-with-native-gpu-rendering-over-ssh/2919 "2019-11-12T09:25:53Z")

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Hello, I’m having some troubles compiling/configuring ParaView in order to be able to render on a remote server on its GPU and visualizing the results on a client, on another machine. My server setup is an Ubuntu 18.04…

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## [Paraview compatibility with different graphic cards](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-compatibility-with-different-graphic-cards/8272)

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**Author:** [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-compatibility-with-different-graphic-cards/8272 "2021-11-02T09:07:00Z")

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Hi! I wanted to know if Paraview can utilize GPUs like AMD radeon or IRIS for photorealistic rendering? or is Paraview only compatible with nvidia GPUs? I want to buy a laptop so wanna know which GPU will be useful and …

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## [Format for volumetric tetrahedral meshes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/format-for-volumetric-tetrahedral-meshes/455)

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**Author:** [@AnderBiguri](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AnderBiguri)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/format-for-volumetric-tetrahedral-meshes/455 "2020-06-05T06:13:26Z")

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Hi there, I have some custom-created tetrahedral volume meshes of a domain with individual tetrahedron values that I’d like to visualize (clip, color, etc). They are a priori unstructured, but I can easily build a graph…

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## [Having trouble to start Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/having-trouble-to-start-paraview/2931)

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**Author:** [@kirathegreat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kirathegreat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/having-trouble-to-start-paraview/2931 "2019-11-12T09:14:06Z")

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Hello, I am currently experiencing trouble starting Paraview on my newly built Linux Station. For the hardware my graphics card is AMD Radeon Pro WX7100, for system I have LInux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon 4.2.4. I tried to st…

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## [How can I change the center of rotation for mouse interaction?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-change-the-center-of-rotation-for-mouse-interaction/7335)

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**Author:** [@lbs1163](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lbs1163)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-change-the-center-of-rotation-for-mouse-interaction/7335 "2021-06-07T16:55:50Z")

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Hello, I’m currently using ‘paraviewweb/src/NativeUI/Canvas/RemoteRenderer’ from paraviewweb@3.2.13 I found out that if I drag the viewer with holding shift, I can move view with translation. However, the center of rot…

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## [ParaView 5.6.0 Release Candidate 3 available for download and testing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-6-0-release-candidate-3-available-for-download-and-testing/803)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-6-0-release-candidate-3-available-for-download-and-testing/803 "2019-01-24T14:47:57Z")

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The ParaView team is pleased to announce that ParaView 5.6.0-RC3 (Release Candidate 3) is available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repository h…

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## [Write Binary UnstructuredGrid CellData LegacyVTK in Matlab](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/write-binary-unstructuredgrid-celldata-legacyvtk-in-matlab/776)

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**Author:** [@Jimbles](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jimbles)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/write-binary-unstructuredgrid-celldata-legacyvtk-in-matlab/776 "2018-10-23T17:38:26Z")

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Hey there, I have been using the function writeVTKcell.m to write tetrahedral mesh files to legacy VTK format, but I would like to try and make this process more efficient by switching to binary files. However, it is ob…

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## [Multiple Layouts without sinchronization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-layouts-without-sinchronization/1096)

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**Author:** [@Sergio\_Pluchinsky](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sergio_Pluchinsky)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-layouts-without-sinchronization/1096 "2019-01-05T00:04:20Z")

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Hi, I’m postprocessing CalculiX modal results, and would like to create a display showing all the modes, every one in a different layout. I have tried splitting the first layout, or even loading the same ressult file wit…

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## [Paraview Glance vs. Paraview Web](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-vs-paraview-web/1551)

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**Author:** [@Kevin\_Xiaomu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kevin_Xiaomu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-vs-paraview-web/1551 "2019-04-25T18:34:03Z")

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Hi, I am trying to investigate the possibilities to bring CFD results to VR/AR through Paraview Glance or Paraview Web. Can Paraview Web support VR/AR export as well? I noted that Paraview Glance can do this. For the s…

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## [Visualize wind speed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-wind-speed/2507)

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**Author:** [@sholz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sholz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-wind-speed/2507 "2019-09-05T09:19:48Z")

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Dear paraview community! I am working on a wind study within an urban context. For meshing and simulation I used simscale, now I want to visualize the results in paraview. For doing so, I set a slice in z direction, hig…

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## [Question: how to place the camera to make sure snapshot the whole dataset in python script (NOT in GUI)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-how-to-place-the-camera-to-make-sure-snapshot-the-whole-dataset-in-python-script-not-in-gui/2789)

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**Author:** [@Robinnie](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Robinnie)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/question-how-to-place-the-camera-to-make-sure-snapshot-the-whole-dataset-in-python-script-not-in-gui/2789 "2019-10-17T13:45:56Z")

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I am using python script to snapshot the 3D datasets. A lot of datasets. It seems the camera position/placement, etc will affect the snapshot(it may snapshot the whole dataset, or just part of it) as shown as the attache…

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## [Extract surface and keep numbering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-surface-and-keep-numbering/2590)

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**Author:** [@matthieuvitse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/matthieuvitse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-surface-and-keep-numbering/2590 "2019-09-30T18:13:34Z")

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Hi there, from what I’ve seen, ExtractSurface renumbers the vertices of the mesh. I’d like to find a way to keep the initial number of the nodes from the full 3D mesh. It could be by creating blocks (1 with the inner vo…

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## [How to get ParaView to properly cache geometries?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-paraview-to-properly-cache-geometries/190)

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**Author:** [@pvuser](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pvuser)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-paraview-to-properly-cache-geometries/190 "2018-07-16T14:21:28Z")

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Hello ParaView Users, I am visualizing a particle based simulation (700000 particles, about 8GB for 120 timesteps, each step around 70MB) on a single machine (i5 CPU, 2,60 GHz, Intel Graphics Chip HD 530, 16GB of RAM) a…

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## [Keyboard shortcut for setting view center of rotation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-setting-view-center-of-rotation/10456)

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**Author:** [@JacobAllen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JacobAllen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-setting-view-center-of-rotation/10456 "2024-07-11T08:43:43Z")

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When navigating round a renderView, it is very important to be able to reset the view center of rotation. The ‘Pick Center’ button does a great job of this. However, my one complaint about it is that I need to move my cu…

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## [How to export .stl as a consolidate part (parallelization)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-stl-as-a-consolidate-part-parallelization/3137)

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**Author:** [@lihao](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lihao)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-stl-as-a-consolidate-part-parallelization/3137 "2019-12-09T10:55:49Z")

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Dear all, We hope to output this result as an stl for 3D printing. As you could see in the figure, we use parallelization computation, thus the part is divided into several subdomains. I used “extract surface”, then sav…

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## [cellZone not shown in paraView mesh list](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cellzone-not-shown-in-paraview-mesh-list/11462)

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**Author:** [@shizuka](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shizuka)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cellzone-not-shown-in-paraview-mesh-list/11462 "2023-02-27T13:28:43Z")

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Hi, I have a question of the Mesh Regions in ParaView. I tried to simulate a porous media in OpenFOAM, it involves a topoSetDict. According to the Youtube tutorial, there is a cellZone group in the Mesh Regions tab. But…

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## [When using python script, screenshot records blank](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/when-using-python-script-screenshot-records-blank/1915)

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**Author:** [@wl032](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wl032)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/when-using-python-script-screenshot-records-blank/1915 "2019-05-31T16:04:13Z")

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My purpose is to do some batch processing, and take screen shots. Here is the script. #### import the simple module from the paraview from paraview.simple import \* #### disable automatic camera reset on 'Show' paraview…

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## [Streamlines in spherical coordinates](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-in-spherical-coordinates/1427)

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**Author:** [@Gherardo\_Valori](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gherardo_Valori)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-in-spherical-coordinates/1427 "2019-03-12T14:58:15Z")

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Hi, I am trying to plot streamlines of a 3D vector field in spherical coordinates. I have the three components (Br,Bt,Bp) loaded as separate scalar fields from a netcdf file with standard CF convention (ie with latitude…

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## [vector transformation in spherical and Cartesian coordinates](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-transformation-in-spherical-and-cartesian-coordinates/262)

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**Author:** [@zengwl17206](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zengwl17206)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-transformation-in-spherical-and-cartesian-coordinates/262 "2018-07-01T20:41:20Z")

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Hello everyone, Here I have a vector array v = (v1, v2, v3), which is described in spherical coordinate, and I want to transfer it to Cartesian coordinate. Using the following relation, I type in the calculator filte…

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## [Using paraview I want to draw a two-dimensional polarization vector](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-paraview-i-want-to-draw-a-two-dimensional-polarization-vector/3203)

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**Author:** [@Wendel1995l0829](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Wendel1995l0829)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-paraview-i-want-to-draw-a-two-dimensional-polarization-vector/3203 "2019-12-18T14:42:41Z")

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Hello, I hope you can answer this question for me. I exported the VTK 2d vector image through Comsol.I want to rework the vector images by doing paraview.But you end up with a different image than you had in comsol. …

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## [How to link paraview filter details between views?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-link-paraview-filter-details-between-views/7020)

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**Author:** [@Zommuter](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Zommuter)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-link-paraview-filter-details-between-views/7020 "2021-04-22T07:23:25Z")

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Greetings! When I split a layout into two render views, all filters in the pipeline are separated, e.g. a StreamTracer’s source properties. How can I link those? In Tools → Manage Links… I can only link the views themse…

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## [How to display variable values in the view?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-variable-values-in-the-view/2172)

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**Author:** [@Mariana\_Rodriguez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mariana_Rodriguez)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-variable-values-in-the-view/2172 "2022-03-22T21:50:59Z")

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I would like to display the maximum pressure and other simulation variables in the screen view of ParaView. And I want to allow it to change over time as time progresses. Similar to Annotate Time Fileter, but with other …

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## [Smoothing Contours (iso lines) on a Planar Slice](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/smoothing-contours-iso-lines-on-a-planar-slice/4104)

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**Author:** [@RAndress](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RAndress)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/smoothing-contours-iso-lines-on-a-planar-slice/4104 "2020-04-19T17:54:13Z")

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Shown below is the plot of electric current density (A/m) imported from FEAtool output VTK and STL data. I am, as yet, unable to smoothing the contour/Iso lines. Please point the way … The model is of a cylindrical …

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## [trace recorder and camera](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trace-recorder-and-camera/735)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trace-recorder-and-camera/735 "2020-08-06T07:31:00Z")

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The trace recorder does not record camera positions. Is this an oversight, or by design? How can a user find the camera position in a script? Thanks, Alan

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## [Click-and-Drag Translation with VTKRenderer and Server-side Rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/click-and-drag-translation-with-vtkrenderer-and-server-side-rendering/2740)

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**Author:** [@mayfielg](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mayfielg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/click-and-drag-translation-with-vtkrenderer-and-server-side-rendering/2740 "2020-03-27T21:30:39Z")

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Hello, We are working on building a web-based viewer using the Paraview server with server-side rendering (VTKRenderer, simple, wslink) and we have loaded both PNGs series data and OBJs. We’re looking to implement objec…

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## [Getting "Point ID" value in Calculator Filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-point-id-value-in-calculator-filter/4052)

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**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-point-id-value-in-calculator-filter/4052 "2020-04-13T18:27:05Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m wondering whether they might be (or in a future version, could be) a “variable” in the Calculator filter (and therefore vtkArrayCalculator) to provide the value of the “Point ID” (which is the column…

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## [Converting CSV to Points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/converting-csv-to-points/9670)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Jackson](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael_Jackson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/converting-csv-to-points/9670 "2022-05-24T18:11:35Z")

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I have the following CSV file: x,y,z,Temp 0,0,0,1 4,0,0,2 0,4,0,3 4,4,0,4 0,0,8,5 4,0,8,6 0,4,8,7 I import it into ParaView using the standard CSV reader. Then I try to apply the Table to Points filter, select t…

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## [Custom filter to copy/paste repetive pipeline operation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-filter-to-copy-paste-repetive-pipeline-operation/4556)

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**Author:** [@yek\_irani](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yek_irani)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-filter-to-copy-paste-repetive-pipeline-operation/4556 "2026-07-27T11:39:48Z")

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Hi, I am using the information from this link (https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Custom\_Filters) to generate a custom filter for a pipeline section containing a Y-normal slice, a clip filter and glyph - let’s call …

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## [Cannot connect to Catalyst Live visualization on Mac OS X](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-connect-to-catalyst-live-visualization-on-mac-os-x/301)

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**Author:** [@Senui](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Senui)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-connect-to-catalyst-live-visualization-on-mac-os-x/301 "2020-08-14T15:32:35Z")

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Hello, I am trying to get a simple live visualization demo to run on Mac OS X 10.11. It’s the CxxNonOverlappingAMRExample. I am using ParaView v5.5.2. By the way, the example runs fine on my Linux machine. The steps to…

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## [How to get Force Distribution on body](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-force-distribution-on-body/5815)

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**Author:** [@Om\_Jagtap](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Om_Jagtap)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-force-distribution-on-body/5815 "2021-03-03T21:16:54Z")

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Hey, I have performed an aerodynamics simulation for which I want to get the force values along the length of the body. Is it possible to get the force values Fx, Fy, Fz on the body cells? I tried the F = p\*Normals\_Y , …

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## [running ParaView in virtual machine](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-paraview-in-virtual-machine/2624)

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**Author:** [@ftoth](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ftoth)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-paraview-in-virtual-machine/2624 "2019-09-26T14:42:09Z")

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Hi, I’ve been using ParaView frequently in virtual machines without hardware OpenGL available. This worked fine using the --mesa options. Unfortunately they are broken in the 5.6.1 and 5.6.2 releases, and seem to bet no…

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## [How to view the data restrict to certain x range](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-the-data-restrict-to-certain-x-range/1612)

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**Author:** [@Wesley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Wesley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-the-data-restrict-to-certain-x-range/1612 "2019-04-07T18:15:17Z")

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Hi, Previously we’ve been able to solve “How to view the data restrict to one domain”, now I wonder if we can view the data restrict to certain x range, as the part circled out is not desired, I am thinking if I can res…

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## [Review doc updated](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/review-doc-updated/11067)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/review-doc-updated/11067 "2022-12-23T08:29:57Z")

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The review process documentation has been updated to be coherent with what the robot expect. https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/blob/master/Documentation/dev/git/develop.md#human-reviews The main take away …

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## [How to put a text in the center of a renderview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-put-a-text-in-the-center-of-a-renderview/5304)

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**Author:** [@sharaborin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharaborin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-put-a-text-in-the-center-of-a-renderview/5304 "2020-09-23T17:03:57Z")

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Dear All, I am trying to put a text in the center of the renderview on the specific height Oy, not center bottom. How to do it? I am using pvpython. setting position is not suitable, because I don’t know the length B…

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## [Creating custom Paraview Reader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-custom-paraview-reader/5027)

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**Author:** [@piv\_its](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/piv_its)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-custom-paraview-reader/5027 "2020-08-06T15:38:29Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to create a custom Paraview Reader for netCFD files with 6 dimensions. The dimensions contain informations such as time, x/y - coordinates, velocity components (u,v,w) … I’m completly new in C++ Progra…

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## [building version 5.7.0 on cluster (2)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-version-5-7-0-on-cluster-2/3489)

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**Author:** [@Rigel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rigel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-version-5-7-0-on-cluster-2/3489 "2020-02-14T10:12:49Z")

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Hi, I am having problems to build version 5.7.0 of ParaView on my home directory in the Dresden University’s cluster, Taurus. taurus.sh (1.7 KB) is the script I am using. The building process gets pretty close to its e…

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## [Vectors in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vectors-in-paraview/8899)

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**Author:** [@PALANI](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PALANI)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vectors-in-paraview/8899 "2022-02-08T20:58:14Z")

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Hello, I want to plot the vectors like this in Paraview, how and is it possible to do so, help me out, I am a beginner in post - processing field.

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## [How to set animation speed (not the string)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-set-animation-speed-not-the-string/14198)

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**Author:** [@legno](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/legno)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-set-animation-speed-not-the-string/14198 "2024-10-13T09:09:23Z")

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Hello, I am using Paraview 5.12.0 on OSX. I know how to change the frame rate of an animation. How may I change the stride of an animation. How may I change the speed at which the animation is played? Note that the solut…

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