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## [Resolution of Glyph Type Sphere](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resolution-of-glyph-type-sphere/2925)

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**Author:** [@xikaij](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/xikaij)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resolution-of-glyph-type-sphere/2925 "2019-11-07T02:38:01Z")

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Dear Paraview Developers/Users: I’m new to Paraview and I used Glyph filter to represent points as spheres by choosing ‘Glyph Type’ to ‘Sphere’. Currently the spheres have relatively sharp edges and corners, how can I i…

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## [How to install VTK as a standalone package](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-vtk-as-a-standalone-package/930)

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**Author:** [@cbcoutinho](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cbcoutinho)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-vtk-as-a-standalone-package/930 "2018-11-20T08:37:40Z")

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I’m interested in building a project that embeds some visualization into a simple gui using VTK, for which I need to have the VTK development libraries/headers installed. Is it possible to link to the VTK libraries that …

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## [Transforming vector results to new coordinate system](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transforming-vector-results-to-new-coordinate-system/8686)

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**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transforming-vector-results-to-new-coordinate-system/8686 "2021-12-27T13:09:02Z")

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Hi, does ParaView have a built-in tool or filter to transform the vector field results (like stress or displacement components) to a user-specified coordinate system ? I’m particularly interested in the transformation t…

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## [How could I get the coordinates of the center of a domain cell?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-could-i-get-the-coordinates-of-the-center-of-a-domain-cell/5060)

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**Author:** [@Victor](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Victor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-could-i-get-the-coordinates-of-the-center-of-a-domain-cell/5060 "2020-08-09T08:51:06Z")

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Hi, As I wrote in the title, how could I get the coordinates of the center of a cell? I am attaching an image to make clear my question (I am looking for the coordinates of the red dots) Thank you, Victor

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## [Error when loading .foam file in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-loading-foam-file-in-paraview/5866)

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**Author:** [@CFDaniel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CFDaniel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-loading-foam-file-in-paraview/5866 "2020-11-27T16:07:10Z")

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Hello everybody, I am very new to OpenFOAM and Paraview. Currently I try to simulate a 2D backward-facing step with OpenFOAM and do the postprocessing with Paraview. I am using OpenFOAM v1912 with Docker on my MacBook…

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## [Paraview-superbuild build fails on MacOS](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-superbuild-build-fails-on-macos/760)

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**Author:** [@sabyasachi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sabyasachi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-superbuild-build-fails-on-macos/760 "2018-10-25T10:25:20Z")

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Hi, I am trying to build and install paraview with the superbuild procedure on a MacOS. When “ENABLE\_QT5” is on, it unable to build successfully. The following error is obtained: \[ 67%\] Building CXX object VTK/Renderi…

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## [Read file format .nek5000](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687)

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**Author:** [@DanPar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanPar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687 "2019-10-04T10:17:53Z")

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Hi, Can you give me precise instructions regarding how i can read in paraview the file format .nek5000 ( so the output of the CFD code nek5000) ? There was a previous discussion, but wat not clear at all. Thanks in ad…

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## [Transform geometry based on input from a table of points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transform-geometry-based-on-input-from-a-table-of-points/5816)

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**Author:** [@Lukasz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lukasz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transform-geometry-based-on-input-from-a-table-of-points/5816 "2020-12-03T11:11:11Z")

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This topic appears quite often in the archives but I was not able to figure out how to do this, perhaps because I’m a total vtk/python noob. I have a geometry file (think of the VTK cow for example) and a time series of…

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## [ParaView 5.6.0 crash when loading raw binary file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-6-0-crash-when-loading-raw-binary-file/1974)

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**Author:** [@jvanderk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jvanderk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-6-0-crash-when-loading-raw-binary-file/1974 "2019-06-07T11:59:59Z")

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Hi all, I am using ParaView-5.6.0-MPI-Linux-64bit that I downloaded from paraview.org. I have a binary file of 16 x 16 x 16 floats in little endian that I try to load in ParaView using “Image Reader”. I then use: Data…

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## [Lighting not disabled for slice representation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lighting-not-disabled-for-slice-representation/2321)

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**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lighting-not-disabled-for-slice-representation/2321 "2019-07-30T14:22:58Z")

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Contradictory to the release notes of version 5.6, Lighting on the Slice representation had the undesirable effect of darkening the slice with the default light, which is off center with respect to the view and focal p…

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## [which paraview archive is preferred?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/which-paraview-archive-is-preferred/2029)

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**Author:** [@skypickle](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/skypickle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/which-paraview-archive-is-preferred/2029 "2019-06-13T07:43:46Z")

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There two different paraview archives: ParaView-5.6.1-Windows-msvc2015-64bit and ParaView-5.6.1-MPI-Windows-msvc2015-64bit The folder and file structure of both seem similar. What is the difference?

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## [Crash when trying to volume render or clip unstructured grid data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-when-trying-to-volume-render-or-clip-unstructured-grid-data/5797)

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**Author:** [@robertwi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/robertwi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-when-trying-to-volume-render-or-clip-unstructured-grid-data/5797 "2021-09-06T06:29:12Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to visualize a cloud collapse using Paraview, the original data is generated by an SPH program and the output is transformed into a vtk unstructured grid format. This has worked well for previous simulati…

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## [Simultaneous viewing of two different data items not possible](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simultaneous-viewing-of-two-different-data-items-not-possible/1127)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simultaneous-viewing-of-two-different-data-items-not-possible/1127 "2019-01-10T16:55:55Z")

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Normally it is not a problem to view two different data items at the same time, but I am having two now where it seems impossible. And I must already add that it is not a coordinates problem: they ARE in the same view vo…

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## [Building Paraview through spack](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-through-spack/7901)

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**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-through-spack/7901 "2024-11-26T15:10:57Z")

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Has anyone ever installed paraview for off-screen GPU rendering through spack? I’d love to learn how to do that and was unable to find documentation for the build parameters, because All I found was https://spack.r…

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## [Multiple Probe locations](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-probe-locations/6665)

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**Author:** [@rmhkmm4](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rmhkmm4)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-probe-locations/6665 "2021-03-22T18:37:50Z")

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Hi there! I am attempting to take data from various simulations performed on Simscale and use the probe feature in ParaView to obtain strain values at 5 strain sites, 72 points each. I have a list of all of the coordin…

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## [How to displace by time(t) - time(0)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-displace-by-time-t-time-0/138)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-displace-by-time-t-time-0/138 "2018-06-08T21:16:30Z")

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Goal To visualize a displacement field from a simulation run with its initial non-zero, spatially-varying displacement field subtracted off. Essentially, at every element I want \[displacement(t) – displacement(t0)\]. So…

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## [How to increase the performance of the "PlotDataOverTime" filter?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-increase-the-performance-of-the-plotdataovertime-filter/3022)

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**Author:** [@e-kolosov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/e-kolosov)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-increase-the-performance-of-the-plotdataovertime-filter/3022 "2019-11-29T08:12:02Z")

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Hello! I want to use the “PlotDataOverTime” filter but it works very slowly for a lot of steps. How can I increase the performance of this filter? I had an idea to request data not for each step but in blocks for each N…

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## [Isosurface extraction based on condition](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/isosurface-extraction-based-on-condition/7921)

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**Author:** [@Akash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Akash)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/isosurface-extraction-based-on-condition/7921 "2021-09-03T11:43:20Z")

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These are isosurface with plot of alpha\_water on them. How to remove the surface that is fully blue(alpha\_water\<0.2). If the surface has mix of blue and red I need those surfaces. In “Find data” tool we can choose cells/…

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## [Implement dxf-file import in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/implement-dxf-file-import-in-paraview/7045)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/implement-dxf-file-import-in-paraview/7045 "2021-04-22T16:48:31Z")

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From a user voice request. Implement dxf-file import in ParaView

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## [How to get Wall Shear Stress on a model](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-wall-shear-stress-on-a-model/5694)

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**Author:** [@Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jessblair11)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-wall-shear-stress-on-a-model/5694 "2020-11-12T09:29:38Z")

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Hello! I am trying to get wall shear stress on my model, but I am not sure of the steps. Could I get some help on how to get this?

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## [Why won't my paraview work?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029)

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**Author:** [@Kerri\_V](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kerri_V)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029 "2022-07-19T12:57:12Z")

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Hi, I recently had Paraview up and running on my computer, but now it seems that it won’t even open anymore! My laptop is less than a year old, so I suspect it isn’t that, but I’ve tried uninstalling and re-downloading …

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## [Comparative Visualization: Visibility](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/comparative-visualization-visibility/5561)

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**Author:** [@louisgag](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/louisgag)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/comparative-visualization-visibility/5561 "2023-01-17T13:33:13Z")

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Hi, I’m under the impression something in the comparative visualization is not working as intended, but I tested with 5.6.0, 5.8.1, and the latest nightly (5.8.1-1454-gf84473df96), so maybe I’m just not doing it properl…

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## [cannot use log scale due to opengl texture problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-use-log-scale-due-to-opengl-texture-problem/848)

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**Author:** [@bradley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bradley)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-use-log-scale-due-to-opengl-texture-problem/848 "2021-01-19T04:41:45Z")

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I am using Paraview 5.2.0 on Fedora 25 with an NVidia GT 440 graphics card. I want to do volume rendering. My data covers several orders of magnitude, so I need to use a log scale for the color map. However, when I cl…

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## [Dynamic streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dynamic-streamlines/7219)

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**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/dynamic-streamlines/7219 "2021-05-12T14:26:18Z")

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Hello, I would like to make a dynamic rendering with this dataset. Ideally, some arrows moving along the lines showing the wind/particule direction. I’m not yet demanding with the accuracy of the analysis but at the t…

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## [Resample With Dataset](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resample-with-dataset/5527)

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**Author:** [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/resample-with-dataset/5527 "2020-10-08T17:31:10Z")

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I am attempting to transfer data from a CSV to a geometry with the ResampleWithDataset filter but to no avail. I’ve tried: using a MultiBlockDataSet as my target geometry using a UnstructuredGrid as my target geometry…

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## [Plot of "Total Kinetic Energy" with respect to time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-of-total-kinetic-energy-with-respect-to-time/5609)

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**Author:** [@SHIVAM\_GUPTA](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SHIVAM_GUPTA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-of-total-kinetic-energy-with-respect-to-time/5609 "2020-10-20T17:41:46Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to plot “Total Kinetic Energy” of the domain with respect to time in paraview to check whether my Simulation has achieved steady-state or not. I am not getting any suitable filters/options to do t…

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## [Problem in building Paraview with Ospray](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-in-building-paraview-with-ospray/4922)

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**Author:** [@Jerry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jerry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-in-building-paraview-with-ospray/4922 "2020-07-24T22:19:37Z")

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Before I build a Paraview with Ospray, I has successed in building a version without ospray follow the instructions in this webpage: https://github.com/Kitware/ParaView/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md. But when I…

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## [My Cp Plot: Where have I gone wrong?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/my-cp-plot-where-have-i-gone-wrong/3971)

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**Author:** [@Pippa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pippa)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/my-cp-plot-where-have-i-gone-wrong/3971 "2020-04-08T01:42:05Z")

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Hi everyone, I have been struggling to get a Coefficient of pressure plot vs distance along x for some time. Each time I get this graph which you can see above. Could anyone suggest where I am going wrong? I am wor…

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## [Angular Periodic Filter crashes Paraview 5.6](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/angular-periodic-filter-crashes-paraview-5-6/2440)

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**Author:** [@Sergio\_Pluchinsky](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sergio_Pluchinsky)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/angular-periodic-filter-crashes-paraview-5-6/2440 "2019-08-16T14:27:23Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to revolve my result file (computed for 1 degree) but when I choose the Angular Periodic Filter it crashes the application (even in Salome 9.3 I have the same problem). Any workaround? Best regards

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## [Line chart view axis title properties](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/line-chart-view-axis-title-properties/5121)

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**Author:** [@yifanb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yifanb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/line-chart-view-axis-title-properties/5121 "2020-08-27T12:55:59Z")

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This seems like a basic question but I can’t seem to change the axis title properties in a line chart view. The “axis title properties” category is missing from the GUI on my Mac. Was it moved to some place else?

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## [I want to share data here, how can I do that ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-want-to-share-data-here-how-can-i-do-that/5296)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-want-to-share-data-here-how-can-i-do-that/5296 "2025-12-19T14:45:48Z")

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For small dataset ( \< 10 mB), they can be shared directly here, on discourse, by clicking on the arrow button in the editor. For bigger dataset, please use google drive, wetransfer or any file sharing website. Do not f…

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## [Nek5000 file format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nek5000-file-format/1503)

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**Author:** [@chturner](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/chturner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nek5000-file-format/1503 "2019-04-02T08:58:05Z")

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Hello, I am trying to use Paraview for output visualization from Nek5000. I have run some examples from Nek5000 on my univeristy’s HPC cluster. Since the example is small, I can copy the results to my desktop and view…

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## [paraview.simple: get points coordinates from a slice](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-simple-get-points-coordinates-from-a-slice/5438)

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**Author:** [@ragloo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ragloo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-simple-get-points-coordinates-from-a-slice/5438 "2020-10-01T20:03:09Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to obtain the points coordinates of a slice filter from OpenFOAM data without luck. Here what I’ve tried so far Extract data from a plane example (file is also attached) test\_mpl.py (2.0 KB) import o…

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## [trame: cannot run paraview example](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-cannot-run-paraview-example/9243)

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**Author:** [@bigfooted](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bigfooted)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-cannot-run-paraview-example/9243 "2023-03-07T14:22:08Z")

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I had a look at the trame tutorials, and they all work, except the paraview example: https://kitware.github.io/trame/docs/tutorial-paraview.html I get this error and I do not know what to do with it: $ pvpython 05\_par…

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## [Visualizing Unstructured Meshes in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizing-unstructured-meshes-in-paraview/12615)

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**Author:** [@jackerschott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jackerschott)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizing-unstructured-meshes-in-paraview/12615 "2023-08-01T13:25:11Z")

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Hello, I am writing on a library that does a lot with unstructured grids/meshes and I want to use ParaView to visualize these meshes for debug purposes. In principle this works fine when I just write any mesh to a .vtu …

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## [ParaView Problem ( OpenGL drivers don't support .. )](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-problem-opengl-drivers-dont-support/5745)

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**Author:** [@Amr\_Usama](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Amr_Usama)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-problem-opengl-drivers-dont-support/5745 "2020-11-09T13:16:25Z")

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Hello, I have a problem with ParaView. Every time I try to post-processing the results in paraview i got this error. I am using the ParaView on vertical Machine box ( Debian). I tried some solutions on the internet and…

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## [paraview 5.8 on windows + msmpi 10](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-on-windows-msmpi-10/5277)

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**Author:** [@kmilo9999](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kmilo9999)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-on-windows-msmpi-10/5277 "2020-09-08T19:38:13Z")

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Hello, I am trying to build paraview 5.8 with MSMPI 10.12 , but cmake throws the errors: Could NOT find MPI\_C (missing: MPI\_C\_LIB\_NAMES MPI\_C\_WORKS) Could NOT find MPI (missing: MPI\_C\_FOUND C) CMake Error at VTK/CMa…

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## [Issue with paraview with NVidia Optimus on linux using Bumblebee and pixel scaling](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-paraview-with-nvidia-optimus-on-linux-using-bumblebee-and-pixel-scaling/812)

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**Author:** [@gridley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gridley)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-paraview-with-nvidia-optimus-on-linux-using-bumblebee-and-pixel-scaling/812 "2018-10-31T13:53:19Z")

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Hi all, I’ve tried to to run paraview a few times on my laptop, downloading 5.6 linux binaries from the website and installing from the arch linux community repository. Initially starting paraview without my GPU turned…

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## [How to get block indexes in Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-block-indexes-in-python/797)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-block-indexes-in-python/797 "2020-04-17T10:40:11Z")

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From a user: I have a python script that I am using to create image files. The script uses the extract block filter. The python command for that filter looks like the following. extractBlock1 = ExtractBlock(Input=Input…

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## [volume rendering for unstructured grid returns error, how to solve that?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-for-unstructured-grid-returns-error-how-to-solve-that/6993)

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**Author:** [@IrinaZhuang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/IrinaZhuang)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-for-unstructured-grid-returns-error-how-to-solve-that/6993 "2021-04-19T09:07:57Z")

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Hi, I created a vtu file, which originally was csv-like file, its format: x y z + point data. However, when trying to do volume rendering, I encountered error: vtkOpenGLProjectedTetrahedraMapper (000002413E153CE0): Enco…

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## [Reading ANSYS APDL (RST) results in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-ansys-apdl-rst-results-in-paraview/9706)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Richards](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mike_Richards)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-ansys-apdl-rst-results-in-paraview/9706 "2022-11-10T13:57:11Z")

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Hi Everyone, Is there any way to read ANSYS APDL (RST) result in Paraview? I searched the forum and found some posts but none of them were helpful. Thank you in advance.

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## [cylinder with varying radius](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cylinder-with-varying-radius/1212)

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**Author:** [@gbug](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gbug)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cylinder-with-varying-radius/1212 "2021-03-01T14:27:48Z")

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Hi! I have a distribution of channel width along its axis (in a csv-file), smth like this: "z, cm","w, um" 0.00000000e+00,7.92667177e+01 1.00000000e-01,7.92601798e+01 2.00000000e-01,7.92410225e+01 3.00000000e-01,7.9209…

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## [Calculating the divergence in paraview, Gradient filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculating-the-divergence-in-paraview-gradient-filter/6220)

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**Author:** [@Renard](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Renard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculating-the-divergence-in-paraview-gradient-filter/6220 "2021-01-13T15:10:48Z")

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Hi, There used to be a quite useful filter in Paraview called the GradientOfUnstructuredGrid, which I was using to calculate the divergence of vector fields. Unfortunately, Paraview removed this filter from the latest …

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## [Catalyst 2.0.0 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-2-0-0-is-available-for-download/14274)

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**Author:** [@coreylee](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/coreylee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-2-0-0-is-available-for-download/14274 "2024-04-04T13:06:06Z")

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The Catalyst team is pleased to announce that Catalyst 2.0.0 has been released and is available for download from Gitlab. Please see the release notes for details on new features in Catalyst 2.0.0. Thanks! The Cataly…

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## [Gradient and ComputeDerivatives gave different results](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gradient-and-computederivatives-gave-different-results/12328)

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**Author:** [@Gening\_Dong](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gening_Dong)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gradient-and-computederivatives-gave-different-results/12328 "2023-06-19T13:07:39Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to compute the gradient of displacement. I used Gradient and ComputeDerivatives, however, they gave me different results. I’m wondering what’s the “more correct” one and why they computed differently. My…

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## [ExodusII and Tensors](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exodusii-and-tensors/971)

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**Author:** [@DaveMakhija](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DaveMakhija)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exodusii-and-tensors/971 "2018-11-30T03:19:40Z")

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For a vector I can append a variable name with X,Y, and Z to make Paraview recognize it as a vector. Is there similar conventions for tensors (3 component symmetric, 4 component non-symmetric, 6 component symmetric, and …

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## [OpenGL support inadequate](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-support-inadequate/590)

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**Author:** [@Taitai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Taitai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-support-inadequate/590 "2018-09-19T18:33:50Z")

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I am new in paraview. I downloaded the latest windows version from https://www.paraview.org/download/. While I tried to open paraview from the folder “bin”, errors popped up saying your opengl drivers don t support re…

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## [Reader not found for loading .vtk file (done in ubuntu)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reader-not-found-for-loading-vtk-file-done-in-ubuntu/5368)

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**Author:** [@sambhuc7](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sambhuc7)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reader-not-found-for-loading-vtk-file-done-in-ubuntu/5368 "2020-09-17T08:43:43Z")

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Im using paraview 5.4. and could not find any reader in paraview to load my .vtk files.While opening the files it shows a message like this and a list of readers are shown. If I select the vtkparticle files reader, the…

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## [ParaView 6.0.1 has been released](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-1-has-been-released/17218)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-1-has-been-released/17218 "2025-09-29T13:47:53Z")

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:tada: The ParaView team is pleased to announce the release of ParaView 6.0.1! :partying\_face: :floppy\_disk: Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. If obtaining source from git, ParaView’s repository and th…

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## [How To Specify Python Interpreter for ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-specify-python-interpreter-for-paraview/2424)

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**Author:** [@ymjia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ymjia)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-specify-python-interpreter-for-paraview/2424 "2020-05-09T05:16:34Z")

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Hi, Guys, I have built a ParaView executable and added many python Macros to it. Then I want to distribute my executable to my friends. Everything works as expected except someone has Python 3.7 installed on his PC tha…

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