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## [Paraview not using NVIDIA GPU](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422)

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**Author:** [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-using-nvidia-gpu/7422 "2021-06-24T08:04:58Z")

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Hello! I am using paraview on ubuntu cloud environment. Nvidia is selected in additional drivers list and ubuntu is recognizing nvidia but paraview is not showing me nvidia in openGL version. I tried reinstalling from h…

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## [Colorbar font size bug?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-font-size-bug/1005)

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**Author:** [@RED](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RED)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colorbar-font-size-bug/1005 "2022-07-27T10:07:14Z")

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Hi. When saving a screenshot with resolution than that of the default one the size of fonts in the colormap are scaled awkwardly, i.e. they appear in the saved image much larger than in the rendering window. The same d…

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## [New plane widget with adaptive size](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-plane-widget-with-adaptive-size/9107)

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**Author:** [@spyridon97](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/spyridon97)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-plane-widget-with-adaptive-size/9107 "2022-08-19T22:41:20Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to introduce you to the new plane widget. The new plane widget has been available on ParaView-master since December 15th, 2021, and it can potentially replace the old one in ParaView 5.11. Be sure …

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## [How to make projection plot in 3D datasets?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-projection-plot-in-3d-datasets/4330)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-make-projection-plot-in-3d-datasets/4330 "2020-06-01T01:33:04Z")

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Hi, I have data files in a 3D box having density generated by my hydrodynamic simulations. I wish to make a 2D projection plot on a plane through the box instead of a regular slice plot. Is there a filter or any script …

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## [Unable to open data with ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-data-with-paraview/14218)

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**Author:** [@Rohan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rohan)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-data-with-paraview/14218 "2024-09-30T15:19:34Z")

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I have the exact same issue. It seems paraview was updated in the linux mint repos to 5.10.0. With this version, none of the .vtr or .vtp files that I have open. This was not an issues a couple of days ago. I get a simi…

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## [Proposal : Improve Properties Panels](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-improve-properties-panels/17675)

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**Author:** [@lucas.gottar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lucas.gottar)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/proposal-improve-properties-panels/17675 "2026-08-24T14:10:41Z")

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For me, there are too much information in the properties panel and some filters might be hard to understand. I think there are a lot to improve in the properties panel but for now I will focus on the properties group. W…

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## [FreeCAD ParaView 5.4.1 and 5.7.0 Problems](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/freecad-paraview-5-4-1-and-5-7-0-problems/2654)

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**Author:** [@mcrossleyuk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mcrossleyuk)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/freecad-paraview-5-4-1-and-5-7-0-problems/2654 "2019-10-22T15:50:28Z")

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First of all, I have little experience but had fantastic service from PV 5.4.1 before recent changes to FreeCAD (0.18). Similar problem. I can start PV 5.4.1 from or outside FreeCAD but cannot open a file. It just hangs …

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## [Paraview Glance - loading multiple files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-loading-multiple-files/4238)

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**Author:** [@alib022](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alib022)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-loading-multiple-files/4238 "2021-01-17T17:06:02Z")

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Hi, I am customizing PV Glance to add to our app, something that we struggle with is to load multiple datasets with different color maps pre-set at load. We were able to add custom features inside the code that we can …

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## [Access Array of Points Coordinates Data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-array-of-points-coordinates-data/3284)

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**Author:** [@Marc57](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marc57)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-array-of-points-coordinates-data/3284 "2020-01-07T15:06:35Z")

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Hello everyone, I would like to access the data point array coming from a clip of a 3D Geometry. I have the below python code: mesh = STLReader(FileNames=\["D:/STL/Part.stl"\]) clip1 = Clip(Input=mesh, ClipType = 'Plane…

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## [Color Map Editor Reorganization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/color-map-editor-reorganization/9494)

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**Author:** [@jaswantp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaswantp)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/color-map-editor-reorganization/9494 "2023-05-16T09:48:02Z")

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The Color Map Editor dock in ParaView is both awesome and cluttered at the same time. We’ve all played around with the color/opacity transfer function editor to achieve flashy volume renders. This post is to discuss the …

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## [ParaView automatically zooms in](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-automatically-zooms-in/3211)

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**Author:** [@LearningCFD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/LearningCFD)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-automatically-zooms-in/3211 "2020-01-22T07:40:51Z")

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Hello everyone. I am in dire need of help. While working on my case (Windows 10, ParaView 5.7.0) my screen suddenly zoomed in (as shown in the attached picture). It happens only if I change the colouring from anything t…

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## [ParaView 5.8.0 is now available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-0-is-now-available-for-download/3592)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-0-is-now-available-for-download/3592 "2020-03-03T14:37:02Z")

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On behalf of the ParaView development team I am pleased to announce that ParaView 5.8.0 binaries and source code archives are now available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download Full release notes for 5.8.0…

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## [Show obj with mtl](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-obj-with-mtl/2932)

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**Author:** [@gilcu2](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gilcu2)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-obj-with-mtl/2932 "2019-12-09T10:07:50Z")

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Hi, there is a direct way to show obj files file using the information in the associated mtl files. I have read about transforming the data to vtks and save in state files but is a problematic to process large files in p…

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## [building paraview - ffmpeg deprecated library- cmake isnt finding python and fortran](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-ffmpeg-deprecated-library-cmake-isnt-finding-python-and-fortran/2776)

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**Author:** [@hgropelli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hgropelli)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-ffmpeg-deprecated-library-cmake-isnt-finding-python-and-fortran/2776 "2019-10-17T13:57:56Z")

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for ffmpeg: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/issues/19397 https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/patch/6959/ when building paraview cmake doesnt detect python 3, fortran and “opengl-xmesa”. how to proceed? im runnin…

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## [Icon size](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/icon-size/1998)

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**Author:** [@MarinaVendlCraveiro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MarinaVendlCraveiro)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/icon-size/1998 "2024-03-18T08:43:47Z")

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Hi! Is there any way to increase the size of the selection icons at the top of the view? They are very small! Thank you, Marina

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## [How can I use SaveData to write an ASCII file in ParaView 3.98.1?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-use-savedata-to-write-an-ascii-file-in-paraview-3-98-1/5303)

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**Author:** [@acmresende](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/acmresende)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-use-savedata-to-write-an-ascii-file-in-paraview-3-98-1/5303 "2020-09-09T20:05:43Z")

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Hello, I am writing an automation script for an old project and I need some help with pvpython from Paraview 3.98.1. The function SaveData() in this version does not exist. I found its implementation here and moved it t…

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## [Increase line thickness](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/increase-line-thickness/13964)

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**Author:** [@Roland01](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Roland01)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/increase-line-thickness/13964 "2024-07-15T00:16:49Z")

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Hi, thanks for your help. I finaly found this “Cache Geometry for Animation” setting even in the v5.7 version which works now fine. I have another question: I am working on an Elmer multiphysics Crystal Growth model in…

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## [Generate CSV of complete pipeline in Custom Application](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/generate-csv-of-complete-pipeline-in-custom-application/12103)

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**Author:** [@Muhammad\_Saad\_Atique](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Muhammad_Saad_Atique)\
**Replies:** 69\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/generate-csv-of-complete-pipeline-in-custom-application/12103 "2023-07-07T16:37:37Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to generate a CSV of complete pipeline (data, multiple filters e.g calculator, glyphs, extract selection) in a custom application code? I want to generate the CSV from within the code and not from th…

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## [Different colors using OSPRay pathtracer since PV 5.9](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/different-colors-using-ospray-pathtracer-since-pv-5-9/7282)

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**Author:** [@Lukas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lukas)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/different-colors-using-ospray-pathtracer-since-pv-5-9/7282 "2023-11-29T12:09:30Z")

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Dear ParaView-Team, I noticed that ParaView 5.9.0 renders images with different colors compared to ParaView 5.8.0 when using the OSPRay pathtracer. Please see the attached screenshots. I used the following PV binaries …

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## [Combining pre-built distribution with local build of non-Qt components](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-pre-built-distribution-with-local-build-of-non-qt-components/2943)

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**Author:** [@cponder](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cponder)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-pre-built-distribution-with-local-build-of-non-qt-components/2943 "2019-11-13T06:47:45Z")

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I still haven’t figured out hot to build ParaView (and CMake too) with Qt dependencies, so I’ve reverted to installing the pre-built components, which work just fine. The problem is that I also need to build the interfa…

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## [Feature idea: jump-to-property search mode in Properties panel](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/feature-idea-jump-to-property-search-mode-in-properties-panel/5734)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/feature-idea-jump-to-property-search-mode-in-properties-panel/5734 "2022-12-08T15:05:59Z")

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I use the search box in the Properties panel all the time. However, I often want to find not just the property I’m looking for, but related properties I might want to change. Often, these properties are grouped physicall…

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## [Individually Customize Glyphs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/individually-customize-glyphs/10010)

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**Author:** [@jkim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jkim)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/individually-customize-glyphs/10010 "2022-07-19T12:06:27Z")

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Hello, I have recently begun to use Paraview and I am attempting to implement order parameter or the distribution of data into my model. In order to this, I was wondering if I could individually customized the width or …

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## [Paraview for Windows 10 with Nvidia quadro 2000M](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-for-windows-10-with-nvidia-quadro-2000m/3480)

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**Author:** [@seghir](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/seghir)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-for-windows-10-with-nvidia-quadro-2000m/3480 "2020-02-04T16:15:34Z")

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Hi I’m new paraview user. I installed the latest version 5.8 on windows 10 with nividia quadro 2000M graphic card. When executed with GPU, it launches and allow to open a vtk file but it displays nothing in graphic wind…

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## [Segmentation fault after recent update of Ubuntu 22.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-after-recent-update-of-ubuntu-22-04/13997)

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**Author:** [@kakila](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kakila)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-after-recent-update-of-ubuntu-22-04/13997 "2024-06-10T13:31:41Z")

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After a resent update of ubuntu $ cat /var/log/apt/history.log ... Start-Date: 2024-02-20 18:50:20 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.236' Upgrade: libglx-mesa0:amd64 (23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1…

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## [How to define a vtkExplicitStructuredGrid?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-define-a-vtkexplicitstructuredgrid/3189)

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**Author:** [@MoS2](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MoS2)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-define-a-vtkexplicitstructuredgrid/3189 "2019-12-19T09:27:46Z")

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I am trying to get a grasp for how to define and append point and cell data to a vtkExplicitStructuredGrid structure (https://blog.kitware.com/introducing-explicit-structured-grids-in-vtk-and-paraview), for use with Para…

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## [Quiver (Matlab) in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/quiver-matlab-in-paraview/2238)

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**Author:** [@Misha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Misha)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/quiver-matlab-in-paraview/2238 "2019-07-22T08:23:01Z")

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Hi, I am trying to plot a velocity vector around a sphere, similar to Quiver in Matlab. Is there a way to do that? I have the U and V components. I tried to use the calculator filter and wrote : UiHat+VjHat. After th…

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## [Legend fonts get messed up saving screenshot using pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legend-fonts-get-messed-up-saving-screenshot-using-pvpython/3954)

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**Author:** [@pdiercks](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pdiercks)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legend-fonts-get-messed-up-saving-screenshot-using-pvpython/3954 "2022-01-11T08:09:43Z")

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Dear All, I am using the latest paraview binary (version 5.8.0 with MPI and python 3) under Linux. I have a simple python script (recorded via set trace) which loads a XDMF file, plots the data, adds a colorbar (settin…

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## [NetCDF](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/netcdf/7204)

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**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/netcdf/7204 "2021-05-28T16:44:24Z")

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Hello, When I import my NetCDF file in Paraview, only the variables names followed by “\_units” are available. I’d like to see the variables results. Have you any idea please ? Thanks in advance, Frank

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## [Loading DICOM driectory to Paraview Glance](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-dicom-driectory-to-paraview-glance/2462)

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**Author:** [@hsyed](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hsyed)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-dicom-driectory-to-paraview-glance/2462 "2019-08-22T19:10:04Z")

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Hi, The ParaView Glance still not supporting the loading of DICOM directory to read multiple \*.dcm files to display the volumetric picture of DICOM scan image. I wonder if any of you have a solution to this issue. Can…

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## [Surface area of isosurface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-area-of-isosurface/4381)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-area-of-isosurface/4381 "2025-06-10T16:31:42Z")

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How can I calculate the surface area of an isosurface from a 3D dataset? Additionally, the surface is highly corrugated with fractal nature so I also wish to see how the calculated surface area changes with smoothing.

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## [Standardizing string substitutions](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/standardizing-string-substitutions/4719)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/standardizing-string-substitutions/4719 "2020-07-08T17:30:53Z")

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We have several cases in ParaView where strings (or filenames) are substituted by runtime values. e.g. In Chart views, we can use ${TIME} to have it replaced with current view time. In AnnotationTime source, we use %f …

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## [Stream Tracer movie](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-movie/2115)

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**Author:** [@vanis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vanis)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-movie/2115 "2025-12-15T09:51:56Z")

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Hi, guys! I’ve got a problem. I have to do movie of several fixed stream lines evolution. I have 100 3D arrays with velocity vector field, what correspond to 100 time steps in modilling the fluid. So, I used stream tra…

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## [How to remove OUTPUT MSG dialog box](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-remove-output-msg-dialog-box/11953)

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**Author:** [@Pranay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pranay)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-remove-output-msg-dialog-box/11953 "2023-11-24T16:46:14Z")

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I am running paraview on wsl ubuntu. I am trying to close the dialog box of output msgs but just to fail. ‘X’ button does not work nor does clear no anything. Why is it so? How to resolve it?

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## [Programmable filter threshold on cell/point data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-threshold-on-cell-point-data/11801)

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**Author:** [@caladoa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/caladoa)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-threshold-on-cell-point-data/11801 "2024-02-09T15:58:30Z")

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Hi. I am trying to create a programmable filter right after a Connectivity filter which splits my surface into N different regions (they get different Region Ids). These are available as cell/point data. I would like t…

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## [Crash when exporting animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-when-exporting-animation/7291)

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**Author:** [@datathing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/datathing)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-when-exporting-animation/7291 "2023-12-11T14:48:42Z")

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Hi, I cannot get ParaView to export a simple animation on on Windows 10 Home, ParaView v5.9.0-RC1. The steps to reproduce my problem: Imported the ParaView example can.ex2 that is provided with the software: Applied a…

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## [How to open a group of obj files?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-a-group-of-obj-files/8672)

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**Author:** [@sharaborin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharaborin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-a-group-of-obj-files/8672 "2024-01-03T08:44:54Z")

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Hello! I have a bunch of files like this: scene\_110\_0.obj scene\_110\_1.obj scene\_110\_2.obj scene\_110\_3.obj how to open them a group of files? Right now the paraview opens only the first file: scene\_110\_0.obj. Simil…

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## [Ray tracing with volume rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ray-tracing-with-volume-rendering/4498)

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**Author:** [@Gwang-Jin\_Lee](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gwang-Jin_Lee)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ray-tracing-with-volume-rendering/4498 "2022-03-15T14:50:43Z")

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Hello. I am trying to render my wavefront obj files with netCDF. And I would like to apply the ray tracing to the obj files. But, when I applied the ray tracing with OptiX, the volume-rendered netCDF data disappeared: …

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## [Point labels available with PV 5.7?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-labels-available-with-pv-5-7/2478)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-labels-available-with-pv-5-7/2478 "2023-04-26T12:21:29Z")

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A couple of months ago I was discussing with customers for the first time about a possible “point labels” feature. The idea is to have text labels “attached” to the points of a dataset, like it is possible to attach glyp…

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## [Blank screen Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/blank-screen-paraview/8390)

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**Author:** [@Santiago](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Santiago)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/blank-screen-paraview/8390 "2021-11-16T08:05:21Z")

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I recently downloaded Paraview version 5.9.1 and when I open an example view, it opens a blank screen with the Paraview logo in the upper left margin and the version number. When I move the mouse over where the menu shou…

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## [Probing in 2D flow field](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/probing-in-2d-flow-field/4342)

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**Author:** [@wenqiang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wenqiang)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/probing-in-2d-flow-field/4342 "2020-05-18T17:26:40Z")

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Hi, I am new to Paraview. I am using version 5.8.0. Now I have a 2D flow field in VTK format, when I try to do probing, I cannot get any value from the flow field. So what I do is as following: click “Probe location” …

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## [language support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617)

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**Author:** [@Sonat\_Elmaci](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sonat_Elmaci)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/language-support/617 "2024-02-23T15:09:53Z")

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Hello all, I want to translate all menus and messages into Chinese language. Are language files available? How to use in different languages?

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## [Loading OpenFOAM decomposed Case takes more than 8 hours](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-openfoam-decomposed-case-takes-more-than-8-hours/6302)

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**Author:** [@ANON1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ANON1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-openfoam-decomposed-case-takes-more-than-8-hours/6302 "2022-03-18T16:40:37Z")

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Hello, I have a very large decomposed OpenFOAM case with (72 processors folders). The size of the case is more than 200GB. I used to use the reconstructPar utility of OpenFOAM to construct only a few timesteps that I ca…

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## [Building Paraview's superbuild](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraviews-superbuild/3344)

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**Author:** [@Din\_Djarin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Din_Djarin)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraviews-superbuild/3344 "2021-01-15T08:08:55Z")

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Hi all, I am quite new to the Linux environment and I want to build Paraview on my machine. Is there a set of coherent step by step instructions that I can follow to build Paraview and all its dependencies on my machine …

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## [Extract Block filter for multi-block data set](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-block-filter-for-multi-block-data-set/5026)

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**Author:** [@kirit\_101](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kirit_101)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-block-filter-for-multi-block-data-set/5026 "2023-03-30T16:06:04Z")

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Hello: I have a multi-block data set, where I am using Extract Block filter to seperate some data . I created a python state file, python script looks like this : # create a new 'Extract Block' extractBlock1 = ExtractB…

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## [Tree widgets and check-state](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tree-widgets-and-check-state/4146)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tree-widgets-and-check-state/4146 "2021-06-09T19:18:56Z")

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I have conundrum; figured I’d solicit feedback publicly. Here’s the context: I am working on a new Extract Block filter that extracts blocks using names/paths instead of some internal ids (as it currently does) which a…

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## [Difficulty with Stream Lines Representation plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/difficulty-with-stream-lines-representation-plugin/3485)

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**Author:** [@Nick](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nick)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/difficulty-with-stream-lines-representation-plugin/3485 "2021-01-21T12:13:34Z")

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Hi All - I am trying to apply the streamlines representation plugin to streamlines and having some trouble getting the animation applied to the data within the case. Please le…

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## [Issue Running Animations in VR](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-running-animations-in-vr/7703)

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**Author:** [@Aditya\_Agashe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aditya_Agashe)\
**Replies:** 50\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-running-animations-in-vr/7703 "2021-08-25T15:15:28Z")

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I am trying to run visualizations in VR through Paraview and have been having trouble playing animations. The screen would jump around chaotically after clicking play, rather than displaying a smooth animation. After som…

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## [Integrate scalar field](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-scalar-field/2459)

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**Author:** [@MarcDP](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MarcDP)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-scalar-field/2459 "2019-09-01T15:28:36Z")

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Hi everyone, I am investigating if it is possible to integrate a scalar field stored in a rectangular grid over a volume defined with a CAD file. This cad file can be easily imported in ParaView as .stl but I wonder if…

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## [when I create a ParaView Data file format file .pvd,how to choose reader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/when-i-create-a-paraview-data-file-format-file-pvd-how-to-choose-reader/7623)

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**Author:** [@sofeiya2021](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sofeiya2021)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/when-i-create-a-paraview-data-file-format-file-pvd-how-to-choose-reader/7623 "2021-07-28T08:26:08Z")

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here is my temp.pvb file: \<?xml version="1.0"?\> \<VTKFile version="0.1" compressor="vtkZLibDataCompressor" byte\_order="BigEndian"\> \<Collection\> \<DataSet timestep="0" group="" part="0" file="temperature0.vtu" /\> \<Dat…

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## [unstructured to structured data?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unstructured-to-structured-data/2817)

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**Author:** [@Gary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gary)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unstructured-to-structured-data/2817 "2019-10-23T13:00:13Z")

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I have a closed surface (unstructured) can I use paraview to convert it to a solid voxel (image/structured) dataset? How is this achieved?

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