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## [3-D Scaling representation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3-d-scaling-representation/8018)

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**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3-d-scaling-representation/8018 "2021-09-20T14:40:23Z")

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It would be very convenient to add a new Measurement source to represent a 3-D scaling object that could be embedded into the rendering. I was able to mock up something that almost works using the Fast Uniform Grid and 3…

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## [XDMF: 3DSMesh: Error stepping through points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-3dsmesh-error-stepping-through-points/6039)

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**Author:** [@ksheldon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ksheldon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-3dsmesh-error-stepping-through-points/6039 "2021-05-04T13:55:58Z")

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I have a simple 3D mesh. In IJK space, this is a box-of-blocks 17x20x60. In XYZ space, the shape is slightly deformed rectangular prism. When I try to load the mesh using “Xdmf3ReaderS”, the “Information” pane shows…

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## [Clip filter not working](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clip-filter-not-working/7545)

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**Author:** [@bnwlkr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bnwlkr)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clip-filter-not-working/7545 "2021-07-20T20:24:22Z")

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Hello, I have a dataset with a bunch of cells that I’m trying to use a Clip filter on. The cells are being represented as ‘Point Gaussian’. When I add the clip filter and then click ‘Apply’ it just does nothing. Any h…

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## [Add extractor of type Data/auto](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-extractor-of-type-data-auto/7609)

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**Author:** [@Alexandre\_Minot](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alexandre_Minot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-extractor-of-type-data-auto/7609 "2021-07-14T12:00:44Z")

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A data extractor that would choose the correct writer type based on input data type would be a welcomed addition. This could take the form of an extractor of type Data/auto. Such a feature would make in-situ post-process…

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## [trame vs paraviewweb](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-vs-paraviewweb/9516)

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**Author:** [@CapLek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CapLek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-vs-paraviewweb/9516 "2022-04-29T14:09:22Z")

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Good day community, We are going to start a new web project for scientific visualization with similar (but limited, of course) functionality to Paraview - like filtering and processing the data. The main goal is to have…

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## [Open files from external drives](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-files-from-external-drives/10209)

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**Author:** [@neil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/neil)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-files-from-external-drives/10209 "2023-04-07T11:59:33Z")

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Paraview in Linux and Windows can only read files from the internal computer drive; there is no option to read in a file from an external drive. It would be useful for the ‘File’, ‘Open’ option in the main menu of Paravi…

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## [XML VTK file format to include data labels? ...then how to plot in ParaView?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xml-vtk-file-format-to-include-data-labels-then-how-to-plot-in-paraview/9366)

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**Author:** [@datathing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/datathing)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xml-vtk-file-format-to-include-data-labels-then-how-to-plot-in-paraview/9366 "2022-04-13T12:09:12Z")

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I have a data set of 400 points, each with an X, Y, Z and a name. I want to plot these in 3D space and have a little label attached to each point. So far I’ve struggled to get any kind of String attached to the data, bu…

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## [Select a cell in python script](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-a-cell-in-python-script/1730)

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**Author:** [@Mariana\_Rodriguez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mariana_Rodriguez)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-a-cell-in-python-script/1730 "2019-05-06T10:44:15Z")

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I am using Python script to select a cell in the mesh. I want to get its information: its nodes and their coordinates. What is the command in the script to select a cell? Thank you.

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## [New ways to access ParaView C++ and Python API docs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-ways-to-access-paraview-c-and-python-api-docs/641)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/new-ways-to-access-paraview-c-and-python-api-docs/641 "2018-09-27T07:56:04Z")

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Folks, At long last we have a mechanism to publish and provide access to multiple versions of ParaView’s C++ and Python API docs. The new URL is https://kitware.github.io/paraview-docs/ This should take you to the lat…

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## [Use "name" option in paraview.simple.LoadState](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-name-option-in-paraview-simple-loadstate/10022)

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**Author:** [@ianhinder](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ianhinder)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-name-option-in-paraview-simple-loadstate/10022 "2022-07-19T08:24:26Z")

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Hi, I am trying to use a single state file (.pvsm) to analyse several different simulations with pvpython. In order to repoint paraview to the different files needed, I am using the filenames option to paraview.simple.…

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## [Problem with project data from one mesh onto another mesh with different geometries using ResampleWithDataset](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-project-data-from-one-mesh-onto-another-mesh-with-different-geometries-using-resamplewithdataset/2446)

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**Author:** [@joboog](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joboog)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-with-project-data-from-one-mesh-onto-another-mesh-with-different-geometries-using-resamplewithdataset/2446 "2019-08-19T09:22:41Z")

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Dear ParaView users, as a simple example I want to project precipitation data from a sphere on a cylinder. I have the sphere (precip.vtu) containing the data as unstructured mesh. Then I created a cylinder from Source…

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## [Unable to open OpenFOAM case files with paraview in windows file system](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-openfoam-case-files-with-paraview-in-windows-file-system/13382)

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**Author:** [@askhovik](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/askhovik)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-open-openfoam-case-files-with-paraview-in-windows-file-system/13382 "2023-12-01T04:10:57Z")

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I am using OpenFOAM in wsl on windows. I have installed ParaView 5.12.1 for the native windows environment. I get an error when I try to open some types of case files. The error occurs for cases where the mesh in polyMes…

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## [Building ParaView on Centos-7.9 with GCC 4.8.5](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-on-centos-7-9-with-gcc-4-8-5/5986)

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**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-on-centos-7-9-with-gcc-4-8-5/5986 "2020-12-08T16:14:33Z")

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Hey everyone, my main desktop computer is running Centos-8, so I’m able to build the recent clones from git on that machine, but when I then shift to the system that drives our CAVE, it is only at Centos 7,9, which has G…

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## [How to convert a surface mesh to voxels?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-a-surface-mesh-to-voxels/8876)

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**Author:** [@Cam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Cam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-a-surface-mesh-to-voxels/8876 "2022-02-03T09:56:07Z")

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Hi I have a surface mesh file (.stl) and I was wondering if there exists a filter in Paraview to convert it to volumetric voxels and visualize it? Thanks, Yang

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## [Why wall shear stress calculated directly from my solver is different from the value that I calculated based on GradientOfUnstructuredGrid from ParaView?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wall-shear-stress-calculated-directly-from-my-solver-is-different-from-the-value-that-i-calculated-based-on-gradientofunstructuredgrid-from-paraview/2920)

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**Author:** [@myousefi2016](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/myousefi2016)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wall-shear-stress-calculated-directly-from-my-solver-is-different-from-the-value-that-i-calculated-based-on-gradientofunstructuredgrid-from-paraview/2920 "2020-03-26T10:53:13Z")

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I want to compare the wall shear stress calculated directly from my CFD solver with the value that I can calculate from ParaView based on GradientOfUnstructuredDataSet. I use this formula for wall shear stress calculatio…

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## [Issue importing paraview.simple module with Anaconda Prompt](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-importing-paraview-simple-module-with-anaconda-prompt/4865)

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**Author:** [@jclai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jclai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-importing-paraview-simple-module-with-anaconda-prompt/4865 "2020-07-16T21:08:20Z")

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Hello, I am trying to import the paraview.simple module using Anaconda Prompt. I’ve set my system variables (both PATH and PYTHONPATH) to the following: C:\\Program Files\\ParaView 5.8.0-Windows-Python3.7-msvc2015-64bit\\b…

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## [Build failure due to a missing dir in StreamLinesRepresentation plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-failure-due-to-a-missing-dir-in-streamlinesrepresentation-plugin/409)

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**Author:** [@Haocheng\_Liu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Haocheng_Liu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-failure-due-to-a-missing-dir-in-streamlinesrepresentation-plugin/409 "2018-08-09T20:00:37Z")

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Hi, I am trying to build paraview master branch on a 2018 MBP. I got a build error as: \[2/24\] Compiling Qt help project StreamLinesRepresentation.qhp FAILED: Plugins/StreamLinesRepresentation/doc/StreamLinesRepresentat…

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## [Documentation integrating paraview into application](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/documentation-integrating-paraview-into-application/892)

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**Author:** [@Philm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Philm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/documentation-integrating-paraview-into-application/892 "2018-11-20T20:45:59Z")

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Hello all, I am developing a simulation tool and I am looking at integrating paraview directly into my application. I am thinking of doing a stripped down version of paraview in order to simplify the interface and to onl…

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## [Trouble with volume rendering (Paraview User Guide Programmable Source Example)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-with-volume-rendering-paraview-user-guide-programmable-source-example/5337)

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**Author:** [@Mohamed\_Abdelkhalek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mohamed_Abdelkhalek)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-with-volume-rendering-paraview-user-guide-programmable-source-example/5337 "2020-09-29T07:10:16Z")

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https://docs.paraview.org/en/latest/ReferenceManual/pythonProgrammableFilter.html?highlight=programmable%20source#fig-readbinarydata Hello, I am trying to run this example (in link) of reading a 3D image as a programma…

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## [Get points locations from a QuerySelect()](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-points-locations-from-a-queryselect/4823)

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**Author:** [@emmanuel\_madarassou1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/emmanuel_madarassou1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-points-locations-from-a-queryselect/4823 "2020-07-13T15:03:22Z")

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Hi everyone, I need to get the points informations find by a QuerySelect in a macro, how could I do that ? For example, I want to find the point with the highest value in my dataset and I can achieve that using the find…

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## [How to open ".npy" file or convert ".npy" file to Paraview format?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-npy-file-or-convert-npy-file-to-paraview-format/5105)

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**Author:** [@rasunag27](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rasunag27)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-npy-file-or-convert-npy-file-to-paraview-format/5105 "2020-08-14T22:08:45Z")

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Dear all, I have a 3-dimensional volume array of size (64, 64, 64) which has an extension of “.npy”. I wanted to visualize in paraview so that I can do post-processing work from the software. Since, paraview does not…

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## [How does ParaView get the macros and filters in the source code](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-paraview-get-the-macros-and-filters-in-the-source-code/3425)

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**Author:** [@majo\_vlas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/majo_vlas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-does-paraview-get-the-macros-and-filters-in-the-source-code/3425 "2020-02-06T13:57:01Z")

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I am trying to make a custom application with Qt that is similar to ParaView but removing many things and adding others. I’ve been playing with https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/tree/master/Examples/CustomApp…

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## [ParaView 5.12.0-RC3 release underway](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-0-rc3-release-underway/13896)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-0-rc3-release-underway/13896 "2024-02-13T19:33:07Z")

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The ParaView 5.12.0-RC3 release process is underway. Please do not merge anything to ParaView’s release branch of VTK’s paraview/release branch until this process is complete. Thank you.

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## [Velocity streamlines around a bubble on a Quadtree Grid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/velocity-streamlines-around-a-bubble-on-a-quadtree-grid/2106)

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**Author:** [@aniruddha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aniruddha)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/velocity-streamlines-around-a-bubble-on-a-quadtree-grid/2106 "2019-08-02T14:37:56Z")

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Hi PViewers, I have a 2D case of bubble rise. I make use of adaptive grid which is based on quadtree data structure. It’s an unstructured vtu format file (sample attached). I need to visualise the streamlines as shown …

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## [Get field data at specific points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-field-data-at-specific-points/11083)

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**Author:** [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-field-data-at-specific-points/11083 "2022-12-31T00:08:43Z")

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Hi, I have some vtk files at various time for velocity dataset. The default positions in the velocity field are random, that means the locations of points and number of points would vary for different vtk files. Now I wa…

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## [how to debug a python script](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-debug-a-python-script/688)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-debug-a-python-script/688 "2020-10-01T14:07:48Z")

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A user asked how to debug Python scripts. This is after said scripts have been made using the trace recorder (Tools/ Start Trace and Tools/ Stop Trace), and are being modified. Here is Cory’s reply: The first thing to…

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## [Plot Ellipses in Paraview (HELP!)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-ellipses-in-paraview-help/6169)

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**Author:** [@cesardaniel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cesardaniel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-ellipses-in-paraview-help/6169 "2022-07-26T00:49:56Z")

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Dear Community, I am trying to plot a set of ellipses in Paraview, but I am a beginner user. My goal is to have something like this: I have tried using the Tensor Glyph Filter and the vtkwrite.m MATLAB function, but…

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## [Connecting points as lines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connecting-points-as-lines/9583)

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**Author:** [@Crown](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Crown)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connecting-points-as-lines/9583 "2022-05-13T18:01:35Z")

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Hi, I have several 2D lines and I want to display them together as shown in the attachment. Is it possible to convert points to lines? Thank you

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## [Multi-user setup error selecting the color pallete](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multi-user-setup-error-selecting-the-color-pallete/659)

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**Author:** [@nicolasmaurotorres](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicolasmaurotorres)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multi-user-setup-error-selecting-the-color-pallete/659 "2018-10-02T15:03:49Z")

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Hi I mounted the Multi-User setup following this guide ParaViewWeb In the client-side, first thing i do is open the file \_this.pvwClient.ProxyManager.open(\_this.pathFileToOpen) .then(function (response) { if (respo…

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## [Plot over line crash since paraview 5.7](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-line-crash-since-paraview-5-7/4587)

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**Author:** [@ymjia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ymjia)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-line-crash-since-paraview-5-7/4587 "2020-06-16T05:11:48Z")

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To reproduce, on Windows platform: 1.load a png image 2. filter-\>plot over line 3. apply ParaView5.6 can handle above process and generate correct plot. I have tested in 5.7 and 5.8(both Official release and built f…

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## [running on GPU from Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-on-gpu-from-windows/9339)

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**Author:** [@nathanbl](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nathanbl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-on-gpu-from-windows/9339 "2022-04-04T06:35:42Z")

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I am running Paraview on A windows machine and my GPU is not being utilized at all, is there a way to fix this? nathan

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## [Loading SHP files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-shp-files/8028)

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**Author:** [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-shp-files/8028 "2022-09-15T14:42:28Z")

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I am new to ParaView. I am rendering 3D images of a complex groundwater flow model. I would like to load some SHP files and have them overlay the top elevation of the model (i.e., land surface). These SHP files would be …

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## [Segmentation fault when loading Tecplot binary files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-loading-tecplot-binary-files/764)

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**Author:** [@Aquan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aquan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-loading-tecplot-binary-files/764 "2018-11-05T16:27:06Z")

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Hello, I’m unable to load Tecplot binary files with Paraview (via the Visit module). Everytime I hit “apply” Paraview crashes. I can load these files with tecplot, and I can load Tecplot ascii files with Paraview, so I …

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## [XR Interface Plugin - mark points in VR mode](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xr-interface-plugin-mark-points-in-vr-mode/11695)

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**Author:** [@Julia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Julia)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xr-interface-plugin-mark-points-in-vr-mode/11695 "2023-04-05T13:06:16Z")

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Hi, I use Paraview 5.11 to analyze a 3D model in VR mode (XR Interface Plugin). I would like to mark interesting points on my model in VR mode with the controller and save and export their coordinates. Does anyone know …

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## [Import tecplot data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425)

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**Author:** [@JohnMaclayn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JohnMaclayn)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425 "2024-04-18T15:54:49Z")

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Hi! I have an issue importing tecplot .tec file from Autodesk CFD to paraview. As you can see on the figure, I have no data to plot, which is strange since I have a lot of data in the file and the tecplot pattern seems r…

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## [reverse connection with port forwarding using the master branch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reverse-connection-with-port-forwarding-using-the-master-branch/736)

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**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reverse-connection-with-port-forwarding-using-the-master-branch/736 "2018-10-18T13:49:12Z")

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Reverse connection with port forwarding is my standard, well tested procedure to connect to my server. PV5.6-RC2 works just fine, between client and server. I now have problems using reverse connection with the master b…

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## [Catalyst Python example Import Error no module named mpi4py](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-python-example-import-error-no-module-named-mpi4py/3280)

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**Author:** [@cylu361](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cylu361)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-python-example-import-error-no-module-named-mpi4py/3280 "2020-01-31T19:08:30Z")

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Hi all! I’ve been trying to run the catalyst python full example but keep running into the same error. I ran: \<local\>/superbuild/catalyst/build/bin/pvpython fedriver.py cpscript.py I got: Traceback (most recent call …

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## [ParaView Memory Leak?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-memory-leak/493)

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**Author:** [@zilken](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zilken)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-memory-leak/493 "2018-08-29T10:09:16Z")

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Hello, I am from Juelich Supercomputing Centre, Germany, and we would like to create an animation of our climate data, using ParaView 5.5.2 on one node of our JURECA cluster, The data has 720 time steps, stored in HDF5…

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## [Remove feature edges on reflection axis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/remove-feature-edges-on-reflection-axis/5125)

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**Author:** [@thabuis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/thabuis)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/remove-feature-edges-on-reflection-axis/5125 "2020-08-19T07:24:16Z")

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Hello, I would like to render the stress distribution inside a deformed structure and keep showing the contour/boundaries of the undeformed one. As my structure is symmetric, my input results correspond to one half (1 …

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## [Fides reader for ADIOS2 data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fides-reader-for-adios2-data/7272)

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**Author:** [@caitlin.ross](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/caitlin.ross)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fides-reader-for-adios2-data/7272 "2023-05-10T19:13:20Z")

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ParaView has a new reader for reading ADIOS2 data. Fides is a library that uses a JSON data model to map ADIOS2 data arrays to VTK-m datasets. The goal is to enable interoperable visualization services that can be readil…

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## [LidarView support for Livox Lidars](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lidarview-support-for-livox-lidars/9097)

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**Author:** [@WingmanMedia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/WingmanMedia)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lidarview-support-for-livox-lidars/9097 "2022-10-17T19:28:29Z")

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Hi guys, thanks for doing LidarView development. Do you have any plans or maybe even a release date for adding support for Livox Lidars(Mid-40, Mid-70… etc Horizon, Avia)? If you do not know they are being sold by DJ…

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## [How to display lagrangian particles on a slice?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-lagrangian-particles-on-a-slice/10174)

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**Author:** [@Huan\_Zhang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Huan_Zhang)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-lagrangian-particles-on-a-slice/10174 "2022-08-26T07:25:43Z")

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Dear all, I have particles in a 3d column, but I want to display the particles at a slice (e.g., center-plane), how can I do it in ParaView? Any suggestions? Thanks! Jasper

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## [How do I setup a camera that follows a specific path?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-setup-a-camera-that-follows-a-specific-path/6796)

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**Author:** [@zhouzr96](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zhouzr96)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-setup-a-camera-that-follows-a-specific-path/6796 "2021-03-25T16:16:54Z")

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Hi all, I’m new to this software. Right now I’m using paraview 5.9. I have an object and it’s moving in y axis with varing speed. How can I set up a camera to trace it? I’ve tried adding a camera that would follow the d…

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## [how to draw parametric surfaces with equations?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-draw-parametric-surfaces-with-equations/8178)

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**Author:** [@joaocqmiranda](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joaocqmiranda)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-draw-parametric-surfaces-with-equations/8178 "2021-10-26T15:53:49Z")

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for example you type the equations for x,y,z and get the respective surface

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## [selector for file-series](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/selector-for-file-series/188)

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**Author:** [@olesenm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olesenm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/selector-for-file-series/188 "2020-06-10T17:04:16Z")

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For a simulation I’m generating .vtp.series output as well. This loads fine, for example, from the command-line, but is not offered as a supported format in the File / Open selector. The selector does find .vtk.series ho…

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## [Add imagery basemap](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-imagery-basemap/7279)

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**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-imagery-basemap/7279 "2021-05-24T16:22:50Z")

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Hello, I managed to merge a CityGML with NetCDF in a GLTF file using Parawier & Blender. In order to make a realistic render, I would like to add a basemap below from a TIFF file. So far I only manage to make so…

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## [How to generate streamline with CSV file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-generate-streamline-with-csv-file/9392)

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**Author:** [@UNICO1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/UNICO1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-generate-streamline-with-csv-file/9392 "2022-04-29T02:04:19Z")

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Dear all I would like to generate streamline with my CFD result However, I can’t apply ‘Streamline Tracer fileter’ Does anyone can help me this kinds of problem? I saved my data to csv file format

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## [octree mesh loss of functionality in v5 paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/octree-mesh-loss-of-functionality-in-v5-paraview/689)

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**Author:** [@garcfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/garcfd)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/octree-mesh-loss-of-functionality-in-v5-paraview/689 "2020-09-14T08:02:30Z")

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Using same demo octree mesh (unstructured vtk) as in my previous topic… https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O4bxadtFyvLG9NWjSHeiS8AptYMc-hc8/view I notice that basic scalar visibility works fine in v3.98.1 and v4.3.1 b…

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## [How to execute a python script every step of an animation?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-execute-a-python-script-every-step-of-an-animation/4621)

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**Author:** [@leopessanha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/leopessanha)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-execute-a-python-script-every-step-of-an-animation/4621 "2020-06-19T14:10:18Z")

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Hi, I need to execute some python code (using the TimeKeeper.Time) every timestep of the animation After some research I have tried(unsucessfully): rv = GetActiveView() rv.GetInteractor().AddObserver(vtkCommand.Animat…

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## [Eigenvalue computation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/eigenvalue-computation/9307)

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**Author:** [@ArroyoAndrea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ArroyoAndrea)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/eigenvalue-computation/9307 "2023-08-18T16:58:25Z")

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Hello all, I am implementing Lambda-2 criterion in Paraview 5.6.0 mounted on Linux. What it does is to provide a view of the presence of a vortex in a 3D flow by knowing when at least two of the eigenvalues of (||S||^2 …

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