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## [No difference between surface and points representations](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-difference-between-surface-and-points-representations/9801)

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**Author:** [@Iban\_H](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Iban_H)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-difference-between-surface-and-points-representations/9801 "2022-06-16T13:14:36Z")

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Hello there! I have been trying to plot bathymetric and topographic data alongside an ocean free surface. I managed to make an overall good animation, but I keep getting those holes in the landscape. When I zoom in,…

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## [Run animation of VTK files with version 4.0.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/run-animation-of-vtk-files-with-version-4-0-1/3331)

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**Author:** [@Marf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/run-animation-of-vtk-files-with-version-4-0-1/3331 "2020-01-14T11:09:32Z")

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## [Diagram of sectional quantities](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/diagram-of-sectional-quantities/9302)

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**Author:** [@Matthias](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Matthias)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/diagram-of-sectional-quantities/9302 "2022-04-28T07:12:27Z")

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My request is related to a typical problem occurring in postprocessing of finite element results for plane elements such as shells for mechanical applications. Usually one would like to display sectional forces as diagra…

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## [Contour Label and Area Calculation - U magnitude in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/contour-label-and-area-calculation-u-magnitude-in-paraview/8884)

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**Author:** [@limpideyes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/limpideyes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/contour-label-and-area-calculation-u-magnitude-in-paraview/8884 "2022-02-03T19:46:14Z")

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Hello, I have got questions about labelling contours and calculating the area of a certain wind speed. Question 1: How can I label wind speed (U magnitude) at each contour? e.g. 10.00, 9.98, 9.96, etc. Question 2: …

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## [FBX to VTK](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fbx-to-vtk/869)

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**Author:** [@gitulien](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gitulien)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fbx-to-vtk/869 "2018-11-09T23:31:12Z")

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Hello I am wondering how to load in paraview FBX files, is there a converter ? thanks

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## [Layer coverage visualisation for a multi-region analysis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/layer-coverage-visualisation-for-a-multi-region-analysis/4055)

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**Author:** [@JhnM](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JhnM)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/layer-coverage-visualisation-for-a-multi-region-analysis/4055 "2020-04-14T08:09:16Z")

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Hi ! I’m currently doing a thermal analysis on a sphere surrounded by air using the solver chtMultiRegionFoam and snappyHexMesh for the mesh. (OpenFOAM v1912) When I am adding layers, I want to display the layer covera…

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## [Improvements coming to the Python Editor](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improvements-coming-to-the-python-editor/6389)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/improvements-coming-to-the-python-editor/6389 "2021-02-08T09:20:54Z")

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There are improvements coming to the Python Editor, some have already been merged and other are on the way. Already merged: Line numbers Undo/Redo support Faster syntax highlighting Access via the Tools menu All aroun…

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## [How to get the time series data at a specific point?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-time-series-data-at-a-specific-point/13443)

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**Author:** [@Smruti\_Ranjan\_Jena](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Smruti_Ranjan_Jena)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-time-series-data-at-a-specific-point/13443 "2023-12-07T09:39:03Z")

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I want to plot the time series data of a specific variable say velocity-magnitude (U) or streamwise velocity (Ux) at a specific point (x,y,z) for 1000 time files. Now, extracting data manually for 1000 files is painstaki…

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## [Import paraview (5.8.1) module in Python 3.7 on Anaconda Juypter notebook using MacOS](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-paraview-5-8-1-module-in-python-3-7-on-anaconda-juypter-notebook-using-macos/5928)

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**Author:** [@fatraphael95](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fatraphael95)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-paraview-5-8-1-module-in-python-3-7-on-anaconda-juypter-notebook-using-macos/5928 "2022-10-17T21:20:49Z")

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Hello, I have a python script that I am attempting to run in Anaconda Juypter Notebook using MacOS Catalina. On a line that tries to import Paraview that says: “from paraview.simple import \*” An error occurs that say…

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## [GLTF textures](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gltf-textures/7264)

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**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gltf-textures/7264 "2021-05-24T08:42:24Z")

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Hello, I have a textured GLTF file but I can’t see the texture as in the https://gltf-viewer.donmccurdy.com/ viewer Is there a way to do it ?

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## [Values for viridis colormap do not correspond to those in matplotlib?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/values-for-viridis-colormap-do-not-correspond-to-those-in-matplotlib/6635)

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**Author:** [@stefanv](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/stefanv)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/values-for-viridis-colormap-do-not-correspond-to-those-in-matplotlib/6635 "2021-03-16T17:47:18Z")

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I recently came across byte-values for the viridis colormap on Kenneth Morland’s site. These didn’t correspond to the ones in Matplotlib (the original values), and when I asked Kenneth where he got his values he said fr…

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## [error with mesa library](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-with-mesa-library/2605)

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**Author:** [@uturuncoglu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/uturuncoglu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-with-mesa-library/2605 "2019-09-27T15:42:02Z")

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Hi, I am getting error when i try to use my application (along with co-processing) with mesa library (the same code is working without any problem with NVIDIA EGL installation). I tried both Python 2 and Python 3 with P…

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## [Not all NetCDF file variables load in 5.9.0-RC3](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/not-all-netcdf-file-variables-load-in-5-9-0-rc3/6137)

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**Author:** [@razoumov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/razoumov)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/not-all-netcdf-file-variables-load-in-5-9-0-rc3/6137 "2021-07-21T16:45:27Z")

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Hello! In 5.9.0-RC3 I can no longer read all variables from a NetCDF file formatted in a CF convention. Here is a file https://nextcloud.computecanada.ca/index.php/s/PzJgTeJ4X3nJiey/download (397 MB) that I can read with…

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## [Programmable Filter: if else statment](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-if-else-statment/7514)

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**Author:** [@CSMDakota](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CSMDakota)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-if-else-statment/7514 "2021-07-12T21:30:39Z")

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I’m trying to implement at programmable filter in which I read in an existing array from an imported solution, then calculate a new array based on an “if” “else” statement. Specifically if a nodal value is greater than…

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## [Memory continuously increasing when using IntersectWithLine from any vtkAbstractCellLocator implementation in a loop inside a python filter plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/memory-continuously-increasing-when-using-intersectwithline-from-any-vtkabstractcelllocator-implementation-in-a-loop-inside-a-python-filter-plugin/1600)

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**Author:** [@Kevin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kevin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/memory-continuously-increasing-when-using-intersectwithline-from-any-vtkabstractcelllocator-implementation-in-a-loop-inside-a-python-filter-plugin/1600 "2019-04-04T16:31:25Z")

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Hi, I am trying to use one of the vtkAbstractCellLocator implementation, especially vtkModifiedBSPTree since it appears much faster than others, to do some kind of raytracing in a python plugin. The main idea is basica…

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## [How to deal with multitexture coordinates and OSPRay in ParaView 5.5](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-deal-with-multitexture-coordinates-and-ospray-in-paraview-5-5/57)

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**Author:** [@Dave\_DeMarle](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dave_DeMarle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-deal-with-multitexture-coordinates-and-ospray-in-paraview-5-5/57 "2018-05-31T18:58:35Z")

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Howdy, In ParaView 5.5.0, the OSPRay interface doesn’t know what to do with the disparate texture coordinate arrays that the OBJ reader can produce. One trick to deal with this for the time being is to collapse all the …

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## [AttributeError: 'vtkCommonDataModelPython.vtkPolyData' object has no attribute 'SetCells'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/attributeerror-vtkcommondatamodelpython-vtkpolydata-object-has-no-attribute-setcells/5458)

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**Author:** [@Oier\_Arcelus](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Oier_Arcelus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/attributeerror-vtkcommondatamodelpython-vtkpolydata-object-has-no-attribute-setcells/5458 "2020-10-07T04:53:35Z")

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Dear all, I have the following problem. I am trying to plot ellipsoidal particles from a molecular dynamics run. The original data is divided in the following blocks (if paraview LAMMPS dump file reader used) the dimens…

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## [Discord channel for ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/discord-channel-for-paraview/4165)

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**Author:** [@foadsf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/foadsf)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/discord-channel-for-paraview/4165 "2020-10-10T02:12:50Z")

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Hello everyone, I see on the internet that there are a lot of people looking for an IRC channel for ParaView, showing that there is a need for a chat platform. So I have created a #paraview channel on Elmer’s Discord s…

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## [Running Python without opening shell in Paraview GUI from Bash](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-python-without-opening-shell-in-paraview-gui-from-bash/2363)

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**Author:** [@tejas.canchi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tejas.canchi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-python-without-opening-shell-in-paraview-gui-from-bash/2363 "2019-08-12T08:42:37Z")

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Hello I want to run a bash file in which I open up Paraview and run a series of filters from the script. How do I do that? Thanks Tejas

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## [Reverse client-server connection fails with more than one MPI process](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reverse-client-server-connection-fails-with-more-than-one-mpi-process/3207)

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**Author:** [@XavierStuvw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/XavierStuvw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reverse-client-server-connection-fails-with-more-than-one-mpi-process/3207 "2020-02-15T09:34:42Z")

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Situation Working with ParaView 5.7.0 I have managed to set up a reverse client-server connection that works as expected when I launch the command mpirun -np 1 ${PVDIR}/bin/pvserver -rc --client-host=\<client ip\> --host…

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## [Is it possible to import Python module into Paraview 5.8.0 ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-python-module-into-paraview-5-8-0/4437)

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**Author:** [@Richard](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Richard)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-python-module-into-paraview-5-8-0/4437 "2020-06-04T13:17:50Z")

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Is it possible to import Python module (in my case jinja2 for generating HTML report) into Paraview 5.8 ?

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## [ParaView hackathon Wednesday, March 24](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-hackathon-wednesday-march-24/6533)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-hackathon-wednesday-march-24/6533 "2021-02-23T16:38:33Z")

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Kitware will be holding a ParaView hackathon on Wednesday, march 24, from 8am EST (2pm GMT+2) to late. It is open to anyone willing to contribute, with or without coding skills. Here are the objectives of this hackatho…

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## [Unable to allocate memory for merge block during coprocessing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-allocate-memory-for-merge-block-during-coprocessing/2359)

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**Author:** [@kschau](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kschau)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-allocate-memory-for-merge-block-during-coprocessing/2359 "2019-09-28T15:39:30Z")

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I am getting a std::bad\_alloc when using the merge block feature in a Catalyst script. ERROR: In ParaView/VTK/Common/Core/vtkGenericDataArray.txx, line 452 vtkIdTypeArray (0x2aab39a989f0): Unable to allocate 154940 elem…

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## [Xdmf Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-windows/268)

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**Author:** [@absitabi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/absitabi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf-windows/268 "2018-07-04T15:39:01Z")

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Hi all, I have a visualization routine for a high resolution 3D simulation, and it writes binary/xmf files. Everything seems to go fine, but when I open it in Paraview 5.5.1 the data range for some of the arrays is inco…

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## [Cell Value Precision](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-value-precision/2709)

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**Author:** [@erdi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/erdi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-value-precision/2709 "2019-10-08T00:12:49Z")

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Hi all I have a structured grid and some cell values associated with the elements. Here is the point-vise view. My question is how can I remove annoying 0’s at the end of those labels. We have 3 digit accuracy in the o…

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## [pvpython on cluster](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-on-cluster/3626)

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**Author:** [@jurriaan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jurriaan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-on-cluster/3626 "2020-02-27T07:38:15Z")

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Dear all, I’m trying to make a python script that is automatically generated with the Paraview trace tool to work from the command line. I log in onto our cluster with putty and X11 forwarding enabled. Paraview works n…

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## [How to draw circles](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-draw-circles/9177)

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**Author:** [@s195t](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/s195t)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-draw-circles/9177 "2025-07-17T02:50:14Z")

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Hi everyone, Is there a way I can plot a circle giving a center position and the radius? I couldn’t find any filter to properly do it

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## [Gitlab, sha512 and images files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gitlab-sha512-and-images-files/2529)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gitlab-sha512-and-images-files/2529 "2019-10-17T14:16:50Z")

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I know this is a long shot, but here goes. Gitlab has some awesome image comparison builtin diff, that looks like this : Would there be a way to inform gitlab that it can, instead of only showing sha512 number for t…

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## [Volume rendering composite datasets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-composite-datasets/1073)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-rendering-composite-datasets/1073 "2019-01-02T12:43:21Z")

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Hi, I’m getting confused with which types of vtkDataSets stored in composite datasets can be volume rendered. If I have a multiblock of vtkImageDatas the GUI doesn’t provide me with the volume representation. For a mult…

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## [vtkUnstructuredGrid Cell Blanking/Hiding](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkunstructuredgrid-cell-blanking-hiding/4933)

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**Author:** [@ajp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ajp)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkunstructuredgrid-cell-blanking-hiding/4933 "2023-12-22T04:27:45Z")

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Is it possible to omit cells from visualisation within an ugrid, by using: ghostCells-\>SetValue(cellId, ghostCells-\>GetValue(cellId) | vtkDataSetAttributes::HIDDENCELL); When I output a simple pure triangular mesh, whe…

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## [Efficient methods for creating many source objects](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-methods-for-creating-many-source-objects/1416)

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**Author:** [@krvorren](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/krvorren)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-methods-for-creating-many-source-objects/1416 "2019-03-08T15:36:08Z")

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Hello, I’ve been trying to use a python script to render about ~1000 Line() objects. This is a simple task to perform, but it takes a long time. As a very bare bones example, if you process the following in the python s…

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## [PVD with files with different meshes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvd-with-files-with-different-meshes/4946)

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**Author:** [@mrklein](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mrklein)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvd-with-files-with-different-meshes/4946 "2023-07-04T14:43:37Z")

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Dear community, I have a time series of node-centered data on rectangular grid with changing geometry. I create PVD file as follows: \<?xml version="1.0"?\> \<VTKFile type="Collection" vesion="0.1"\> \<Collection\> \<Da…

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## [I'm using Ubuntu and ParaView osmesa binary crashes on rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/im-using-ubuntu-and-paraview-osmesa-binary-crashes-on-rendering/14046)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/im-using-ubuntu-and-paraview-osmesa-binary-crashes-on-rendering/14046 "2025-01-20T13:05:00Z")

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This is a known issue that affect all binary versions of ParaView from https://paraview.org/download: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22350 How can I check if I am affected by this issue ? Run th…

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## [Customizing grid labels](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/customizing-grid-labels/8858)

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**Author:** [@Victor\_Koehne\_Ramalh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Victor_Koehne_Ramalh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/customizing-grid-labels/8858 "2022-02-02T21:01:51Z")

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Hello all, I would like to reproduce the slice plot below on Paraview 5.9.1, showing only these 3 edges: But when trying to tweak the Axes Grid edit window, I achieve: The vertical axis is replicated at the right,…

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## [Loop over TimestepValues : NOT Updating](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loop-over-timestepvalues-not-updating/7495)

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**Author:** [@Akash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Akash)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loop-over-timestepvalues-not-updating/7495 "2021-06-28T10:14:45Z")

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Hey, I am trying to loop over my data with timestep. When I give values for n manually it works well. Here is the code: n=34 a3d10meshfinefoam.UpdatePipeline(a3d10meshfinefoam.TimestepValues\[n\]) But when I do the sa…

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## [Calculator with if/else statement](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-with-if-else-statement/13667)

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**Author:** [@SCRO1022](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SCRO1022)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-with-if-else-statement/13667 "2024-01-11T09:08:03Z")

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My problem right now is, that i would like to have a calculator function which first checks if a specific scalar (CONC\_001) is greater than 0.1. If that is the case it should simply calculate: CONC\_003 = CONC\_001 / CONC\_…

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## [How to render 3D bathymetry data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-render-3d-bathymetry-data/2945)

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**Author:** [@yijianmingliu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yijianmingliu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-render-3d-bathymetry-data/2945 "2019-11-12T09:21:15Z")

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Hi,I am quite new to paraview, I’d like to use paraview for visualizing bathymetry data. I have a netCDF file containing the lat, lon, and elevation , Like in this picture, I also want to do this., I use the‘Warp by…

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## [Slurm error when running pvserver with mpiexec.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slurm-error-when-running-pvserver-with-mpiexec/10858)

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**Author:** [@NotDrJeff](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/NotDrJeff)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slurm-error-when-running-pvserver-with-mpiexec/10858 "2022-11-30T09:05:20Z")

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Hello, I have downloaded a linux paraview-5.10 tarball (https://www.paraview.org/paraview-downloads/download.php?submit=Download&version=v5.10&type=binary&os=Linux&downloadFile=ParaView-5.10.0-osmesa-MPI-Linux-Python3.9…

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## [Paraview web visualizer on Google Cloud](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-web-visualizer-on-google-cloud/755)

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**Author:** [@jmichel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jmichel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-web-visualizer-on-google-cloud/755 "2018-10-25T15:56:41Z")

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Hello everyone!! I am installing paraview web visualizer on GCloud VM and I have some troubles when I am trying to run the command for visualizer, I mean this command: Visualizer --paraview. Even I tried to run the “Vis…

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## [Adding Scalar Data To Triangle Mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-scalar-data-to-triangle-mesh/3478)

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**Author:** [@dennis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dennis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-scalar-data-to-triangle-mesh/3478 "2020-02-04T19:41:21Z")

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Hi everyone, I imagine this should be easy to do in ParaView, but I haven’t had any luck with it: I have a set of files (one contains the geometry, another contains the connectivity, and another contains the scalar val…

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## [Running project with paraview on remote server without graphics](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-project-with-paraview-on-remote-server-without-graphics/8932)

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**Author:** [@Alexander](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alexander)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-project-with-paraview-on-remote-server-without-graphics/8932 "2022-02-10T21:20:03Z")

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Hello. I’m trying to run project, using paraview catalyst on remote machine without X-server. I’ve build catalyst from sources, but when program calls python-script in function create\_render\_view(), I get an error: ( 2…

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## [Uploading time series netCDF files to ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/uploading-time-series-netcdf-files-to-paraview/2130)

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**Author:** [@Misha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Misha)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/uploading-time-series-netcdf-files-to-paraview/2130 "2019-07-05T10:16:19Z")

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Hi, I am trying to upload time series netCDF files, to use the animation feature in ParaView. Paraview only recognize the first file of the group. Is there a way to upload the files as a group for the animation?

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## [Error on reading a VTK file with multiple scalars](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-reading-a-vtk-file-with-multiple-scalars/5224)

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**Author:** [@MartinLicht](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MartinLicht)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-reading-a-vtk-file-with-multiple-scalars/5224 "2020-09-01T00:25:23Z")

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I have got a simple file that associates two sets of values data1 and data2 to the vertices of an unstructured mesh, which I want to display in Paraview. If I leave out the second set of data, then everything works fine…

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## [Representation of the glyph scale](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/representation-of-the-glyph-scale/3963)

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**Author:** [@nayla\_salvador](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nayla_salvador)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/representation-of-the-glyph-scale/3963 "2020-04-05T19:17:54Z")

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Hello, I would like to know if there is the option of leaving my glyphs colored so that their intensity is shown. Another option I would like to know (which would be more useful for my study) is if paraview can inser…

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## [A bug in Above/BelowRangeColor mapping?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-bug-in-above-belowrangecolor-mapping/871)

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**Author:** [@Marcin\_Krotkiewski](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marcin_Krotkiewski)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-bug-in-above-belowrangecolor-mapping/871 "2018-11-09T18:49:56Z")

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Hi, I think the behavior of UseBelowRangeColor in Parview 5.5 is wrong. As an example, I load a surface into Paraview, rescale the color range to point data (elevation in this case), and enable the ‘Use Below Range Colo…

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## [Importing .vti image data into ParaView Glance Issue](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-vti-image-data-into-paraview-glance-issue/5280)

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**Author:** [@iainf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/iainf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-vti-image-data-into-paraview-glance-issue/5280 "2020-09-14T07:33:20Z")

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Hey guys, I produce a simple VTK image dataset (“model.vti” - xml, not binary) with a single data array called “values”. I can easily drag and drop into ParaView desktop and visualise the “values”, as shown below: Ev…

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## [Way forward with Paraview Web](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/way-forward-with-paraview-web/11900)

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**Author:** [@Ari](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ari)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/way-forward-with-paraview-web/11900 "2023-04-18T14:36:56Z")

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Hello, Please accept my apologies for a long description. We are using Paraview at the moment to visulaize OpenFoam files and we are planning to use it in Browser (Web). We want our sever to do heavy-lifting and browse…

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## [Trouble with embedded ParaView Glance](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-with-embedded-paraview-glance/3446)

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**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trouble-with-embedded-paraview-glance/3446 "2020-01-31T17:02:29Z")

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Hello all, As I work to put a ParaView scene into an HTML page, I’ve encountered another issue, which is that when I use the advanced option to embed a Glance/vtkjs export into a ParaView Glance base HTML, I’m not getti…

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## [OSPRay pathtracer: How to get more vivid colors](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ospray-pathtracer-how-to-get-more-vivid-colors/7951)

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**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ospray-pathtracer-how-to-get-more-vivid-colors/7951 "2021-10-28T13:13:17Z")

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With the OSPRay pathtracer I am observing that surfaces are generally less saturated than the actual color they are painted with. I guess that this has to do with the color of the lighting, and that it could also be tac…

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## [Python shell reset on first use with Paraview 5.6](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-shell-reset-on-first-use-with-paraview-5-6/2978)

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**Author:** [@aspsgge](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aspsgge)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-shell-reset-on-first-use-with-paraview-5-6/2978 "2019-11-14T16:16:46Z")

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Hello, I’ve got an issue with Paraview 5.6.0 with the use of script. I open the GUI of ParaView with command line and the use of --script=name\_of\_script.py to execute a python script at the openning This open me the…

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