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## [Adding VTK filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-vtk-filter/3690)

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**Author:** [@rcarneiro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rcarneiro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-vtk-filter/3690 "2020-02-28T15:33:46Z")

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Dear all, I would appreciate if somebody can clarify if there is a clear procedure how to add a new VTK filter in Paraview GUI for Windows? I’m using the last release of Paraview v5.8 and I would like to add new VTK fi…

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## [ParaView segfault](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-segfault/14135)

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**Author:** [@Jungpin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jungpin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-segfault/14135 "2024-03-26T06:53:05Z")

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Hi, Sir / Madam; I had a “segmentation fault” when running paraview after installed the latest openfoam11 in ubuntu 22.04 environment. But I am not sure whether my situation are the same as aforesaid ones or not. Here I…

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## [Segmentation fault when reading a homegrown HDF5 file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-reading-a-homegrown-hdf5-file/2451)

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**Author:** [@angelv](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/angelv)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-reading-a-homegrown-hdf5-file/2451 "2019-09-09T03:43:46Z")

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Hello, Paraview first-timer here. Our app creates HDF5 files with a very simple structure: h5dump -A cart\_cr2130.h5 HDF5 "cart\_cr2130.h5" { GROUP "/" { DATASET "Bp" { DATATYPE H5T\_IEEE\_F64LE DATASPACE …

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## [find the boundary point indices in multiblock mesh](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-the-boundary-point-indices-in-multiblock-mesh/9016)

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**Author:** [@bigfooted](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bigfooted)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-the-boundary-point-indices-in-multiblock-mesh/9016 "2022-03-07T14:48:13Z")

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Hi, I am working with paraview multiblock files. Basically I have a couple of vtu files describing 2D flow fields, one is flow.vtu and the others are boundary\_xx.vtu. The points on the boundary are also in the flow file…

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## [Running a pvpython server in Google Kubernetes engine environment](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-a-pvpython-server-in-google-kubernetes-engine-environment/5132)

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**Author:** [@Yasushi\_Saito](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yasushi_Saito)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-a-pvpython-server-in-google-kubernetes-engine-environment/5132 "2020-08-20T18:25:39Z")

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I’m trying to run a pvpython server in a GKE container with NVidia Tesla T4, and having trouble getting everything to work. The server crashes with a message (1426.516s) \[paraview \] vtkShaderProgram.cxx:438 …

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## [Temporal Statistics Filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/temporal-statistics-filter/11084)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Henzinger](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael_Henzinger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/temporal-statistics-filter/11084 "2023-01-03T09:30:42Z")

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Greetings, I am using the Temporal Filter to get the average field data. For stationary domains this is trivial, but when I used it on a moving domain it also gave me an averaged field. My question is: Does the filter i…

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## [Advanced rendering of scientific data using ray-tracing in ParaView: A free Kitware Webinar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/advanced-rendering-of-scientific-data-using-ray-tracing-in-paraview-a-free-kitware-webinar/14002)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/advanced-rendering-of-scientific-data-using-ray-tracing-in-paraview-a-free-kitware-webinar/14002 "2024-03-06T18:20:30Z")

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Are you ready to join Kitware’s ParaView next free Webinar ? This webinar will happen in late February and be focused on using ray tracing rendering capabilities of ParaView in order to obtain stunning visuals of you…

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## [Cell data at boundaries](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-data-at-boundaries/10833)

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**Author:** [@Eilloo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eilloo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-data-at-boundaries/10833 "2023-03-14T16:12:07Z")

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Hello all, I am having trouble processing results from a simple CFD case, where the output is cell data for pressure and velocity in an exodus file. In my case, I have a no-slip boundary condition, meaning the velocity…

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## [Create and assign new timesteps to data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-and-assign-new-timesteps-to-data/12384)

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**Author:** [@Ryan90](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ryan90)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-and-assign-new-timesteps-to-data/12384 "2024-01-14T20:53:01Z")

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Hi, I have an STL file and I want to rotate the geometry by alpha every timestep and save the data. Right now, I just load the STL file and a series of empty CSV files that creates the time vector. Then I use the animat…

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## [failure to makeParaview, kwsysDateStamp.cmake problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-makeparaview-kwsysdatestamp-cmake-problem/8691)

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**Author:** [@Zhuangz\_Zhang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Zhuangz_Zhang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-makeparaview-kwsysdatestamp-cmake-problem/8691 "2021-12-31T09:40:57Z")

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Hello everyone: I tried to install openFoam8.0 with third\_party. All the installation is executed following the instruction of (OpenFOAM Repo: 4. Third Party Software | OpenFOAM). but when making paraview, some error …

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## [Getting started coloring many objects](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-started-coloring-many-objects/9247)

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**Author:** [@kaylyn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kaylyn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-started-coloring-many-objects/9247 "2022-03-22T20:26:43Z")

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Hello, I am a new ParaView user. Trying to figure out if ParaView is a good choice for my application. I am trying to visualize some medical imaging detector data. The setup is 16 arrays (11 x 15) of scintillators arra…

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## [Paraview Remote connection failed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-remote-connection-failed/7594)

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**Author:** [@qianyan\_tan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/qianyan_tan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-remote-connection-failed/7594 "2021-07-19T09:09:33Z")

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Hello, everyone! when I try the paraview remote connection between cluster(server) and win10(client GUI). it shows client connected, but one second later it gives the error: Segmentation fault(core dumped). I donot know …

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## [Can we flip left handed normals to right handed normals?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/can-we-flip-left-handed-normals-to-right-handed-normals/1671)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/can-we-flip-left-handed-normals-to-right-handed-normals/1671 "2019-04-16T19:32:30Z")

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From a user: I have a grid model in the netcdf format. It has Nx x Ny x Nz gridpoints with a given grid spacing. At each node, there is one variable, i.e. rho(density). The model is input as a left-hand rule model. …

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## [Efficient way to update values of vtk array in python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-way-to-update-values-of-vtk-array-in-python/8573)

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**Author:** [@kschau](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kschau)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/efficient-way-to-update-values-of-vtk-array-in-python/8573 "2021-12-07T15:22:19Z")

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I am asking this in the context of updating data arrays in a catalyst enabled simulation, though this doesnt have relate to catalyst directly. I create and initialize a multiblockdataset with all my data arrays from num…

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## [ParaView pair with Microsoft Hololens glasses](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-pair-with-microsoft-hololens-glasses/2091)

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**Author:** [@arttem22](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/arttem22)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-pair-with-microsoft-hololens-glasses/2091 "2019-06-24T14:55:57Z")

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Hello! I perform CFD and Structural computations with ANSYS, then I export results and analyze these results in ParaView. Now i have a challenge to visualize computational results with help of Augmented Reality (AR) tec…

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## [Compute second order derivative of velocity](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-second-order-derivative-of-velocity/10593)

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**Author:** [@Boone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Boone)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-second-order-derivative-of-velocity/10593 "2022-10-25T14:56:58Z")

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Hi everyone, I am a new user of Paraview and I would like to compute the velocity gradient invariant for a channel flow simulation as well as quantities involving 2nd order velocity derivatives. For that reason I have t…

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## [Remove points from a dataset knowing their exact location](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/remove-points-from-a-dataset-knowing-their-exact-location/8683)

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**Author:** [@Captain\_Convergence](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Captain_Convergence)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/remove-points-from-a-dataset-knowing-their-exact-location/8683 "2021-12-27T16:31:14Z")

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Dear all, I am working with a MultiBlock mesh which gives me issues when I try to compute spatial gradients (Vorticity, Q-criterion etc…) due to the abrupt change in the \[deltaX,deltaY\] when the point that limits the bl…

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## [Plotting a line ON TOP of a surface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-a-line-on-top-of-a-surface/11300)

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**Author:** [@axelwang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/axelwang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-a-line-on-top-of-a-surface/11300 "2023-01-31T20:43:23Z")

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Hey all, I have been creating visualizations like below. It has two vtk files. The background wavefield+mesh is one vtk file created using pyvtk.UnstructuredGrid(list(zip(x, y, z)),quad=kwargs\["connect"\]) and the bla…

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## [Field map rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/field-map-rendering/3798)

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**Author:** [@Sabrina](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sabrina)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/field-map-rendering/3798 "2020-03-18T06:14:03Z")

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Dear all, I have been using ParaView for visualizing the electric field map (geometry modeled with Gmsh and field solved with Elmerfem). My test case is just parallel disks with a certain voltage inside a box of air. Si…

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## [Mapping from csv file to cell center of VTK file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-from-csv-file-to-cell-center-of-vtk-file/8781)

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**Author:** [@bias](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bias)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-from-csv-file-to-cell-center-of-vtk-file/8781 "2022-01-27T15:12:05Z")

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Hi, I think my problem should be relatively easy but I haven’t figured out how to solve it. I have a csv file with data organized as X, Y, Z and a scalar value “Velocity”. Now I want to open a VTK file and “map” the da…

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## [Consistency of scale between 3D paraview scenes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/consistency-of-scale-between-3d-paraview-scenes/232)

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**Author:** [@jackbinysh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jackbinysh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/consistency-of-scale-between-3d-paraview-scenes/232 "2018-06-22T16:56:01Z")

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Hi All, Sorry for the inexperienced question… I have two different 3D closed curves I would like to export images of - as it stands, they are not axis aligned in any way, and their xyz coordinates are not standardised …

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## [Script for retrieving vtk data and manipulating in Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/script-for-retrieving-vtk-data-and-manipulating-in-python/11610)

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**Author:** [@phivos](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/phivos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/script-for-retrieving-vtk-data-and-manipulating-in-python/11610 "2023-03-13T09:07:19Z")

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Hi everybody, I have temporal and spacial data saved from a simulation in vtk files. The dataset consists of almost a million points in the domain, and temporal results of about 1000 timesteps. I can do the analysis th…

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## [vtkexodusII issue during compilation Paraview-5.6.3](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkexodusii-issue-during-compilation-paraview-5-6-3/6237)

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**Author:** [@Ramkumar47](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ramkumar47)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkexodusii-issue-during-compilation-paraview-5-6-3/6237 "2021-04-27T07:55:07Z")

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Hi all, i am trying to compile OpenFOAM v2012 in my Archlinux machine, i successfully compiled OpenFOAM part, but when compiling Paraview-5.6.3, i am facing the following issue i tried the same on OpenFOAM v2006 and go…

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## [Cannot read gmsh file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-read-gmsh-file/14337)

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**Author:** [@Boone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Boone)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-read-gmsh-file/14337 "2024-04-22T16:00:27Z")

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Hi all, I tried to import a .msh mesh with Paraview but it created a crash: “Loguru caught a signal: SIGSEGV, error: exception occurred: Segmentation fault” I am using Paraview-5.11.0 and I pay attention to load the gm…

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## [Usage of CellSize filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/usage-of-cellsize-filter/8418)

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**Author:** [@benediktB](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/benediktB)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/usage-of-cellsize-filter/8418 "2021-11-17T09:49:53Z")

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Dear community, I simulate bubble collapses. With a pvbatch-script I want to calculate the volume of the bubble. I use the precompiled version ParaView-5.10.0-RC1-osmesa-MPI-Linux-Python3.9-x86\_64 The following funct…

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## [XMF file for hdf5 data split over multiple files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xmf-file-for-hdf5-data-split-over-multiple-files/4302)

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**Author:** [@matthieuschaller](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/matthieuschaller)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xmf-file-for-hdf5-data-split-over-multiple-files/4302 "2020-05-11T15:39:20Z")

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Hi all, I am handling large snapshot data that are split over multiple hdf5 files. That is a given array has the first N entries in a file then the next M entries in the next file and so on. When using a single file, I…

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## [color by volume](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/color-by-volume/1682)

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**Author:** [@Lucius](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lucius)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/color-by-volume/1682 "2019-04-17T13:31:49Z")

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Hi, I’m new to ParaView and couldn’t find a straightforward answer in the tutorial: I’ve got a skeleton and need to colorise the bones with a jet heatmap by their volume sizes, e.g. big volumes red and smaller ones blue…

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## [Help with using streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-using-streamlines/887)

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**Author:** [@Arnoldthepotter](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Arnoldthepotter)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-using-streamlines/887 "2018-11-13T07:25:59Z")

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Is anyone able to help with manipulating streamlines? The picture below shows the internal volume of a house, there is a heater in the living room, represented by a box and I’m blowing warm air from one of the faces of t…

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## [.msh to plot3d](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703)

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**Author:** [@Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Saji_M)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703 "2021-12-28T08:56:22Z")

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Hai, I have mesh file in .msh format…can any one tell how to convert it in to plot 3D file format?

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## [Adding CMasher colormaps to future ParaView release](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-cmasher-colormaps-to-future-paraview-release/14883)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-cmasher-colormaps-to-future-paraview-release/14883 "2024-10-27T22:53:29Z")

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The CMasher python package provides a collection of scientific colormaps (GitHub - 1313e/CMasher: Scientific colormaps for making accessible, informative and 'cmashing' plots). Me and fellow collaborator from our researc…

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## [Axisymmetric Averaging](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axisymmetric-averaging/1470)

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**Author:** [@jrwrigh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jrwrigh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axisymmetric-averaging/1470 "2020-07-10T05:09:44Z")

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So I have a CFD simulation where the domain is axisymmetric. For simplicity sake, let’s call it a tube. Due to flow characteristics, it needs to be run in full 3D. However, it’d be nice to get statistics that take the a…

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## [Adding readers to Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-readers-to-paraview/4476)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Greer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Chris_Greer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-readers-to-paraview/4476 "2020-06-05T01:51:36Z")

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Hi, how can I add the Image Reader to Paraview? I am working on an online computing resource for my university, but need them to add the Image Reader so I can import my .raw images. They only have raw file readers curren…

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## [After Paraview imports the pvsm file, the model order changes.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/after-paraview-imports-the-pvsm-file-the-model-order-changes/2052)

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**Author:** [@RisingYoung](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RisingYoung)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/after-paraview-imports-the-pvsm-file-the-model-order-changes/2052 "2019-06-20T13:58:40Z")

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Hi all, Steps: Open multiple models in ParaView, the order of models as below: Click Save state in file menu, we got a pvsm file. Startup another Paraview, and loading the pvsm file created in previous step. It is…

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## [Line Integral Convolusion](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/line-integral-convolusion/11603)

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**Author:** [@iiskxndar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/iiskxndar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/line-integral-convolusion/11603 "2023-03-13T00:18:26Z")

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Hi, I am new here. I am interested to learn how to plot a 2D line integral convolusion given x, y, z coordinate and its respective u, v, w velocities. I am doing this with the purpose to find the location of vorticity. I…

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## ["Intel SandyBridge based system" error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-sandybridge-based-system-error/2058)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Chebakov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Denis_Chebakov)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-sandybridge-based-system-error/2058 "2022-04-13T20:45:17Z")

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After I launch Paraview 5.6.1 on my Lenovo G770 laptop with Win7 x64 Ultimate, I see a blank program window with an output window with a list of errors (see screenshot), lead by “We have determined that your graphics sys…

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## [Fail to run paraview on HPC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fail-to-run-paraview-on-hpc/4898)

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**Author:** [@mchoudhry01](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mchoudhry01)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fail-to-run-paraview-on-hpc/4898 "2020-07-20T12:21:51Z")

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Hi, is there anyway I can run the paraview on HPC. I have access to HPC in university computer and paraview already in the HPC. I have load the module into the folder but I am still getting the error below. Error: par…

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## [Making Isosurfaces](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/making-isosurfaces/9933)

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**Author:** [@Ash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ash)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/making-isosurfaces/9933 "2022-06-28T19:48:19Z")

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I posted the following question on stackoverflow. However, I thought it would be better to share it with ParaView community directly. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72789087/is-there-any-feature-in-paraview-to-plot…

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## [Samrai reader error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/samrai-reader-error/1506)

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**Author:** [@kaiser](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kaiser)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/samrai-reader-error/1506 "2019-04-29T11:05:46Z")

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Hello, I am running simulations with IBAMR, a cfd library, that outputs data in samrai format. I would like to visualize this in paraview, but am getting errors from the samrai reader. If I load the file, the amr mesh …

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## [2D mesh to 3D prismatic by extrusion along z-axis](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/2d-mesh-to-3d-prismatic-by-extrusion-along-z-axis/10154)

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**Author:** [@denis-anuprienko](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/denis-anuprienko)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/2d-mesh-to-3d-prismatic-by-extrusion-along-z-axis/10154 "2022-10-05T16:34:41Z")

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Hello! I have a .vtk file with a polygonal mesh in a square domain. I would like to create a 3D prismatic mesh by extruding the 2D mesh along vertical axis. Is there an option to do that? It seems that Linear Extrusion …

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## [Import Error: No module named selection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-error-no-module-named-selection/4372)

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**Author:** [@carl](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/carl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-error-no-module-named-selection/4372 "2020-06-01T08:33:41Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to use the selection module in ParaView 5.6.0, but when I run simple script I get the error: Import Error: No module named selection. I’m using the simple example on lines 4-27 https://github.com/Kitwa…

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## [How to install Paraview in personal home directory of a cluster](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-paraview-in-personal-home-directory-of-a-cluster/3969)

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**Author:** [@physahel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/physahel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-paraview-in-personal-home-directory-of-a-cluster/3969 "2020-04-10T18:34:16Z")

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Hi there, I am Sahel, a new user of Paraview. Recently, I am trying to install Paraview 5.8 in my personal home directory of the DELL visualization server machine. I have downloaded the tar file and tried to install it.…

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## [2D segy data in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/2d-segy-data-in-paraview/9505)

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**Author:** [@Crown](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Crown)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/2d-segy-data-in-paraview/9505 "2022-05-09T06:37:45Z")

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Hello, I want to know if Paraview can be used to view 2D seismic data in segy format. The data is just one line.

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## [Paraview Installation problem](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-installation-problem/1270)

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**Author:** [@martingardener](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/martingardener)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-installation-problem/1270 "2019-02-13T11:35:34Z")

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Hi, Couldnt find an answer to this one anywhere. I installed Paraview 5.6.0 on windows 7 and when I run it the screen is just black. When I click where the menu should be it does activate drop downs and mouse-over hin…

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## [Paraview 5.10.1 crashes on connecting to pvserver (Windows to linux)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-1-crashes-on-connecting-to-pvserver-windows-to-linux/9854)

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**Author:** [@Luukv8x](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Luukv8x)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-1-crashes-on-connecting-to-pvserver-windows-to-linux/9854 "2022-06-20T11:19:13Z")

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Good morning, A couple of months ago I upgraded from Paraview 5.9.X to 5.10.1 (all precomplied binaries) on both my Windows laptop and my linux PC. On the PC I downloaded the MPI and egl binaries to be able to visualise…

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## [Convert d3plot to vtk format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-d3plot-to-vtk-format/8050)

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**Author:** [@ChaoW95](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ChaoW95)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-d3plot-to-vtk-format/8050 "2021-09-22T20:00:25Z")

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I have a d3plot output file from LS-DYNA. I can load this d3plot into paraview. As you can see paraview creates a Multi-block Dataset to represent the d3plot. Under this multi-block Dataset, this is one part called…

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## [Custom per-point glyphs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-per-point-glyphs/8173)

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**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-per-point-glyphs/8173 "2021-10-20T17:12:18Z")

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I want to plot something like a histogram of six grid variables at each point. Is this possible to do in paraview, or am I going to be doing something more custom?

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## [Loading data with python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-data-with-python/768)

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**Author:** [@cjd927](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cjd927)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/loading-data-with-python/768 "2018-10-29T20:02:43Z")

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Hi, I’m using python scripts to automate the loading and slicing of data files. The data I am reading in is stored as point data. The problem I would like to solve is that I don’t always know the variable names that I a…

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## [Paraivew on M1 Chip](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraivew-on-m1-chip/11534)

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**Author:** [@ahandeep\_manna](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ahandeep_manna)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraivew-on-m1-chip/11534 "2023-04-24T01:43:28Z")

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Hi, I’m using Paraview 5.10.0 on my Mac Book pro with the M1 chip. This version seems to function , however erraticaly where regular interval it cannot open an files although the UI seems to run. Can anyone help me rega…

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## [Export custom color palette](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-custom-color-palette/14167)

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**Author:** [@Charles\_Gueunet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Charles_Gueunet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-custom-color-palette/14167 "2024-03-15T17:21:49Z")

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I think it could be nice to have an “Export palette” option to save custom color palette. Contexte: I often use a lot of states, for generating blog / article illustrations or for debugging a filter. Unfortunately, as …

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## [Paraview / Mesa / VNC on Linux?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-mesa-vnc-on-linux/5099)

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**Author:** [@smenon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/smenon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-mesa-vnc-on-linux/5099 "2020-08-24T22:34:29Z")

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Mostly looking for options here since remote working is pretty much the norm these days. I’m trying to configure a solution where I have Paraview compiled with Mesa (software rendering, and no GPU) on a remote Linux comp…

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