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## [Adding Elevation data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-elevation-data/4501)

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**Author:** [@grantboxer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/grantboxer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-elevation-data/4501 "2020-06-04T06:33:26Z")

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I have a series of drill holes in WGS84 z18s coordinates and I want to add a digital elevation surface to the view. What is the best way to add and what file format does the dem need to be? I am a new user of Paraview.

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## [Paraview silently appearing in latest Nvidia video](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-silently-appearing-in-latest-nvidia-video/17283)

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**Author:** [@mau\_igna\_06](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mau_igna_06)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-silently-appearing-in-latest-nvidia-video/17283 "2025-11-03T11:55:10Z")

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The default Paraview’s colormap is used to render physics simulation results made by simulation AI startups backed up by Nvidia. Please see videos below:

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## [How to choose the time step to be processed in a python script](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-choose-the-time-step-to-be-processed-in-a-python-script/1969)

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**Author:** [@Emanuele\_Leggio](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Emanuele_Leggio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-choose-the-time-step-to-be-processed-in-a-python-script/1969 "2019-06-03T12:41:01Z")

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Hi all, I’ve written several scripts that open XMF files and processing them creates other entities that are saved to disk. I have worked with XMF files that contain only one time-step, now I would like to switch to tem…

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## [Linker error when using pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linker-error-when-using-pvpython/7297)

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**Author:** [@mbm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mbm)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linker-error-when-using-pvpython/7297 "2021-05-26T19:41:09Z")

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I am trying to use the headless build of paraview 5.9.1 (EGL and Mesa) that I downloaded from the Paraview website (ParaView-5.9.0-egl-MPI-Linux-Python3.8-64bit.tar.gz). I have not found a guide for running this, so I t…

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## [icc dashboard on taanab](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/icc-dashboard-on-taanab/3190)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/icc-dashboard-on-taanab/3190 "2019-12-16T15:13:00Z")

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I’ve converted one of the ParaVIew builds on taanab to use the Intel compiler. There may be some failures as new issues are ironed out.

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## [How can I make a layout with a lot of Line Chart Views?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-make-a-layout-with-a-lot-of-line-chart-views/1402)

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**Author:** [@e-kolosov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/e-kolosov)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-make-a-layout-with-a-lot-of-line-chart-views/1402 "2019-03-12T13:58:32Z")

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Hello. I want create a layout with a lot of ‘Line Chart View’ (over 100) but on the screen would be shown only 3 ‘Line Chart View’ and scroll bar on the right side. On scroll bar moved - the next ‘Line Chart Views’ wo…

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## [Obtaining the normal vector of the camera view](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obtaining-the-normal-vector-of-the-camera-view/7568)

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**Author:** [@Xabier\_Morales\_Ferez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Xabier_Morales_Ferez)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obtaining-the-normal-vector-of-the-camera-view/7568 "2021-07-08T13:36:54Z")

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Good afternoon, I need to compute the cross-product between flow velocity values and a given direction and I would like to automatize the process if possible. The only workaround that I found at the moment is creating a…

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## [Release Independent Plugin possible?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/release-independent-plugin-possible/1192)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/release-independent-plugin-possible/1192 "2019-01-30T17:16:50Z")

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After all I learned so far I know that I cannot simply write plugins for ParaView in C++, compile them as so or dll files and send them to somebody who has a ParaView installed from the “official” binary downloads: ParaV…

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## [Select subset of points identified as cell centers, and measure distance between them](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-subset-of-points-identified-as-cell-centers-and-measure-distance-between-them/3577)

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**Author:** [@Vikram](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vikram)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-subset-of-points-identified-as-cell-centers-and-measure-distance-between-them/3577 "2020-02-17T16:31:05Z")

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Hello, I would like to select a subset of points from a preexisting VTK data structure, and then use a ruler to compute distances between point pairs. For example, from a given data set, I can first identify all cells …

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## [Use of Paraview with CONVERGE CFD](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-of-paraview-with-converge-cfd/462)

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**Author:** [@Dec](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dec)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/use-of-paraview-with-converge-cfd/462 "2018-08-22T16:18:37Z")

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Hi, Looking to get any user experience from people who use/have used Paraview with Converge CFD. I am in a small company that uses Converge and currently weighing up switching to Paraview for all post-processing. We ado…

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## [Segmentation fault when building with VTKm](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-building-with-vtkm/3011)

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**Author:** [@vnpavanelli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vnpavanelli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-building-with-vtkm/3011 "2019-11-27T16:09:21Z")

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Hello! I’m trying to build ParaView with VTKm enabled but all binaries (paraview, pvpython, and servers) failed with SIGSEGV (segmentation fault) when I start the program, in the initialization without any message, shel…

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## [Paraview 5.9.1 (and pvpython) does not recognize changes made in the python script](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-and-pvpython-does-not-recognize-changes-made-in-the-python-script/8157)

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**Author:** [@callista](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/callista)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-and-pvpython-does-not-recognize-changes-made-in-the-python-script/8157 "2021-10-11T14:48:16Z")

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Hello, I have created a python script using the trace. The script works in python shell, pvpython and pvbatch. My problem is that I tried to modify some things within the script such as size or for example Arrow to Cone…

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## [Docker images](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/docker-images/7722)

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**Author:** [@BotellaA](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BotellaA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/docker-images/7722 "2022-08-09T14:58:09Z")

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Hello, I am looking at docker images for ParaviewWeb. The documention refers to this dockerhub repository but it looks outdated (latest version is 5.8): Docker Hub Is there another repository or should we build the doc…

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## [When using the NVIDIA IndeX errors appear](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/when-using-the-nvidia-index-errors-appear/8570)

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**Author:** [@PilotKa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PilotKa)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/when-using-the-nvidia-index-errors-appear/8570 "2021-12-07T19:00:37Z")

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When using the NVIDIA IndeX plugin for ParaView 5.10.0 on different data, the following errors appear: nvindex: 1.0 INDEX main error: Could not load library ‘nvrtc64\_102\_0.dll’: �� ������ ��������� ������. nvindex…

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## [Cleaning up Python docs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cleaning-up-python-docs/639)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cleaning-up-python-docs/639 "2018-09-27T13:34:26Z")

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I am looking into cleaning up various docs and documentation generation process. One of the things that’s quite unwieldy with our Python documentation generation stage is the fact that we generate documentation for all p…

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## [Create a new plugin with custom property widget](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-a-new-plugin-with-custom-property-widget/5868)

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**Author:** [@friedenhe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/friedenhe)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-a-new-plugin-with-custom-property-widget/5868 "2020-12-04T09:11:47Z")

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Hi, I would like to write a toolbar plugin. Once clicked, it will show up some custom widgets in the property panel. These custom widgets may contain some dropdown menus and text boxes to define some simulation paramete…

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## [Glyph- Plot velocity vector on a 2D plane in a 3D model](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-plot-velocity-vector-on-a-2d-plane-in-a-3d-model/10547)

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**Author:** [@katherine\_1104](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/katherine_1104)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-plot-velocity-vector-on-a-2d-plane-in-a-3d-model/10547 "2022-10-19T01:10:24Z")

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Hi, I have a 3D model. I try to plot the velocity vector component on the Y-Z plane. I only want to show the Y and Z component and direction using glyph function. Does anyone know how to do this? Or, is it feasible to …

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## [How to export Spreadsheet View for all time steps?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-spreadsheet-view-for-all-time-steps/6897)

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**Author:** [@paraviwer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/paraviwer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-spreadsheet-view-for-all-time-steps/6897 "2021-04-09T13:19:29Z")

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I can use Save Data and then select Save Time Steps to get a bunch of CSV files with the field variables. That works fine. But when I look at SpreadSheetView there are other variables that do not end up in the Save Data …

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## [About "gradient of unstructured data set" filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/about-gradient-of-unstructured-data-set-filter/6935)

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**Author:** [@jeff](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jeff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/about-gradient-of-unstructured-data-set-filter/6935 "2021-04-15T11:36:22Z")

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I just started learning CFD My problem is that the function of calculating vorticity in the filter is in the source code. I don’t understand the mathematical equation it represents. Does anyone know how to write this s…

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## [ERROR: Cannot compile a minimal program. The toolchain or QMakeSpec is broken. While building ParaView to execute Qt custom apps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-cannot-compile-a-minimal-program-the-toolchain-or-qmakespec-is-broken-while-building-paraview-to-execute-qt-custom-apps/3053)

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**Author:** [@maria\_vlas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/maria_vlas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-cannot-compile-a-minimal-program-the-toolchain-or-qmakespec-is-broken-while-building-paraview-to-execute-qt-custom-apps/3053 "2020-03-20T18:41:34Z")

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I have been trying to build ParaView to test the custom apps examples at https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/tree/master/Examples/CustomApplications on MacOS. I have followed the site instructions at https://gi…

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## [Integrating over time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrating-over-time/2205)

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**Author:** [@hsheldon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hsheldon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrating-over-time/2205 "2019-07-12T07:18:22Z")

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Is there any plan to add a filter to Paraview to integrate variables over time? It seems like it should be a relatively simple thing to do.

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## [vtkMultiBlockMergeFilter usage](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkmultiblockmergefilter-usage/7017)

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**Author:** [@bmxam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bmxam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkmultiblockmergefilter-usage/7017 "2021-04-21T13:07:21Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m brand new in the world of Programmable Filter. In my python script, I’m trying to merge the blocks of a Multi-block Dataset (and then some additionnal steps that are already working). With the GUI, I si…

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## [Exporting tensor data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-tensor-data/5239)

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**Author:** [@aerospaceman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aerospaceman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-tensor-data/5239 "2020-11-24T12:47:07Z")

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I need some help with exporting field data to a text file. Context: I’m doing some OpenFOAM and postprocessing in ParaView (of course ;-)). I need to send some of my data in order to collaborate with a colleague who ha…

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## [Socket error in call to connect. Connection timed out.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/socket-error-in-call-to-connect-connection-timed-out/4043)

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**Author:** [@Evgenii\_Sharaborin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Evgenii_Sharaborin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/socket-error-in-call-to-connect-connection-timed-out/4043 "2020-04-14T06:38:31Z")

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Dear All, I am trying to connect to my cluster. Until yesterday it worked but today - no! it showed me an error: Connecting to client (reverse connection requested)… Connection URL: csrc://10.16.13.219:20010 Exiting…

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## [ParaViewWeb, Python Launcher, and Apache, and 'Process did not properly start' Error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviewweb-python-launcher-and-apache-and-process-did-not-properly-start-error/6098)

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**Author:** [@mayfielg](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mayfielg)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviewweb-python-launcher-and-apache-and-process-did-not-properly-start-error/6098 "2021-03-04T01:50:46Z")

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Hello, I’m working on spinning up an instance of ParaViewWeb Python Launcher with Apache as a front-end as described in your documentation, and am running into some confounding issues. Basically, my current local setup…

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## [Paraview for MacBooks running M4](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-for-macbooks-running-m4/16812)

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**Author:** [@Stacey.Whitmore](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Stacey.Whitmore)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-for-macbooks-running-m4/16812 "2025-06-14T17:56:19Z")

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Just got a Mac with an m4 chip and I’m bummed to see that none of the ParaView downloads support Macs with the newer M4 chip and I won’t be able to run ParaView on my Mac. Are there any plans for a ParaView install that…

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## [Unable to get working server build for GPU based rendering through EGL](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-get-working-server-build-for-gpu-based-rendering-through-egl/7891)

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**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-get-working-server-build-for-gpu-based-rendering-through-egl/7891 "2021-09-03T09:20:56Z")

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Dear all, I intend to batch-render on the GPU nodes of my HPC by submitting non-interactive SLURM jobs, but I am a little stuck getting it running: Here is what I tried: 1. Use the Paraview module provided by the HPC…

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## [Access to multi block dataset](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-to-multi-block-dataset/8606)

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**Author:** [@Captain\_Convergence](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Captain_Convergence)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-to-multi-block-dataset/8606 "2022-01-26T09:30:22Z")

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Dear Support, I am trying to pass the arrays data from a PlotOnSortedLines1 filter (where I applied previously a Merge Blocks filter) to python using the following approach: FindSource1 = FindSource(‘PlotOnSortedLines1…

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## [How to add clock time to a multi-panel display](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-clock-time-to-a-multi-panel-display/1621)

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**Author:** [@desA](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/desA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-clock-time-to-a-multi-panel-display/1621 "2019-04-09T12:07:51Z")

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I have an 8 panel display that shows snapshots as clock time advances. I’d like to add time on at least one panel, for clarity. How can this be done? Thank you. :slight\_smile: BR/desA

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## [How to see Mesh regions in paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-see-mesh-regions-in-paraview/1624)

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**Author:** [@priyankap](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/priyankap)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-see-mesh-regions-in-paraview/1624 "2019-04-10T08:26:09Z")

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Hello All, I have built a mesh for a solid geometry and now I want to see it in paraview. I have already checked my mesh and it is working fine. But when I open it using paraFoam it doesn’t show me my mesh regions. Why…

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## [Cant see object in RenderView window](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-see-object-in-renderview-window/4444)

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**Author:** [@cwinant](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cwinant)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-see-object-in-renderview-window/4444 "2020-06-01T01:45:10Z")

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I am working my way through the Paraview Tutorial version 5,6, On page 19 and 20 , after following instructions to open file disk\_out\_ref.ext2, I select the file in the pipeline browser, check the variables box in the Pr…

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## [Exporting vtk into Blender](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-vtk-into-blender/3591)

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**Author:** [@Samanvith\_A](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Samanvith_A)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-vtk-into-blender/3591 "2020-02-19T10:57:54Z")

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I have a VTK file that I have opened in ParaView. I want to open the same file in Blender. Can I know the ways to do it? Please find the files here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IvwlyNFCkSYsaJ66cpyrzghv3W5…

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## [Need some help debugging build failure of 5.8.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-some-help-debugging-build-failure-of-5-8-0/3827)

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**Author:** [@paulmelis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/paulmelis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-some-help-debugging-build-failure-of-5-8-0/3827 "2020-03-22T14:43:33Z")

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I’m attempting to build ParaView 5.8.0, specifically an MPI-enabled server-only version based on EGL that is to be used on our GPU nodes. I’m not building it directly myself, but using the EasyBuild framework. I previous…

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## [Possible bug in how Paraview reads \*.vtu (time stamp in particular)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/possible-bug-in-how-paraview-reads-vtu-time-stamp-in-particular/7059)

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**Author:** [@nadeem](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nadeem)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/possible-bug-in-how-paraview-reads-vtu-time-stamp-in-particular/7059 "2021-04-26T03:32:46Z")

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Dear all, I would like to report on a possible bug in how Paraview reads \*.vtu datafiles – the time stamps in particular. I am having trouble reading in \*.vtu data – even though I have checked that the time stamp contai…

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## [FieldData String type in VTK](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fielddata-string-type-in-vtk/6109)

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**Author:** [@devngc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/devngc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fielddata-string-type-in-vtk/6109 "2023-08-21T20:14:03Z")

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Can I use a string type data in FieldData? When I check this file on Glance, the type of FieldData named “radiance\_modifiers” is IntArray. # vtk DataFile Version 2.0 Walls ASCII DATASET POLYDATA POINTS 6 float 0.0 0.0 0…

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## [connect to server on AWS EC2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-to-server-on-aws-ec2/4323)

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**Author:** [@Ashkan\_Rafiee](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ashkan_Rafiee)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-to-server-on-aws-ec2/4323 "2020-05-14T05:45:29Z")

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Hi I want to connect to pvserver on AWS EC2 instance. I created a pvsc configuration as follows (note I need to use ssh key file). \<Servers\> \<Server name="ec2" configuration="" resource="cs://x.xxx.xx.xxx:11111"\> …

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## [Colour different sides of a surface different colours](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colour-different-sides-of-a-surface-different-colours/4900)

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**Author:** [@dld](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dld)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colour-different-sides-of-a-surface-different-colours/4900 "2020-07-21T16:45:00Z")

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Hiya, I have a polygonal mesh (from .vtk polydata), in the shape of something like a cylinder for example. I’d like to colour the inside and the outside of the surface with different solid colours. Is this possible in P…

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## [Paraview 5.8 - Animation memory issue](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-animation-memory-issue/3720)

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**Author:** [@Vincent\_Rivola](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vincent_Rivola)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-animation-memory-issue/3720 "2020-03-06T15:44:23Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve trying to work around this issue but could not find any solution. I am using PV5.8 with Ospray to create an animation. In my workflow I have four transform filter which are updated at each step in ord…

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## [Obtaining curvature of a surface from unstructured grid in paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obtaining-curvature-of-a-surface-from-unstructured-grid-in-paraview/4733)

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**Author:** [@Shruti](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Shruti)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obtaining-curvature-of-a-surface-from-unstructured-grid-in-paraview/4733 "2020-07-04T08:47:47Z")

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Dear Paraview users, I have some results for a surface in paraview in the form of an unstructured grid, and I want to obtain curvature from it. So far, I have tried using the Delaunay2D filter, then the smooth filter an…

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## [Delaunay 2D Filter Meshing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/delaunay-2d-filter-meshing/2210)

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**Author:** [@Raychel\_Bahnick](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Raychel_Bahnick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/delaunay-2d-filter-meshing/2210 "2019-07-16T04:08:53Z")

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I am reading in x,y,z coordinate data with x velocities by using the Delauney 2D Filter. Is there a way to make the triangulation meshing finer on this filter? If not, is there anyway to control the density of your mesh …

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## [Any documentation about deploying, configuring and running catalyst-enabled simulations?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/any-documentation-about-deploying-configuring-and-running-catalyst-enabled-simulations/146)

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**Author:** [@hsalimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hsalimi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/any-documentation-about-deploying-configuring-and-running-catalyst-enabled-simulations/146 "2018-06-11T14:11:57Z")

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Hi All, I can see a pile of documents on building Catalyst and also Catalyst development APIs. But, I wonder if there is any online information about deployment (e.g. with/without pvserver) and running (e.g. with/withou…

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## [Create a graph](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-a-graph/6783)

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**Author:** [@Maria\_co](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Maria_co)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-a-graph/6783 "2021-04-07T07:52:38Z")

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Hello everyone, I am trying to use paraview very recently in the field of scientific research. I have a doubt that I cannot resolve, maybe some of you will be able to help me. I have a series of data (x, y, z) of which …

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## [procedure entry point "MPI\_WIN\_LOCK\_ALL" could not be located in dynamic link library](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/procedure-entry-point-mpi-win-lock-all-could-not-be-located-in-dynamic-link-library/10829)

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**Author:** [@sheth](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sheth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/procedure-entry-point-mpi-win-lock-all-could-not-be-located-in-dynamic-link-library/10829 "2023-06-06T07:22:23Z")

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Downloaded Paraview 5.11.0 and shows the below error: Please guide.

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## [How to Extract Stress Tensor from FEA Von Mises Results in Paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-stress-tensor-from-fea-von-mises-results-in-paraview/6377)

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**Author:** [@az5333](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/az5333)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-stress-tensor-from-fea-von-mises-results-in-paraview/6377 "2021-02-03T15:23:13Z")

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Hi. I wanted to ask how can I extract the stress tensor (containing 6 stress components) for the points on a “Plot Over Line”? I want to use these values for calculating the membrane and bending stresses and then find an…

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## [Producing movies from \*.vtu and \*.nek5000 simultabeously](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/producing-movies-from-vtu-and-nek5000-simultabeously/6992)

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**Author:** [@nadeem](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nadeem)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/producing-movies-from-vtu-and-nek5000-simultabeously/6992 "2021-04-23T08:36:16Z")

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Hello all, I am new here. I have very technical problem. I have a run a fluid mechanics code called nek5000 (open source), and I have coupled it to a a particle transport library called ppiclF. However, they produce sl…

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## [Warp by vector with heat map](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warp-by-vector-with-heat-map/9031)

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**Author:** [@Valentin\_Slepukhin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Valentin_Slepukhin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warp-by-vector-with-heat-map/9031 "2022-02-23T03:49:07Z")

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Hello, I have a 2D region and the data of the displacement of each poiont with displacements, so I can see how it changes its shape using warp by vector. I also have a scalar data in each point of the initial region (pr…

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## [Copy properties of a source to another source programmatically depending on user input](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/copy-properties-of-a-source-to-another-source-programmatically-depending-on-user-input/3393)

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**Author:** [@majo\_vlas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/majo_vlas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/copy-properties-of-a-source-to-another-source-programmatically-depending-on-user-input/3393 "2020-01-27T04:00:24Z")

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I want to copy the properties of some sources x1, x2,…,x5 to other sources y1,y2,…,y5 programmatically depending on user input. The user chooses X, so instead of copying by hand the properties of x1 to y1, x2 to y2, etc…

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## [obj-mtl-importer.py errors](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obj-mtl-importer-py-errors/5309)

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**Author:** [@RvdN](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/RvdN)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obj-mtl-importer-py-errors/5309 "2020-09-10T20:44:29Z")

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I am currently experimenting to visualise some 3D GIS data within Paraview, I am currently able to open en visualise my obj files within ParaView GUI but I would also like to import the mtl files. To achieve that I tho…

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## [How to view the boundary of a set](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-the-boundary-of-a-set/1690)

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**Author:** [@stephen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/stephen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-the-boundary-of-a-set/1690 "2019-04-25T14:18:31Z")

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I have defined a set in 3D space as a structured grid, where the value in each cell is either 0 or 1. I would like to view the boundary of this set. So I use the Contour filter. But this gives a very bumpy boundary, a…

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## [plot over line on a slice (vtu) doesn't work](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-line-on-a-slice-vtu-doesnt-work/6366)

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**Author:** [@gbug](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gbug)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-line-on-a-slice-vtu-doesnt-work/6366 "2021-02-04T09:48:36Z")

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Hi! I have a pretty large 3D dataset (vtu) and would like to speed-up postprocessing by making the slices (2D, vtu). Then I 'd like to make a plot over that slices however it doesn’t work – output data arrays are empty. …

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