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## [How to devote series of data to corresponding timesteps in ParaView using programmable filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-devote-series-of-data-to-corresponding-timesteps-in-paraview-using-programmable-filter/8328)

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**Author:** [@Ali\_Sheikholeslam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ali_Sheikholeslam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-devote-series-of-data-to-corresponding-timesteps-in-paraview-using-programmable-filter/8328 "2021-11-08T08:51:47Z")

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I have about 10000 timesteps in my OpenFOAM case folder. I tried to add some grains to each time step to see them in the postprocessing animations. The grain specs are in .txt formats for each timestep. I have imported o…

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## [Conditions for "ghost cell generator" filter use.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/conditions-for-ghost-cell-generator-filter-use/5101)

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**Author:** [@YvanFournier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/YvanFournier)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/conditions-for-ghost-cell-generator-filter-use/5101 "2020-08-13T17:22:17Z")

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Hello, This topic is halfway between general ParaView support in in-situ support, as it involves the generation of in-situ scripts using ParaView. In recent versions or ParaView (at least 5.6 to current master), the gh…

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## [Get List of color transfer functions](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-list-of-color-transfer-functions/3194)

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**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-list-of-color-transfer-functions/3194 "2019-12-19T09:22:46Z")

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I need to obtain a list of active color transfer functions, but I can’t figure out how to. Here is a minimum code that visualizes a variable named ‘Swirl’: # trace generated using paraview version 5.7.0-RC2 from paravi…

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## [How to visualize tetrahedra in vtk unstructured grid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-visualize-tetrahedra-in-vtk-unstructured-grid/4114)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-visualize-tetrahedra-in-vtk-unstructured-grid/4114 "2020-04-20T12:30:33Z")

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I want to visualize an unstructured grid made of tetrahedra. I would like to use some kind of plane and see all the tetrahedra that are at the right (or left) of the plane. To check is the tetrahedron is right or left of…

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## [Transient Simulation- Files in Tecplot Format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transient-simulation-files-in-tecplot-format/3107)

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**Author:** [@tskiado](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tskiado)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transient-simulation-files-in-tecplot-format/3107 "2019-12-04T10:15:11Z")

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Hi, I have a set of files in tecplot format. Each file corresponds to a different timestep and time value. How can I assign a time value to each file? Thanks

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## [Calculation of Drag, Wall shear stress, Lift](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculation-of-drag-wall-shear-stress-lift/15329)

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**Author:** [@Pranay\_006](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pranay_006)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculation-of-drag-wall-shear-stress-lift/15329 "2024-08-30T13:20:04Z")

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Hello I have a simulation around the airfoil the field files generated as .f00000 and a binder file .nek5000. I am trying to see if it is possible to extract surface of the airfoil as shown in the video below or calcula…

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## [Rotation of the camera at a specific speed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rotation-of-the-camera-at-a-specific-speed/2841)

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**Author:** [@bastiend](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastiend)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rotation-of-the-camera-at-a-specific-speed/2841 "2019-10-25T15:30:09Z")

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Dear, I would like to rotate the camera during my visualisation. So in the animation view i added camera with orbit. It works well but it makes only one rotation during all the visualisation. I would like to modify this…

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## [Create two structured surfaces and enclosed volume from point clouds](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-two-structured-surfaces-and-enclosed-volume-from-point-clouds/6100)

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**Author:** [@stonebe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/stonebe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-two-structured-surfaces-and-enclosed-volume-from-point-clouds/6100 "2020-12-23T16:01:18Z")

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I have two point clouds imported from a CSV file with 4 columns (k, x, y, z) representing the topography and an underlying layer in the subsurface. The parameter k defines whether a point belongs to the topography (k=1) …

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## [Solving equation to find an unknown function?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/solving-equation-to-find-an-unknown-function/3579)

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**Author:** [@vidyadhar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vidyadhar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/solving-equation-to-find-an-unknown-function/3579 "2020-02-18T06:42:55Z")

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Hello, I have simulated heat and fluid flow problem in Fluent and imported into Paraview. I have the data for velocity, temperature fields. Now I want to obtain an unknown function by solving the below equation: wh…

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## [GLTF Export](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gltf-export/7270)

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**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gltf-export/7270 "2021-05-21T10:11:20Z")

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Hello, I successfully export one GLTF that comes from a NetCDF without coordinate system (local). I tried the same with a georeferenced NetCDF with a reference system but I see nothing when I open it in a GLTF viewer l…

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## [Ellipse](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ellipse/2864)

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**Author:** [@MarinaVendlCraveiro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MarinaVendlCraveiro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ellipse/2864 "2019-10-30T10:10:15Z")

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Hi! Is it possible to visualize an ellipse on Paraview? Is it possible to create a vtk file to input this type of geometry? How? Thanks, Marina

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## [Read LS Dyna input (k file)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-ls-dyna-input-k-file/11711)

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**Author:** [@mitm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mitm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-ls-dyna-input-k-file/11711 "2023-04-07T15:31:57Z")

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Dear experts I could not read LS Dyna input files formatted as k extensions (XXXX.k), though paraview allows k extension files. Could you tell me how to read them? Sincerely

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## [Animating a static vector field](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animating-a-static-vector-field/7091)

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**Author:** [@Dave1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dave1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animating-a-static-vector-field/7091 "2021-04-28T13:07:10Z")

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Hello There Im new to this community and have not much experience in paraview yet. I wanna animate a static vector field like described here: https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Advanced\_Tips\_and\_Tricks. Unfortenatly its se…

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## [Hover Points/Cells Implementation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hover-points-cells-implementation/12853)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Jackson](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael_Jackson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/hover-points-cells-implementation/12853 "2023-09-13T13:31:33Z")

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We are writing a VTK based application and would like to implement a points/cells hover capability that gives information about what is hovered. We tried a few different approaches using both vtkHardwarePicker and vtkCel…

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## [How to set the default value for representation?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-set-the-default-value-for-representation/1834)

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**Author:** [@caobaolu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/caobaolu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-set-the-default-value-for-representation/1834 "2019-05-18T03:16:22Z")

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Dear all, I am trying to change the default value of the representation through adding a plugin. for example, i want to change the default line width from 1 to 4, how can i acheive this? I tried to change the xml sett…

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## [Build ParaView with VTK-m CUDA enabled](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-with-vtk-m-cuda-enabled/4404)

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**Author:** [@Ameba\_Brain](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ameba_Brain)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-with-vtk-m-cuda-enabled/4404 "2020-05-26T21:14:04Z")

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Dear all, Please help build ParaView with VTK-m plugins with CUDA support enabled On Release Notes for VTK-m plugin it is stated If desired, you can enable GPU support via CUDA by building ParaView from source with a…

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## [How to animate modeshapes (modal analysis)?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-animate-modeshapes-modal-analysis/7024)

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**Author:** [@dculp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dculp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-animate-modeshapes-modal-analysis/7024 "2021-04-23T16:29:14Z")

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I have used ccx2paraview to convert a CalculiX modal analysis to Paraview. This resulted in 6 files – 5 vtu files corresponding to the 5 extracted modes (e.g., Filename.1.vtu, Filename.2.vtu, etc.) and one Filename.pvd f…

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## [SIGABRT after throwing VisRTX::Exception in CentOS 6.10](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sigabrt-after-throwing-visrtx-exception-in-centos-6-10/2670)

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**Author:** [@mr-reca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mr-reca)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sigabrt-after-throwing-visrtx-exception-in-centos-6-10/2670 "2020-04-21T22:41:14Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve just installed ParaView 5.7 (ParaView-5.7.0-RC4-MPI-Linux-Python3.7-64bit.tar.gz) in a CentOS 6.10. The machine comes with 2 P5000 GPU (configured now with SLI and drivers up to date from the official …

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## [For tetrahedral mesh, how to get vertex IDs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/for-tetrahedral-mesh-how-to-get-vertex-ids/1216)

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**Author:** [@Hamburgerfinger](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hamburgerfinger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/for-tetrahedral-mesh-how-to-get-vertex-ids/1216 "2019-02-01T01:40:34Z")

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If I import a tetrahedral mesh, I can see the coordinates of the vertices, by selecting “point data” in spreadsheet view. The corresponding “cell data” only shows the tetrahedral element number, its label value, and tha…

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## [Error when accessing remotely: No protocol specified](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-accessing-remotely-no-protocol-specified/934)

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**Author:** [@cbcoutinho](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cbcoutinho)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-accessing-remotely-no-protocol-specified/934 "2018-11-27T11:47:47Z")

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Hi there, I’ve been noticing a small issue when using the --force-offscreen-rendering option over a remote connection. This is my connection string: ssh $SSH\_USER$@$SERVER$ /usr/local/lib/mpi/gcc/openmpi3/bin/mpiexec -…

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## [About building GmshIO plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/about-building-gmshio-plugin/9805)

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**Author:** [@Cam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Cam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/about-building-gmshio-plugin/9805 "2022-06-15T22:11:41Z")

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Dear ParaView community, I would like to use Gmsh API in ParaView. There are two official plugins: GmshIO and GmshReader. Looking at the commit history, I understand GmshReader is now depreciated (But it seems like not …

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## [Connectivity Filter - regions spanning merged mesh blocks split to multiple RegionIDs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connectivity-filter-regions-spanning-merged-mesh-blocks-split-to-multiple-regionids/4599)

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**Author:** [@carl](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/carl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connectivity-filter-regions-spanning-merged-mesh-blocks-split-to-multiple-regionids/4599 "2020-06-17T15:25:02Z")

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Hi I have a domain with 2 mesh blocks. I want to threashold based on a temperature range and then apply the Connectivity filter to obtain discrete regions, each region having a discrete ID. Once the mesh is imported,…

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## [Problems loading Material library under Ray Tracing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-loading-material-library-under-ray-tracing/7572)

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**Author:** [@erikm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/erikm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-loading-material-library-under-ray-tracing/7572 "2021-07-13T20:48:59Z")

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In v5.9, I am getting the following warning when trying to apply material under Ray Tracing when using OSPRay pathtracer. This is despite me manually loading the ospray\_mats.json file in the materials directory as well a…

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## [visualization of normals only in a certain area](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-of-normals-only-in-a-certain-area/5667)

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**Author:** [@JanPara](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JanPara)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-of-normals-only-in-a-certain-area/5667 "2020-10-29T08:33:05Z")

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Hey there! Is there any possility that the blue normal vectors in the following state file only are shown in the green area? I tried to Extract the Selection of cells and then apply the ‘generate surface normals’ filte…

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## [Frequency+time representation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/frequency-time-representation/1383)

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**Author:** [@Bruno](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bruno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/frequency-time-representation/1383 "2019-03-05T14:37:03Z")

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Hi, I have a dataset which represents some quantity on a 3D grid and also depends on frequency. In Paraview I represent the different frequencies as if they were different time steps, and it makes it very convenient to …

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## [reduce vtu file data, time series and non-topological change](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reduce-vtu-file-data-time-series-and-non-topological-change/3894)

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**Author:** [@jaekwangjk12](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaekwangjk12)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reduce-vtu-file-data-time-series-and-non-topological-change/3894 "2020-03-30T02:02:28Z")

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Hi all. I am generating time-series data which does not have any topological change. my vtu file is looks like below. In a set of data files, Grid Point, Cells (Type, Connectivity etc…) need not be change, but they s…

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## [Compatbility with older Linux OS versions](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compatbility-with-older-linux-os-versions/1272)

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**Author:** [@JDStuart](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JDStuart)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compatbility-with-older-linux-os-versions/1272 "2019-05-02T15:43:26Z")

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Hi - Is there a compatibility matrix for 5.5.2 & which Operating Systems are supported? I’m running sles 11 patch 4 which is quite old and getting some QT lib errors: symbol lookup error: /lustre/apps/ParaView/ParaView…

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## [Using vtk libraries for writing in xml/vtk fileformat using fortran](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-vtk-libraries-for-writing-in-xml-vtk-fileformat-using-fortran/1305)

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**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-vtk-libraries-for-writing-in-xml-vtk-fileformat-using-fortran/1305 "2019-02-19T09:28:30Z")

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I wondering if someone would help me on how to install,use vtk libraries to write data in binary format in fortran. Alternatively, suitable modifications to write in binary format from a fortran code wrting files in .vtk…

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## [Poor GUI performance when building from source](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/poor-gui-performance-when-building-from-source/1264)

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**Author:** [@Derrick63](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Derrick63)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/poor-gui-performance-when-building-from-source/1264 "2019-02-12T20:24:44Z")

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Ubuntu 16.04 Paraview 5.6 (Both release and super-build) gcc 8.1.0 qt 5.12.0 I’ve been able to build Paraview from source without any errors but when I run the program, the gui performance is very slow without even l…

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## [Nvidia Index Volume rendering not showing although installed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nvidia-index-volume-rendering-not-showing-although-installed/4231)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nvidia-index-volume-rendering-not-showing-although-installed/4231 "2020-05-01T15:38:00Z")

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Hi, I have successfully installed and tested Nvidia Index volume rendering plugin with a sample wavelet source. I now want to use it for visualizing outputs of my fluid simulations (finite volume code with cell centered…

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## [vtkTemporalStatistics in Programmable Filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtktemporalstatistics-in-programmable-filter/6252)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtktemporalstatistics-in-programmable-filter/6252 "2021-01-20T13:07:54Z")

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Hello, I wonder if someone can provide me some code snippet showing how to implement “vtkTemporalStatistics” in a Python Programmable Filter (I want to obtain the standard deviation of time varying data without using th…

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## [Export Descriptive statitistics to python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-descriptive-statitistics-to-python/7079)

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**Author:** [@Thomas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Thomas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-descriptive-statitistics-to-python/7079 "2022-02-24T09:07:26Z")

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Good day, I am taking multiple slices through my data and then want to calculate the mean and standard deviation for each slice. I then want to plot the mean and STD against the position of the slice. For this I would…

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## [How to open Large vtu file in Paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-large-vtu-file-in-paraview/10675)

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**Author:** [@1997best](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/1997best)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-large-vtu-file-in-paraview/10675 "2022-11-07T12:01:24Z")

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My result file is vtu format file, and I try to open in using Paraview. If data file size is small ( ~2GB) it opened well. However if it’s size is more then 3 or 4 GB, I got some error message and can’t open it. How c…

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## [Parallel Aware readers](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/parallel-aware-readers/6814)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/parallel-aware-readers/6814 "2021-08-10T14:19:40Z")

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In ParaView, they are many readers, some are parallel aware, some aren’t. This term “parallel aware” is not strictly defined anywhere, there is a single reference to it in the doc https://docs.paraview.org/en/latest/Re…

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## [Glyph editing ParaView 5.6](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-editing-paraview-5-6/3800)

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**Author:** [@tskiado](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tskiado)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glyph-editing-paraview-5-6/3800 "2020-03-12T19:39:17Z")

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I am using ParaView 5.6.0 in Ubuntu 18.04. I can’t figure out a way to edit the arrow glyph I have created from a velocity field. I would like to change the arrowhead size and scale. I can’t find these options in the fil…

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## [CGNS writer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-writer/1366)

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**Author:** [@ebent](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ebent)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-writer/1366 "2019-03-01T09:08:43Z")

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Hello, I am trying to use the new CGNS writer, but I get an error: ERROR: In /Users/kitware/dashboards/buildbot-slave/8275bd07/build/superbuild/paraview/src/ParaViewCore/VTKExtensions/CGNSWriter/vtkCGNSWriter.cxx, line…

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## [Building ParaView with external Python modules in a portable way](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-with-external-python-modules-in-a-portable-way/7802)

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**Author:** [@mbotto](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mbotto)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-with-external-python-modules-in-a-portable-way/7802 "2021-08-12T20:19:10Z")

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I would like to build ParaView with support for the Python modules xarray and scipy, and I was originally planning to use Docker to package the build in a portable way. The workflow is all local; I download the data I wa…

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## [ParaView GUI (paraview 5.9.0 from anaconda) not working properly](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-gui-paraview-5-9-0-from-anaconda-not-working-properly/6382)

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**Author:** [@jschm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jschm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-gui-paraview-5-9-0-from-anaconda-not-working-properly/6382 "2021-02-03T18:07:07Z")

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Hi everbody I have installed paraview 5.9.0 using conda (using conda install -c conda-forge paraview as shown here: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/paraview). Python scripting works great. The paraview GUI coming with …

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## [Time annotation in Paraview animations](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-annotation-in-paraview-animations/7699)

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**Author:** [@hopitigala](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hopitigala)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-annotation-in-paraview-animations/7699 "2021-08-01T15:21:28Z")

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I am trying to include annotate time filter in my animation. The time that shows there is the sequential number of the vtk files. For example, the names of the files that I use are xz1\_0000.vtk to xz1\_2487.vtk. So, the t…

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## [Plot over sorted line](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-sorted-line/13629)

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**Author:** [@KB92](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/KB92)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-sorted-line/13629 "2024-01-05T14:45:29Z")

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Hello, I am posting this again as I forgot to upload images in my previous post. I have data in .vtk file which gives surface plot as seen in picture 1. 2nd picture is the contour plot of the 1st one. Now I need to…

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## [Extract data from information tab in paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-data-from-information-tab-in-paraview/6503)

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**Author:** [@123](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/123)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-data-from-information-tab-in-paraview/6503 "2021-02-19T16:43:37Z")

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Hello, Is it possible to extract the X, Y, Z Ranges for every time step, from the information tab below, into a spread sheet using python or any other way? Many thanks in advance

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## [Simply add python modules](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simply-add-python-modules/11001)

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**Author:** [@Ouxid](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ouxid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simply-add-python-modules/11001 "2022-12-20T08:30:42Z")

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Hi everyone. I’d like to add pyarrow to pvpython so that it can read/write .parquet files. I managed on my local machine, but had to go through the quite tedious method of building paraview from scratch. I’d like to k…

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## [Catalyst V2 ... first steps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-v2-first-steps/6931)

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**Author:** [@Pietro\_Incardona](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pietro_Incardona)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-v2-first-steps/6931 "2021-04-13T19:34:22Z")

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I compiled paraview 5.9 from source I played with Catalyst V1 examples … I compiled the examples and played with them to see how they works. The one I tried all produce output or can visualize live in Paraview. I am n…

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## [qt5 help component missing while building Paraview.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt5-help-component-missing-while-building-paraview/6175)

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**Author:** [@Waqas\_Ahmad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Waqas_Ahmad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/qt5-help-component-missing-while-building-paraview/6175 "2021-01-06T15:23:36Z")

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I am trying to build paraview with qt support but I am receiving the following error. but it set Qt5\_FOUND to FALSE so package "Qt5" is considered to be NOT FOUND. Reason given by package: Failed to find Qt5 …

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## [How to associate the length of vector with the size of cells,When we draw the CellData vector flux on the corresponding XYZ coordinates?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-associate-the-length-of-vector-with-the-size-of-cells-when-we-draw-the-celldata-vector-flux-on-the-corresponding-xyz-coordinates/8804)

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**Author:** [@sofeiya2021](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sofeiya2021)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-associate-the-length-of-vector-with-the-size-of-cells-when-we-draw-the-celldata-vector-flux-on-the-corresponding-xyz-coordinates/8804 "2022-01-28T02:19:13Z")

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In my VTK file ,there is CellData flux,flux is a vector with 3 coordinate values. When we draw the CellData vector flux on the corresponding XYZ coordinates,use the glyph filter to generate and visualize arrows or ot…

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## [Find data/ freeze selection appears to not work](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-data-freeze-selection-appears-to-not-work/3619)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-data-freeze-selection-appears-to-not-work/3619 "2020-02-22T04:03:53Z")

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Hi guys, I appear to not be able to “freeze selection” on a find data. First, I wanted to know if I am doing something obviously wrong, if not, I will write up a bug. My user wants to do the following: 5.8.0, Linux, …

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## [Crash when trying to clip a vtu file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-when-trying-to-clip-a-vtu-file/5767)

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**Author:** [@CapLek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CapLek)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-when-trying-to-clip-a-vtu-file/5767 "2020-11-12T19:36:14Z")

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Paraview 5.7.0 crashes when applying Clip filter to results from VTU file. Can’t share the file because of NDA. Log file says that error is ‘An invalid output shape was found in the ClipCases’. There are following CellTy…

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## [STL - give it a texture](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stl-give-it-a-texture/4159)

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**Author:** [@ebreard](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ebreard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stl-give-it-a-texture/4159 "2020-12-02T10:52:04Z")

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Hello, If I load a stl in paraview, how can I give it a texture so that it looks as if it was glass for instance, or metal? combined with ospray, it would render amazing Discrete Element Modeling simulations. Thank yo…

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## [Access point/cell values in Paraview Python scripting](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-point-cell-values-in-paraview-python-scripting/8420)

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**Author:** [@hohoho](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hohoho)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-point-cell-values-in-paraview-python-scripting/8420 "2021-11-16T16:41:48Z")

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I’ve been using the Paraview GUI for some time, I just got started with the Python scripting feature. I want to access point/cell values from Python. The approach I have tried: reader = OpenDataFile("/path/to/my/datafil…

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## [Data Hierarchy: How to name blocks](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-hierarchy-how-to-name-blocks/6546)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-hierarchy-how-to-name-blocks/6546 "2021-02-24T18:45:29Z")

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As I continue to work on adding support for data assembly in VTK/ParaView, I encountered a design choice and I figured I’d see what folks prefer. So here’s the background: to make it possible for the application to supp…

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