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## [Surface LIC does not seem to respect input data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-does-not-seem-to-respect-input-data/9053)

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**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-does-not-seem-to-respect-input-data/9053 "2022-02-24T13:53:49Z")

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I am trying to employ Surface LICs for the visualization of flow features, but the lines that I get don’t make much sense to me. Strikingly, the LIC texture does not rotate with the surface in regions with low magnitude…

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## [Paraview 5.9.0-RCS superbuild configuration issue on Ubuntu 18.04](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-0-rcs-superbuild-configuration-issue-on-ubuntu-18-04/5789)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Yue](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nicholas_Yue)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-0-rcs-superbuild-configuration-issue-on-ubuntu-18-04/5789 "2020-11-20T20:53:27Z")

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– Determined source version for paraview: 5.9.0-RC1 – Enabling cxx11 as requested. – Enabling nlohmannjson as requested. – Enabling python for: pybind11 – Enabling paraview as requested. – Enabling paraviewsdk as re…

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## [Legacy rendering backend is forced under root when using Virtualbox+Linux(Debian)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legacy-rendering-backend-is-forced-under-root-when-using-virtualbox-linux-debian/264)

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**Author:** [@Someone\_fromjapan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Someone_fromjapan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legacy-rendering-backend-is-forced-under-root-when-using-virtualbox-linux-debian/264 "2018-07-02T13:32:53Z")

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It is strange, but when starting paraView in Debian installed in Virtualbox, 3D acceleration is available in user mode. But somehow, when starting from root, it tells “Legacy rendering backend” is used, and paraview sim…

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## [Plot Data Over Time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-data-over-time/2731)

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**Author:** [@Kai\_himself](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kai_himself)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-data-over-time/2731 "2019-10-08T20:19:22Z")

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Hey, i would like to plot data over time, it shall be represented the increasing height of an alphaphase. In this Thread Cory showed me, how to set up a python annotation to mesaure the hight. Is it possbile to show …

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## [Attribute error: Object has no attribute 'Background'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/attribute-error-object-has-no-attribute-background/471)

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**Author:** [@kmilo9999](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kmilo9999)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/attribute-error-object-has-no-attribute-background/471 "2018-08-24T14:11:22Z")

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Hi all, So, I’m trying to modify the background of my view. This is part of my python code: from paraview import simple, servermanager .. .. try: view = simple.FindView('RenderView1') simple.Render(view) view.…

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## [Python calculator difference between two datasets is wrong](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-calculator-difference-between-two-datasets-is-wrong/1823)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-calculator-difference-between-two-datasets-is-wrong/1823 "2019-05-10T23:16:16Z")

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I have a user that is trying to subtract two datasets. Say one dataset is a sphere on a stand, and the second dataset is a sphere on a different stand. I turn off the blocks for the stand, and have only a sphere per da…

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## [isoVolume crash](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/isovolume-crash/2306)

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**Author:** [@ashirini](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ashirini)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/isovolume-crash/2306 "2019-08-29T14:33:32Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create isovolume from a 3D tiff stack. It crashes with this error message: terminate called after throwing an instance of ‘std::bad\_array\_new\_length’ what(): std::bad\_array\_new\_length Aborted (core…

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## [Building an old version](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-an-old-version/1228)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-an-old-version/1228 "2019-02-04T15:03:07Z")

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Trying to build an old version of ParaView (3.12.0) I am struggling with getting the right submodules ready (so maybe this is rather a git question than anything else). The purpose is to finally also compile the sources …

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## [Multi Client Support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multi-client-support/2352)

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**Author:** [@Frontier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Frontier)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multi-client-support/2352 "2019-08-05T08:43:31Z")

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We are looking into using ParaView for a multi user production system. There is an array of up to 10 datasets, each about 10Gb. The datasets represent a volume with internal cells representing quality information. The…

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## [Show two time steps side-by-side](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-two-time-steps-side-by-side/6339)

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**Author:** [@SamVanDonut](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SamVanDonut)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-two-time-steps-side-by-side/6339 "2021-01-29T10:13:41Z")

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Hello, I have a dataset with a couple hundred time steps. I would like to split my (Render) View into two and display e.g. time step 42 on the left and time step 137 on the right. As a next step I would like to change t…

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## [Understanding vtkCommunicator](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/understanding-vtkcommunicator/2513)

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**Author:** [@mdorier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mdorier)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/understanding-vtkcommunicator/2513 "2019-09-06T13:47:10Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to understand how VTK/Catalyst handle communications. I see a class hierarchy going down from a vtkCommunicator class. I was assuming vtkCPProcessor::Initialize would be taking a pointer to such an abstra…

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## [pvserver remote rendering disabled](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-remote-rendering-disabled/10808)

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**Author:** [@axelwang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/axelwang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-remote-rendering-disabled/10808 "2022-11-21T07:48:06Z")

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Hey, I just set up pvserver on my cluster, but after connecting with my local client, I am always getting Display is not accessible on the server side. Remote rendering will be disabled. This makes the visualizatio…

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## [ParaView master build error related to libxml - osx 10.14](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-master-build-error-related-to-libxml-osx-10-14/2997)

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**Author:** [@Haocheng\_Liu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Haocheng_Liu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-master-build-error-related-to-libxml-osx-10-14/2997 "2020-07-01T20:03:14Z")

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Hi ParaView developers, I’m doing a clean build on osx 10.14 + CMake 3.15.0 and it fails due to libxml issue. Any ideas? CMakeCache.txt (291.1 KB) ParaView SHA: commit 3cdf5c845e23437cf51dc3cd36c70f133917b67c (HEAD -\>…

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## [Autoloading VTKPythonAlgorithmBase plugins with CMake](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/autoloading-vtkpythonalgorithmbase-plugins-with-cmake/1861)

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**Author:** [@phil\_ossk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/phil_ossk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/autoloading-vtkpythonalgorithmbase-plugins-with-cmake/1861 "2019-05-15T15:31:51Z")

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Hello there, I have a couple plugins that I developed using the VTKPythonAlgorithmBase class. I would like them to be built along with my main project so that they would be loaded automatically after a fresh install. S…

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## [Tensor Glyph and other quadrics than ellipsoids](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tensor-glyph-and-other-quadrics-than-ellipsoids/397)

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**Author:** [@peik1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/peik1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tensor-glyph-and-other-quadrics-than-ellipsoids/397 "2019-07-02T22:00:09Z")

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Tensors can be shown by quadrics. A tensor is either an ellipsoid, a hyperboloid of one or two sheets, or an imaginary ellipsoid. How does Paraview deal with tensors which are not ellipsoids? What kind of ellipsoid does …

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## [Display water surface with water depth colouring](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-water-surface-with-water-depth-colouring/9475)

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**Author:** [@HorC](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/HorC)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-water-surface-with-water-depth-colouring/9475 "2022-04-25T10:55:54Z")

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Hi everyone Context: I’m working with the BASEMENT model (www.basement.ethz.ch) to simulate environmental fluid flow. What I have: What I’m getting as output is an .xdmf file containing a) water depth information and…

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## [Does Paraview support custom shaders?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-support-custom-shaders/5495)

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**Author:** [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-support-custom-shaders/5495 "2021-05-18T06:50:53Z")

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Or are there other shaders available?The figure below means that there is such an interface: Thanks in advance for your answers.

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## [Scale textures on simple Texture Map to '...' filter?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/scale-textures-on-simple-texture-map-to-filter/7456)

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**Author:** [@datathing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/datathing)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/scale-textures-on-simple-texture-map-to-filter/7456 "2021-06-22T07:16:22Z")

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This isn’t in the current feature requests, but seems like a fairly simple one: having the ability to transform textures that are applied to an object with a Texture Map to ‘…’ filter. An example to describe what I mean:…

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## [Animation issues with saving files and Python trace](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animation-issues-with-saving-files-and-python-trace/6523)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animation-issues-with-saving-files-and-python-trace/6523 "2022-04-27T14:55:25Z")

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Hi, This topic probably has multiple issues but they may be related so I figured I’d put it all together. I’m using ParaView 5.9 downloaded from the main location. What I wanted to do was to load a time-series data, use…

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## [Visualization of vti files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-of-vti-files/8127)

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**Author:** [@aaigner](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aaigner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-of-vti-files/8127 "2021-10-05T12:00:18Z")

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Hi, I’m having some problems with the vizualization of several vti files, where the ‘Origin’ is changing. Case description: I have several “vti” files starting with something like "\<?xml version="1.0"?\> \<VTKFile ty…

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## [Paraview 5.11 instantly closes when opend](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-instantly-closes-when-opend/10978)

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**Author:** [@Raulsanz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Raulsanz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-instantly-closes-when-opend/10978 "2023-03-06T19:41:15Z")

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What can I do if this happens? I have tried downloading previous versions but it continue happening

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## [using vtkWarningMacro in a thread stops abruptly this last (vtkOutputWindow thread safety)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-vtkwarningmacro-in-a-thread-stops-abruptly-this-last-vtkoutputwindow-thread-safety/611)

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**Author:** [@embeddedmz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/embeddedmz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-vtkwarningmacro-in-a-thread-stops-abruptly-this-last-vtkoutputwindow-thread-safety/611 "2018-10-03T15:47:31Z")

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Hello, When I use vtkWarningMacro in another thread in my writer class in Catalyst, I don’t have any issues. However, when I use my writer in ParaView, to save a result, vtkWarningMacro stops abruptly the thread launch…

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## [OpenVR under Linux](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/openvr-under-linux/472)

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**Author:** [@Niklas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Niklas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/openvr-under-linux/472 "2018-08-27T14:00:28Z")

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Dear All, I’d like to use ParaView and OpenVR under Linux, if possible. I’ve downloaded and compiled 5.5.2 with OpenVR support. It compiles and runs, but when Enabling VR (Send to OpenVR) I get the error message: vtkOp…

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## [Paraview 5.7.0 does not load more than 12000 cells-(ubuntu 20.04 python 3.8.2)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-does-not-load-more-than-12000-cells-ubuntu-20-04-python-3-8-2/4465)

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**Author:** [@lanjal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lanjal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-does-not-load-more-than-12000-cells-ubuntu-20-04-python-3-8-2/4465 "2020-06-01T11:19:39Z")

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Hi I created an R script to create an KML ASCII UNSTRUCTURED\_GRID. It works fine, but when I create a file using the same scritpt with more cells I get the following error: ERROR: In /build/paraview-vlxewD/paraview-5.7…

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## [Plot over a Contour Line](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-a-contour-line/7531)

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**Author:** [@garciahahn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/garciahahn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-over-a-contour-line/7531 "2021-07-04T00:52:57Z")

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Hi to the community! I am doing some research in droplets and I am using phase field methods to solve some droplets in a domain. To visualize I am using ParaView looking into the different fields of the system. My dropl…

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## [vtkIOFFMPEG-pv5.5.dll Fails to Link on Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkioffmpeg-pv5-5-dll-fails-to-link-on-windows/1706)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_Avery](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Patrick_Avery)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkioffmpeg-pv5-5-dll-fails-to-link-on-windows/1706 "2019-04-24T21:03:53Z")

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For tomviz, when we try to build the master branch of ParaView on Windows (with FFMPEG enabled), linking fails with messages such as those pasted below. The full output of our build on buildbot can be seen here. We are b…

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## [Temporal Interpolator Filter Removes Time Steps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/temporal-interpolator-filter-removes-time-steps/6768)

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**Author:** [@R.B](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/R.B)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/temporal-interpolator-filter-removes-time-steps/6768 "2021-03-23T13:15:51Z")

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Hello, I’m have a time variant data set that I want to apply Temporal Interpolator Filter on to make it smoother. When I apply the filter the time steps get removed from the ParaView time bar. I want to be able to save…

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## [Working with molecule data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/working-with-molecule-data/8075)

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**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/working-with-molecule-data/8075 "2021-09-30T14:50:03Z")

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I’m working with atomistic data coming out of LAMMPS, written in XYZ format. When I open this dataset using the XYZ reader, it creates a vtkMolecule. There doesn’t seem to be a lot I can do with this type of dataset; eve…

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## [User question - Integrate, then plot over time?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/user-question-integrate-then-plot-over-time/3684)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/user-question-integrate-then-plot-over-time/3684 "2020-02-27T21:22:22Z")

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From one of my users: Basic question, but I have an electric field line-out over which I would like to integrate (to get voltage between the two points) and then I would like to plot this over time to obtain the potenti…

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## [MacOS ParaView 5.7 crashes on python plugin data sources](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/macos-paraview-5-7-crashes-on-python-plugin-data-sources/3263)

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**Author:** [@MBG](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MBG)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/macos-paraview-5-7-crashes-on-python-plugin-data-sources/3263 "2020-01-06T12:33:04Z")

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I have a set of Python plugin data sources which works great separately. When two different data sources created MacOS ParaView crashes sometimes. Here is the plugin code: https://github.com/mobigroup/ParaView-plugins/bl…

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## [is it possible to add new connections to a fitler port via the pipeline browser](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-new-connections-to-a-fitler-port-via-the-pipeline-browser/1149)

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**Author:** [@embeddedmz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/embeddedmz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-new-connections-to-a-fitler-port-via-the-pipeline-browser/1149 "2019-01-21T09:56:48Z")

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Hello, Everything is in the title ! I want to add a second connection to the port 0 of a filter via the pipeline browser. Is it feasible ? Thanks.

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## [Packaging your own ParaView-based Application](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/packaging-your-own-paraview-based-application/10398)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/packaging-your-own-paraview-based-application/10398 "2025-12-15T15:47:36Z")

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We often say that ParaView is an application, but also a framework, indeed ParaView lets you create ParaView-based applications (sometimes named ParaView branded application). The ParaView teams has been hard at work on…

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## [SuperBuild command too long](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-command-too-long/1782)

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**Author:** [@tt\_wai\_mcvey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tt_wai_mcvey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superbuild-command-too-long/1782 "2020-07-03T01:31:56Z")

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I have tried for days to build ParaView SuperBuild using both nmake and ninja and with both I always get an error from the command line being too long. The solution seems to be using a response file but I can’t seem to g…

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## [How to interact with PV classes using C++](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-interact-with-pv-classes-using-c/2020)

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**Author:** [@Toorall](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Toorall)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-interact-with-pv-classes-using-c/2020 "2019-06-15T07:55:26Z")

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Hello Everyone! I have created a plugin for PV that creates unstructured grid. But to load the generated grid I need to drug and drop it into PV. (Current version of my plugin has front end in ParaView, I mean buttons …

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## [File series reader should get time from filename](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/file-series-reader-should-get-time-from-filename/12528)

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**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/file-series-reader-should-get-time-from-filename/12528 "2023-07-24T19:21:02Z")

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Several file formats that do not directly support time allow a series of similarly named files to be treated as a time progression, which is internally implemented with a FileSeriesReader meta reader object. The FileSeri…

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## [function plotting](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/function-plotting/1713)

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**Author:** [@greenwade](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/greenwade)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/function-plotting/1713 "2019-04-29T08:26:04Z")

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Probably newbie question, if so I’ll apologize in advance. I’m looking to plot math expressions, either y=f(x), z=f(x,y) or w=f(x,y,z). Ideally I’d like to specify the functions, give it ranges for the domain variables,…

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## [how to convert flat image into volumetric object](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-flat-image-into-volumetric-object/7592)

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**Author:** [@lionel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lionel)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-flat-image-into-volumetric-object/7592 "2021-08-18T14:03:01Z")

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Hi everyone, I am trying to to convert a flat image into vector, so it can be convert in 3D modelisation in Paraview 5.9.0-RC1 on IOS. The flat image is a gradient from blue to red and each color is associate with a sca…

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## [Problem about Save screenshot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-about-save-screenshot/1613)

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**Author:** [@Wesley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Wesley)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-about-save-screenshot/1613 "2019-04-08T16:22:06Z")

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Hi, I met a problem when using file --\> save screenshot. Everything looks perfect when I about to save my image: But actually it comes out like this, the middle part somehow being erased I had tired all the forma…

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## [Status of Higher Order element support in Paraview/VTK](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/status-of-higher-order-element-support-in-paraview-vtk/5587)

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**Author:** [@rweed17](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rweed17)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/status-of-higher-order-element-support-in-paraview-vtk/5587 "2020-10-18T12:28:27Z")

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Hi. Can someone please give me the status of support for the VTK\_HIGHER\_ORDER\_TETRAHEDRON and VTK\_HIGHER\_ORDER\_WEDGE cell types in Paraview. I have an application that uses a mix of VTK\_TRI\_QUADRATIC\_HEXAHEDRON (27 nod…

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## [error in brigand.hpp VTKm](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-brigand-hpp-vtkm/1953)

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**Author:** [@uturuncoglu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/uturuncoglu)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-brigand-hpp-vtkm/1953 "2019-05-31T06:26:22Z")

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Hi, When I try to build ParaView 5.6.0 from source, I am getting following error related with VTKm. Is it known problem? If yes, is there any fix for it? \[ 14%\] Building CUDA object VTK/ThirdParty/vtkm/vtk-m/vtkm/cont/…

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## [Save Multiple Animations at Once](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-multiple-animations-at-once/6491)

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**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-multiple-animations-at-once/6491 "2021-02-18T16:55:19Z")

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I’ve set up multiple, fairly complex, layouts composed of multiple data sets, and I want to animate them over time steps. Is there a way to save images for all of my layouts simultaneously so that I don’t have to load/un…

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## [Automating Post-Processing in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automating-post-processing-in-paraview/11180)

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**Author:** [@Matthew](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Matthew)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automating-post-processing-in-paraview/11180 "2023-01-20T07:54:01Z")

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Hello, I am new to both the Paraview software and this forum, so if I am missing details/information please let me know. I am looking to fully automate my post-processing algorithm in Paraview using Python. At the mome…

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## [How to pass different blocks of memory to ParaView Catalyst?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-pass-different-blocks-of-memory-to-paraview-catalyst/387)

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**Author:** [@jchou](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jchou)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-pass-different-blocks-of-memory-to-paraview-catalyst/387 "2018-08-14T17:52:45Z")

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Hi everyone, I am working on a simulation to make enough changes in order to migrate from VisIt libsim to ParaView catalyst. In this simulation, each process manages a set of blocks (called domains in VisIt) that are us…

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## [Crash when 'Save animation'](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-when-save-animation/6188)

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**Author:** [@Philippe\_Ackerer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Philippe_Ackerer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-when-save-animation/6188 "2021-01-29T11:32:58Z")

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Hi Working with Windows 10, I installed ParaView-5.9.0-RC3-Windows-Python3.8-msvc2017-64bit. I have generated 100 files in VTK format. The animation on the screen is fine. When I want to save the animation, Paraview c…

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## [paraView just giving Output Message](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-just-giving-output-message/1663)

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**Author:** [@alka7ex](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alka7ex)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-just-giving-output-message/1663 "2019-04-16T06:02:12Z")

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hey everyone im student from indonesia and had a problem with paraView, when i open paraview its not opening and just giving a output message and close again. i have 2 laptops the problem one its on my thinkpad x220 (i5…

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## [Auto/Cross correlation techniques on 2D dataset](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/auto-cross-correlation-techniques-on-2d-dataset/4220)

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**Author:** [@physahel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/physahel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/auto-cross-correlation-techniques-on-2d-dataset/4220 "2020-04-29T12:57:04Z")

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Hi there, Currently, I am trying to find the periodic nature of a physical variable which has certain dynamics. To get the periodicity, I am trying to use auto/cross-correlation technique on 2D spatial data. Can you ple…

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## [Making client-side only C++ class accessible from Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/making-client-side-only-c-class-accessible-from-python/2094)

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**Author:** [@BetaRavener](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BetaRavener)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/making-client-side-only-c-class-accessible-from-python/2094 "2019-06-26T12:46:05Z")

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Question: How to access C++ class from python that’s client-side only and has no XML file to wrap? Little background: As part of our application, I have implemented (via events) C++ class that allows camera to follow …

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## [Closing Matplotlib plots with pvpython throws TypeError in Paraview 5.7](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/closing-matplotlib-plots-with-pvpython-throws-typeerror-in-paraview-5-7/3399)

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**Author:** [@TimJim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/TimJim)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/closing-matplotlib-plots-with-pvpython-throws-typeerror-in-paraview-5-7/3399 "2020-03-21T00:31:58Z")

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Hi, I just updated from Paraview 5.6 to 5.7. I had it configured to work with an existing conda python environment. It seems that if on opening a new Matplotlib plot along the lines of the following: import matplotlib.p…

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## [Catalyst 2.0: adding support for custom mesh blueprints](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-2-0-adding-support-for-custom-mesh-blueprints/7283)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-2-0-adding-support-for-custom-mesh-blueprints/7283 "2021-05-24T20:47:17Z")

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I don’t have a specific question for the forum here, but more of a description of my current approach for implementing a new Catalyst adaptor. Figured I’ll share it with the broader community and see if people have any s…

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## [Error loading STL file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-loading-stl-file/6248)

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**Author:** [@sihaqqi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sihaqqi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 11:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-loading-stl-file/6248 "2021-01-23T11:07:17Z")

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Hello, While trying to open my STL file in paraview, I am receiving errors as below. I have made my stl combing other stl files using cat stl/\* \> myRegionSTL.stl. All other stl files are opening successfully but this co…

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