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## [Plotting selected cells with variable](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-selected-cells-with-variable/1588)

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**Author:** [@KJ\_Chuah](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/KJ_Chuah)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-selected-cells-with-variable/1588 "2019-04-08T19:26:27Z")

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Hi there, I am trying to plot selected cells with its variable. I have selected few cells randomly. The number of each cell is plotted on the x-axis, but how could I recognize which cell belongs to which number? Is it …

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## [Paraview with C++](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-with-c/7805)

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**Author:** [@HeshamFS](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/HeshamFS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-with-c/7805 "2021-08-12T13:42:02Z")

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Dear community members. I have a question, and I hope will find the answer here. So, I have a VTK file which is a 3D microstructure. Is it possible to use the ParaView C++ API to slice the microstructure in all direct…

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## [Paraview 5.7 with Python 3.7 on Windows 10 crashes when trying to use CellSize filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-with-python-3-7-on-windows-10-crashes-when-trying-to-use-cellsize-filter/3282)

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**Author:** [@heike](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/heike)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-with-python-3-7-on-windows-10-crashes-when-trying-to-use-cellsize-filter/3282 "2020-01-08T22:01:07Z")

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I am trying to apply a CellSize filter in Paraview 3.7 for windows, but Paraview crashes when I select the filter from the menu. I’ve turned on logging by using the -l flag and the last line in the log file is: ( 16.78…

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## [no plot using .csv data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-plot-using-csv-data/7285)

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**Author:** [@aquanaut](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aquanaut)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-plot-using-csv-data/7285 "2021-07-28T13:17:25Z")

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Why I can’t got the plot using this .csv data?

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## [userGuide Help (vtkProcessID Warning)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/userguide-help-vtkprocessid-warning/4586)

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**Author:** [@Hstreet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hstreet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/userguide-help-vtkprocessid-warning/4586 "2020-06-24T12:44:31Z")

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Just a quick Question, I have just started in learning Paraview and i have run into an issue with the UserGuide… I am to the point where it is starting to run through the Parallel processing and From the UserGuide fr…

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## [Keyboard shortcuts in interactive mode](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-in-interactive-mode/5307)

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**Author:** [@David\_Cortes](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/David_Cortes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-in-interactive-mode/5307 "2021-01-21T14:30:22Z")

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When running Paraview from a Python script, I set the Interactive mode by calling paraview.simple.Interact(). If I read multiple VTK files I can Play the animation and save every snapshot, but I would like to move forwar…

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## [Meet the ParaView developers at Super Computing 2018!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/meet-the-paraview-developers-at-super-computing-2018/896)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/meet-the-paraview-developers-at-super-computing-2018/896 "2018-11-14T01:54:53Z")

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For anyone at Supercomputing, we are holding an informal meet and greet for the ParaView developers and experts at the DoE booth, table 1 (I believe) at 5pm tomorrow, Wednesday evening. I will be there in a hawaiian shi…

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## [Failed to build Catalyst Examples](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failed-to-build-catalyst-examples/2170)

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**Author:** [@Philipp\_Holzmann](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Philipp_Holzmann)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failed-to-build-catalyst-examples/2170 "2019-07-10T15:03:42Z")

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Hallo, i want to run the Catalyst examples and installed Catalyst 5.5.2 binaries and build the first Example CFullExample successfully, but when i run the binary i get this error: mpirun ./CFullExample SampleScripts/fe…

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## [How to rescale in color map editor](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-rescale-in-color-map-editor/4203)

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**Author:** [@Vaya\_Putra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vaya_Putra)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-rescale-in-color-map-editor/4203 "2020-04-29T03:31:24Z")

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Dear all I am confused how to rescale my output used color map editor. I have smooth changes data from 0.99730 - 1 but in visualize paraview It scale shown 1 - 1. even though I changed but always update with default s…

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## [ParaView crashing on windows 11 while opening large file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashing-on-windows-11-while-opening-large-file/11020)

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**Author:** [@chichi72](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/chichi72)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashing-on-windows-11-while-opening-large-file/11020 "2023-04-24T01:19:57Z")

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Hello, I am opening this topic because I am trying to load a large file (278MB) into paraview 5.9.1 on windows 11 and it keeps crashing. I’ve read some similar issues here and so I checked the event viewer and the foll…

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## [paraview.simple vs vtk when writing web backend](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-simple-vs-vtk-when-writing-web-backend/4082)

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**Author:** [@Yasushi\_Saito](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yasushi_Saito)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-simple-vs-vtk-when-writing-web-backend/4082 "2020-04-16T08:54:52Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to teach myself combining paraview server + browser frontend. I’m following the example in and I don’t understand what paraview.simple provides over raw vtk methods. I see that simple functions are ind…

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## [Importing time series after loading a state in 5.4.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-time-series-after-loading-a-state-in-5-4-1/2983)

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**Author:** [@javierdiaz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/javierdiaz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-time-series-after-loading-a-state-in-5-4-1/2983 "2019-11-18T10:49:05Z")

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In the past, I had been using Paraview (version 5.0.1 64-bit in Ubuntu 16.04) to analyse simulation results. In the simplest case I have a (x,y,z) file with simply 3 column vectors separated by a space, with N lines for …

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## [How to render multiBlock Image data by Volume representation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-render-multiblock-image-data-by-volume-representation/3238)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-render-multiblock-image-data-by-volume-representation/3238 "2020-01-07T04:07:48Z")

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Dear Experts, i found when i put several vtkImageData into vtkMultiBlockDataSet, i cannot select “Volume” representation. It seems the output data type is “vtkMultiBlockDataSet” not “vtkImageData”, so in the paraview r…

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## [Usage of vtk.numpy\_interface in parallel](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/usage-of-vtk-numpy-interface-in-parallel/3382)

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**Author:** [@Aquan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aquan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/usage-of-vtk-numpy-interface-in-parallel/3382 "2020-01-25T12:13:14Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to use paraview to analyze large numerical datasets in parallel on our cluster. What I want to do is extract data at several slices, and convert them to numpy arrays for further post-processing. Curren…

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## [Grid edges from invisible surfaces leak through](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grid-edges-from-invisible-surfaces-leak-through/4581)

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**Author:** [@timofeymukha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/timofeymukha)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grid-edges-from-invisible-surfaces-leak-through/4581 "2021-02-24T14:43:12Z")

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Dear devs, I’d like to report what I think is bug, introduced, I believe, in 5.7 but prevailing in 5.8. Below is a picture from an OpenFOAM case, with “surface with edges” visualization turned on. We are looking at the…

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## [Reset Session programatically in python macro](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reset-session-programatically-in-python-macro/9218)

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**Author:** [@Gianmarco](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Gianmarco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reset-session-programatically-in-python-macro/9218 "2022-03-18T15:50:36Z")

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Hello, I’m running a macro with loops that use a lot of memory. What I’d like to do is to clean the memory between loops. However if I add a ResetSession() in the macro, Paraview crashes. I tried something like for …

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## [HOW to Smooth the fluid interface？](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-smooth-the-fluid-interface/11737)

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**Author:** [@AlexL](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlexL)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-smooth-the-fluid-interface/11737 "2023-03-28T14:53:07Z")

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I used the S-ALE method of LS-DYNA to study an underwater bubble and use the DominationGroup option of the threshold filter to distinguish between bubble and water. However, due to the presence of meshes, the bubble inte…

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## [Controlling the position of the ScalarBar / color bar in Python scripting](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/controlling-the-position-of-the-scalarbar-color-bar-in-python-scripting/9341)

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**Author:** [@Oblomov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Oblomov)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/controlling-the-position-of-the-scalarbar-color-bar-in-python-scripting/9341 "2022-04-04T07:34:22Z")

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Hello, I struggled quite a bit to find how to control the position of the color bar when rendering my results in a Python script, as the common suggestion found online to just set the Position property were not sufficie…

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## [How to plot transform matrix values?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-plot-transform-matrix-values/8057)

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**Author:** [@joaocqmiranda](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joaocqmiranda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-plot-transform-matrix-values/8057 "2021-09-24T03:43:18Z")

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I want to plot over time transform matrix values like position and rotation?

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## [Combine Programmable sources/filters into one](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combine-programmable-sources-filters-into-one/4682)

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**Author:** [@liangwang0734](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/liangwang0734)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combine-programmable-sources-filters-into-one/4682 "2020-06-25T20:09:37Z")

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Hi PV community, Is it possible to combine the following procedure into one “programmable filter”?: create a “programmable source”, say, a vtkStructuredGrid select the “resample with dataset” filter to sample my data …

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## [Discover the index of cell](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/discover-the-index-of-cell/1415)

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**Author:** [@drudox00](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/drudox00)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/discover-the-index-of-cell/1415 "2019-03-08T19:11:39Z")

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Hi everybody , I have this problem : Inside a cubic flow domain of 256x256x256 cell I have a polymer molecule represented by 5 points (representing the monomer) close to each other the distance is usually much more smal…

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## [Favorite panel in the file picker](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/favorite-panel-in-the-file-picker/7790)

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**Author:** [@timothee.chabat](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/timothee.chabat)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/favorite-panel-in-the-file-picker/7790 "2021-08-27T14:15:13Z")

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ParaView currently embed 2 panel on the left of the file picker : the upper left is default folders from the system (eg Downloads, Documents, home, …) and the lower left are recent folders. Feature : Add the possibility…

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## [Paraview 5.10.0 crashes while open Fluent file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-0-crashes-while-open-fluent-file/9267)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-0-crashes-while-open-fluent-file/9267 "2022-04-06T06:49:41Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to open Fluent files on ParaView 5.10.0 but it always crashes when I click on “Apply” button. Please, find in the attached file a simple test case to reproduce the error. Thanks in advance Miguel FL…

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## [Find Displacement Between Two Vtp Models](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-displacement-between-two-vtp-models/1987)

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**Author:** [@meow](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/meow)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-displacement-between-two-vtp-models/1987 "2019-06-05T13:00:34Z")

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I have two .vtp models that I have imported into paraview. The models have the same number of points. I need to find the displacement between the points in Model 1 and Model 2 and export it as a .CSV file. I can export…

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## [Compute volume of 2D axisymmetric data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-volume-of-2d-axisymmetric-data/5251)

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**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-volume-of-2d-axisymmetric-data/5251 "2020-09-12T15:49:51Z")

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I need to compute volumes for a 2-D cylindrical mesh of Cell Data, and I’m using V = 2pir\*A, where A comes from the Cell Size filter. I can get something close using the Cell to Point filter, but that creates strange vis…

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## [Thoughts about adding in a class that executes a Catalyst pipeline from Python code in a string](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/thoughts-about-adding-in-a-class-that-executes-a-catalyst-pipeline-from-python-code-in-a-string/794)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/thoughts-about-adding-in-a-class-that-executes-a-catalyst-pipeline-from-python-code-in-a-string/794 "2018-11-20T22:25:26Z")

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I’m thinking about adding in a class that would take a string of Python code instead of a file with Python code in it. The advantages of the new class include: It gets around not being able to pass in arguments to the …

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## [Paraview crashes when opening every state file (even empty ones)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-opening-every-state-file-even-empty-ones/610)

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**Author:** [@ovd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ovd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-opening-every-state-file-even-empty-ones/610 "2022-07-07T09:57:29Z")

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Hello, I am having problem with Paraview. It always crashes when opening state files. Even when I save an empty state file with no data and load it next, bam! paraview is gone. I tried this in at least 6 different paravi…

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## [ExtractCellsByRegion() via pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extractcellsbyregion-via-pvpython/4951)

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**Author:** [@jclai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jclai)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extractcellsbyregion-via-pvpython/4951 "2020-07-27T22:26:38Z")

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Hello, I am searching for a way to select a part of my data. I have a dataset that consists of a small geometry (has volume) enclosed by a cylindrical boundary surface (hollow aside from the small geometry inside). I wa…

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## [Change the time variables in pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-the-time-variables-in-pvpython/3600)

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**Author:** [@carl.hughes.cerberus](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/carl.hughes.cerberus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-the-time-variables-in-pvpython/3600 "2020-02-20T09:42:56Z")

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Hello, So far I have managed to use the GUI to produce an animation successfully. As I want to automated this process, I have used the tracer to generate a python script, but it doesn’t capture the time information. Th…

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## [Error 'No module named \_paraview\_modules\_static' when use python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-no-module-named-paraview-modules-static-when-use-python/13500)

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**Author:** [@Magicb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Magicb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-no-module-named-paraview-modules-static-when-use-python/13500 "2023-12-15T02:56:16Z")

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Hello everyone I try to use paraview 5.10.0 with python in ubuntu 18.04. When I try to run my py file(contain from paraview.simple import \*) It happened an error chengben@chengben-virtual-machine:~/quarter-qiao$ pytho…

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## [Combining close times from multiple readers](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-close-times-from-multiple-readers/1482)

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**Author:** [@Aandreyev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aandreyev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-close-times-from-multiple-readers/1482 "2019-03-20T14:17:46Z")

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Hi, I have simulation where multiple solvers are outputting data at the same simulation rate. The problem is that, time being a floating double, the timesteps are not exactly the same. In the attached picture, you can s…

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## [Change name of dataset](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-name-of-dataset/7215)

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**Author:** [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/change-name-of-dataset/7215 "2021-05-12T11:37:59Z")

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Hello, I have a dataset that is named p is it possible to rename it differently? the only workaround that I found to do these is to use calculator, but this will copy the dataset with another name instead of simply rep…

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## [Legend border for Line Chart View in Pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legend-border-for-line-chart-view-in-pvpython/6431)

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**Author:** [@roujuntoh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/roujuntoh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/legend-border-for-line-chart-view-in-pvpython/6431 "2021-02-17T09:51:26Z")

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Hi team Does anyone know if it’s possible to do the following via pypython in the Python Shell panel? I had a look but there are no likely GUI options or object properties that would allow this, or any comment in the Pa…

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## [Manually move data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/manually-move-data/7208)

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**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/manually-move-data/7208 "2021-05-11T14:14:55Z")

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Hello, Is that possible to manually move data in paraview ? I have several data set which are not at the same place because of coordinates errors. Thanks, Frank

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## [Find Data option for blocks](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-data-option-for-blocks/1079)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-data-option-for-blocks/1079 "2018-12-21T18:19:31Z")

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Hi, I’m working with a .silo dataset that has 1024 blocks and I’d like use Find Data to find just the small fraction of blocks where the cell data of a given field is non-zero. Pushing forward with this, it would be gre…

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## [Open file/Load state modal window off screen](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-file-load-state-modal-window-off-screen/222)

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**Author:** [@sethgilchrist](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sethgilchrist)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-file-load-state-modal-window-off-screen/222 "2018-06-20T19:16:32Z")

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Summary: Under certain circumstances that are caused by using different multiple-monitor configurations with a laptop, the modal Open File and Load State windows are not visible. This causes ParaView to act as if it is…

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## [nemesis replacement is staged](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nemesis-replacement-is-staged/3216)

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**Author:** [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nemesis-replacement-is-staged/3216 "2019-12-19T20:11:27Z")

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nemesis is currently down. It is awaiting some sysadmin magic to set up the new machine’s runner in the meantime. It should be up tomorrow. Changes with the new setup: Python 3.8.1 is installed (some 3.4-era install) Q…

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## [error when saving animation in avi](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-saving-animation-in-avi/13269)

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**Author:** [@Eloise](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eloise)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-saving-animation-in-avi/13269 "2024-01-08T10:27:51Z")

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Hello, I know there is already some issues in saving animation with ffmpeg bug i did not see the same error message I have. I installed paraview@master with spack adding the flag -DPARAVIEW\_ENABLE\_FFMPEG in my build of…

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## [Cannot connect to remote server due to OpenGL issues](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-connect-to-remote-server-due-to-opengl-issues/4432)

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**Author:** [@Lorenzo\_Cozzi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lorenzo_Cozzi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-connect-to-remote-server-due-to-opengl-issues/4432 "2020-05-28T09:04:13Z")

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I’m trying to connect from my desktop machine to a server using the same release of Paraview (5.8.0) in client/server mode. To get rid of firewall issues I’m using a reverse connection strategy. The problem is that when…

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## [ParaView internal Python libraries are still broken](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-internal-python-libraries-are-still-broken/3314)

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**Author:** [@MBG](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MBG)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-internal-python-libraries-are-still-broken/3314 "2020-04-13T17:46:28Z")

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I tested new nightly build MacOS ParaView-5.7.0-1035-g5b9485e246.app and it’s still broken like to MacOS ParaView-5.7.0.app: from scipy import linalg Traceback (most recent call last): File "\<console\>", line 1, in \<mo…

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## [LAS format support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/las-format-support/7047)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/las-format-support/7047 "2021-04-22T18:43:22Z")

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From a user voice request. Add support for .las LAS file format, specifically xyzRGB: Laser scanning data are typically in xyzRGB format, where xyz are the coordinates and RGB are columns for the R, G, and B colours (v…

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## [reading mesh data from separate file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-mesh-data-from-separate-file/1472)

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**Author:** [@gromaxe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gromaxe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-mesh-data-from-separate-file/1472 "2019-03-25T17:05:16Z")

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Hi everyone! I have netcdf file with information about grid - lan and lot 2d variables. For now, to get data into paraview, i append grid file to data file, set “coordinates” attribute and remap it to lonlat grid. Is …

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## [PyCharm IDE and Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pycharm-ide-and-paraview/9559)

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**Author:** [@Thipessoa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Thipessoa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pycharm-ide-and-paraview/9559 "2022-05-06T02:47:18Z")

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Hello everyone! I am using Paraview to automate the post-processing of my model. I am currently writing a script in PyCharm and through Paraview in “Run script”, I can make it run, everything works fine. But I would li…

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## [Drop down list error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/drop-down-list-error/3554)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/drop-down-list-error/3554 "2020-02-13T14:54:49Z")

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Dear all , I’m trying to do a Programmable Filter with a dynamic drop down list, where the displayed properties in the GUI depend on the selected option in the drop down list (See cases A and B in the next figure): S…

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## [How to add a reference line in visualization?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-a-reference-line-in-visualization/10781)

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**Author:** [@axelwang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/axelwang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-add-a-reference-line-in-visualization/10781 "2022-11-18T04:12:49Z")

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Hey, I want to simply add a reference line in my model like the following (where the line is hand-drawn): I have x, y, z coordinates of the line, and from what I can find about pyvtk it seems pyvtk.RectilinearGrid i…

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## [How to match the data range of coloar map and color legend ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-match-the-data-range-of-coloar-map-and-color-legend/635)

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**Author:** [@Toshi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Toshi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-match-the-data-range-of-coloar-map-and-color-legend/635 "2018-09-27T00:05:39Z")

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Hi All, The data range of color map and color leged does not match if I do follwing procedure. check the checkbox of “Use log scale when mapping data to colors” in color map editor uncheck the checkbox click the “resc…

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## [Paraview filters icon to reflect the type of filter? ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-filters-icon-to-reflect-the-type-of-filter/8436)

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**Author:** [@cfd\_payne](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cfd_payne)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-filters-icon-to-reflect-the-type-of-filter/8436 "2022-10-12T03:24:46Z")

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Can the icons of filters shown in the tree structure reflect the type of filter used ?

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## [Running python VTK examples inside paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-python-vtk-examples-inside-paraview/4748)

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**Author:** [@Mohamed\_Abdelkhalek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mohamed_Abdelkhalek)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/running-python-vtk-examples-inside-paraview/4748 "2020-07-07T12:52:18Z")

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Hello, new member here. I wonder if there is a documented way for running pure VTK examples from within the paraview python console and/or programmable source/filters. For example, something like this. import vtk cone …

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## [no module found: paraview error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-module-found-paraview-error/10451)

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**Author:** [@Pravin\_Poudel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pravin_Poudel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-module-found-paraview-error/10451 "2022-10-30T15:59:34Z")

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I followed the thread Not able to import paraview.simple module on windows still i am not able to run paraview and am getting not module found error: This is path in environment variable: and this is my pythonpath v…

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## [Issues with superbuild with 5.9](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-superbuild-with-5-9/6363)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-superbuild-with-5-9/6363 "2021-02-12T18:40:21Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to build ParaView 5.9 with the superbuild with a pretty standard build (OSMesa, Python, MPI and not much else right now) and I’m getting the following error when it gets to building ParaView: Could not …

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