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## [plot selection over time crash](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-selection-over-time-crash/7446)

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**Author:** [@Danno](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Danno)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-selection-over-time-crash/7446 "2021-09-28T15:10:29Z")

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Hello. Using results from openfoam. I define a scalar boundary for a species concentration. Calculate the volume, integrate variables and then plotselectionovertime. Over the time, that volume (defined by the scalar boun…

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## [Python script trace can't repeat the GUI operation to draw time curve](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-script-trace-cant-repeat-the-gui-operation-to-draw-time-curve/4400)

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**Author:** [@henry\_zhang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/henry_zhang)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-script-trace-cant-repeat-the-gui-operation-to-draw-time-curve/4400 "2024-06-03T07:21:30Z")

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When I was drawing the time curve of Point Gaussian, the traced Python script was executed with error. So the selection items in GUI can’t be traced in a Python script? What should I do to get the right points? Thanks f…

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## [Paraview display is completely corrupted with white/grey triangles after a driver update](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-display-is-completely-corrupted-with-white-grey-triangles-after-a-driver-update/17474)

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**Author:** [@lockan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lockan)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-display-is-completely-corrupted-with-white-grey-triangles-after-a-driver-update/17474 "2026-06-08T08:28:10Z")

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ParaView not working with NVIDIA driver 595 Severe graphical issues in the render view when upgrading to latest 595 NVIDIA driver. Rolled back to 582.16 and both 5.13.3 and 6.1.0-RC1 now work again. Also Optix is not av…

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## [calling pvbatch script with python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calling-pvbatch-script-with-python/1252)

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**Author:** [@danlipsa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/danlipsa)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calling-pvbatch-script-with-python/1252 "2019-03-04T19:01:01Z")

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Hi all, I cannot get the following simple script to work with python (works fine with pvbatch). I use ParaView master. Any ideas? Thanks! import sys from mpi4py import MPI import paraview paraview.options.batch = Tru…

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## [ParaView w/ Python 3 on Mac - when?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-w-python-3-on-mac-when/3083)

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**Author:** [@banesullivan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/banesullivan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-w-python-3-on-mac-when/3083 "2019-12-06T15:39:53Z")

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It looks like the public builds of ParaView 5.7 are shipping with Python 3.7 for Windows and Linux :fireworks: :tada: :rocket: but not Mac yet… is there an expected timeline for this? https://www.paraview.org/download/

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## [Accessing coordinates in python calculator](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/accessing-coordinates-in-python-calculator/8736)

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**Author:** [@psakievich](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/psakievich)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/accessing-coordinates-in-python-calculator/8736 "2022-01-06T19:49:10Z")

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I’m trying to access the coordinates from a hierarchical box data set (AMReX) to do a computation. What I really want to do is manipulate the coordinates since we are playing around with adding mesh stretching into our …

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## [Single Azimuthal Segment Texture Distortion for Earth TextureMaptoSphere](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/single-azimuthal-segment-texture-distortion-for-earth-texturemaptosphere/783)

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**Author:** [@jkulesza](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jkulesza)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/single-azimuthal-segment-texture-distortion-for-earth-texturemaptosphere/783 "2020-01-09T16:08:08Z")

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Background & Issue High-resolution images of the Earth are readily available \[1,2\]. If these are reversed horizontally, they can be directly used with the TextureMaptoSphere filter applied to a sphere source. When mapp…

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## [Should we remove email headers and footers?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/should-we-remove-email-headers-and-footers/1205)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/should-we-remove-email-headers-and-footers/1205 "2019-02-04T14:43:41Z")

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When you get email notifications from Discourse for this forum, they currently include a header with the sender’s icon and user name, then the content, then a section with a portion of the content to which the message is…

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## [Unrecongnized keyword in vtk file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unrecongnized-keyword-in-vtk-file/8776)

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**Author:** [@Ziliang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ziliang)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unrecongnized-keyword-in-vtk-file/8776 "2023-05-15T13:52:20Z")

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Dear ParaView support, I am trying to visualize a vtk file, but it gave me an ‘Unrecongnized keyword’ error. The full message is ERROR: In /opt/glr/paraview/paraview-ci/build/superbuild/paraview/src/VTK/IO/Legacy/vtkUn…

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## [active stereo and ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/active-stereo-and-paraview/1872)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/active-stereo-and-paraview/1872 "2019-10-08T18:30:11Z")

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I’ve been playing with stereo support in ParaView for sometime now and here are some ideas to improve the UX. I wanted to get a feel for what people think. ParaView Qt client will always attempt to create an active-ste…

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## [Customized Paraview Glance](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/customized-paraview-glance/965)

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**Author:** [@Web\_Utopian\_Dev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Web_Utopian_Dev)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/customized-paraview-glance/965 "2018-12-31T17:50:31Z")

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Hello, I have setup paraview glance with laravel app now i want to customized Paraview Glance template, like its module sidebar, header,footer. Thanks

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## [Enabling OptiX](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/enabling-optix/567)

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**Author:** [@JonathanBorduas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JonathanBorduas)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/enabling-optix/567 "2020-01-06T17:47:02Z")

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Dear community, I built Paraview with Module\_vtkRenderingOptiX Enabled. Everything seems to have compiled properly. However I don’t have the “Enable OPTIX” option in the View section. According to the NVIDIA documentat…

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## [Getting uniformly distributed points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-uniformly-distributed-points/2796)

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**Author:** [@y.abdoush](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/y.abdoush)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-uniformly-distributed-points/2796 "2019-10-21T09:39:10Z")

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Hello all, I am a very new user of Paraview so I apologize in advance if my question is very trivial to some. I have a 2D surface extracted from a 3D one (x-y plane, i;e, y=f(x)). When I extract the data, the points ar…

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## [Get the position of the particle from .vtp file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-the-position-of-the-particle-from-vtp-file/8718)

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**Author:** [@BKL](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BKL)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-the-position-of-the-particle-from-vtp-file/8718 "2023-11-08T11:25:27Z")

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Hello, sir. I am new to Paraview. I also want to get the position of the particle from .vtp file. I have read your answer but I don’t find the RessampleWithDataset. Could you tell me the steps in more detail?

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## [Multiple time steps grouping](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-time-steps-grouping/11222)

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**Author:** [@alina6](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alina6)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/multiple-time-steps-grouping/11222 "2023-10-10T12:08:04Z")

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Hi all, I am relatively new to paraview, I am sorry if it is a stupid question. I have multiple vtu files from one transient simulation for time period of 10 sec in the steps of 0.1 seconds. When I am loading those mul…

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## [Trace Not Working PV 5.10.0-RC1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trace-not-working-pv-5-10-0-rc1/8656)

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**Author:** [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trace-not-working-pv-5-10-0-rc1/8656 "2022-05-11T19:19:13Z")

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I get this error message when I attempt to start a trace. I am a relatively new PV user. I am using PV 5.10.0-RC1. ERROR: In C:\\glr\\builds\\paraview\\paraview-ci\\build\\superbuild\\paraview\\src\\Remoting\\ServerManager\\vtkSMT…

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## [how to multiply point data by global variable](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-multiply-point-data-by-global-variable/7348)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-multiply-point-data-by-global-variable/7348 "2025-04-30T06:54:02Z")

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Is it possible to multiply point data by a global variable? How is it done? Thanks team! @cory.quammen @utkarsh.ayachit

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## [Higher-order meshes render "speckled"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/higher-order-meshes-render-speckled/6108)

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**Author:** [@GregVernon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/GregVernon)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/higher-order-meshes-render-speckled/6108 "2021-09-20T18:21:02Z")

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See attached Exodus file comprised of quadratic hexahedral elements (Hex27). Whenever a non-zero Nonlinear Subdivision Level is used, to show the curved elements, “speckles” appear on the surfaces and the surface edges …

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## [Interpolating 3D data (X, Y, Z, value)...and adding a time component.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interpolating-3d-data-x-y-z-value-and-adding-a-time-component/7307)

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**Author:** [@datathing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/datathing)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interpolating-3d-data-x-y-z-value-and-adding-a-time-component/7307 "2021-08-18T14:08:26Z")

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Hi, I’m interested in the possibility of interpolating a set of X/Y/Z/value data in 3D, and then working towards incorporating a time component to it so that animations can be generated. I tried to follow the informatio…

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## [Evenly Spaced Streamlines 2D filter - streamlines ending too soon](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/evenly-spaced-streamlines-2d-filter-streamlines-ending-too-soon/8687)

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**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/evenly-spaced-streamlines-2d-filter-streamlines-ending-too-soon/8687 "2026-02-07T10:04:38Z")

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Hi, from what I’ve read, a regular Stream Tracer filter can’t generate streamlines on 2D slices and a special filter called Evenly Spaced Streamlines 2D has to be used. What’s more, that filter works only when the slice…

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## [Catalyst: Finer grain control over execution](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-finer-grain-control-over-execution/13475)

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**Author:** [@Christos\_Tsolakis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Christos_Tsolakis)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-finer-grain-control-over-execution/13475 "2023-12-14T21:30:46Z")

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As it stands right now if a simulation calls catalyst\_execute data will be converted even if the extractors run at a frequency greater than one. Even though conduit blueprints are lightweight this could be costly depend…

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## [vtkSocketCommunicator errors: "Could not receive tag" and "Endian handshake failed"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtksocketcommunicator-errors-could-not-receive-tag-and-endian-handshake-failed/3350)

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**Author:** [@XavierStuvw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/XavierStuvw)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtksocketcommunicator-errors-could-not-receive-tag-and-endian-handshake-failed/3350 "2020-02-19T13:43:50Z")

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Issue and situation This post is a second branch of Reverse client-server connection fails with more than one MPI process. Parallel jobs fall back to serial in a reverse connection between client and server within the sa…

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## [Paraview Gui crashes on Windows 10 with large file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-gui-crashes-on-windows-10-with-large-file/5876)

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**Author:** [@Charliebrowne](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Charliebrowne)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-gui-crashes-on-windows-10-with-large-file/5876 "2020-11-26T07:59:08Z")

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Hi there I am able to load a state file, I can scroll in table data (1.8M points & 900K lines) - but the gui crashes as soon as I try and explore the rendering 3D zone. I m running on Windows 10 32Gb Ram NVIDIA GTX 670…

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## [fatal error C1002: compiler is out of heap space in pass 2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fatal-error-c1002-compiler-is-out-of-heap-space-in-pass-2/3021)

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**Author:** [@lyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lyz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fatal-error-c1002-compiler-is-out-of-heap-space-in-pass-2/3021 "2019-11-27T13:37:02Z")

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build environment: vs2015 x64, paraview 5.7.0, windows 10 I got compile error: fatal error C1002: compiler is out of heap space in pass 2 for project AcceleratorsVTKm.

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## [Plot on Intersection Curves with adapted meshes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-on-intersection-curves-with-adapted-meshes/8522)

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**Author:** [@gnikit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gnikit)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plot-on-intersection-curves-with-adapted-meshes/8522 "2024-01-13T02:28:17Z")

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I am attempting to plot the intersection of a plane with a semi-spherical hollow mesh, however because the mesh is discontinuous and adapted the Plot on Intersection Curves filter gets “confused”. I have tried my bes…

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## [Streamlines or velocity field in particle simulation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-or-velocity-field-in-particle-simulation/7435)

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**Author:** [@Carlos](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Carlos)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-or-velocity-field-in-particle-simulation/7435 "2023-02-02T14:10:16Z")

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Dear users, I’m trying to plot streamlines (or vector velocity fields) to detect vortices formation using results for particle simulation (from DualSPHysics software). I’m not having success using “stream tracer” in par…

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## [latex\_script\_for\_legend](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/latex-script-for-legend/8481)

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**Author:** [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/latex-script-for-legend/8481 "2025-08-25T13:27:45Z")

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Hi Everyone, Could someone please help me how to write a latex notation for the legend, I believe I wrote it correctly but the outcome isn’t as expected. (Paraview 5.9.1) Please advise. Thanks and regards, Aakash

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## [Surface LIC doesn't work](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-doesnt-work/3296)

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**Author:** [@Klara](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Klara)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/surface-lic-doesnt-work/3296 "2021-09-20T11:52:03Z")

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Hi! Here’s what I’ve done so far: I loaded Surface LIC and enabled Auto Load, restarted Praview, loaded the simulation data (incompressible flow made in Simscale), extracted the internal mesh and set the coloring to U (…

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## [Stream tracer with custom source seeding bug](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-with-custom-source-seeding-bug/6816)

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**Author:** [@nopech](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nopech)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/stream-tracer-with-custom-source-seeding-bug/6816 "2022-05-19T10:25:12Z")

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I heavily rely on the filter “Stream Tracer With Custom Source” and have been using it for a while now. However there seems to be an annoying bug with the seeding. I use the “Mask Points” filter for the seeding. If there…

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## [ParaView 5.7.0 crashes on Startup](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-crashes-on-startup/2954)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Jackson](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael_Jackson)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-0-crashes-on-startup/2954 "2020-02-26T14:49:28Z")

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Downloaded the latest and tried to launch it on a MacPro 5,1 running macOS 10.14.x with a Radeon 7950 GPU and get the following: Process: paraview \[24618\] Path: /Applications/ParaView-5.7.…

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## ["Output messages" window stop working after running a macro that uses Matplotlib (MacOS)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/output-messages-window-stop-working-after-running-a-macro-that-uses-matplotlib-macos/8837)

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**Author:** [@Matheus\_Viana](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Matheus_Viana)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/output-messages-window-stop-working-after-running-a-macro-that-uses-matplotlib-macos/8837 "2022-02-08T00:21:01Z")

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Hi. I have a Python macro that outputs some information about the data being visualized in the “Output Messages”. window. This macro also has a function that makes a plot using Matplotlib and saves it as a PNG file. Howe…

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## [building version 5.8.0 fails](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-version-5-8-0-fails/3660)

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**Author:** [@Rigel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rigel)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-version-5-8-0-fails/3660 "2020-04-23T20:31:48Z")

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Hi, I am trying to build ParaView 5.8.0 from source, but it is failing with the following output: WARNING: Target "cmTC\_42f5c" requests linking to directory "/sw/installed/impi/2018.1.163-iccifort-2018.1.163-GCC-6.4.0-…

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## [Mesa warning: Window has no colormap!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mesa-warning-window-has-no-colormap/10963)

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**Author:** [@Kamal\_pandey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kamal_pandey)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mesa-warning-window-has-no-colormap/10963 "2023-11-27T13:50:08Z")

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Hello experts. While running paraview in ubuntu 22.04, i get this error Mesa warning: Window 54525961 has no colormap! Mesa warning: Window 54525964 has no colormap! Mesa warning: Window 54525974 has no colormap! Kin…

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## [Plotting integrated values over time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-integrated-values-over-time/13617)

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**Author:** [@primer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/primer)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-integrated-values-over-time/13617 "2024-01-23T12:06:23Z")

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Hi, I see that a number of posts exists concerning this topic but I do not see anything that I can use. I can calculate the force on an object by integrating the pressure over a surface over time. I can not understand…

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## [ParaView 5.8 Features Free Webinar](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-features-free-webinar/3656)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-features-free-webinar/3656 "2020-04-06T11:09:17Z")

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Are you ready to join Kitware’s ParaView free Webinar ? These first two sessions will happen in March and be focused on ParaView 5.8 new features. During these 1 hour sessions, you will not only be able to follow our e…

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## [Paraview 5.9.1 does not start](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-does-not-start/8611)

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**Author:** [@mtmorrione](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mtmorrione)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-does-not-start/8611 "2021-12-26T00:24:58Z")

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on my amd processor windows 10 machine paraview does not startup, using AMD Radeon HD 7700 graphics controller. 5.9.1 works well on my windows 10 intel laptop machine

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## [How can I plot a result over time on a moving point](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-plot-a-result-over-time-on-a-moving-point/7894)

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**Author:** [@babouletatou](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/babouletatou)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-plot-a-result-over-time-on-a-moving-point/7894 "2021-09-01T14:40:59Z")

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Hi, My problem is this one: I have a moving geometry and an adaptative mesh. I would like to measure the pressure over time on a certain point: so I use Probe Location, then I select the Point I just created and then p…

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## [Mapping data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-data/2965)

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**Author:** [@Samanvith\_A](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Samanvith_A)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-data/2965 "2019-11-18T09:50:00Z")

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Myself Samanvith, I am doing my post-grad in IIT Indore. I have 3d gridded data ( 384, 384, 384) and I have a coordinate data, X, Y, Z each of length 122987. I want to map the coordinate data to the gridded data. It wo…

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## [How to hide or supress vtk errors and warnings when using pvBatch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-hide-or-supress-vtk-errors-and-warnings-when-using-pvbatch/4064)

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**Author:** [@aerogt3](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aerogt3)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-hide-or-supress-vtk-errors-and-warnings-when-using-pvbatch/4064 "2020-07-13T10:00:40Z")

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For years I’ve been getting VTK errors while running pvbatch via mpiexec. The errors don’t seem to have any impact as I am able to read in my OpenFOAM cases and generate all the desired images/videos. But, the VTK outpu…

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## [Fail to read attribute data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fail-to-read-attribute-data/3874)

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**Author:** [@fpoulin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fpoulin)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fail-to-read-attribute-data/3874 "2020-03-30T04:33:51Z")

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I have created an H5 file that stores two variables. One I can view in paraview and the other I can’t because it fails to read attribute data. Error copied below. I am able to supply a short file that shows the proble…

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## [Choppy streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/choppy-streamlines/6560)

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**Author:** [@30Kaz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/30Kaz)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/choppy-streamlines/6560 "2021-03-04T09:22:51Z")

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Hello. I’m trying to draw streamlines, but for some reason, the stream lines are so choppy as in the photos. I tried both point cloud seed and line seed, but neither was good. Can I fix this by tuning paramters?

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## [Is there NaN support for legacy vtkPolyDataReader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-there-nan-support-for-legacy-vtkpolydatareader/1389)

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**Author:** [@robertsawko](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/robertsawko)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-there-nan-support-for-legacy-vtkpolydatareader/1389 "2026-04-10T09:42:12Z")

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I would just like to double check something or perhaps request a pointer to documentation on this. ParaView is clearly prepared for handling NaN values. There’s even a special color field in Color Map Editor. But when I…

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## [Calculate the divergence of a vector field using paraview filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculate-the-divergence-of-a-vector-field-using-paraview-filter/6617)

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**Author:** [@Renard](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Renard)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculate-the-divergence-of-a-vector-field-using-paraview-filter/6617 "2021-03-05T12:48:26Z")

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Hi, I have a Python code that reads and analyses a VTU file using the vtk library for python. The file has a vector field stored in it. I would like to calculate the divergence of this vector field. I know Paraview can …

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## [Issues with Load State using a Custom Reader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-load-state-using-a-custom-reader/1259)

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**Author:** [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-load-state-using-a-custom-reader/1259 "2019-05-22T15:12:56Z")

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Hello, I’ve created a custom reader using the VTKPythonAlgorithm (ParaView 5.6.0) that takes in .xmf files and does some extra data manipulation to the MBDS before it gets passed down the pipeline. It seems to work whe…

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## [Paraview 5.11.1 stuck on establishing connection when connecting to pvserver](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-1-stuck-on-establishing-connection-when-connecting-to-pvserver/12371)

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**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-1-stuck-on-establishing-connection-when-connecting-to-pvserver/12371 "2023-08-21T06:47:41Z")

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I’m trying to connect to pvserver on a remote machine using ssh portforwarding to local machine. I was able to use it with Paraview 5.8.1, but when I use 5.11.1 paraview is stuck in “waiting 60 seconds”. But I can see fr…

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## [Automatic naming of tensor components](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatic-naming-of-tensor-components/8762)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatic-naming-of-tensor-components/8762 "2022-01-13T12:59:46Z")

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@fredrik would like to introduce automatic naming of tensor components: See this discussion: And this MR: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/merge\_requests/5442 There is already automatic naming of 6 co…

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## [Customizing ParaView Glance interface](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/customizing-paraview-glance-interface/3270)

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**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/customizing-paraview-glance-interface/3270 "2020-01-29T17:08:46Z")

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Hello, I’m still getting up to speed on ParaView Glance, and so have a few questions, but I’ll start with a couple of related ones. In another thread Sebastien mentions an “index.html” file that can be modified – wher…

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## [Exporting high resolution LIC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-high-resolution-lic/1733)

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**Author:** [@mariavd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mariavd)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-high-resolution-lic/1733 "2021-11-16T12:29:12Z")

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Hello, I am trying to render a high resolution image using the LIC representation. If I export a screenshot up to the size of my working window, everything looks fine. However, if I double it, there are inconsistencies …

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## [Adding Properties for vtkPartitionedDataSetCollection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-properties-for-vtkpartitioneddatasetcollection/6061)

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**Author:** [@vbolea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbolea)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-properties-for-vtkpartitioneddatasetcollection/6061 "2023-05-04T23:23:31Z")

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As discussed in this topic, we will finally departure from multiblock datasets by introducing the vtkPartitionedDataSetCollection and friends. An important feature needed for those hierarchical datasets are properties, …

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## [Paraview error when opening .vtu file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-when-opening-vtu-file/6007)

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**Author:** [@Sabrina](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sabrina)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-error-when-opening-vtu-file/6007 "2021-12-26T00:40:01Z")

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Dear All, I am currently getting an error when I try to open a specific .vtu file with ParaView: ERROR: In /Users/kitware/dashboards/buildbot-slave/a64f5607/build/superbuild/paraview/src/VTK/IO/XMLParser/vtkXMLDataPars…

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