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## [Building Paraview Superbuild with custom python version](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-superbuild-with-custom-python-version/8368)

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**Author:** [@anthomas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anthomas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-superbuild-with-custom-python-version/8368 "2021-12-27T17:06:30Z")

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I am trying to build the paraview superbuild (v5.9.1) with a version of python that has extra modules. The project successfully builds, but when I run paraview I receive a message stating: “Python support not available!”…

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## [How to load 2D image?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-load-2d-image/9738)

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**Author:** [@THUClifford](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/THUClifford)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 6:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-load-2d-image/9738 "2022-06-06T06:42:36Z")

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I use matplotlib to draw some iamges, at the same time I have some .vtk files, is it possible to visualize them together in paraview?

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## [Save Data, skipping timesteps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-data-skipping-timesteps/497)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/save-data-skipping-timesteps/497 "2018-08-29T18:34:15Z")

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Is it possible to Save Data, saving a subset of the timesteps? I tried this with can.exo, after modifying the Animation Inspector to be sequence, and still ended up with 44 timesteps. From my user: “Is there a way in …

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## [How to install OpenCV ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-opencv/3913)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelAGUIRRE](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MiguelAngelAGUIRRE)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-install-opencv/3913 "2020-04-01T20:05:58Z")

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Hello, I would like to install OpenCV in Paraview 5.2 (Python 2.7) for Windows (without bouilding up PV from source). Is there any document with the detailed procedure? After looking at several blogs, I found that I ha…

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## [There are two errors in configuring ParaView with CMake](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/there-are-two-errors-in-configuring-paraview-with-cmake/2791)

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**Author:** [@Rookie](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rookie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/there-are-two-errors-in-configuring-paraview-with-cmake/2791 "2019-10-17T13:26:52Z")

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I get an error when I use CMake to configure ParaView .How should I Solve the following error? Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.14393.0 to target Windows 10.0.17134. CMake Error at VTK/CMake/vtkModule.cmake:1384 (targ…

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## [Export scene as webgl](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-scene-as-webgl/7932)

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**Author:** [@Alexandre\_Lecoanet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alexandre_Lecoanet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-scene-as-webgl/7932 "2021-09-10T15:29:46Z")

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Dear everyone, I am currently trying to export a scene from Paraview 5.6 in .webgl format and my issue is that when I open the .html file I only see the background and the axes. Thus not the geometry. I searched on int…

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## [Does or can Paraview support streaming input?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-or-can-paraview-support-streaming-input/13637)

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**Author:** [@mmarchywka](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mmarchywka)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-or-can-paraview-support-streaming-input/13637 "2024-01-08T18:42:15Z")

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Paraview appears to be a popular flexible visual tool but mostly designed for polishing and publishing. However, I was still curious if it supported a monitroing mode and could accept streaming input? That is, I need s…

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## [Plugin Development](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugin-development/1568)

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**Author:** [@justinmadison](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/justinmadison)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugin-development/1568 "2019-06-11T15:55:21Z")

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Is there any documentation on how to use the current ParaView CMake plugin macros when developing a plugin? There are several repos that I can find as examples for plugin development but they all seem to use the older s…

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## [Particle path from point source with no time defined](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particle-path-from-point-source-with-no-time-defined/4660)

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**Author:** [@ofbodur](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ofbodur)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/particle-path-from-point-source-with-no-time-defined/4660 "2020-07-14T05:01:45Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if it’s possible to create a point source, use it as seed to get particle path for a series of pvtu files (name1.pvtu, name2.pvtu etc.) which upload 3D unstructured grid data to ParaView 5.8.0. The v…

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## [Using calculator filter to generate multiple data arrays](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-calculator-filter-to-generate-multiple-data-arrays/3978)

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**Author:** [@ystein](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ystein)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-calculator-filter-to-generate-multiple-data-arrays/3978 "2020-04-07T03:37:02Z")

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Hi All, I am using ParaView 5.6.2 and have this velocity vector data (PIVlab.vtk) set that I transform into a gradient using Gradient of Unstructured Dataset. My goal is to then use the scalar values of the gradient in …

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## [How to reduce number of rendering passes for saving a screenshot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-reduce-number-of-rendering-passes-for-saving-a-screenshot/2746)

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**Author:** [@timofeymukha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/timofeymukha)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-reduce-number-of-rendering-passes-for-saving-a-screenshot/2746 "2019-10-17T12:43:19Z")

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Hello! I’m in love with the ray tracing capabilities in v5.7, but I am having an issue with the screenshot saving workflow. Basically, the problem is that to save a screenshot Paraview seems to require rendering the sce…

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## [Performance questions and custom live data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/performance-questions-and-custom-live-data/9600)

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**Author:** [@PatrickN](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PatrickN)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/performance-questions-and-custom-live-data/9600 "2022-05-10T07:24:45Z")

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Hi, we’re currently evaluating LidarView for possible usage. We discovered LidarView while evaluating VTK as a 3D engine for our new implementation and hoped that ParaView and especially LidarView might already be capab…

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## [How to get value at individual point from a color map in paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825)

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**Author:** [@SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SitaChoudhary)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825 "2024-06-25T14:19:04Z")

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Hii, I need to read map values from colour map in paraview can anyone please help me in this regard. Thanks Sita

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## [Pvserver running on EGL crashes whenever LateX typesetting is used](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-running-on-egl-crashes-whenever-latex-typesetting-is-used/4456)

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**Author:** [@dutta-alankar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dutta-alankar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-running-on-egl-crashes-whenever-latex-typesetting-is-used/4456 "2020-06-25T06:26:21Z")

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Hi, I’ve got a pvserver running on EGL renderer. For the caption of the colormap I wanted to put some mathematical symbols with LateX typesetting. But as soon as I hit apply, Paraview crashes. But the same doesn’t happe…

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## [Why do certain packages need to be installed when using the ParaView binary package ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-do-certain-packages-need-to-be-installed-when-using-the-paraview-binary-package/16719)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-do-certain-packages-need-to-be-installed-when-using-the-paraview-binary-package/16719 "2026-05-05T09:02:04Z")

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I sometimes get that questions from other developpers and users as well. So I tried to give a comprehensive answers. Please let me know if you spot anything wrong. I focused a bit more on xcb for reasons. As stated in …

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## [Invisible volumes when using "Warp by vector" filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invisible-volumes-when-using-warp-by-vector-filter/4539)

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**Author:** [@Golho](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Golho)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/invisible-volumes-when-using-warp-by-vector-filter/4539 "2020-06-15T04:44:18Z")

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Hi! I’m using Paraview 5.8.0 Windows 10, 64-bits, x64 system What I want to do: I want to display a scalar field over the cells of a structured grid, by using the volume representation (so I may use the Multi Compon…

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## [Animate line plot in time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animate-line-plot-in-time/11305)

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**Author:** [@fra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fra)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/animate-line-plot-in-time/11305 "2023-01-31T13:33:36Z")

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Hi, I am trying to do something that I think should be possible, but I don’t find a nice way of doing it. I have a series of CSV files that represent the position of particles in time. I can use the TableToPoints and th…

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## [Build your plugins for the binary release of ParaView, in your CI !](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-your-plugins-for-the-binary-release-of-paraview-in-your-ci/9783)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-your-plugins-for-the-binary-release-of-paraview-in-your-ci/9783 "2022-06-10T10:54:53Z")

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If you are looking for ways to build your ParaView plugin for the binary release of ParaView, from 5.10 onwards, automatically in your CI, please take a look at this blog post: https://www.kitware.com/building-a-paravie…

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## [Help with vtu/vtm formats and boundary patches](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-vtu-vtm-formats-and-boundary-patches/5604)

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**Author:** [@Rajesh\_Venkatesan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rajesh_Venkatesan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-vtu-vtm-formats-and-boundary-patches/5604 "2020-10-20T13:24:58Z")

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Dear ParaView Forum, I am trying to write output from a parallel CFD solver and I am using the VTKUnstructuredGrid (.vtu) format. I wanted to save the name of the boundary patches/surfaces, but apparently there is no su…

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## [warning about old stuff in version 5.3 and 5.4](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warning-about-old-stuff-in-version-5-3-and-5-4/2531)

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**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warning-about-old-stuff-in-version-5-3-and-5-4/2531 "2019-10-02T10:00:55Z")

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Hello all I am using 5.7-RC3 and am still getting warnings as shown below, when running pvbatch. I am not using that PLY reader in my script, so I do not know where this comes from. ( 14.284s) \[main thread \] …

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## [Chart Background Colour](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/chart-background-colour/369)

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**Author:** [@Roberts](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Roberts)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/chart-background-colour/369 "2026-06-25T07:33:40Z")

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Hi, I am a new user to Paraview and I am trying to change the background colour of a chart (plot over line), I can’t seem to find any information on this - is it possible? Thanks

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## [Output contour of a certain area](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/output-contour-of-a-certain-area/9183)

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**Author:** [@xq520](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/xq520)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/output-contour-of-a-certain-area/9183 "2022-03-15T16:32:02Z")

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Hello, I want to output contour in a certain region, such as (-1,1)(-1,1), and the whole region is (-10,10)(-10,10). How can I get this? Thanks a lot. Best regards

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## [Error reading vtk file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-reading-vtk-file/12931)

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**Author:** [@Archana](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Archana)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-reading-vtk-file/12931 "2023-09-28T08:25:49Z")

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I get the following error reading a vtk file created by a fortran program. Generic Warning: In vtkDataReader.cxx, line 1537 Error reading ascii data. Possible mismatch of datasize with declaration. ERROR: In vtkDataRe…

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## [Using programmable filter to get time averaged values](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-programmable-filter-to-get-time-averaged-values/6719)

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**Author:** [@Teekay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Teekay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-programmable-filter-to-get-time-averaged-values/6719 "2021-03-17T23:49:42Z")

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Dear all, I have a question that is about post-processing using Paraview to extract time-averaged values. For my simulations (using fenics) of flow in the human aorta I am currently calculating the instantaneous wall s…

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## [Luigi ssh tests](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/luigi-ssh-tests/2675)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/luigi-ssh-tests/2675 "2019-10-23T11:43:53Z")

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SSH tests have been acting up lately. I’m keeping an eye on it and see if that can be improved.

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## [Offsets array in a unstructured grid (VTU)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/offsets-array-in-a-unstructured-grid-vtu/2580)

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**Author:** [@jaydi\_21](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaydi_21)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/offsets-array-in-a-unstructured-grid-vtu/2580 "2019-09-18T04:52:24Z")

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I have a CFD solver that works with a quadtree mesh. However, I’m unable to create a VTU file because I can’t understand what the offsets array means? Can someone tell me how to create the offsets array? What distance is…

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## [How to create a variable to save initial condition](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-variable-to-save-initial-condition/2150)

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**Author:** [@Mariana\_Rodriguez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mariana_Rodriguez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-variable-to-save-initial-condition/2150 "2019-07-03T02:36:51Z")

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Hello, how can I create a variable in Paraview to save the initial pressure field? I want to use it later to compute DP = p(t) - po, being po the pressure at initial time. My Exodus file that contains the simulation re…

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## [Launch pvserver using .pvsc on Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/launch-pvserver-using-pvsc-on-windows/7959)

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**Author:** [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/launch-pvserver-using-pvsc-on-windows/7959 "2021-12-30T09:54:16Z")

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I’m attempting to launch a pvserver and connect to it on a Windows machine, following the guide here: ParaView:Server Configuration - KitwarePublic. Unfortunately, the process fails with the following error: critical: I…

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## [Axes label do not scaling righ when save the screenshot at higher resolution.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axes-label-do-not-scaling-righ-when-save-the-screenshot-at-higher-resolution/6567)

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**Author:** [@Yang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/axes-label-do-not-scaling-righ-when-save-the-screenshot-at-higher-resolution/6567 "2021-03-01T12:56:52Z")

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When I save the screenshot of the following results in a higher resolution, the font size of the axes label in the png file does not scaling. This is the result in paraview Note that the axes label font size on the …

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## [Updating Filters of Live Programmable Sources on New Data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/updating-filters-of-live-programmable-sources-on-new-data/2959)

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**Author:** [@misho88](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/misho88)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/updating-filters-of-live-programmable-sources-on-new-data/2959 "2019-12-23T10:30:41Z")

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I don’t know how to get the rest of a pipeline to update in response to a Live Programmable Source changing its output. For example, let’s say I add such a source that outputs a vtkTable with a simple script: from numpy…

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## [Helping script ways to set a view in a non-axis aligned direction](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/helping-script-ways-to-set-a-view-in-a-non-axis-aligned-direction/5007)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/helping-script-ways-to-set-a-view-in-a-non-axis-aligned-direction/5007 "2020-08-03T14:45:27Z")

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Is there a convenient way to script looking in a pre-specified view direction that’s not axis aligned? This is coming up a decent number of times with my users. As an example, a user is clipping some data and wants to lo…

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## [is it feasible to show axis on zoomed in data ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-feasible-to-show-axis-on-zoomed-in-data/496)

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**Author:** [@embeddedmz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/embeddedmz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-feasible-to-show-axis-on-zoomed-in-data/496 "2022-01-25T09:42:04Z")

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Hi, The title says it all : when I zoom in a 2-D vtkImageData, I’m obliged to move the mouse to look at the axis value. Is it possible to adapt the view axis if the 2-D vtkImageData exceeds the edges of a ParaView’s vi…

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## [Visualizer Docker - Issue running EGL Demo on EC2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizer-docker-issue-running-egl-demo-on-ec2/5615)

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**Author:** [@SanderDiabatix](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SanderDiabatix)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizer-docker-issue-running-egl-demo-on-ec2/5615 "2020-10-22T12:01:54Z")

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Hey, I am following the tutorial at https://kitware.github.io/paraviewweb/docs/docker.html step-by-step, managing to browse to the demo page. But when selecting the Visualizer application, I am greeted with “Server disc…

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## [Creating 3D model from separate 2D vtk files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-3d-model-from-separate-2d-vtk-files/4765)

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**Author:** [@Fauzan\_kamil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Fauzan_kamil)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-3d-model-from-separate-2d-vtk-files/4765 "2020-07-08T14:27:46Z")

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Hello everyone, sorry to disturb you i am new in paraview, my problem is i want to make a 3D model from seperate 2D vtk model and then calculate volum isosurface in 3D model for resource estimation. I already search in …

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## [annoying popup message "ParaView is not responding"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/annoying-popup-message-paraview-is-not-responding/175)

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**Author:** [@turuncu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/turuncu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/annoying-popup-message-paraview-is-not-responding/175 "2018-06-13T19:46:49Z")

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I don’t know this is the right place to ask this question but somebody might have an idea. when i try to process data with ParaView (5.4.1) under Centos 7.3 i am getting a popup message about “ParaView is not responding”…

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## [Paraview is closed by Windows 10](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-is-closed-by-windows-10/11870)

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**Author:** [@Sergey\_Kurchev](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sergey_Kurchev)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-is-closed-by-windows-10/11870 "2023-04-16T01:36:33Z")

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We are working on ESC with Windows 10. We launched a python file from a virtual environment with praview. The program returned an error: “(84.017s) \[paraview \]vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWin:680 ERR| vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWindow …

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## [Paraview Foam Reader - Decomposed case](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-foam-reader-decomposed-case/12157)

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**Author:** [@vrkssai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vrkssai)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-foam-reader-decomposed-case/12157 "2023-05-30T19:06:17Z")

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I’m trying to load openfoam data using openfoamreader pvpython/paraview package in python. It seems to work for reconstructed but not for decomposed case. I’m unable to step in time to probe a location value with time. T…

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## [Error when opening ParaView via Remote Desktop Connection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-opening-paraview-via-remote-desktop-connection/9961)

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**Author:** [@nathanharrison](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nathanharrison)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-when-opening-paraview-via-remote-desktop-connection/9961 "2022-07-01T18:27:49Z")

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Like many, I am working from home a fair bit. For me this means connecting to my desktop work computer via Remote Desktop Connection on my home computer. Paraview doesn’t seem to like that. Running ParaView directly on …

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## [Edit colour map button not working](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edit-colour-map-button-not-working/9390)

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**Author:** [@kenzbaker](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kenzbaker)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edit-colour-map-button-not-working/9390 "2022-04-25T18:51:52Z")

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Hi all, I am having trouble with the edit colour map button. I am trying to change the colour of one of my contour/iso lines (sea level) to black as it is currently bright green. However when I click on this button nothi…

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## [Missing vtkPVServerManagerDefault and vtkPVAnimation in Catalyst Edition ..](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-vtkpvservermanagerdefault-and-vtkpvanimation-in-catalyst-edition/192)

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**Author:** [@Niklas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Niklas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-vtkpvservermanagerdefault-and-vtkpvanimation-in-catalyst-edition/192 "2018-06-15T13:34:06Z")

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Hi, we get error messages that above mentioned modules can not be important by the python script, and therefore, some of the features, such as a color bar, can not be used. We used a standard catalyst edition available,…

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## [Building ParaView 5.10.1 on a Debian 10 machine](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-5-10-1-on-a-debian-10-machine/10329)

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**Author:** [@DeX97](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DeX97)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/building-paraview-5-10-1-on-a-debian-10-machine/10329 "2022-09-22T15:41:53Z")

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Dear ParaView users, I have encountered an issue when trying to install ParaView 5.10.1 on a Debian 10 machine. I expect the issue to be an easy fix, but unfortunately I was not able to resolve it myself. To build Para…

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## [streamlines to clip a field](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-to-clip-a-field/2268)

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**Author:** [@momentumv](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/momentumv)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/streamlines-to-clip-a-field/2268 "2019-08-02T14:38:49Z")

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I am not sure if there is a way to do this, but I thought I’d ask. I have a streamline with custom source filter that is working wonderfully, and because of my dense meshing on the custom source produces a wonderfully d…

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## [Error while running](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-running/2033)

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**Author:** [@Arghavanizad](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Arghavanizad)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-running/2033 "2019-06-13T11:55:30Z")

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I have faced with this problem when I am doing the motorBike with PISO solver: FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: \[1\] keyword potentialFlow is undefined in dictionary “IOstream” and my 0 folder is empty! Does anyone can help me …

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## [Colormap and lighting properties](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colormap-and-lighting-properties/9240)

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**Author:** [@Akash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Akash)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colormap-and-lighting-properties/9240 "2022-03-28T08:21:15Z")

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Hello, I have attached a contour. As you can see in the Legend, 0 value indicates white color. However, in the contours, I am not getting the same colormap. How to rectify it and remove the radial lighting? Thank you f…

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## [Possible to use a Python Plugin to add a button to the tool bars?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/possible-to-use-a-python-plugin-to-add-a-button-to-the-tool-bars/4164)

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**Author:** [@wsherman](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wsherman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/possible-to-use-a-python-plugin-to-add-a-button-to-the-tool-bars/4164 "2020-04-24T05:10:21Z")

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Hello all, I’m doing some experimenting with simple Python Plugins in ParaView – trying to avoid the need to do any compiling (not so much for me, but for the people I’m helping). If possible, I’d like to be able to ad…

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## [Logic behind "Warp By Vector" Reset Scalar Factor button](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/logic-behind-warp-by-vector-reset-scalar-factor-button/11482)

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**Author:** [@Albers\_Steven](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Albers_Steven)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/logic-behind-warp-by-vector-reset-scalar-factor-button/11482 "2023-02-28T03:53:00Z")

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Hi, I’m using a file to use this “Warp By Vector” filter function. When a click this filter, it give me a default scalar factor value of number 1. But when I click reset button, it picked a reasonable value for me, …

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## [SSH Connection to server using .pvsc file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ssh-connection-to-server-using-pvsc-file/4297)

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**Author:** [@TimJim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/TimJim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ssh-connection-to-server-using-pvsc-file/4297 "2020-05-15T11:03:50Z")

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Hi, I was attempting to set up a pvserver pvsc file as per this post using Paraview 5.8.0. Currently, I can successfully manually start a client-server process using: ssh user@remote -L 11150:localhost:11111 /home/use…

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## [Repeatedly calling ParaView from Matlab - run in existing GUI window?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/repeatedly-calling-paraview-from-matlab-run-in-existing-gui-window/6221)

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**Author:** [@Jimbles](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jimbles)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/repeatedly-calling-paraview-from-matlab-run-in-existing-gui-window/6221 "2021-01-14T15:30:17Z")

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I am writing a function to call paraview from matlab for better visualisation (in Windows). Currently matlab writes some settings and target VTU/K filenames to a json file and then a python script reads this and displays…

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## [Getting started with Plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-started-with-plugin/11200)

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**Author:** [@allendu1988](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/allendu1988)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-started-with-plugin/11200 "2023-01-19T16:04:19Z")

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Hi guys, I am asking a newbie question. I recently started trying to use ParaView to build software that I can input some numbers and after a bunch of calculations, the results are plotted in ParaView. I can do this in …

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## [Reveal underlying codes when executing commands in the paraView GUI](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reveal-underlying-codes-when-executing-commands-in-the-paraview-gui/7878)

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**Author:** [@massisenergy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/massisenergy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reveal-underlying-codes-when-executing-commands-in-the-paraview-gui/7878 "2021-09-18T17:06:21Z")

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This is probably a noob question, but not unlikely from a inexperienced python/ParaView/C++ programmer & user of ParaView – I would like to automate some stuffs (python or C++ scripting?) but dunno how to start since I’…

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