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## [Paraviewweb install fails : monologue.js error?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviewweb-install-fails-monologue-js-error/6060)

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**Author:** [@Charliebrowne](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Charliebrowne)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraviewweb-install-fails-monologue-js-error/6060 "2020-12-21T13:30:19Z")

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Hi all ! I am trying to install Paraviewweb on my local machine on Debian and following tutorial found here but install fails at step $ npm install monologue.js --save-dev with the following error : ~/paraviewweb/myWeb…

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## [Script to automatically export .vrml](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/script-to-automatically-export-vrml/5742)

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**Author:** [@Rosanna\_Cap](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rosanna_Cap)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/script-to-automatically-export-vrml/5742 "2020-11-08T13:55:45Z")

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Hello everyone, I need to export an isosuperface for every time (I have 1000 different time) so I think a Python script to do automatically (I’ve never used python). What I do is: I open .xyz file and I load .q files …

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## [Get View Name](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-view-name/3193)

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**Author:** [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/get-view-name/3193 "2019-12-16T21:12:44Z")

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Is there a way to associate views with their registration names? I was hoping for something similar to how with sources you can do GetSources() Or perhaps there’s some kind of RegistrationName attribute somewhere that …

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## [3D Visualization](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-visualization/9356)

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**Author:** [@uog](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/uog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-visualization/9356 "2022-04-05T12:00:09Z")

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Hello everyone, I am new in paraview and working on CFD. I want to extract data from C++ and visualize in paraview. For this I need some code samples which extract data from C++ in the .vtk file. Does anyone have some…

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## [pvserver remote rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-remote-rendering/4458)

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**Author:** [@thetwe](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/thetwe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-remote-rendering/4458 "2020-07-18T10:17:18Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to setup remote rendering on a cluster node, and connect back to it with paraview client. So far, I can run pvserver, connect to it with no warnings. When I try to load data, I get … export DISPLAY=":0"…

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## [Negative Cell Volumes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/negative-cell-volumes/4103)

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**Author:** [@AD\_TX](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AD_TX)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/negative-cell-volumes/4103 "2020-04-19T01:09:18Z")

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Hello. I am using Paraview 5.5.2 and I am looking for some advice on how to filter out cells with negative volumes. I discovered that some cells had negative volumes when using the Integrate Variables filter on a posit…

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## [ParaView User and VTK Python online courses coming up in June !](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-and-vtk-python-online-courses-coming-up-in-june/6917)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-user-and-vtk-python-online-courses-coming-up-in-june/6917 "2021-04-09T13:36:32Z")

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Kitware SAS is organizing VTK and ParaView online courses in June 2021 ! You are working on your python application or scripts and want to know how to use VTK for rendering and analysing your data ? You Already have som…

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## [Plugin with only property widgets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugin-with-only-property-widgets/2610)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plugin-with-only-property-widgets/2610 "2019-10-17T13:47:44Z")

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Still struggling with building a lot of plugins and modules with the new version 5.7 build setup. The current construction site is a plugin that contains a number of property widgets, plus one “decorator”, to be used by…

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## [Adding vtkPolyData as Source? \[solved\]](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-vtkpolydata-as-source-solved/9481)

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**Author:** [@Devin\_Richard\_Bayly](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Devin_Richard_Bayly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-vtkpolydata-as-source-solved/9481 "2022-04-20T18:32:41Z")

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Hi there, Wait seems like TrivialProducer is what I’m looking for I’m just getting started with Paraview and was hoping to experiment with generating polydata programmatically to view in Paraview just to get some shape…

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## [Merge xmf datasets in time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/merge-xmf-datasets-in-time/5637)

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**Author:** [@Kihiro\_Bando](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kihiro_Bando)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/merge-xmf-datasets-in-time/5637 "2020-10-26T16:19:09Z")

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Hi, Let’s say I have 2 .xmf files, each of them points to a set of .h5 files. The first file has timesteps 1-10 and the second one has timestepes 10-20. Otherwise, the .xmf files are identical. I would like to know if…

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## [User defined python variable](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/user-defined-python-variable/7050)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/user-defined-python-variable/7050 "2021-04-22T18:41:53Z")

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From a user voice request provide some kind of global variable definition Often I’d like to have a “global variable”, so that I can change a value at only one position, which is referenced by several filters, including …

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## [pvpython: How to save several datasets at once?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-how-to-save-several-datasets-at-once/2003)

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**Author:** [@Terry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Terry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvpython-how-to-save-several-datasets-at-once/2003 "2019-06-07T13:48:54Z")

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Hello, I am looking for a way to safe the data of several independent filters at once using paraview.simple I just began programming with python, so please give me a hint even though the awnser might be obviously to yo…

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## [Problem clipping a slice with a cylinder](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-clipping-a-slice-with-a-cylinder/10208)

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**Author:** [@rudolf.hellmuth](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rudolf.hellmuth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problem-clipping-a-slice-with-a-cylinder/10208 "2022-08-30T00:38:05Z")

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Hi, I have a curved pipe with a sharp bend, and I want to integrate quantitates on a cross-section. In previous versions of ParaView, I used to make a slice on the cross-section, followed by clipping the plane with a sh…

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## [ParaView Glance is hard to find](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-is-hard-to-find/4977)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-is-hard-to-find/4977 "2020-07-28T21:51:20Z")

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ParaView Glance is hard to find. Why isn’t there a big, bright, blinking button on the paraview.org front page saying “Here is Glance!” @jourdain @cory.quammen @utkarsh.ayachit

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## [Camera configuration hides part of domain](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/camera-configuration-hides-part-of-domain/4463)

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**Author:** [@Argyris\_Apostolidis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Argyris_Apostolidis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/camera-configuration-hides-part-of-domain/4463 "2020-06-01T06:46:16Z")

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Hello everyone, I made a script to make a isosurface and save an image. But as you can see in the screenshot attached, my camera configuration cuts part of the domain. What should I change to have the full domain witho…

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## [Programmable Filter Error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-error/3192)

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**Author:** [@Alexandros](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alexandros)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-error/3192 "2020-01-14T13:51:51Z")

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Hello everyone, I am new to paraview -and python, my question is the following: I opened a pipeline dataset read by paraview from corresponding xdmf file, then I applied calculator filter twice to calculate two quantit…

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## [ParaView python3 support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python3-support/1078)

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**Author:** [@Trophime](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Trophime)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 11:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-python3-support/1078 "2018-12-21T11:07:07Z")

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Hi, I would like to have some precisions about the support of Python3 in ParaView. In some docs it is said that current ParaView supports python 3.5. Which python3 versions are actually supported? Next I would like i…

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## [Funny rendering of edges: what is the fix?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/funny-rendering-of-edges-what-is-the-fix/9989)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/funny-rendering-of-edges-what-is-the-fix/9989 "2022-07-11T12:28:53Z")

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20-node hexes. Note that the edges are rendered as broken lines at the locations of the mid-edge nodes. Is this expected? Is there a setting to control this behavior?

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## [Show internal elements in vtu file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-internal-elements-in-vtu-file/9627)

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**Author:** [@yUHaOLiu-tj](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yUHaOLiu-tj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/show-internal-elements-in-vtu-file/9627 "2022-05-13T15:15:29Z")

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Hi all, I have a problem when viewing the vtu file in ParaView. I set some areas with different material ids inside the 3d domain. And I want to realize a three dimensional perspective to see the internal materials in m…

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## [CMake Error at superbuild/cmake/SuperbuildMacros.cmake building ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cmake-error-at-superbuild-cmake-superbuildmacros-cmake-building-paraview/3016)

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**Author:** [@maria\_vlas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/maria_vlas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cmake-error-at-superbuild-cmake-superbuildmacros-cmake-building-paraview/3016 "2019-11-21T21:57:38Z")

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I’m trying to build ParaView in MacOS. I went to the repository https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/tree/master which lead me to build paraview-superbuild \`https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview-superbuil…

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## [How to give different colors to a selection of facets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-give-different-colors-to-a-selection-of-facets/8940)

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**Author:** [@SelmaBense](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SelmaBense)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-give-different-colors-to-a-selection-of-facets/8940 "2022-02-15T10:35:55Z")

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Hello, I work with a VTK file and want to display a selection of facets in different colors. When I run a selection I have only one color for all the facets. Do I need to attribute values (intensities) to the facets to…

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## [Find data weird behaviour](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-data-weird-behaviour/4482)

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**Author:** [@Richard](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Richard)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-data-weird-behaviour/4482 "2020-06-25T18:54:41Z")

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Not sure why the finding cells by selection with BlockID = 2 and ID = 1 retrieves cells ID = 1 for both Block Number 2 and 4 (which are the only two block in the vtkMultiBlockDataSet). IS there any difference between B…

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## [SaveScreenshot resolution issue with PlotData](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/savescreenshot-resolution-issue-with-plotdata/411)

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**Author:** [@Tox](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tox)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/savescreenshot-resolution-issue-with-plotdata/411 "2018-08-09T15:39:53Z")

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Dear all, I am new to this forum, so please be patient if I do not pose my question in the correct format. I am using Paraview 5.5.2 Qt5 64 bit on Windows 7 with python scripting and have an issue with SaveScreenshot w…

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## [Displacement\_X/ Displacement Y](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displacement-x-displacement-y/8856)

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**Author:** [@arturp97](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/arturp97)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displacement-x-displacement-y/8856 "2022-01-30T19:12:32Z")

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Hello, good night! Where can i find the explations regarding what means the graphs of Displacement\_X, Displacement Y ? I mean what represents each X-axis and Y-axis of each the graph

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## [Paraview stops responding when loading large csv file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-stops-responding-when-loading-large-csv-file/10218)

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**Author:** [@maddylucas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/maddylucas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-stops-responding-when-loading-large-csv-file/10218 "2022-08-29T23:05:43Z")

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I am trying to load a large 16GB .csv in Paraview (version 5.10.1). When I click “apply”, Paraview immediately stops responding and I have to restart the program. When I try to just load the first few lines of my file it…

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## [Histogram Bin Width](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/histogram-bin-width/2975)

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**Author:** [@yamartinezgomez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yamartinezgomez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/histogram-bin-width/2975 "2019-11-14T16:26:11Z")

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Hello, When plotting Histograms, is it possible to set “bin width”? I am using ParaView 5.6.0 64-bit, and my options for histograms are: (1) center bins around min and max, (2) calculate averages, and (3) use custom bi…

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## [How to save finite element data to import in Paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-save-finite-element-data-to-import-in-paraview/6395)

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**Author:** [@Dimi\_Kallio](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Dimi_Kallio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-save-finite-element-data-to-import-in-paraview/6395 "2021-02-05T15:09:51Z")

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Hello everyone! I have 2D finite element data (originally generated in Matlab) and I am trying to import them in Paraview. My data are organized in the following matrices: CRD(# of nodes, 2) which gives the 2D coordi…

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## [Installation Requirements](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/installation-requirements/250)

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**Author:** [@olesenm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olesenm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/installation-requirements/250 "2018-06-29T06:11:17Z")

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I’ve been trying building ParaView with spack. When I specify the +python variant (ie, compile ParaView with python support), it adds a few more items to its packaging requirements. depends\_on('python@2:2.8', when='+pyt…

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## [Copy Screenshot to Clipboard in Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/copy-screenshot-to-clipboard-in-python/6430)

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**Author:** [@theodorebaltis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/theodorebaltis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/copy-screenshot-to-clipboard-in-python/6430 "2021-02-11T23:54:37Z")

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Ideally there would be an equivalent to SaveScreenshot in paraview.simple but I’m hoping there’s at least something already implemented even if not that… simple. If not: I can probably make a function using the existin…

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## [How to build paraview with openVR](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-with-openvr/5165)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-with-openvr/5165 "2020-08-25T00:13:34Z")

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Dear PVer, Forgive my simple question, but i cannot find useful instructions to build plugin openVR… in build command line, I set “-DPARAVIEW\_PLUGIN\_ENABLE\_OpenVR=ON” to enable openVR build, but it failed with error “m…

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## [Are there options for controlling the size of the Paraview window?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/are-there-options-for-controlling-the-size-of-the-paraview-window/12971)

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**Author:** [@Rob-Chase](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rob-Chase)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/are-there-options-for-controlling-the-size-of-the-paraview-window/12971 "2023-10-02T15:19:12Z")

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I’m using Paraview python scripts to open standard exodus mesh files for interactive viewing by analysts. Unfortunately, the user experience varies because Paraview tends to open in the same state it had at the end of t…

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## [ParaView 5.6.0 Bug: Objects not appearing \[Fixed\]](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-6-0-bug-objects-not-appearing-fixed/2221)

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**Author:** [@ksripathy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ksripathy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-6-0-bug-objects-not-appearing-fixed/2221 "2019-07-15T16:19:59Z")

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I have installed OpenFOAM v1906 along with ParaView 5.6.0 on Pop OS 18.04 LTS. I followed the instructions mentioned in build.md file in ThirdParty-v1906 directory. I was able to run a simulation using the post compilati…

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## [Warning while saving animation to png files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warning-while-saving-animation-to-png-files/1276)

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**Author:** [@jvoor](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jvoor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/warning-while-saving-animation-to-png-files/1276 "2019-06-18T19:57:56Z")

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In paraview V5.6.0 I get this warning while saving a series of png files: Generic Warning: In C:\\bbd\\ecd3383f\\build\\superbuild\\paraview\\src\\ParaViewCore\\ClientServerCore\\Rendering\\vtkPVRenderView.cxx, line 1805 Missing…

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## [How to communicate interactively in trame server and client?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-communicate-interactively-in-trame-server-and-client/12583)

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**Author:** [@qlhai](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/qlhai)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-communicate-interactively-in-trame-server-and-client/12583 "2023-07-29T02:24:33Z")

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Hi, I use trame\_tutorial/04\_application/solution.py(https://github.com/Kitware/trame-tutorial/blob/master/04\_application/solution.py) to display my vtu file, and it worked. Now I want to create a trame client to interact…

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## [How to insert timestep-varying text annotation into paraview by python scripting](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-insert-timestep-varying-text-annotation-into-paraview-by-python-scripting/9190)

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**Author:** [@Ying](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ying)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-insert-timestep-varying-text-annotation-into-paraview-by-python-scripting/9190 "2024-04-17T10:35:38Z")

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Hi, I have 10 vtk files for velocity in time series and apply python script to read them in paraview. Now I want to add simulation time in the render view for these 10 time steps. The Annotation Time Filter doesn’t work …

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## [GUI not working properly on LineChartView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gui-not-working-properly-on-linechartview/6602)

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**Author:** [@fpradelli94](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fpradelli94)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gui-not-working-properly-on-linechartview/6602 "2021-03-05T09:07:54Z")

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Hi, I’m new to ParaView and I’m following the tutorials given in the textbook provided on the website. I’m using Ubuntu Mate 20.4 and my version of Paraview is 5.9 (the latest, I think). Following Exercise 2.14 (plot o…

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## [Python plugin failing to load in script using paraview.simple.LoadState(), but works fine in GUI](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-plugin-failing-to-load-in-script-using-paraview-simple-loadstate-but-works-fine-in-gui/7960)

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**Author:** [@csniker](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/csniker)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/python-plugin-failing-to-load-in-script-using-paraview-simple-loadstate-but-works-fine-in-gui/7960 "2021-09-13T12:37:14Z")

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I have created a Python plugin using vtkmodules.util.vtkAlgorithm.VTKPythonAlgorithmBase. This plugin works great in the GUI, but I am trying to use paraview.simple.LoadState() in a script so that I can parse my .pvsm st…

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## [Simplifying cell data - quadrilateral to triangle elements](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simplifying-cell-data-quadrilateral-to-triangle-elements/5386)

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**Author:** [@whophil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/whophil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/simplifying-cell-data-quadrilateral-to-triangle-elements/5386 "2020-09-23T12:41:01Z")

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I have a surface mesh consisting of quadrilateral cells. Each quad is actually a triangle with one point repeated (three unique vertices). I’d like to simplify this so that each cell is represented as a triangle element.…

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## [Extract ProbeLocation at Various Timesteps](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-probelocation-at-various-timesteps/10944)

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**Author:** [@fpyle](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fpyle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-probelocation-at-various-timesteps/10944 "2022-12-12T08:28:59Z")

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Hello, I am new to ParaView and need some help with data analysis. I have results from an FEA which is extremely large file and I am looking to get pressure data at a specific point at all the time steps. I can create a…

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## [Adding support for xi:include](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-support-for-xi-include/2159)

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**Author:** [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-support-for-xi-include/2159 "2019-07-08T19:47:50Z")

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The ParaView ServerManager configuration XML have grown to be quite complex over the years. To avoid duplication we came up with some idiosyncratic strategies in the past like base\_xmlgroup, base\_xmlname etc. I am wonder…

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## [Descriptive Statistics: Standard Deviation Missing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/descriptive-statistics-standard-deviation-missing/1351)

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**Author:** [@Ron\_Fortunato](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ron_Fortunato)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/descriptive-statistics-standard-deviation-missing/1351 "2019-02-26T21:19:06Z")

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I think this is a pretty simple bug when I run descriptive statistics filter on even the “example visualizations” provided it no longer displays the standard deviation with the mean, median, etc. When I say no longer, I …

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## [How to visualize spheroids of different sizes according to the particle size properties of points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-visualize-spheroids-of-different-sizes-according-to-the-particle-size-properties-of-points/11339)

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**Author:** [@yuantangjin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yuantangjin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-visualize-spheroids-of-different-sizes-according-to-the-particle-size-properties-of-points/11339 "2023-02-08T02:46:53Z")

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Experts, I would like to ask you a question about the use of paraview: I have a bunch of particles, and each of them has its own set of property values. The only thing these particles have in common is that each particl…

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## [How to calculate difference of variables in Paraview Calculator](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-calculate-difference-of-variables-in-paraview-calculator/13892)

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**Author:** [@Ali1990dashti](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ali1990dashti)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-calculate-difference-of-variables-in-paraview-calculator/13892 "2024-02-08T09:34:02Z")

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Dear Cummunity, First and foremost, thanks for developing such great tool like Paraview. I am importing an exodus file (.e) containing the results of a transient simulation. For some of my variebles (both the Point Da…

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## [Build redistributable ParaView (SDK) using ParaViewPluginBuilder](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-redistributable-paraview-sdk-using-paraviewpluginbuilder/3676)

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**Author:** [@Senui](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Senui)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-redistributable-paraview-sdk-using-paraviewpluginbuilder/3676 "2020-03-21T02:11:45Z")

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Hello, I recently got my question answered on how to build a plugin that can be loaded into the official ParaView binary (thanks!). Apparently, there is this nice repository called ParaViewPluginBuilder that sets up the…

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## [Clip colours in a contour plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clip-colours-in-a-contour-plot/7552)

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**Author:** [@Tobermory](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tobermory)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/clip-colours-in-a-contour-plot/7552 "2021-07-05T14:35:23Z")

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In the post-processing packages for commercial CFD codes, there is often a feature where you can “clip the colour scale” on a contour plot, so that values that are off the end of your defined legend scale are plotted as …

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## [CMake Paraview Config Fail for not found FiltersParallelDIY2 in my plugin project since 5.9](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cmake-paraview-config-fail-for-not-found-filtersparalleldiy2-in-my-plugin-project-since-5-9/7860)

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**Author:** [@ymjia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ymjia)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cmake-paraview-config-fail-for-not-found-filtersparalleldiy2-in-my-plugin-project-since-5-9/7860 "2021-08-25T08:24:23Z")

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I build ParaView 5.9.1 from source and need to compile plugin project in my PC. cmake configuration of plugin project give me the error message: The following imported targets are referenced, but are missing: VTK::Fil…

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## [vtkStringArray is not properly added when vtkUnstructuredGrid is outputted as PVTU file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkstringarray-is-not-properly-added-when-vtkunstructuredgrid-is-outputted-as-pvtu-file/3087)

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**Author:** [@vchan1186](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vchan1186)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkstringarray-is-not-properly-added-when-vtkunstructuredgrid-is-outputted-as-pvtu-file/3087 "2020-11-13T09:57:14Z")

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I am trying to add a vtkStringArray to a vtkUnstructuredGrid using the AddArray method. The string array shows up in the spreadsheet view for serial vtu files, but does not appear when loading a pvtu file in ParaVi…

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## [Creating Custom SLAM Trajectory](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-custom-slam-trajectory/14292)

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**Author:** [@baldpixels](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/baldpixels)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-custom-slam-trajectory/14292 "2024-04-12T08:34:10Z")

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Hello, Is it possible to create a custom trajectory file and then apply this trajectory to a .pcap streamfile? I have a drone-mounted VLP-16 scanning vegetation, but the LidarView SLAM algorithm does not work very well…

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## [OSPRay crash on startup.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ospray-crash-on-startup/6501)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ospray-crash-on-startup/6501 "2021-10-28T08:35:55Z")

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I am having OSPRay/ possible VisRTD crashes on a new workstation. This is Linux. ParaView 5.9.0, paraview.org download. Crashes on initial startup. This issue does disappear when using the disable Catalyst and VisRTD…

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## [Post build error with vtkRenderingOpenGL2-pv5.6.dll](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/post-build-error-with-vtkrenderingopengl2-pv5-6-dll/1863)

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**Author:** [@tt\_wai\_mcvey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tt_wai_mcvey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/post-build-error-with-vtkrenderingopengl2-pv5-6-dll/1863 "2019-05-20T12:55:06Z")

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I am attempting to build Paraview 5.6.0. The build is successful but when trying to launch the executable I get the following exception: Exception thrown at 0x000007FEC7DF656E (vtkRenderingOpenGL2-pv5.6.dll) in paraview…

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