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## [Importing Mesh files into a Volume Rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-mesh-files-into-a-volume-rendering/2849)

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**Author:** [@nicholas.jacobson](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicholas.jacobson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-mesh-files-into-a-volume-rendering/2849 "2019-10-25T17:08:12Z")

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Hello, We are trying to load a mesh file into a volume rendering. We’d like to be able to move the mesh file around and place it in the volume rendering. Can you help me understand if this is possible. nick

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## [How to bundle Anaconda-installed paraview package using pyinstaller](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-bundle-anaconda-installed-paraview-package-using-pyinstaller/7638)

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**Author:** [@Denny\_Wey](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Denny_Wey)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-bundle-anaconda-installed-paraview-package-using-pyinstaller/7638 "2024-09-25T18:14:31Z")

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## [Paraview gui boots up in transparent blue hue via remote desktop](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-gui-boots-up-in-transparent-blue-hue-via-remote-desktop/6148)

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**Author:** [@aomanchuria](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aomanchuria)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-gui-boots-up-in-transparent-blue-hue-via-remote-desktop/6148 "2022-09-06T15:45:55Z")

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As you can see in the attached image, remoting from my smaller screen laptop to my desktop makes the program come up with a blue hue that is transparent. I can see the background image or other windows behind it. It is…

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## [pvserver error : display not accessible on the server side](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-error-display-not-accessible-on-the-server-side/6364)

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**Author:** [@kmilo9999](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kmilo9999)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pvserver-error-display-not-accessible-on-the-server-side/6364 "2021-02-02T00:36:10Z")

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Hi, I am using pverser on a HPC environment. when I connect to the server from a ui client I get the error. display not accessible on the server side. As far as I’ve read, it is because the x server is not running on …

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## [Export lines to CVS while keeping the order of points](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-lines-to-cvs-while-keeping-the-order-of-points/6483)

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**Author:** [@yzhuang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yzhuang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-lines-to-cvs-while-keeping-the-order-of-points/6483 "2021-02-17T22:10:32Z")

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I have got some curves(cross-section of 2 groups of iso-surfaces) in Paraview and would like to detect the features (position,length, and so on) of these curves. The curves I got look like this: What I am trying to d…

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## [RPATH and LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH when using ParaView; conflicts with libraries from other application](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rpath-and-ld-library-path-when-using-paraview-conflicts-with-libraries-from-other-application/6259)

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**Author:** [@menno](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/menno)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rpath-and-ld-library-path-when-using-paraview-conflicts-with-libraries-from-other-application/6259 "2021-01-22T14:59:29Z")

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I’m trying to understand what is going on with the following: we have a simulation code that uses specially-built paraview libraries for in-situ processing. The executable finds its libraries using LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH. On t…

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## [Search by "unanswered" or "unsolved"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/search-by-unanswered-or-unsolved/1282)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/search-by-unanswered-or-unsolved/1282 "2019-02-14T08:38:04Z")

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I can’t find a way to search for unanswered post nor unsolved post. It would be a nice feature.

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## [Why do the displayed values in ParaView not correspond to the same matrix plotted in MATLAB?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-do-the-displayed-values-in-paraview-not-correspond-to-the-same-matrix-plotted-in-matlab/11217)

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**Author:** [@jones123](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jones123)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-do-the-displayed-values-in-paraview-not-correspond-to-the-same-matrix-plotted-in-matlab/11217 "2023-01-20T15:13:05Z")

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Hi all, I have a 3D matrix of the surface field of a glacier that I want to plot using ParaView. The plotting itself is good (see attachment 1), but I have noticed that the range of the velocities changed. In ParaView, …

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## [Add custom filters to custom app](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filters-to-custom-app/3476)

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**Author:** [@majo\_vlas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/majo_vlas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/add-custom-filters-to-custom-app/3476 "2020-02-11T16:01:24Z")

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I recently ask about automatically adding custom filters to a custom application based on the Clone1 example. https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/tree/master/Examples/CustomApplications/Clone1 I was referred t…

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## [ParaView 5.5.2 now available](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-5-2-now-available/215)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-5-2-now-available/215 "2018-06-19T17:36:06Z")

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The ParaView team is happy to announce that ParaView 5.5.2 is available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download/ Release notes are available at https://blog.kitware.com/paraview-5-5-2-release-notes/ In addi…

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## [Visualizer and Python based Paraview plugins](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizer-and-python-based-paraview-plugins/4018)

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**Author:** [@azure](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/azure)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizer-and-python-based-paraview-plugins/4018 "2020-04-10T13:07:31Z")

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Hello All, I’ve created a Python based plugin (which include a number of new sources and filters) that I routinely use in Paraview (5.7.0, Python 3) successfully. Recently I’ve attempted to integrate and use these thro…

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## [Paraview compilation error (for plugin development on windows)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-compilation-error-for-plugin-development-on-windows/134)

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**Author:** [@wil](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-compilation-error-for-plugin-development-on-windows/134 "2018-06-12T08:28:03Z")

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Hi, Here is the process step by step I apply for compiling paraview : I open Visual studio 2017 terminal x86 I start cmake-gui from the terminal I put Paraview-v5.5.1 sources (downloaded here https://www.paraview.or…

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## [Visualization using streamlines and contours](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-using-streamlines-and-contours/10729)

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**Author:** [@Subash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Subash)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualization-using-streamlines-and-contours/10729 "2022-11-16T01:46:19Z")

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Hi, I have a magnetic field vector (Bx, By, and Bz) and a scalar flux function (PhiZ) that I am trying to visualize using paraview. I need streamlines of magnetic field as flux tubes and contours of PhiZ along the end pl…

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## [Failed to locate property... - Issue on porting from 5.5 to 5.6 rc2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failed-to-locate-property-issue-on-porting-from-5-5-to-5-6-rc2/651)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failed-to-locate-property-issue-on-porting-from-5-5-to-5-6-rc2/651 "2018-09-29T15:43:11Z")

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I am right now porting my “custom application” from being based on PV 5.5.0 to PV 5.6.0-RC2. Now I have a crash if I change the color coding for a render view by selecting another attribute from the combo box. I don’t h…

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## [Issue with the Catalyst2/CxxImageDataExample](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-the-catalyst2-cxximagedataexample/7576)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Bauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andy_Bauer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-the-catalyst2-cxximagedataexample/7576 "2021-07-12T20:04:05Z")

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When I run the Catalyst2/CxxImageDataExample with the following script I’m getting errors with ParaView master. # script-version: 2.0 # Catalyst state generated using paraview version 5.9.0 #### import the simple modul…

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## [Gouraud or Flat](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gouraud-or-flat/1450)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gouraud-or-flat/1450 "2019-03-13T00:06:49Z")

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Inside a self-written filter (C++) I am applying a “TubeFilter” to some line segments - works fine. In order to make things perfect, I would like to have some of the tubes appear “round” and others appear “polygonal”. N…

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## [Paraview Installation on Google Cloud Engine](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-installation-on-google-cloud-engine/741)

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**Author:** [@jmichel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jmichel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-installation-on-google-cloud-engine/741 "2018-10-16T14:44:36Z")

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Hello anyone knows how install paraview server and paraview web on Google Cloud Platform?

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## [Problems reading Ensight Case Gold file exported from Ansys Fluent](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-reading-ensight-case-gold-file-exported-from-ansys-fluent/16902)

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**Author:** [@enrisang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/enrisang)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-reading-ensight-case-gold-file-exported-from-ansys-fluent/16902 "2026-07-29T12:24:02Z")

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Hi, I am running fluid dynamics simulations with ANSYS Fluent. I usually export the results to Ensight Case Gold in ASCII format and post-process them successfully in Paraview 5.13. However, when I try to export the res…

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## [Issues with higher-order Lagrange elements in Paraview 5.9](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-higher-order-lagrange-elements-in-paraview-5-9/7069)

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**Author:** [@ju-kreber](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ju-kreber)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issues-with-higher-order-lagrange-elements-in-paraview-5-9/7069 "2021-05-20T13:31:30Z")

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Hello, I’m working with a bunch of VTK Unstructured Grid Files that are collected in several MultiBlocks. The files are generated from Python, using either version 8.1.2 of the VTK Python package or version 9.0.1. The …

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## [Compilation Error when compiling Paraview 5.8.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compilation-error-when-compiling-paraview-5-8-0/3753)

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**Author:** [@nitawa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nitawa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compilation-error-when-compiling-paraview-5-8-0/3753 "2020-03-06T08:36:05Z")

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Hi, apologize if this issue was already addressed, but I fail to build Paraview 5.8.0 on Debian 9 with 8 GB of RAM and gcc version 6.3.0. Paraview compilation triggers an error in gcc with the error message below. I …

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## [How to Show/Render a vtkMultiBlockDataset with the Paraview Python wrapper](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-show-render-a-vtkmultiblockdataset-with-the-paraview-python-wrapper/8968)

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**Author:** [@joaomlap](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joaomlap)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-show-render-a-vtkmultiblockdataset-with-the-paraview-python-wrapper/8968 "2022-02-14T19:19:34Z")

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Hi, I am trying to use paraview.simple to render a vtkMultiBlockDataset. If I try to do: paraview.simple.Show(multiblock) I get the following error: RuntimeError: Cannot show a sink i.e. algorithm with no output. I…

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## [sqlite3 missing dll's](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sqlite3-missing-dlls/1859)

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**Author:** [@marco\_accardo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marco_accardo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/sqlite3-missing-dlls/1859 "2019-05-17T20:24:39Z")

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I tried loading the python module from a paraview python shell and it failed. Upon investigation the sqlite3 support dll’s are missing. Hopefully in the next build these files can be included. Python 2.7.15 (defa…

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## [Can't build Paraview on Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-build-paraview-on-windows/4061)

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**Author:** [@todoooo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/todoooo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-build-paraview-on-windows/4061 "2020-04-14T15:09:26Z")

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I can’t get the Paraview master branch to build on my Windows 10 machine due to CMake 3.17 configuration errors in CMakeLists.txt. include could not find load file: vtkCompilerChecks vtkCompilerPlatformFlags vtkCompile…

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## [Viewing JSON files in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-json-files-in-paraview/9520)

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**Author:** [@Jude-Harrison\_Obidin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jude-Harrison_Obidin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-json-files-in-paraview/9520 "2022-04-28T14:58:14Z")

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Good Day Devs, Please I am new to paraview. I am trying to view the results of my simulation dumps files in Paraview on my windows desktop app. The dump/out put files are JSON files. I loaded plugins (dll) as directed …

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## [Does ParaView support vthb files?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-support-vthb-files/1815)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-support-vthb-files/1815 "2019-05-14T15:24:38Z")

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It appears ParaView doesn’t support vthb files, which I believe is a vtk format. Am I wrong? Should vthb files be supported? Thanks, Alan

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## [Error in finding a continuous curve for stress distribution along an arbitrary direction](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-finding-a-continuous-curve-for-stress-distribution-along-an-arbitrary-direction/2631)

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**Author:** [@Hamidreza](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hamidreza)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-finding-a-continuous-curve-for-stress-distribution-along-an-arbitrary-direction/2631 "2019-09-27T14:16:44Z")

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Dear all, I would like to calculate the values of stress along any arbitrary directions inside my model. However, for some angles, I cannot get a continuous curve, and I don’t know why. I’m uploading the two vtu. files …

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## [what's the difference between catalyst and data/render server](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-catalyst-and-data-render-server/650)

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**Author:** [@embeddedmz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/embeddedmz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-catalyst-and-data-render-server/650 "2018-10-03T15:43:04Z")

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Hello, I’m really confused : I’m using catalyst but in the documentation I saw that there is this architecture where there’s a client, a render server and a data server. there’s also the programs called pvserver etc… an…

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## [test email from non-user, take 2 (subject)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/test-email-from-non-user-take-2-subject/209)

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**Author:** [@Zack\_Galbreath](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Zack_Galbreath)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/test-email-from-non-user-take-2-subject/209 "2018-06-19T06:13:37Z")

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test email from non-user, take 2 (body)

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## [CFD quality of mesh at boundaries](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cfd-quality-of-mesh-at-boundaries/11243)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cfd-quality-of-mesh-at-boundaries/11243 "2023-02-03T15:14:28Z")

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My user is trying to find three values that represent quality of mesh values for CFD datasets at boundaries. This needs to be done for unstructured and structured grids. These values are: For all surface cells of a m…

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## [paraview parallel overlapping when raytracing and opacity \<1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-parallel-overlapping-when-raytracing-and-opacity-1/2768)

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**Author:** [@gilcu2](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gilcu2)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-parallel-overlapping-when-raytracing-and-opacity-1/2768 "2019-10-25T07:08:08Z")

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Hi, I am trying a parallel rendering with raytracing by ospray. When the opacity\<1 I get an overlapped image. I tried a clean to grid filter but the same result. What can I do? Thanks Reynaldo

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## [How to reduce the size of the ASCII format stl files, made of \*.vtp files in Paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-reduce-the-size-of-the-ascii-format-stl-files-made-of-vtp-files-in-paraview/6821)

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**Author:** [@aliv](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aliv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-reduce-the-size-of-the-ascii-format-stl-files-made-of-vtp-files-in-paraview/6821 "2021-03-29T16:09:27Z")

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Hi All, I want to reduce the number of figures when I Save Data to \*.stl in paraview/5.15.1 However, there is no option to define the accuracy and teh default values are like this solid Visualization Toolkit generated…

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## [Glance split view with different datasets](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glance-split-view-with-different-datasets/8880)

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**Author:** [@Alexandre\_Lecoanet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alexandre_Lecoanet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/glance-split-view-with-different-datasets/8880 "2022-02-03T15:54:43Z")

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Dear everyone, I would like to compare 2 datasets with paraview glance by using a split screen with a different dataset on each screen. Paraview glance allow for split screen and multiple datasets, but when I hide or s…

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## [CGNS file with links](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-file-with-links/8358)

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**Author:** [@Tim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Tim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cgns-file-with-links/8358 "2022-02-10T20:16:32Z")

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I’m trying to import an unstructured CGNS file into ParaView. If I create this file in full the mesh loads in fine and displays some wall distance data attached to the mesh correctly. However, if I create a second file w…

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## [Extract a user-defined surface from 3D data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-a-user-defined-surface-from-3d-data/2858)

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**Author:** [@henry2004y](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/henry2004y)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-a-user-defined-surface-from-3d-data/2858 "2019-10-28T07:43:12Z")

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Hi there, I have a 3D unstructured VTK file from fluid simulation, and I want to extract a physical boundary (e.g. shock front) from the data. The boundary can be defined with certain kind of math expressions, for examp…

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## [Creating 3D VTK and VTU](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-3d-vtk-and-vtu/10334)

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**Author:** [@ABAM](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ABAM)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-3d-vtk-and-vtu/10334 "2022-09-16T05:48:51Z")

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Hi, I have the following geometric data, and I need to create a VTK file. nlay, ncol, nrow, delr, delc, top(layered), bot(layered) Thanks in advance,

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## [Inconsistent memory behavior in Catalyst](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/inconsistent-memory-behavior-in-catalyst/2444)

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**Author:** [@kschau](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kschau)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/inconsistent-memory-behavior-in-catalyst/2444 "2019-09-28T15:38:39Z")

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I have implemented Catalyst into a Fortran-MPI research code. For now I am using the writers to write out reduced data sets like plotOverLine and Slices for visualization and analysis later. I have built ParaVeiw 5.6.1…

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## [I'm using WSL and paraFOAM does not work](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/im-using-wsl-and-parafoam-does-not-work/14772)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/im-using-wsl-and-parafoam-does-not-work/14772 "2024-06-05T06:37:10Z")

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You may have followed the tutorial from openfoam.org, “OpenFOAM for Windows” This tutorial was not written nor is maintained by ParaView developers or Kitware. Also paraFOAM is not developed nor maintained by ParaVie…

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## [paraview display data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-display-data/4929)

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**Author:** [@Jie](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-display-data/4929 "2020-07-23T12:00:46Z")

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Hello everyone, since I am very unfamiliar with paraview, I would like to ask you some questions. I want to use paraview to display the triangular prism grid. Can the data be visualized, or what should I do to display th…

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## [Point cloud with dynamic opacity for each point depending on value and animated time](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-cloud-with-dynamic-opacity-for-each-point-depending-on-value-and-animated-time/8212)

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**Author:** [@wtfermi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wtfermi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-cloud-with-dynamic-opacity-for-each-point-depending-on-value-and-animated-time/8212 "2021-10-18T13:20:53Z")

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Hi there, I have a point cloud of several thousand points with x,y,z-coordinates, time and magnitude (seismic data) and I want to generate an animation where these points seem to “appear” e.g. as sphere-glyphs (of a siz…

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## [two fluid velocity streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/two-fluid-velocity-streamlines/7847)

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**Author:** [@yashika\_dhote](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yashika_dhote)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/two-fluid-velocity-streamlines/7847 "2021-08-24T10:01:35Z")

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Dear All, I am trying to plot streamlines into the water droplet. I wanted streamlines given in attachment “paper.png”\*\* where inside and outside droplet streamlines are plotted separately. However when I tried to plot …

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## [VR "Compositor initialization failed."](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vr-compositor-initialization-failed/5344)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vr-compositor-initialization-failed/5344 "2020-09-19T04:35:11Z")

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Dear PVer, I build valve/openVR and paraview openVR plugin with myself, but when i run paraview then clicked “send to openVR”, the program crashed with below error: “Compositor initialization failed.” In my build proc…

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## [Camera animation state isn't saving](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/camera-animation-state-isnt-saving/10486)

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**Author:** [@Devin\_Richard\_Bayly](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Devin_Richard_Bayly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/camera-animation-state-isnt-saving/10486 "2022-10-13T02:55:23Z")

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I’m finding that the keyframes that I’m inserting using my macro method (Animation KeyTime integer error) don’t survive a save, close and reload of the pvsm file. Any ideas about how to make these animation keyframes sti…

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## [Crash with big endian Plot3D file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-with-big-endian-plot3d-file/1123)

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**Author:** [@pzehner](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pzehner)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/crash-with-big-endian-plot3d-file/1123 "2019-01-15T08:48:30Z")

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Hello Paraview community, I have troubles processing big endian Plot3D files in an automated testing environment on Docker using pvpython. My script is pretty simple: open the xyz and the q file, extract data on a line,…

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## [pflotran hd5 file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pflotran-hd5-file/5703)

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**Author:** [@ValeRomano](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ValeRomano)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pflotran-hd5-file/5703 "2020-11-16T19:10:47Z")

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Hi, I have a dataset in hd5 format from my simulation with Pflotran. I’d like to know if it is possible to extract the data as a function of time in a specific point of the model domain. I saw that there is a filter t…

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## [Old gitlab issue have lost their images](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/old-gitlab-issue-have-lost-their-images/4255)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/old-gitlab-issue-have-lost-their-images/4255 "2020-05-28T02:14:14Z")

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All old issues (more than 2 years) have lost their images. eg: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/17860 Not practical at all. @cory.quammen

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## [failure to compile vtkmpi4py in PV5.6.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-compile-vtkmpi4py-in-pv5-6-0/1876)

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**Author:** [@jfavre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jfavre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failure-to-compile-vtkmpi4py-in-pv5-6-0/1876 "2019-05-20T10:50:07Z")

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I have switched desktop to a newer machine, gcc version 8.3.0 (Ubuntu 8.3.0-6ubuntu1) turning on MPI, I can no longer compile with the following failure: /usr/bin/cc -DMPICH\_SKIP\_MPICXX -DOMPI\_SKIP\_MPICXX -DPyMPI\_MISSI…

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## [Grouping of saved statefiles](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878)

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**Author:** [@Terry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Terry)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878 "2022-02-03T17:58:16Z")

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Hello everyone, I am sorry if this is not a paraview but an Ubuntu problem. I searched for an Ubuntu solution, but could only find solutions to other problems. When I want to load my statefiles my searching order is ig…

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## [How to eliminate the noises generated by the SurfaceLIC as attached](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-eliminate-the-noises-generated-by-the-surfacelic-as-attached/614)

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**Author:** [@thomasng](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/thomasng)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-eliminate-the-noises-generated-by-the-surfacelic-as-attached/614 "2019-02-11T15:30:24Z")

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Hi, anyone, It is fined to see the cool streaming generated by the Surface LIC, but the noise comes together is unlikely to visualize the data very well. Would anyone propose the way to eliminate it or provide the ex…

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## [spline source points into python macro script](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/spline-source-points-into-python-macro-script/2625)

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**Author:** [@garcfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/garcfd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/spline-source-points-into-python-macro-script/2625 "2019-09-25T22:06:34Z")

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I want to use use the GUI to create some splines sources (placing the points by hand) Then I want to be able to access those spline point coordinates in the python script macro. How do I do this - is it even possible? …

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## [Rerun test are too flexible in their naming usage](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rerun-test-are-too-flexible-in-their-naming-usage/2445)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rerun-test-are-too-flexible-in-their-naming-usage/2445 "2019-08-20T13:39:50Z")

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If a test named “Foo” fail and a test named “FooBar” fails, it looks like both will be rerun because of the failure of foo. Exactly like what happened if ones run ctest -R Foo, Foo and FooBar will be run. This should b…

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