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## [Interactive selection of cells based on ParaView generated parameters](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interactive-selection-of-cells-based-on-paraview-generated-parameters/13059)

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**Author:** [@praneeth](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/praneeth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interactive-selection-of-cells-based-on-paraview-generated-parameters/13059 "2023-10-24T11:26:48Z")

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Hi all, I am still new to ParaView and this issue I have did not appear in previous threads so I thought to raise a new one. A few days ago I asked a question about using ParaView GUI to identify faces of a given geome…

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## [Free Webinar Next Wednesday: Leverage the Power of your GPU in ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/free-webinar-next-wednesday-leverage-the-power-of-your-gpu-in-paraview/10651)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/free-webinar-next-wednesday-leverage-the-power-of-your-gpu-in-paraview/10651 "2023-11-16T08:25:09Z")

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Learn how to use your graphic card to its full potential with ParaView in this upcoming free webinar, next wednesday, 9:30am, Paris Time. All info available here: Sign Up | LinkedIn Do not miss it !

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## [SaveData in Paraview 4.0.1](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/savedata-in-paraview-4-0-1/8604)

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**Author:** [@LuFuchs](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/LuFuchs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/savedata-in-paraview-4-0-1/8604 "2021-12-13T09:20:13Z")

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Hello, I am trying to extract a mean value of a property (e.g. the viscosity) from a 3D model, ideally I would like to do it with pvpython to automate it. In the GUI it works some how, using a threshold to confine the r…

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## [Tagging Surfaces in .vtu files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tagging-surfaces-in-vtu-files/11572)

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**Author:** [@fwitherden](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fwitherden)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tagging-surfaces-in-vtu-files/11572 "2023-11-22T18:41:43Z")

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Our code writes out XML VTK unstructured grid files, which are then visualised in ParaView. Currently, however, information about boundaries is lost during the export process (as we just write out volume cells) and has …

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## [ParaView 5.11-0 RC1 binary fails on CentOS 7: GLIBC\_2.25 not found](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-0-rc1-binary-fails-on-centos-7-glibc-2-25-not-found/10263)

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**Author:** [@jmensmann](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jmensmann)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-0-rc1-binary-fails-on-centos-7-glibc-2-25-not-found/10263 "2023-02-07T16:12:11Z")

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Is CentOS 7 still a supported platform for the binary release? /test/ParaView-5.11.0-RC1-MPI-Linux-Python3.9-x86\_64/bin$ ./paraview /test/ParaView-5.11.0-RC1-MPI-Linux-Python3.9-x86\_64/bin/paraview-real: /lib64/libc.so.…

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## [Passing parameters to Catalyst pipeline/script?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/passing-parameters-to-catalyst-pipeline-script/8931)

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**Author:** [@mirenradia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mirenradia)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/passing-parameters-to-catalyst-pipeline-script/8931 "2022-10-14T13:18:37Z")

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Is it possible to pass parameters to a Catalyst pipeline/script at runtime? For example, I’d like to be able to adjust the center of rotation of a view based on the size parameters in a simulation. Of course, I can thin…

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## [Paraview 5.7 Mac Crashing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-mac-crashing/3241)

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**Author:** [@helenbrk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/helenbrk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-mac-crashing/3241 "2020-01-03T03:35:49Z")

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I am using Paraview 5.7 on the Mac and it reliably crashes when opening the following: This is the state file: multiblock\_scalar.pvsm (513.6 KB) which loads the following data: Archive.zip (19.4 KB) To make it crash…

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## [Client/server version hash mismatch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/client-server-version-hash-mismatch/12414)

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**Author:** [@fra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fra)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/client-server-version-hash-mismatch/12414 "2023-07-04T15:48:51Z")

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Hi, I use a workstation in my job that was recently upgraded to Debian 12 (bookworm). Paraview got upgraded to version 5.11.0. After the upgrade, I downloaded the Windows binaries on my own machine (same version), but u…

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## [Does PV accept a time-varying PolyData file (and how would that file look like)?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-pv-accept-a-time-varying-polydata-file-and-how-would-that-file-look-like/1735)

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**Author:** [@Adrian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Adrian)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 8:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-pv-accept-a-time-varying-polydata-file-and-how-would-that-file-look-like/1735 "2019-04-30T08:13:03Z")

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I have been looking at the examples in the documentation but I am unsure about this. What I want is to write a file containing points (X, Y, Z) and some scalar data associated to it. This is perfectly doable in a vtu or …

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## [Aspect Ratio](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/aspect-ratio/11473)

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**Author:** [@rafia2](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rafia2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/aspect-ratio/11473 "2023-02-22T21:53:02Z")

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Hi, I have a domain with a length of 21m and a width of 35mm. Because of very small width it is hard to see the various features of the domain. If I zoom it then I can not see the whole length. How can I change the sca…

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## [transparency on legend thresholds](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparency-on-legend-thresholds/7343)

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**Author:** [@frank\_forster](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/frank_forster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparency-on-legend-thresholds/7343 "2021-06-03T19:07:01Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to make one threshold of my dataset fully transparent. (\> -2) In addition, the holes you can see in the model are NoData with the same color as background. Because I’d like to add some basemap below…

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## [Using Slice View and or Orthographic Slice View layouts with tiff files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-slice-view-and-or-orthographic-slice-view-layouts-with-tiff-files/12762)

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**Author:** [@DVangelis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DVangelis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-slice-view-and-or-orthographic-slice-view-layouts-with-tiff-files/12762 "2023-09-22T09:56:17Z")

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Dear all, I have a 3D CT dataset in tiff format and I want to visualize in Paraview with Slice view or with orthographic Slice view. The size of the file that I want to visualize is 5 GB, The problem is that whenever I…

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## [Combining Python State Files and comparisons with SaveAnimation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-python-state-files-and-comparisons-with-saveanimation/6967)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Tree](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mike_Tree)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/combining-python-state-files-and-comparisons-with-saveanimation/6967 "2021-04-19T09:41:49Z")

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I have a workflow where users create ParaView python state files of different images they may want from a data set. The workflow combines the state files, consolidating as many of the filters as possible, but at least co…

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## [Up-to-date guide for Catalyst?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/up-to-date-guide-for-catalyst/10337)

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**Author:** [@CsatiZoltan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CsatiZoltan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/up-to-date-guide-for-catalyst/10337 "2022-09-19T13:16:44Z")

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As suggested by Nicolas Vuaille, I open a new thread for this question. Several changes were made to Catalyst, including exporting the pipeline as a Python script is no longer available from a plugin, but from File → …

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## [Adding Python annotation to line chart plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-python-annotation-to-line-chart-plot/4720)

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**Author:** [@ANON1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ANON1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adding-python-annotation-to-line-chart-plot/4720 "2020-07-01T20:54:35Z")

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Hello, I am trying to add a dynamic title to my line chart plot which an mathematical expression involving time, example of title: “Velocity = 5sin(4t)”. The mathematical expression should be evaluated by Paraview. I tr…

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## [after clicking the button "apply" to apply my properties settings to my raw picture, the whole interface expands and cover the true interface.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/after-clicking-the-button-apply-to-apply-my-properties-settings-to-my-raw-picture-the-whole-interface-expands-and-cover-the-true-interface/3546)

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**Author:** [@Cindy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Cindy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/after-clicking-the-button-apply-to-apply-my-properties-settings-to-my-raw-picture-the-whole-interface-expands-and-cover-the-true-interface/3546 "2020-02-12T06:28:56Z")

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after clicking the button “apply” to apply my properties settings to my raw picture, the whole interface expands and cover the true interface. first: after clicking, show in my screen: the reality buttons still ex…

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## [Help using ImageReader and .raw files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-using-imagereader-and-raw-files/11828)

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**Author:** [@mcstreic](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mcstreic)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-using-imagereader-and-raw-files/11828 "2023-04-07T19:29:24Z")

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Hello, I am having some trouble getting my data to load. It is currently in .raw format and I obtained it from the 2004 IEEE Viz contest. When I load the data, I set the data scalar type to float, byte order to BigEndian…

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## [paraview crashes when openning a specific variable from openfoam results](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-openning-a-specific-variable-from-openfoam-results/6650)

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**Author:** [@mohammad\_faghih](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mohammad_faghih)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-openning-a-specific-variable-from-openfoam-results/6650 "2021-03-15T19:03:03Z")

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I have a solution from an openFOAM simulation. In addition to velocity (U) and pressure ( p), I also have a user-defined variable (called D) in each time folder. This D is actually a scalar being transported in my domain…

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## [Additional pvbatch modules for HPC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/additional-pvbatch-modules-for-hpc/6624)

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**Author:** [@Captain\_Convergence](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Captain_Convergence)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/additional-pvbatch-modules-for-hpc/6624 "2021-03-08T09:42:21Z")

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Dear all, I am experiencing issues when using pvbatch in a HPC environment. Here I present 2 examples : Here I have uploaded a streaklines snapshot where some streaklines become invisible when they pass through certain…

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## [Help for building python plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-for-building-python-plugin/10565)

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**Author:** [@Eloise](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eloise)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-for-building-python-plugin/10565 "2025-04-25T08:15:13Z")

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Hello, I have some python scripts which give access to new filters we developed. For now, to access to this filters in paraview I added to my PV\_PLUGIN\_PATH the path to my scripts directory and it works well. I want no…

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## [paraview 5.11.0 osmesa takes long time to connect (after "Client connected" on remote)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-0-osmesa-takes-long-time-to-connect-after-client-connected-on-remote/10405)

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**Author:** [@garcfd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/garcfd)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-0-osmesa-takes-long-time-to-connect-after-client-connected-on-remote/10405 "2022-10-04T02:27:17Z")

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I am able to connect using client-server mode to remote machine, but the connection seems delayed no matter what timeout setting I use. It says Client connected on remote machine but the local one takes 90secs before …

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## [Unstructured mesh -\> single solid volume](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unstructured-mesh-single-solid-volume/17219)

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**Author:** [@datathing](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/datathing)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unstructured-mesh-single-solid-volume/17219 "2025-10-02T19:06:34Z")

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Is there any way to convert an unstructured mesh into an ‘outer surface’ only? I have tried all sorts of combinations of ‘Extract Surface’ and ‘Clean’/’Clean to Grid’ etc.. but I can’t get it to work. Basically I just wa…

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## [Offscreen Rendering in cluster GL\_EXT\_gpu\_shader4 unsupportrted in fragment shader](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/offscreen-rendering-in-cluster-gl-ext-gpu-shader4-unsupportrted-in-fragment-shader/314)

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**Author:** [@henkela](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/henkela)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/offscreen-rendering-in-cluster-gl-ext-gpu-shader4-unsupportrted-in-fragment-shader/314 "2018-07-16T14:27:40Z")

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Hi, I’d like to re-establish our offscreen render capabilities in our cluster. Therefore, I’ve installed paraview 5.5.2 using the following options configopts = '-DPARAVIEW\_INSTALL\_DEVELOPMENT\_FILES=ON -DVTK\_OPENGL\_HAS…

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## [how to get the strain field from displacement filed](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-strain-field-from-displacement-filed/2733)

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**Author:** [@ytang116](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ytang116)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-the-strain-field-from-displacement-filed/2733 "2019-10-09T02:52:23Z")

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hello all, I am using open-source software YADE to do some simulations. I want to get the strain-field. theoretically, this software can export the data and use Paraview to visualization the data. but now the software…

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## [Reader plugin to extent vtk reader not used when accessing files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reader-plugin-to-extent-vtk-reader-not-used-when-accessing-files/5311)

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**Author:** [@AHanke](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AHanke)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reader-plugin-to-extent-vtk-reader-not-used-when-accessing-files/5311 "2020-09-12T14:37:13Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to write a plugin to extend the functionality of the vtkFileSeriesReader and I’m having trouble getting ParaView to use my reader to access the .vtp files. At the moment ParaView loads my plugin (I put a …

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## [Paraview 5.7 crash on connection configuration menu](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-crash-on-connection-configuration-menu/4263)

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**Author:** [@kmilo9999](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kmilo9999)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-7-crash-on-connection-configuration-menu/4263 "2020-05-11T03:44:02Z")

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Hi, I’m experiencing a GUI crash when trying to open the command connection configuration window. I reproduce it and save it as a gif. this is the log: praview\_5.7\_crash\_log.txt (4.9 KB) Can you reproduce it on you…

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## [Fail to build ParaView for ARM arch.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fail-to-build-paraview-for-arm-arch/6928)

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**Author:** [@Andythe\_great](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andythe_great)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fail-to-build-paraview-for-arm-arch/6928 "2021-04-19T14:53:31Z")

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Hello, I just create Flatpak package for ParaView 5.9.0. But it fail to build for ARM arch. I don’t have ARM CPU myself, I can only use Github action to build it. The full log can be download here: Flathub builds I…

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## [Read data off a curved terrain.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-data-off-a-curved-terrain/6210)

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**Author:** [@Olivier\_Dambron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Olivier_Dambron)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-data-off-a-curved-terrain/6210 "2021-01-12T15:27:27Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m trying to read data at 1.1m off the ground, but my ground is sloped/hilly. What would be the best way to use the ground’s geometry, offset it by 1.1m and read result there? Thanks in advance; Kind re…

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## [On the Display of Particles with Different Diameters](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/on-the-display-of-particles-with-different-diameters/13545)

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**Author:** [@Guanlong](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Guanlong)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/on-the-display-of-particles-with-different-diameters/13545 "2023-12-19T14:23:16Z")

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Hello researcher, I am using the CFD-DEM method to simulate gas-solid two-phase flow. In the simulation, I set up two particles with different diameters, but during post-processing, I found that particles with different …

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## [A simple way to render images without displaying them?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-simple-way-to-render-images-without-displaying-them/5828)

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**Author:** [@AhmedSalih3d](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AhmedSalih3d)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-simple-way-to-render-images-without-displaying-them/5828 "2020-11-17T19:16:23Z")

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I am using pvpython to do some scripting. I am loading a state file and rendering images. Can I do this easily on a windows pc without it showing up? Kind regards

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## [vtkIntegrateAttributes not available](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkintegrateattributes-not-available/3728)

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**Author:** [@Jamargi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jamargi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtkintegrateattributes-not-available/3728 "2020-03-04T02:36:41Z")

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Good morning, I am trying to integrate some arrays within a .VTK, and found about the “vtkIntegrateAttributes”, but on python that module seems to not exist. I am using vtk8.1 with python2.7. What could be the problem? …

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## [Extract value in a particular point](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-value-in-a-particular-point/8965)

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**Author:** [@Alberto\_Lolli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Alberto_Lolli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 8:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-value-in-a-particular-point/8965 "2022-02-14T08:07:03Z")

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Hi everyone, does anyone know how can I extract the value in corrispondence at the point indicated by the rule i.e. at distance 150 along y axis from the center of the sphere I attach the image shows what I mean man…

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## [Mesh alignment with 3D-CT volume](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mesh-alignment-with-3d-ct-volume/8465)

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**Author:** [@chathu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/chathu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mesh-alignment-with-3d-ct-volume/8465 "2021-11-23T16:06:45Z")

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I have plotted the error for example, the difference between the ground-truth and the predicted volumetric meshes (.vtk format) on the predicted mesh / mesh coordinates with a different colour (colour code based on displ…

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## [Time values for Silo file format](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-values-for-silo-file-format/1034)

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**Author:** [@pmblakely](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pmblakely)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/time-values-for-silo-file-format/1034 "2019-01-10T08:31:28Z")

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Hello, I have a set of .silo files, which contain simulation times. They can be opened by VisIt, and their times display correctly as 0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075. However, when I open them in Paraview (downloaded as ParaView…

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## [Slicing .vtr files in Glance?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slicing-vtr-files-in-glance/12402)

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**Author:** [@WarinSpace\_Game](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/WarinSpace_Game)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/slicing-vtr-files-in-glance/12402 "2023-07-05T08:32:35Z")

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Hi, I have 3 .vtr files (see here), which I can open as a group in ParaView and play an animation through the files (each .vtr corresponds to a different timestep, ordered by the filename) without problems: Is there…

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## [Where are VTK Polthedra, Include Sets, and other options from the Properties in paraview 5.11](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/where-are-vtk-polthedra-include-sets-and-other-options-from-the-properties-in-paraview-5-11/12009)

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**Author:** [@mnobilo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mnobilo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/where-are-vtk-polthedra-include-sets-and-other-options-from-the-properties-in-paraview-5-11/12009 "2023-05-08T14:25:07Z")

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Hi, I have installed paraview 5.11.0 and I have a problem with finding the options such as VTK Polyhedra, Include sets and other that were in previous versions been available to tick in the Properties window. Can someon…

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## [Impossible to create a topic with a long word in the title](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/impossible-to-create-a-topic-with-a-long-word-in-the-title/2457)

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**Author:** [@Charles\_Gueunet](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Charles_Gueunet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/impossible-to-create-a-topic-with-a-long-word-in-the-title/2457 "2019-08-20T13:47:52Z")

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I wanted to write a topic containing the word: PARAVIEW\_INSTALL\_DEVELOPMENT\_FILES in the title, and I was not able to create it because of an error: Title seems unclear, is it a complete sentence? It seems this err…

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## [Failed to read data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failed-to-read-data/5161)

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**Author:** [@azer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/azer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/failed-to-read-data/5161 "2020-08-31T09:04:00Z")

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I’m trying to visualize the data that I have from Titan2D, the data format is .xmf and I try to open it with XMDF Reader on the first three options, but then it shows me an error that said Failed to read attribute data. …

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## [transparent LIC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparent-lic/7716)

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**Author:** [@louisgag](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/louisgag)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparent-lic/7716 "2023-02-20T08:02:16Z")

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Is there a workaround to enable levels of opacity between 0 and 1 for LIC surfaces? I’ve tried a few, but had so far no success…

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## [Orienting a cylinder source via pv python?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/orienting-a-cylinder-source-via-pv-python/3896)

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**Author:** [@braddeibert](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/braddeibert)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/orienting-a-cylinder-source-via-pv-python/3896 "2020-03-27T11:48:26Z")

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Hey there all, hope you’re all staying busy and healthy! My question arises from troubles I’ve run into attempting to generate a cylinder source that “stands up” about the z-axis from a python script. Since the .Direct…

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## [aliasing with visible cell selection](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/aliasing-with-visible-cell-selection/2448)

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**Author:** [@banesullivan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/banesullivan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/aliasing-with-visible-cell-selection/2448 "2019-08-27T16:55:45Z")

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When using the visible cell selection tool in ParaView on a fairly large mesh, the selection gets aliased if done from zoomed far out. I actually noticed this in VTK with a custom application and figured I see if ParaVi…

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## [Adjusting Table on ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adjusting-table-on-paraview/5341)

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**Author:** [@Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jessblair11)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/adjusting-table-on-paraview/5341 "2020-09-17T14:58:12Z")

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Hello! I recently uploaded a simulation to ParaView via SimVascular and was trying to adjust the data table that is shown when average pressure is being portrayed on the model. I noticed that the colors my model portray…

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## [How to unwrap cylinder from a particular location](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-unwrap-cylinder-from-a-particular-location/13217)

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**Author:** [@Mohammed\_Niyasdeen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mohammed_Niyasdeen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-unwrap-cylinder-from-a-particular-location/13217 "2023-11-11T16:53:34Z")

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I am trying to unwrap a cylinder (Figure01) from a particular starting point so that the wave comes in the middle when unwrapped. But instead, I got this. (Figure02). I am using this function to unwrap: 0\*iHat+(atan(co…

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## [does paraview 5.6.0 support gmsh 4?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-6-0-support-gmsh-4/1119)

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**Author:** [@Trophime](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Trophime)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/does-paraview-5-6-0-support-gmsh-4/1119 "2019-01-10T12:55:00Z")

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Hi, I’ve noticed that paraview may be compiled with gmsh support. It starts from gmsh 3.0.7 as far as I’ve understood The point is there is no 3.0.7 gmsh version. The only available version greater than 3.0.6 availab…

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## [ParaView not starting on Windows Server 2019 Azure VM (Data Science VM image from MS)](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-starting-on-windows-server-2019-azure-vm-data-science-vm-image-from-ms/9238)

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**Author:** [@ryan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ryan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-starting-on-windows-server-2019-azure-vm-data-science-vm-image-from-ms/9238 "2022-04-04T11:41:55Z")

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I have installed the latest version ParaView 5.10.1 on the Azure VM below however when I run it the ParaView desktop appears briefly before disappearing. Standard NC4as T4 v3 (4 vcpus, 28 GiB memory) Data Science Virtu…

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## [Trame connect to remote pv?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-connect-to-remote-pv/12532)

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**Author:** [@edmondb](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/edmondb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-connect-to-remote-pv/12532 "2023-07-18T21:58:09Z")

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Hello again, Okay, here’s the question in a nutshell: how do I use simple.Connect within a trame application? I have used ParaView (both the GUI and pvpython) to do a remote host connection with simple.Connect(host, po…

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## [Export Inspector : Removed in 5.8 ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-inspector-removed-in-5-8/5738)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Yue](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nicholas_Yue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-inspector-removed-in-5-8/5738 "2020-11-06T18:20:46Z")

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I am following this tutorial but found that in 5.8, there is no “Export Inspector” in the View menu Is that being replace by something else or removed because it is deprecated ? Cheers

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## [data out of range using pvtr file](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-out-of-range-using-pvtr-file/7489)

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**Author:** [@yannf](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yannf)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-out-of-range-using-pvtr-file/7489 "2021-09-02T13:57:03Z")

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Hi, I have some problem with the latest versions of Paraview (from 5.8 at least) . When I load data from a pvtr file, data are out of range (-1E+38 , 1E+38). All is right when I directly load data from vtr files (files …

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## [Colors breaking down on zoom](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colors-breaking-down-on-zoom/10373)

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**Author:** [@davidzehner](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/davidzehner)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colors-breaking-down-on-zoom/10373 "2022-09-21T13:47:56Z")

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Since I updated to version 5.11.0, I have the following problem: If applying the glyph filter, everything looks fine when zoomed out far away. But if I then zoom in, all of a sudden the coloring breaks down and it’s all …

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## [Error in ParaView 5.8.0-RC1 ParallelDIY2 Filter file vtkGenerateGlobalIds.cxx when compiled with gcc 4.8.5 on RHEL 7.7](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-paraview-5-8-0-rc1-paralleldiy2-filter-file-vtkgenerateglobalids-cxx-when-compiled-with-gcc-4-8-5-on-rhel-7-7/3356)

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**Author:** [@joeh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joeh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-paraview-5-8-0-rc1-paralleldiy2-filter-file-vtkgenerateglobalids-cxx-when-compiled-with-gcc-4-8-5-on-rhel-7-7/3356 "2020-01-17T18:08:12Z")

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Hello, I have found another error in ParaView 5.8.0-RC1 in the ParallelDIY2 Filter file vtkGenerateGlobalIds.cxx when compiled with gcc 4.8.5 on RHEL 7.7. Here is the error \[ 72%\] Generating client\_server wrapper sour…

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