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## [Passing a custom flag to pvbatch](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/passing-a-custom-flag-to-pvbatch/8616)

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**Author:** [@Yasushi\_Saito](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yasushi_Saito)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/passing-a-custom-flag-to-pvbatch/8616 "2021-12-13T19:14:29Z")

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With paraview 5.10, pvbatch --displays=0 my-script --my-flag=xxx fails with unknown option --my-flag=xxx. I also tried pvbatch --displays=0 my-script -- -my-flag=xxx and I get the same error. This worked with parav…

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## [How to open large ( \>10 GB) vtu files in paraview?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-large-10-gb-vtu-files-in-paraview/13300)

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**Author:** [@Anil\_Kumar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Anil_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-open-large-10-gb-vtu-files-in-paraview/13300 "2023-11-22T07:56:41Z")

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Hi, I am trying to open a vtu file of size more than 8 GB in Paraview 5.11.2 (On Ubuntu 22.04). But everytime I open it, Paraview goes blank without any errors. It loads the file but does not show anything in Layout win…

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## [Coloring an Mutilple .stl objects](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coloring-an-mutilple-stl-objects/12391)

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**Author:** [@Siddharth\_L](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Siddharth_L)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/coloring-an-mutilple-stl-objects/12391 "2024-04-12T06:58:26Z")

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There are lot of .stl files is there, for clear view of each component, it should be colored different. It helps a lot to viewer. It is difficult to color each object manually. Is there any auto color all the components. …

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## [Reading \*.vtp files faster can't figure it out](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-vtp-files-faster-cant-figure-it-out/12465)

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**Author:** [@rmerlob](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rmerlob)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-vtp-files-faster-cant-figure-it-out/12465 "2023-07-07T12:16:47Z")

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I have sets of time ordered \*.vtp files containing the shape of a flow free surface. Usually around ~200 files, total size beetween 20 - 75 GB, the files start small but as the domain gets filled up they get to around 2…

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## [refine the outcomes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/refine-the-outcomes/10471)

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**Author:** [@fchu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/fchu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/refine-the-outcomes/10471 "2022-10-10T13:27:08Z")

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Hi, guys, I need your help. As mentioned the above picture, How do you refine the results to be as smooth as the second figure? Thank you very much.

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## [Luigi down for a while](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/luigi-down-for-a-while/3070)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/luigi-down-for-a-while/3070 "2019-12-04T15:09:35Z")

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I’m bisecting the SelectCells issue on luigi. I hope to get it back up tomorrow. @cory.quammen : let me know if you may know what have caused it.

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## [How Paraview release memory?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-paraview-release-memory/4631)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-paraview-release-memory/4631 "2020-06-22T08:04:44Z")

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Dear Experts, I found that when create a sphere source then delete it from pipeline browser, the memory is not release for the vtkPolyData that hold all the mesh data. It may have some potential reasons for this speci…

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## [Concurrently Live animation in Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/concurrently-live-animation-in-paraview/3919)

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**Author:** [@leoncwu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/leoncwu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/concurrently-live-animation-in-paraview/3919 "2020-04-08T05:18:02Z")

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Hi, I want to visualize the results (vtk format) produced by an on-going simulation using Paraview concurrently. Is there any way to do this using Paraview? Is it possible to set up a timer so that I could write a pytho…

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## [Missed \_lzma.cpython-38-darwin.so in ParaView 5.9.0](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missed-lzma-cpython-38-darwin-so-in-paraview-5-9-0/6515)

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**Author:** [@MBG](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MBG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missed-lzma-cpython-38-darwin-so-in-paraview-5-9-0/6515 "2021-05-15T18:42:41Z")

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We can’t load ‘lzma’ module in ParaView Python console: \>\>\> import lzma Traceback (most recent call last): File "\<console\>", line 1, in \<module\> File "/Applications/ParaView-5.9.0.app/Contents/Libraries/lib/python3.…

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## [How to build paraview to support paraview web?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-to-support-paraview-web/3825)

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**Author:** [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-build-paraview-to-support-paraview-web/3825 "2020-03-17T09:19:37Z")

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Dear Experts, I am trying paraview web, but don’t know how to build paraview to support web. Current what i know is need turn on “PARAVIEW\_ENABLE\_WEB=ON”, My questions: What other things need to do to build paraview…

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## [OSPray pathtracer: erratic walls](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ospray-pathtracer-erratic-walls/7966)

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**Author:** [@bastian](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bastian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ospray-pathtracer-erratic-walls/7966 "2021-10-08T11:44:57Z")

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When batch-rendering transient data for video production using the OSPray pathtracer I frequently observe erroneous walls popping up. These are most often (but not always) aligned with the xy, the yz, or the xz-plane an…

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## [Convert Float64 point coordinates to Float32](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-float64-point-coordinates-to-float32/4316)

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**Author:** [@CapLek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/CapLek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/convert-float64-point-coordinates-to-float32/4316 "2020-05-13T02:12:03Z")

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How do I convert point coordinates which are in Float64 array to Float32 without any impact on mesh connectivity and integrity? Thank you.

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## [Turrning off volume rendering interpolation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/turrning-off-volume-rendering-interpolation/10797)

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**Author:** [@evang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/evang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/turrning-off-volume-rendering-interpolation/10797 "2024-04-26T07:19:38Z")

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Hello, I can’t find a way, not in the interface anyway, to turn off interpolation (i.e. selecting the nearest neighbour method) in Paraview. I see that 3D Slicer has it. Am I missing something? Some data looks better …

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## [Compatibility Issue Between ParaView and PyVista in Python](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compatibility-issue-between-paraview-and-pyvista-in-python/15904)

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**Author:** [@Xabier\_Morales\_Ferez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Xabier_Morales_Ferez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compatibility-issue-between-paraview-and-pyvista-in-python/15904 "2024-12-29T00:58:26Z")

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I am encountering a compatibility issue when attempting to use both ParaView and PyVista within the same Python virtual environment. The problem seems to stem from conflicts in the VTK versions required by these two libr…

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## [Is there a way to calculate the area of the faces of 3D cells (Hexahedral mesh)?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-calculate-the-area-of-the-faces-of-3d-cells-hexahedral-mesh/3459)

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**Author:** [@Wico](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Wico)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-calculate-the-area-of-the-faces-of-3d-cells-hexahedral-mesh/3459 "2020-01-30T10:19:36Z")

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I want to let Paraview calculate the following aspect ratio: aspect ratio = (1/6)\*(face area of cell i/volume of cell i ^0.6667) I manged using Cell Size fileter to calculate the volume of the each cell but this filter…

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## [Median filter crashing with .vti images](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/median-filter-crashing-with-vti-images/12140)

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**Author:** [@Xabier\_Morales\_Ferez](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Xabier_Morales_Ferez)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/median-filter-crashing-with-vti-images/12140 "2023-05-24T12:02:38Z")

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Hi, I’m updating a pipeline in Python where I take 3D images and save them as .vti images to visualize in Paraview. Previously, I saved them using the Pyevtk library, now I have switched to Pyvista. For some unknown rea…

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## [Issue with remote volume rendering using OptiX pathtracer](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-remote-volume-rendering-using-optix-pathtracer/7984)

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**Author:** [@ma-sadeghi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ma-sadeghi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-remote-volume-rendering-using-optix-pathtracer/7984 "2021-09-14T01:58:40Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to do remote volume rendering of a simple TIF volumetric image, but upon activating ray tracing using the OptiX pathtracer, I get the following error message serverside: ( 356.520s) \[pvserver \] …

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## [Connectiviity filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connectiviity-filter/1102)

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**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connectiviity-filter/1102 "2019-01-05T17:26:56Z")

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What does the connectivity filter do? Mind giving me an example? @cory.quammen Thanks, Alan

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## [Visualize entire hemispherical solution from axisymmetric simulation in one octant](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-entire-hemispherical-solution-from-axisymmetric-simulation-in-one-octant/10114)

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**Author:** [@vibhuti\_bhushan\_jha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vibhuti_bhushan_jha)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualize-entire-hemispherical-solution-from-axisymmetric-simulation-in-one-octant/10114 "2022-08-08T09:04:57Z")

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I am completely new to visualization in Paraview. I have a simulation whose output is a hemisphere in vtu format. Since the simulation is axisymmetric, the output is an octant of sphere. I was wondering how to create a c…

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## [Filters and tools showing the values of only the current field by default](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filters-and-tools-showing-the-values-of-only-the-current-field-by-default/10487)

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**Author:** [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/filters-and-tools-showing-the-values-of-only-the-current-field-by-default/10487 "2022-10-13T02:25:18Z")

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Hi, currently, filters such as “Plot Over Line” or “Probe Location” and tools like “Hover Points On” display the values of all fields: And it’s necessary to deselect all the fields and select just the desired one…

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## [Support for mobile devices and AR](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/support-for-mobile-devices-and-ar/9730)

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**Author:** [@DavePont](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DavePont)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/support-for-mobile-devices-and-ar/9730 "2022-06-06T22:08:23Z")

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Hi all, back after a long absence. I am interested in 3D, and AR, on mobile devices. A quick search was not yielding answers to the following questions. What happened to KiwiViewer? This had really impressively snappy…

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## [Treshold terminology](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/treshold-terminology/11307)

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**Author:** [@Ondrej\_Kincl](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ondrej_Kincl)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/treshold-terminology/11307 "2023-02-01T15:51:57Z")

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When I use the Threshold filter on a dataset in Paraview 5.10 or 5.11, I have the option to change the threshold method from “Between” (which is default) to “Above upper threshold” or “Below lower threshold”. I find this…

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## [Option to Hide File Formats in Open Dialog?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/option-to-hide-file-formats-in-open-dialog/2646)

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**Author:** [@jkulesza](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jkulesza)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/option-to-hide-file-formats-in-open-dialog/2646 "2019-10-01T20:39:48Z")

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Is there an option in the preferences (or elsewhere) that allows me to hide file types in the “Open File…” dialog that I will never use? Sorry if I’m overlooking it, but nothing obvious is apparent. There are lots of s…

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## [trame: multiple renderers/renderWindow](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-multiple-renderers-renderwindow/10856)

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**Author:** [@albert](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/albert)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trame-multiple-renderers-renderwindow/10856 "2022-12-06T13:19:56Z")

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Hi all, I have some doubts about how to handle multiple view of the same file (in local rendering). For example, I wanted to have two different views of the same object side by side (organized with vuetify row/cols). I …

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## [Obtaining xml variable values in a property widget](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obtaining-xml-variable-values-in-a-property-widget/8710)

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**Author:** [@anthomas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anthomas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/obtaining-xml-variable-values-in-a-property-widget/8710 "2021-12-30T19:44:15Z")

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I have a plugin that implements a property widget, the plugin is an implementation of the vtkPOpenFOAMReader source. In a portion of the xml file I have: \<StringVectorProperty name="FileName" command="SetFileNam…

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## [Pipeline compatibility](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pipeline-compatibility/3387)

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**Author:** [@siver](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/siver)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pipeline-compatibility/3387 "2020-01-24T14:14:12Z")

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Dear devs, I have two C++ plugins, A (source) and B (filter). However B uses additional data that only source A can provide. Therefore, in a pipeline, A-B is perfectly fine, while A-C-B (where C is some other filter) sh…

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## [Catalyst deadlock with AMR data](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-deadlock-with-amr-data/627)

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**Author:** [@paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/paraview)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-deadlock-with-amr-data/627 "2018-10-02T22:16:32Z")

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Hi All, I’m attempting to run Catalyst with an AMR dataset. In this run I’m rendering 10 iso surfaces with a custom opacity map. I’ve found that with non-trivial numbers of MPI ranks (eg 256,512,1024) Catalyst deadlocks …

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## [Nan is legacy ascii files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nan-is-legacy-ascii-files/4972)

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**Author:** [@marios\_geo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marios_geo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nan-is-legacy-ascii-files/4972 "2020-08-03T19:45:18Z")

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Hi, I am reading some ascii vtk files, and based on the properties (on the SCALARS section of the file) I want to replace values less than a threshold to NaN. I read some previous posts and it seems that NaN is not supp…

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## [Linking issues compiling example plugin with paraview-plugin-builder](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linking-issues-compiling-example-plugin-with-paraview-plugin-builder/3791)

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**Author:** [@ChristosT](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ChristosT)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/linking-issues-compiling-example-plugin-with-paraview-plugin-builder/3791 "2020-03-13T02:33:07Z")

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Hello, I am trying to build and load the ElevationFilter from the Examples directory. Build completes successfully but loading the plugin from the GUI returns the following error: ERROR: In /home/buildslave/dashboards/…

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## [Threading](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/threading/3647)

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**Author:** [@sohayb\_bahi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sohayb_bahi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/threading/3647 "2020-02-25T23:04:03Z")

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ParaView blocks when i launch a script that contains a thread inside python shell in ParaView. Solutions??

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## [Nightly sources are not updated anymore](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nightly-sources-are-not-updated-anymore/671)

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**Author:** [@lhofmann](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lhofmann)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/nightly-sources-are-not-updated-anymore/671 "2018-10-02T14:05:56Z")

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It seems like since ParaView-5.6.0-RC2-106-g5c86ccb69 (September 22), there are no more new nightly sources (only binaries) uploaded to https://www.paraview.org/files/nightly/ It would be great if they were updated agai…

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## [Common filters implementation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/common-filters-implementation/10453)

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**Author:** [@albert](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/albert)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/common-filters-implementation/10453 "2022-11-30T16:14:04Z")

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Hi all, just a quick question. Are common filters (like clipping, slicing, thresholding, ecc.) already implemented in VTK.js/Trame/Paraview Glance? I know that (at least for trame) it is possible to add new features, b…

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## [Logging to a file but not to standard out](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/logging-to-a-file-but-not-to-standard-out/12601)

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**Author:** [@mclarsen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mclarsen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/logging-to-a-file-but-not-to-standard-out/12601 "2023-07-31T12:47:06Z")

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I would like to output paraview logs to a file, but without them appearing in standard out. Is this possible? I tried something like this, but I get the logs in both in the terminal and the file: env PARAVIEW\_LOG\_PIPEL…

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## [Programmable filter script path](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-script-path/4558)

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**Author:** [@Mahdi\_Kooshkbaghi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mahdi_Kooshkbaghi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-filter-script-path/4558 "2020-06-11T02:31:20Z")

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Hi all, I have a script as follows: merge\_data = MergeBlocks(nek3d) # Extract selection of data for 1.0\<T\<7.5 in a range #(temperature \> 1.0) & (temperature \< 7.5) selection=SelectPoints() selection.QueryString="(tem…

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## [A bug in filter stack browser:](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-bug-in-filter-stack-browser/3516)

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**Author:** [@Someone\_fromjapan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Someone_fromjapan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-bug-in-filter-stack-browser/3516 "2020-02-06T23:33:49Z")

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Sometimes, when I delete filters from the stack, such thing as in the image happen: I.e. I can not delete here “Slice1” filter, because there are “probeLocation1”, and “PlotSelectionOverTime1” are still in memory, but n…

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## [Calculate mangitude (of vector) in programmable filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculate-mangitude-of-vector-in-programmable-filter/7884)

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**Author:** [@massisenergy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/massisenergy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculate-mangitude-of-vector-in-programmable-filter/7884 "2021-08-28T12:30:37Z")

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I would like to calculate magnitude of a vector in the programmable filter. It’s possible to use the expression mag(U) in the python calculator filter but there is one drawback. However, python calculator can only take o…

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## [Access server or proxies via multiple Qt threads](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-server-or-proxies-via-multiple-qt-threads/13585)

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**Author:** [@Pietersielie](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pietersielie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/access-server-or-proxies-via-multiple-qt-threads/13585 "2023-12-21T14:13:50Z")

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Good day. I have a custom C++/Qt client application that uses Paraview to connect to a PVServer instance. I have multiple Qt windows to display data. I have an expensive filter that I want to apply to one set of data. H…

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## [Trying to use the vtkInformation/vtkInformationKey system for own purposes](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trying-to-use-the-vtkinformation-vtkinformationkey-system-for-own-purposes/10568)

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**Author:** [@cobo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cobo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/trying-to-use-the-vtkinformation-vtkinformationkey-system-for-own-purposes/10568 "2022-10-24T07:48:09Z")

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VTK/Paraview comes with a pretty nice information exchange system, based on the vtkInformation and vtkInformationKey classes. In my own custom application, I would like to make use of it - if possible! -, instead of re-…

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## [Error with loading .vtu](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-with-loading-vtu/12081)

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**Author:** [@Yizhuo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Yizhuo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-with-loading-vtu/12081 "2023-05-15T08:45:12Z")

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Hi, I am a new in Paraview. I have tried to open a .vtu file with this errors: ERROR: In vtkXMLParser.cxx, line 379 vtkXMLDataParser (000002BC339E1540): Error parsing XML in stream at line 70, column 11, byte index -18…

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## [OpenVR Pause and Grab](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/openvr-pause-and-grab/2855)

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**Author:** [@evmasuta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/evmasuta)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/openvr-pause-and-grab/2855 "2019-10-28T18:28:52Z")

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Dear all, Hello, I am conducting research on rendering blood velocity vectors onto magnetic resonance imaging movies in VR. I recently started using ParaView with the OpenVR plugin and have been blown away by its perfo…

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## [GPU based vs Ray Casting Only Volume Rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gpu-based-vs-ray-casting-only-volume-rendering/1707)

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**Author:** [@kmilo9999](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kmilo9999)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gpu-based-vs-ray-casting-only-volume-rendering/1707 "2019-04-22T17:12:10Z")

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Hello, Currently I’m working with a volume data using paraview 5.6.0 release +cluster remote rendering (multiple nodes + multiple gpus). Before hand I have to say the data set is a tiff stack of 4k textures of size 60k…

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## [What can I do if Paraview cannot open a single vtu file larger than 2G](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-can-i-do-if-paraview-cannot-open-a-single-vtu-file-larger-than-2g/12899)

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**Author:** [@WenYuan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/WenYuan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-can-i-do-if-paraview-cannot-open-a-single-vtu-file-larger-than-2g/12899 "2023-09-22T00:48:45Z")

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What can I do if Paraview cannot open a single vtu file larger than 2G

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## [Visualizing a subset of a 3D volume rendering](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizing-a-subset-of-a-3d-volume-rendering/8496)

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**Author:** [@dashp7](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dashp7)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/visualizing-a-subset-of-a-3d-volume-rendering/8496 "2021-11-29T00:22:05Z")

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Hi, I am trying to generate a volume rendering of a 128^3 dataset. Though I am able to generate a volume rendering of the whole dataset, I am unable to do so for a selected region, for ex: \[1:126\]x\[1:126\]x\[1:126\](I wan…

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## [Font scale problem when exporting animation](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/font-scale-problem-when-exporting-animation/10107)

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**Author:** [@Zenan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Zenan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/font-scale-problem-when-exporting-animation/10107 "2022-08-09T15:29:17Z")

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Hello! I have some problems when I want to save animation in ParaView 5.10.1 (Windows 11). After I set the font size and chose to export the animation, the scale of the font and the colorbar are significantly smaller, i…

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## [VGStudio](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vgstudio/5905)

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**Author:** [@darlak](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/darlak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vgstudio/5905 "2020-11-27T20:30:26Z")

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I want to load a data from VGstudio .vol files. Does anyone know how to do it ? Thanks in advance Pavel

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## [gui elements created dynamically](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gui-elements-created-dynamically/1827)

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**Author:** [@marco\_accardo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marco_accardo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gui-elements-created-dynamically/1827 "2019-05-15T15:02:20Z")

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Is it possible using python plugin/live-source to have the gui pane dynamically populated at run time. after importing an stl file I want to put a range control on the gui based on the data i just read in. I see how to…

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## [Error in vtkArchiver.cxx while exporting to vtkjs](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-vtkarchiver-cxx-while-exporting-to-vtkjs/10241)

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**Author:** [@Adrien](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Adrien)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-vtkarchiver-cxx-while-exporting-to-vtkjs/10241 "2022-09-26T08:51:55Z")

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Hi everybody I’m trying to export a scene in the format vtkjs but I have everytime this error: ERROR: In vtkArchiver.cxx, line 50 vtkArchiver (000001A8E5148970): Can not create directory “C:\\Users\\Adrien\\Desktop\\hddhf…

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## [Version 5.9.1 QCriterion](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/version-5-9-1-qcriterion/9205)

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**Author:** [@anthonyegelnjr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anthonyegelnjr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/version-5-9-1-qcriterion/9205 "2022-03-17T13:27:00Z")

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I have used various versions of ParaView in the past and taken advantage of the “Compute QCriterion” option under the GradientOfUnstructuredDataSet filter. I have recently been working with data sets on a remote server w…

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## [connect blocks in a multi-block grid using xdmf](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-blocks-in-a-multi-block-grid-using-xdmf/5483)

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**Author:** [@pcosta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pcosta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-blocks-in-a-multi-block-grid-using-xdmf/5483 "2020-10-09T21:48:35Z")

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Hi all, I have a multi-block grid, which manage to visualize using raw binary data and the xdmf file format in paraview. A minimal example of what I have is as follows: \<?xml version="1.0" ?\> \<!DOCTYPE Xdmf SYSTEM "X…

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## [Paraview-glance cannot load .dcm files. Error Could not read file: /work/X.dcm](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-cannot-load-dcm-files-error-could-not-read-file-work-x-dcm/3342)

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**Author:** [@kurienzach](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kurienzach)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-glance-cannot-load-dcm-files-error-could-not-read-file-work-x-dcm/3342 "2020-01-15T15:40:56Z")

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I’m trying to load .dcm files using paraview-glance using URL param http://localhost:9999/?name=CT000000.dcm&url=http://localhost:9999/dicom/CT000000.dcm Fails with the below error { "message": "Could not read file:…

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