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ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization application.

ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization application. ParaView users can quickly build visualizations to analyze their data using qualitative and quantitative techniques. The data exploration can be done interactively in 3D or programmatically using ParaView’s batch processing capabilities.

ParaView was developed to analyze extremely large datasets using distributed memory computing resources. It can be run on supercomputers to analyze datasets of exascale size as well as on laptops for smaller data.

It uses as the visualization engine.

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How to create paraview slice

I want to make Paraview slice in normal z direction (0,0,1) in python shell. paraview.simple.Slice(*input, **params) what should be input in paraview.simple.Slice to get a slice at particular location
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Can Paraview read NetCDF4 (HDF5) file

I understand that Paraview can read classic NetCDF files through its VTK backend. However after several attempts I cannot make it read a NetCDF 4 file that uses the enhanced data model. I would like to use the new file format since it allows for…
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MPI write to file sequentially

I am writing a parallel VTK file (pvti) from my fortran CFD solver. The file is really just a list of all the individual files for each piece of the data. Running MPI, if I have each process write the name of its individual file to standard…
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How do I format a PLOT3D file for ParaView?

I'm trying to describe the shape of a rabbit heart in order for simulations to be visualised with ParaView. The problem I'm having is that ParaView would like the geometry to be described in PLOT3D format, a clear description of which I'm struggling…
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VTK: How to display only a particular range of data

I have a vtk file which contains density values for each cell. By default, paraview displays all the density range. However, I would like to view density data only within a particular range and its corresponding cells only. Is it possible to view…
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How to batch save screenshots in paraview?

Does anyone know how to call paraview in batch mode and then save screenshots?
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Displaying an Elevation grid in ParaView

I'm new to ParaView and completely lost with all the different data formats. All I want to do is display an elevation grid which is produced by a program. I store the elevation grid in a two dimensional array of floats which is indexed by x and y…
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Error writing binary VTK files

I am trying to write a basic binary VTK file to display some data using ParaView but I have some errors and I don't understand why. Here is my test code in C++: #include #include double myarray[72] =…
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How to visualize axis-aligned boxes with ParaView

I would like to visualize a number of axis-aligned bounding boxes in ParaView. I will create an unstructured grid and insert vtkVoxel cells in there. How many points should each voxel be associated with? Since the documentation says voxels are…
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paraview-julia-ubuntu on windows Triangles

I installed ubuntu and wsl to my windows computer. after that ı tried to install Julia and paraview. In this way I can use FLOWUnsteady codes. I did every steps given from installation manual from FLOWUnsteady web page. When I write paraview to the…
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Write a .vtu file with AppendedData in C

I'm trying to write a .vtu file from C with raw binary data in the appendedData section, however I'm getting the following error when I try the output in paraview: "Cannot read cell connectivity from Cells in piece 0 because the "offsets" array is…
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Build an ASCII from a vtu

I am trying to investigate the connectivity and points data from a Paraview vtu/vtk file by looking at it in ASCII format. Shown in code block below is part of my vtu file. I know how to build a numpy binary file (.npy) from this using python, but…
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Are there groups of entities in VTK format?

I would like to use paraview for postprocessing of FE models. However, I am missing an essential feature in VKT format, which probably exists, but I don't know its name or how it is implemented in VTK. In FE models it is common to group some…
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VTK file (*.vtu) not being correctly read

I'm having trouble with a VTK file I've created not being loaded by ParaView. The file looks ok and I can't seen any obvious errors but ParaView throws the following warnings when trying to view the data. ERROR: In…
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how to change field variable/cell values in vti file with python script

I have a vti file which contains certain geometry with hexagonal mesh. After a loading step a field variable name "concentration" changes and must be changed back zero. There is one possibility in paraview by hard way. Can any body share a way how…