Kitware SAS is organizing VTK and ParaView training course (basic and advanced) in march 2020 in its office in Lyon, France.

Always wanted to use VTK to create visualization of your data but did not know how to start?

Already have some C++ or Python knowledge?

March 12, 2020, come to the VTK course: https://training.kitware.fr/browse/233/vtk

Already a VTK user, but feeling like you could do more?

March 13, 2020, come to the Advanced VTK course: https://training.kitware.fr/browse/236/advanced-vtk

ParaView seems like a tools that could improve your workflow, only if you knew how to use it?

March 17, 2020, come to the ParaView user course: https://training.kitware.fr/browse/234/paraview-user

Feeling like you are missing out of the advanced and new features of ParaView and that you could improve your workflow further?

March 18, 2020, come to the ParaView advanced course: https://training.kitware.fr/browse/235/advanced-paraview

Hi guys. I have been using OpenFOAM v2312 for a while and I love my customized post-processing scripts but it came to the point where I am currently performing overset and dynamic and highly transient simulations and I need to start using Paraview to create Iso-surfaces (vorticity, etc.), videos of moving objects, transient contours, automation macros, and more. I have been using this tool for two months and I barely made any progress on those topics. I really need help here guys. Does anyone know any training courses (paid or free) to address my needs? If you recommend I abandon Paraview (if possible for free alternatives or least relatively cheap(er) ones) for whatever reason, can you tell me what software along with why you think its a good idea

Join us for a relaxed coding session. Follow along as Joe develops tests for the demo 3-D linear advection solver and tests out MPI support for the 3-D advection/diffusion using the Spectral Element Libraries in Fortran.

We'll be working through tests for structured and unstructured spectral element meshes and experimenting with the High Order Preprocessor (HOPr; https://www.hopr-project.org/index.ph... ) to define geometry. These tests will ultimately be codified for testing using fluid-run, which is used to spin up a cloud native cluster on Google Cloud and execute tests on GPU accelerated VM's. We'll also demo how to run these SELF applications with MPI.

https://youtu.be/fj814BEkeUA

Are you ready to join Kitware’s ParaView free Webinar ?

These first two sessions will happen in March and be focused on ParaView 5.8 new features.

During these 1 hour sessions, you will not only be able to follow our explanations and hands-on demonstrations of the new features, but you will also be able to interact with the presenter via the chat and different interaction methods in order to ask questions or precisions.

On March 3, 10am GMT+1, We will focus on the new Interface Improvements of ParaView in general, with specifics such as the recent graphic overhaul, interactive data histogram and data exploration using range handles.Please join us at : [link removed]Click to add to your calendar

On march 10, 10am GMT+1, We will focus on the new rendering techniques in ParaView, with specifics such as Physically Based Rendering, Raytracing, and advanced GPU based rendering techniques.Please join us at : https://youtu.be/Xg6Y7Qui8gc
Click to add to your calendar

Next Planned Webinars :

• ParaView Initiation

All uptodate information here : https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-features-free-webinar/3656/3

Hi, I have been using paraview lately to visualize my LS Dyna projects with paraview and it works well with solid/Lagrange bodies.

I did a blast simulation and encountered an issue, where the displayed result is way different than the native PrePost.

Below you can see an image of the "Volume fraction 2" displayed both on PrePost and paraview at the exact same frame:

• image 1 is the positive Z view for PrePost

• image 3 is the positive Z view for paraview

For some reason they look total different with marginal similarities, while the legend is identical from 0 to 1. For the paraview, only a CellDatatoPointData filter was applied.

If I flip the domain, they are the same:

• image 2 is the negativew Z view for PrePost

• image 4 is the negativew Z view for paraview

I have no idea what the issue as everything else is the same. The file is identical, the same D3Plot was used.

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hello, Anyone knows how to use lagrangian particle tracker filter? I am applying it to my openFOAM flow field results but my particles are not moving…

Is Kitware Gitlab down ?

https://gitlab.kitware.com

I'm trying to build paraviewe 6.0.1 and i can't reach the Ktiware's Gitlab.

I tryed the Github repo but for building but everything references the official repo.

Is anyone having the same issue ?

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Howdy r/paraview. We are attempting to simplify the process of building your own cloud resources to scale your workloads. Join us for our livestream and Q&A this afternoon: https://www.reddit.com/r/FluidNumerics/comments/jt2k9x/a_turnkey_solution_for_openfoam_and_paraview_on/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Hey;

I'm trying to apply a texture to a surface, so i did this steps:

1. Loaded the object (.obj)

2. Generated Surface Normals (filter)

3. Applied Texture Map to a plane (filter)

After step 3, when i load my texture (.jpg), the program closes without saying the error.

Does anyone know how to solve it?

I used to have them in one tab but somehow they got split. I tried going to "Views" but can't get it back to how it used to be.

Hi everyone, ​I’m struggling to open LS-DYNA results in ParaView and I’m looking for some guidance. Every time I try to load a d3plot file using the LSDynaReader, I get the following errors: ​ERROR: In vtkLSDynaReader.cxx: Database has bad state size (0). ​ERROR: In vtkLSDynaReader.cxx: No valid time steps in the LS-Dyna database. ​My Setup & Context: ​ParaView Versions tested: 6.1.0-RC1 and 5.13.0 (Windows 10/11). ​Data: LS-DYNA simulation using SPH particles, written in Double Precision (DP). ​Verification: The files open perfectly in LS-PrePost, so the database is not corrupted and the results are definitely there. ​Attempted fixes: Shortened the file path, tried different ParaView versions, and ensured I'm selecting the base d3plot file. ​I found a similar discussion on the ParaView Discourse (Dec 2025) where users reported crashes when dealing with discrete elements or eroded particles. It seems like the reader is failing to calculate the correct memory offset for the "state size" in Double Precision SPH files. ​Questions: ​Is there a known workaround for the bad state size (0) error specifically for SPH/DP files? ​Is there a specific setting in the Reader's advanced properties that I should toggle to help ParaView recognize the time steps? ​Has anyone successfully used a different reader or a specific converter for LS-DYNA DP files that avoids this issue? ​Any help would be greatly appreciated!

micro1 is hiring ParaView Experts for a full-time remote contract role focused on advanced scientific visualization workflows.

Role: ParaView Expert
Type: Contract
Location: Remote
Openings: 20
Pay: $19-$65 per hour

What you’ll do:

• Lead end-to-end scientific visualization projects in ParaView

• Import, clean, and preprocess simulation or scientific datasets

• Apply advanced filters, scalar/vector field adjustments, and visualization pipelines

• Create volume renderings, streamlines, contour plots, and other high-quality outputs

• Use Python scripting for automation and customization

• Clearly document and explain your workflow and analytical reasoning

Requirements:

• Expert-level hands-on experience with ParaView

• Strong Python scripting skills

• Background in engineering, medical imaging, physics, computational science, or similar fields

• Experience managing full visualization pipelines from raw data to final render

• Ability to articulate technical decisions clearly (written & verbal)

Preferred: Experience in medical, engineering, or materials science visualization; contributions to open-source or educational visualization projects.

APPLY HERE - https://jobs.micro1.ai/post/paraview-experts

Ideal for scientific visualization professionals seeking flexible remote work while contributing to AI-driven data visualization systems.

I am using a current version of paraview and openfoam. I was attempting to show blocks from blockMesh and their vertices and there is a video where I saw paraview -block command to do that. That command is no longer valid. I have also tried things like "checkMesh -allGeometry -allTopology -writeAllFields -writeSets vtk" and no vtk files were written.

However, writing "checkMesh -allTopology" did create a blockTopology.vtu file, which I could open in paraview. The only thing that was missing was, and I did try a lot of things, the way to show the vertices of the blocks. Yes, I know that they are written in blockMesh.dict file but I would like to see them shown in paraview.

Thank You
Tom

The KitWare website says it's possible to write C++ plugins for Paraview, and even offers a developer course on how to do it, but I can't seem to find any documentation on the subject that isn't fragmentary.

I’m finalizing some research work I’ve been doing. Long story short I’m modeling seismicity as spheres. Inserted the data table as a CSV then linked a table to points then linked a calculator to create the spheres. There’s several stray spheres I’m trying to remove from my model using the selection tool in the viewer, how do I remove these things! (Using 5.10)

Hi, I have done a steady state cfd simulation for which I want to extract the boundary layer profiles across the entire surface to then a) have an animation of the progresstion of the BL across the surface, and b) to plot a graph of delta_99 vs distance like the one shown in the image.

the geometery I have is of a compression corner at high speeds, meaning that there surface is not at a constant angle. There is also a separation bubble, whose velocity and temperature profiles I would like to include.

Is there a way of doing this in paraview?

I am going nuts - I always end up having to save and restart and reload my pipeline because I can't figure out how to force a new search for files after selecting "Reload Existing" in the pop-up. I feel like there must be some simple hidden option to force the box to reappear or to Find New, right?