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ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of varying sizes from small to very large. The goals of the ParaView project include developing an open-source, multi-platform visualization application that supports distributed computational models to process large data sets. It has an open, flexible, and intuitive user interface. Furthermore, ParaView is built on an extensible architecture based on open standards. ParaView runs on distributed and shared memory parallel as well as single processor systems and has been succesfully tested on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, IBM Blue Gene, Cray XT3 and various Unix workstations and clusters. Under the hood, ParaView uses the Visualization Toolkit as the data processing and rendering engine and has a user interface written using the Qt cross-platform application framework.
ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of varying sizes from small to very large. The goals of the ParaView project include developing an open-source, multi-platform visualization application that supports distributed computational models to process large data sets. It has an open, flexible, and intuitive user interface. Furthermore, ParaView is built on an extensible architecture based on open standards. ParaView runs on distributed and shared memory parallel as well as single processor systems and has been successfully tested on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, IBM Blue Gene, Cray XT3 and various Unix workstations and clusters. Under the hood, ParaView uses the Visualization Toolkit as the data processing and rendering engine and has a user interface written using the Qt cross-platform application framework.


The goal of this Wiki is to provide up-to-date documentation maintained by the developer and user communities. As such, we welcome volunteers that would like to contribute. If you are interested in contributing, please contact us on the ParaView mailing list http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview.
The goal of this Wiki is to provide up-to-date documentation maintained by the developer and user communities. As such, we welcome volunteers that would like to contribute. If you are interested in contributing to ParaView or to this wiki, please post a message on the ParaView Discourse forum at https://discourse.paraview.org/.


'''For new users, download and install the [http://www.paraview.org/New/download.html ParaView binaries] for your local computer, and then read [[The ParaView Tutorial]]. ''' Additional tutorials are located under [[#Books and Tutorials]] below.
'''For new users, download and install the [http://paraview.org/paraview/resources/software.php ParaView binaries] for your local computer, and then read [[The ParaView Tutorial]]. ''' Additional tutorials are located under [[#Books and Tutorials]] below.


You can find more information about ParaView on the ParaView web site: http://paraview.org. For more help, check out http://paraview.org/New/help.html.
You can find more information about ParaView on the ParaView web site: http://paraview.org. For more help, including a list of all sources and filters, check out http://paraview.org/paraview/help/documentation.html.


==ParaView In Use==
==ParaView In Use==
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* [http://flickr.com/groups/paraview/pool/ ParaView Screenshots]
* [http://flickr.com/groups/paraview/pool/ ParaView Screenshots]
: Screenshots generated by ParaView
: Screenshots generated by ParaView
* [[ParaView/HPC Installations|HPC Installations]]
: Links to documentation of ParaView installations on various HPC sites


== Documentation ==
== Documentation ==
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===License===
* [[ParaView/License| ParaView License]]


===Compile/Install===
===Compile/Install===
* [http://www.paraview.org/New/download.html Download ParaView]
----
* [http://paraview.org/paraview/resources/software.php Download ParaView]
: Instructions for downloading source as well as pre-compiled binaries for common platforms.
: Instructions for downloading source as well as pre-compiled binaries for common platforms.
* [[ParaView Release Notes]]
: Collection of release notes for official ParaView releases.
* [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/blob/master/Documentation/dev/git/README.md Git Instructions]
: Git is the revision control system that ParaView uses. If you would like to have the bleeding edge version of ParaView, or you would like to contribute code, this link describes the method you must use to get the code.
* [[ParaView Nightly Binaries]]
: Downloading nightly binaries for development versions of ParaView.
* [[ParaView:Build And Install|Building and Installation instructions]]
* [[ParaView:Build And Install|Building and Installation instructions]]
: Compiling and installing ParaView from source.
: Compiling and installing ParaView from source.
* [[ParaView And Mesa 3D]]
: Building ParaView with [http://www.mesa3d.org Mesa 3D].
* [[ParaView Binaries | ParaView Binaries Build Information]]
: Information about the official ParaView builds and versions of various dependencies used.


===Server Setup===
===Server Setup===
----
* [[Setting up a ParaView Server| ParaView Server Setup]]
* [[Setting up a ParaView Server| ParaView Server Setup]]
:Configuring your cluster to act as a ParaView server.
:Configuring your cluster to act as a ParaView server.
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* [[ParaView:Server Configuration| Server Configuration]]  
* [[ParaView:Server Configuration| Server Configuration]]  
:Customizing server startup and connection processes using XML-based configuration scripts.
:Customizing server startup and connection processes using XML-based configuration scripts.
* [[ParaView/Distributing Server Configuration Files|Distributing Server Configuration Files]]<font color="green">*new in 3.14</font>
:Strategies for distributing server configuration xmls.
* [[Reverse_connection_and_port_forwarding| Port forwarding]]
* [[Reverse_connection_and_port_forwarding| Port forwarding]]
:To run ParaView on clusters with head nodes - compute nodes
:To run ParaView on clusters with head nodes - compute nodes
* [[Configuring Server Environment Using *.pvx XML Files]]
* [[Configuring Server Environment Using *.pvx XML Files]]
:Configure your cluster environment such as DISPLAY, or Cave settings using *.pvx xml files.
:Configure your cluster environment such as DISPLAY, or Cave settings using *.pvx xml files.
* [http://www.iac.es/sieinvens/siepedia/pmwiki.php?n=HOWTOs.ParaviewInACluster Cluster Configuration to run ParaView]
:A guide for configuring a cluster to run ParaView


===Generating Data===
===Importing Data===
----
* [[Generating data]]
* [[Generating data]]
:How to write out data in a format that Paraview understands
:How to write out data in a format that Paraview understands
* [[Data formats]]
: More information on data formats ParaView supports and how to load them.
* [[Writing ParaView Readers]]
:How to write a VTK reader that will read your data directly into ParaView.
* [[ParaView/ParaView Readers and Parallel Data Distribution|ParaView Readers and Parallel Data Distribution]]
:How data is loaded in parallel for various readers.
===Finding Data===
----
* [[Find Data using Queries]] <font color="green">* new in 3.8 </font>
: Selecting and focusing on subset of a dataset using queries.
* [[Data Selection]]
: Selecting and focusing on subset of a dataset.


===Python Scripting===
===Analyzing Data===
* [[ParaView/Python Scripting|Python Scripting]] <font color="green">* updated to 3.6</font>
----
: Scripting ParaView using python
* [[Parameter Study|Parameter Study (Comparative Visualization)]] <font color="green">* improved in 3.8</font>
* [[Python Programmable Filter]]
: Creating visualizations to compare effects for change in parameter(s).
: Generating/Processing data using python.
* [[Statistical analysis]]
* [[Python GUI Tools]] <font color="green">* new in 3.6</font>
: Computing statistics and using them to assess datasets.
: Using the python shell interface in paraview
* [[Python recipes]] for ParaView
* [[SNL ParaView 3 Python Tutorials]]
: Beginning and advanced tutorial sets, each presented as 2 hour classes by Sandia National Laboratories


===Animation===
===Animation===
----
* [[Animating legacy VTK file series]]
* [[Animating legacy VTK file series]]
: Animating file series.
: Animating file series.
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* [[Animation View]]
* [[Animation View]]
: Using ''Animation View'' to setup animations.
: Using ''Animation View'' to setup animations.
* [[Animating the Camera]] <font color="green">* new in 3.6</font>
* [[Animating the Camera]]
: Creating animations involving camera movements.
: Creating animations involving camera movements.


===Plugins===
===Plugins===
----
* [[Plugin HowTo | Extending ParaView Using Plugins]]
* [[Plugin HowTo | Extending ParaView Using Plugins]]
:Using and writing new plugins to extend ParaView's functionality.
:Using and writing new plugins to extend ParaView's functionality.
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* [[Writing Custom Applications]] <font color="green">* new in 3.8</font>
* [[Writing Custom Applications]] <font color="green">* new in 3.8</font>
: Writing custom applications based on ParaView.
: Writing custom applications based on ParaView.
* [[ParaView:Plugin Deployment with Development Installs|Plugin Deployment with Development Installs]]
: Building plugins for deployment with Released ParaView binaries.
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===Other Features===
===Python Scripting===
* [[Color Palettes]] <font color="green">* new in 3.6</font>
----
: Creating visualizations for Print and Screen.
* [[ParaView/Python_Scripting#Getting_Started|Environment Setup]]
* [[Manually Creating a Colormap]]
: Environment variables to set when using a Python shell besides pvpython/pvbatch.
: Specify a colormap and save it as an xml file for later use.
* [[ParaView/Python Scripting|Python Scripting]] <font color="green">* updated to 3.6</font>
: Scripting ParaView using python
* [[Python Programmable Filter]]
: Generating/Processing data using python.
* [[Python GUI Tools]] <font color="green">* updated for 3.10</font>
: Using the python shell interface in paraview including generating python trace.
* Python [[Python recipes|recipes]] for ParaView
: Collection of python scripts for some common tasks.
 
===GUI Features===
----
* [[Camera and Property Linking]]
* [[Camera and Property Linking]]
: Synchronizing filters, clip planes, camera etc.
: Synchronizing filters, clip planes, camera etc.
* [[Color Palettes]]
: Creating visualizations for Print and Screen.
* [[Colormaps]]
: Details of ParaView's xml colormap file format and collections of colormaps for use with ParaView.
* [[ParaView/UI/CopyPaste|Copy/Paste Friendly]] <font color="green">* new feature for 3.14</font>
: Using ParaView Copy/Paste inside information tab and spreadsheet view
* [[Custom Filters]]
: Packaging pipelines into a single composite.
* [[ParaView/Image Compressor Configuration|Image Compressor Configuration]]
: How to configure ParaView's image compressor for use during remote rendering.
* [[ParaView/Users_Guide/Memory_Inspector|Memory Inspector Panel]] <font color="green">* updated in 3.98.0 </font>
: Using ParaView's Memory Inspector Panel and its debugging features.
* [[ParaView Settings Files]]
: The locations where ParaView saves settings files (also known as config or configuration files).
* [[ParaView/Properties Panel|Properties Panel]] <font color="green">* updated for 4.0</font>
: Using and customizing the Properties Panel.
* [[Space Navigator]] <font color="green">* new feature for 3.10</font>
: Using ParaView with Space Navigator
* [[Sortable spreadsheet view]] <font color="green">* new feature for 3.10</font>
: What can be done with the spreadsheet column sorting and how it works
* [[ParaView/UI/TextFinder|Text Finder]] <font color="green">* new feature for 3.14</font>
:  Searching in long lists and tables in the ParaView GUI.
* [[Output Messages Window]]
: Design document
===Other Features===
----
* [[Restarted Simulation Readers]]
* [[Restarted Simulation Readers]]
: Loading restarted data for different file formats.
: Loading restarted data for different file formats.
* [[Custom Filters]]
: Packaging pipelines into a single composite.
* [[Data Selection]]
: Selecting and focusing on subset of a dataset.
* [[Exporting Scenes]]
* [[Exporting Scenes]]
: Exporting scenes as VRML, X3D etc.
: Exporting scenes as VRML, X3D etc.
* [[Backwards compatibility in state files]]
* [[Backwards compatibility in state files]]
: Backwards compatibility for ParaView state files (*.pvsm).
: Backwards compatibility for ParaView state files (*.pvsm).
* [[ParaView Settings Files]]
* [[ParaView/Collaboration| Collaboration]] <font color="green">* new in 3.14</font>
: The locations where ParaView saves settings.
: Information of the changes that have been done undercover to support and improve collaboration.
* [[Statistical analysis]] <font color="green">* coming in 3.6.2</font>
* [[ParaView/Vector Graphics Export| Vector Graphics Export]] <font color="green">* new in 3.98</font>
: Computing statistics and using them to assess datasets.
: Export publication quality 3D scenes and charts.
* [[Image Compressor Configuration]]
* [[ParaView/Equation Rendering| Equation Rendering]] <font color="green">* new in 3.98.1</font>
: How to configure ParaView's image compressor for use during remote rendering.
: Annotating scenes with mathematical equations.
* [[ParaView/Line_Integral_Convolution|Surface LIC]] <font color="green">* updated in 4.1 </font>
: Documentation describing how to configure and use the surface LIC plugin.
* [[Spatio-Temporal Parallelism]] <font color="green">* available in the ParaView Git repository</font>


=== Books and Tutorials ===
=== Books and Tutorials ===
* [http://www.kitware.com/products/books.html The ParaView Guide]
----
: The official ParaView guide available from Kitware.
* [https://www.paraview.org/paraview-guide/ The ParaView Guide]
: The official ParaView guide available from Kitware. [[Book Errata]]
: You can download the open-source PDF edition from the [http://www.paraview.org/download/ downloads] page.
*[http://www.paraview.org/ParaView/Doc/Nightly/www/cxx-doc/index.html ParaView API Documentation]
: API documentation auto-generated from the source files.
* [[The ParaView Tutorial]]
* [[The ParaView Tutorial]]
: An introductory and comprehensive tutorial.
: An introductory and comprehensive tutorial.
* [[IEEE Vis09 Revise Workshop]]
* [https://www.paraview.org/paraview-downloads/download.php?submit=Download&version=v4.3&type=data&os=all&downloadFile=ParaViewCatalystUsersGuide_v2.pdf ParaView Catalyst User's Guide]
* [[IEEE Vis09 ParaView Tutorial]]
: The official ParaView Catalyst User's Guide v2.0 corresponding to ParaView 4.3.1.
: Slides for the advanced topics tutorial by Sandia, Kitware, and LANL.
* [[SNL ParaView Tutorials]]
* [[IEEE Cluster 2009 ParaView Tutorial]]
: Beginning and advanced tutorial sets, each presented as 3-hour classes by Sandia National Laboratories
: Slides on topics for installing and using ParaView on visualization clusters.
* [[Intel HPC Dev Con ParaView and OSPRay Tutorial]]
* [[SNL ParaView 3 Tutorials]]
: Short course on ray tracing with a focus on ParaView w/ OSPRay at TACC
: Beginning and advanced tutorial sets, each presented as 2 hour classes by Sandia National Laboratories
* [[howtos|Howtos]]
* [[IEEE Vis08 ParaView Tutorial]]
: These howtos are instructions for some common operations.
: Slides for the advanced topics tutorial by Sandia, Kitware, and CSCS.
* [https://visualization.hpc.mil/paraview HPCMP DAAC - Information & Tutorials on ParaView ].
: This Wiki is full of useful information and tutorials about ParaView.
* [[Related Publications]]
* [[Related Publications]]
: ParaView related books, articles and papers
: ParaView related books, articles, and papers
* [[ParaView 3 Tutorials]]
* [[ParaView 2 Tutorials]]
* [[ParaView 2 Tutorials]]


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===Design & Implementation===
===Design & Implementation===
----
* [[Testing design]]
* [[Testing design]]
: ParaView GUI Testing framework.
: ParaView GUI Testing framework.
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* [[Suggested online help documentation changes]]
* [[Suggested online help documentation changes]]
: Suggestions for online help documentation changes.
: Suggestions for online help documentation changes.
* [[ServerManager XML Hints]]
: A place to document ServerManager configuration XML hints.


===ParaView based Applications===
===ParaView based Applications===
----
* [[StreamingParaView]]
* [[StreamingParaView]]
: Documentation about the StreamingParaView application.
: Documentation about the StreamingParaView application.
* [[VeloView]]
: An application for visualizing and processing Velodyne LiDAR data


===Miscellaneous===
===Web Visualization with ParaView===
* [[terminology map|Terminology Disambiguation]]
----
* [http://kitware.com/products/thesource.html The Kitware Source]
* [[ParaViewWeb | ParaView Web Visualization Framework]]
: Quarterly newsletter for developers designed to deliver detailed technical articles related to Kitware's open source products including ParaView.
: Documentation for the ParaView Web Visualization Framework
* [[Book Errata]]
* [http://paraview.org/New/help.html More information about ParaView]
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==Real world concept -> Paraview terminology map==
===''In situ'' Analysis with ParaView===
Often new users may say "Surely Paraview can do X... but I can't find it!". This [[terminology map]] should help!
----
* [[ParaView/Catalyst/Overview | ParaView Catalyst]]
: Documentation for using ParaView for co-processing


==Complete list/description of paraview filters==
===Plugins Distributed with ParaView===
If you're looking through the list of filters in paraview, you may want to know what they all do! Here is a [http://paraview.org/OnlineHelpCurrent/ParaViewFilters.html complete list].
----
:[[ParaView/Users_Guide/Included Plugins| Included Plugins]]


==Short HowTos==
===Community Contributed Plugins===
These [[howtos]] are instructions for some common operations.
----
:[[ParaView/Guidelines for Contributing Plugins | Guidelines for Contributing Plugins]]


==Description/Explanation of Sources==
===Miscellaneous===
The sources are detailed online [http://paraview.org/OnlineHelpCurrent], but [[Description of Sources|here]] is a little extra explanation.
----
* [https://blog.kitware.com/the-source-newsletter/ The Kitware Source]
: A quarterly newsletter for developers designed to deliver detailed technical articles related to Kitware's open source products including ParaView.
* [[Terminology map | Real world concept -> Paraview terminology map]]
: Often new users may say "Surely Paraview can do X... but I can't find it!". This terminology map should help!


== User created plugins ==
===Developers Corner===
Please post plugins that you have created that may be useful for other users!
----
 
====Discussion Forum====
=== General ===
A forum for ParaView discussion, both its use and development, is available at https://discourse.paraview.org/.
* [http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/images/4/46/AddVerticesPlugin.zip Add Vertices] - If a dataset contains points (geometry) but no vertices (topology), Paraview will not display anything. Use this filter to add vertices to your dataset.
** Inputs: 1 polydata
** Outputs: 1 polydata
 
=== Registration ===
* [[Media:ICPPlugin.zip|Iterative Closest Point Transform Filter]] - Register one point set to another point set using the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm.
** Inputs: 2 polydata (Source and Target - the source will attempt to be moved to the target)
** Outputs: 1 polydata - the transformed source dataset
* [[Media:LandmarkTransformPlugin.zip|Landmark Transform Filter]] - Select three or more corresponding points from two data sets and align the two data sets using a Landmark Transform.
** Inputs: 1 polydata, 2 datasets - 1) SourceLandmarks (vtkDataSet) - A set of points extracted from the source dataset 2) TargetLandmarks (vtkDataSet) - A set of points from the target dataset corresponding (and ordered the same as) the points in the source dataset 3) SourceDataset (vtkPolyData) - The source dataset which will be transformed
** Outputs: 1 polydata - the transformed source dataset
* [[Media:SuperquadricTensorGlyph.zip|Superquadric Tensor Glyph Filter]] - The filter generates a [http://www.cs.utah.edu/~gk/papers/vissym04/ superquadric glyph] at every point in the input data set. The glyphs are oriented and scaled according to eigenvalues and eigenvectors of tensors of the input data set, interpreting the entries of the 3x3 matrix as principal axes of the superquadric and their norm as the length of these axes. Set both roundness values to 0.0 to get rectangular glyphs, set them to 1.0 to get ellipsoidal glyphs, set theta roundness to 1.0 and phi roundness to 0.0 to get cylindrical glyphs. Other values lead to superquadric glyphs which are in general favorable as they can be distinguished easily for all view angles. The Superquadric Tensor Glyph filter operates on any type of data set. Its output is polygonal.


====Plugin Development====
* [[Paraview_Make building Paraview plugin optional|Make building Paraview plugin optional]]


=== Instructions ===
====Handy Developer Info====
To use these plugins, you must have compiled Paraview from source
* [[ParaView/Developer_Info | Developer Information]]
* Unzip the plugin
* Create a bin directory in the directory in which you have unzipped the plugin:
<source lang="bash">
mkdir bin
</source>
* From the bin directory, run cmake to create the make files:
<source lang="bash">
cmake ../
</source>
* Compile the plugin:
<source lang="bash">
make
</source>
* Load the plugin in Paraview: 1) Tools -> Manage Plugins/Extensions 2) On the right pane, click Load New. 3) Browse to the bin directory you were just working in and load libYOURPLUGIN.so
* You can now use the plugin by selecting an object in the Pipeline Browser and then selecting the plugin you have just added from the Filters menu.


==Wiki Sandbox==
====Release Testing====
[[Paraview Ranking test]]
* [[Release Testing]]
 
* [[Remote Cluster Testing]]
==Developers Corner==
===Mailing List===
The developers mailing list is here: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/subscribe/paraview-developers
This should be used for questions about modifying the Paraview code, not using Paraview.
 
===Plugin Development===
* [[Paraview_Make building Paraview plugin optional|Make building Paraview plugin optional]]


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ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of varying sizes from small to very large. The goals of the ParaView project include developing an open-source, multi-platform visualization application that supports distributed computational models to process large data sets. It has an open, flexible, and intuitive user interface. Furthermore, ParaView is built on an extensible architecture based on open standards. ParaView runs on distributed and shared memory parallel as well as single processor systems and has been successfully tested on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, IBM Blue Gene, Cray XT3 and various Unix workstations and clusters. Under the hood, ParaView uses the Visualization Toolkit as the data processing and rendering engine and has a user interface written using the Qt cross-platform application framework.

The goal of this Wiki is to provide up-to-date documentation maintained by the developer and user communities. As such, we welcome volunteers that would like to contribute. If you are interested in contributing to ParaView or to this wiki, please post a message on the ParaView Discourse forum at https://discourse.paraview.org/.

For new users, download and install the ParaView binaries for your local computer, and then read The ParaView Tutorial. Additional tutorials are located under #Books and Tutorials below.

You can find more information about ParaView on the ParaView web site: http://paraview.org. For more help, including a list of all sources and filters, check out http://paraview.org/paraview/help/documentation.html.

ParaView In Use

Some examples of how ParaView is used
Screenshots generated by ParaView
Links to documentation of ParaView installations on various HPC sites

Documentation

License

Compile/Install


Instructions for downloading source as well as pre-compiled binaries for common platforms.
Collection of release notes for official ParaView releases.
Git is the revision control system that ParaView uses. If you would like to have the bleeding edge version of ParaView, or you would like to contribute code, this link describes the method you must use to get the code.
Downloading nightly binaries for development versions of ParaView.
Compiling and installing ParaView from source.
Building ParaView with Mesa 3D.
Information about the official ParaView builds and versions of various dependencies used.

Server Setup


Configuring your cluster to act as a ParaView server.
Using the ParaView client to start the servers.
Customizing server startup and connection processes using XML-based configuration scripts.
Strategies for distributing server configuration xmls.
To run ParaView on clusters with head nodes - compute nodes
Configure your cluster environment such as DISPLAY, or Cave settings using *.pvx xml files.
A guide for configuring a cluster to run ParaView

Importing Data


How to write out data in a format that Paraview understands
More information on data formats ParaView supports and how to load them.
How to write a VTK reader that will read your data directly into ParaView.
How data is loaded in parallel for various readers.

Finding Data


Selecting and focusing on subset of a dataset using queries.
Selecting and focusing on subset of a dataset.

Analyzing Data


Creating visualizations to compare effects for change in parameter(s).
Computing statistics and using them to assess datasets.

Animation


Animating file series.
Saving animations on the server without client connection.
Using Animation View to setup animations.
Creating animations involving camera movements.

Plugins


Using and writing new plugins to extend ParaView's functionality.
Including extensions into ParaView at compile time.
A simple wizard application developed by MIRARCO that provides boilerplate code for some of the most common plugin types.
Please post plugins that you have created that may be useful for other users.
Writing custom applications based on ParaView.
Building plugins for deployment with Released ParaView binaries.

Python Scripting


Environment variables to set when using a Python shell besides pvpython/pvbatch.
Scripting ParaView using python
Generating/Processing data using python.
Using the python shell interface in paraview including generating python trace.
Collection of python scripts for some common tasks.

GUI Features


Synchronizing filters, clip planes, camera etc.
Creating visualizations for Print and Screen.
Details of ParaView's xml colormap file format and collections of colormaps for use with ParaView.
Using ParaView Copy/Paste inside information tab and spreadsheet view
Packaging pipelines into a single composite.
How to configure ParaView's image compressor for use during remote rendering.
Using ParaView's Memory Inspector Panel and its debugging features.
The locations where ParaView saves settings files (also known as config or configuration files).
Using and customizing the Properties Panel.
Using ParaView with Space Navigator
What can be done with the spreadsheet column sorting and how it works
Searching in long lists and tables in the ParaView GUI.
Design document

Other Features


Loading restarted data for different file formats.
Exporting scenes as VRML, X3D etc.
Backwards compatibility for ParaView state files (*.pvsm).
Information of the changes that have been done undercover to support and improve collaboration.
Export publication quality 3D scenes and charts.
Annotating scenes with mathematical equations.
Documentation describing how to configure and use the surface LIC plugin.

Books and Tutorials


The official ParaView guide available from Kitware. Book Errata
You can download the open-source PDF edition from the downloads page.
API documentation auto-generated from the source files.
An introductory and comprehensive tutorial.
The official ParaView Catalyst User's Guide v2.0 corresponding to ParaView 4.3.1.
Beginning and advanced tutorial sets, each presented as 3-hour classes by Sandia National Laboratories
Short course on ray tracing with a focus on ParaView w/ OSPRay at TACC
These howtos are instructions for some common operations.
ParaView related books, articles, and papers


Design & Implementation


ParaView GUI Testing framework.
Providing details about blocks, hierarchies, assemblies etc. to the client.
Details on handling multiple views in client-server framework.
Dealing with composite datasets in VTK.
Understanding ParaView's views and representations.
Understanding Time implementation.
Compiling ParaView and VTK on BlueGene and Cray Xt3/Catamount.
Suggestions for online help documentation changes.
A place to document ServerManager configuration XML hints.

ParaView based Applications


Documentation about the StreamingParaView application.
An application for visualizing and processing Velodyne LiDAR data

Web Visualization with ParaView


Documentation for the ParaView Web Visualization Framework

In situ Analysis with ParaView


Documentation for using ParaView for co-processing

Plugins Distributed with ParaView


Included Plugins

Community Contributed Plugins


Guidelines for Contributing Plugins

Miscellaneous


A quarterly newsletter for developers designed to deliver detailed technical articles related to Kitware's open source products including ParaView.
Often new users may say "Surely Paraview can do X... but I can't find it!". This terminology map should help!

Developers Corner


Discussion Forum

A forum for ParaView discussion, both its use and development, is available at https://discourse.paraview.org/.

Plugin Development

Handy Developer Info

Release Testing



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