ParaView Plugin

meshio++ ships a ParaView plugin (tools/paraview-meshioplusplus-plugin.py) that lets you open any meshio++-supported file directly in ParaView without converting it first.

Installation

1. Find the Python version that your ParaView uses:

   pvpython --version

2. Install meshio++ for that Python:

   pip install meshioplusplus[all]

3. Open ParaView and navigate to Tools → Manage Plugins → Load New.

4. Browse to the plugin file. On Linux it is typically installed at:

   ~/.local/share/paraview-5.9/plugins/paraview-meshioplusplus-plugin.py

You can also point directly to the file in the meshio++ source tree at tools/paraview-meshioplusplus-plugin.py.

5. (Optional) Tick Auto Load so the plugin is active every time ParaView starts.

Usage

After loading the plugin, any meshio++-supported file extension appears in the ParaView file open dialog. ParaView will use meshio++ to read the file and expose it as a vtkUnstructuredGrid.

The plugin provides both a reader and a writer. The writer allows exporting ParaView data to any format meshio++ can write.

Notes

• The plugin requires the same Python environment that ParaView's pvpython uses. If they differ (e.g. system Python vs. Conda), the plugin will not find meshioplusplus.
• All optional format dependencies (h5py, netCDF4) must be installed in that same environment.