diff --git a/examples/01-transient_analyses/03-mode_superposition_transient.py b/examples/01-transient_analyses/03-mode_superposition_transient.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2020 - 2025 ANSYS, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+#
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+# SOFTWARE.
+
+"""
+.. _ref_msup_transient:
+
+Mode-superposition transient analysis
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This example shows how to postprocess a mode-superposition transient analysis
+and visualize the outputs. It also shows how to select modes for the modal expansion.
+
+"""
+
+# Import the necessary modules
+from ansys.dpf import core as dpf
+from ansys.dpf.core import examples
+
+###############################################################################
+# Download the mode-superposition transient result example. This example is
+# not included in DPF-Core by default to speed up the installation.
+# Downloading this example should take only a few seconds.
+#
+# Next, create the model and display the state of the result. This mode-superposition transient
+# result file contains several individual results, each at a different timestamp, automatically
+# expanded on all available modes.
+
+# mode_superposition_transient_files = examples.find_msup_transient()
+mode_superposition_transient_files = {
+    # "rst": r"D:\ANSYSDev\Sandbox\UnitTestDataFiles\expansion\msup\Transient\plate1\file.rst",
+    "transient_rst": r"D:\ANSYSDev\resources\Innovation_courses\IntroductionToMSUPTransientAnalysis\IntroductionToMSUPTransientAnalysis_files\dp0\SYS-1\MECH\file.rst",
+    # "rdsp": r"D:\ANSYSDev\Sandbox\UnitTestDataFiles\expansion\msup\Transient\plate1\file.rdsp",
+    "rdsp": r"D:\ANSYSDev\resources\Innovation_courses\IntroductionToMSUPTransientAnalysis\IntroductionToMSUPTransientAnalysis_files\dp0\SYS-1\MECH\file.rdsp",
+    # "mode": r"D:\ANSYSDev\Sandbox\UnitTestDataFiles\expansion\msup\Transient\plate1\modal\file.mode",
+    "mode": r"D:\ANSYSDev\resources\Innovation_courses\IntroductionToMSUPTransientAnalysis\IntroductionToMSUPTransientAnalysis_files\dp0\SYS\MECH\file0.mode",
+    # "modal_rst": r"D:\ANSYSDev\Sandbox\UnitTestDataFiles\expansion\msup\Transient\plate1\modal\file.rst",
+    "modal_rst": r"D:\ANSYSDev\resources\Innovation_courses\IntroductionToMSUPTransientAnalysis\IntroductionToMSUPTransientAnalysis_files\dp0\SYS\MECH\file.rst",
+}
+
+###############################################################################
+# Modal superposition on all modes available
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+# Create a datasource with upstream modal information
+data_sources = dpf.DataSources(mode_superposition_transient_files["rdsp"])
+
+up_stream_data_sources = dpf.DataSources(mode_superposition_transient_files["mode"])
+up_stream_data_sources.add_file_path(mode_superposition_transient_files["modal_rst"])
+data_sources.add_upstream(up_stream_data_sources)
+
+# Load into a model
+model = dpf.Model(data_sources)
+print(model)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Get the expanded displacement fields for each time-step
+disp = model.results.displacement.on_all_time_freqs.eval()
+print(disp)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Animate the result
+disp.animate(scale_factor=5.0)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Get the expanded displacement fields on selected time-steps:
+disp = model.results.displacement.on_time_scoping([1, 2, 3]).eval()
+print(disp)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Get the expanded displacement fields on part of the mesh, for selected time-steps:
+partial_scoping = dpf.mesh_scoping_factory.nodal_scoping(
+    model.metadata.meshed_region.nodes.scoping.ids[:200]
+)
+disp = model.results.displacement.on_time_scoping([1, 2, 3]).on_mesh_scoping(partial_scoping).eval()
+print(disp)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Modal superposition on selected modes
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# To select a subset of modes for expansion, you cannot use the source operators directly.
+# Below is a workflow to extract results while specifying modes for expansion:
+
+# First build a data source for the modal response factors
+transient_response_ds = dpf.DataSources(result_path=mode_superposition_transient_files["rdsp"])
+# Build a StreamsContainer from the DataSources to benefit from improved performance.
+transient_response_sc = dpf.operators.metadata.streams_provider(
+    data_sources=transient_response_ds
+).eval()
+
+# Define the time-steps of interest
+time_scoping = dpf.time_freq_scoping_factory.scoping_by_sets(list(range(1, 22)))
+
+# Extract the result of interest
+displacement_fc = dpf.operators.result.displacement(
+    streams_container=transient_response_sc,  # Input here the modal response data source
+    time_scoping=time_scoping,  # Input here the time-steps of interest
+    mesh_scoping=None,  # Specify here the region of interest
+).eval()
+
+# The FieldsContainer contains one field per time-step, with data for each mode (entity)
+print(displacement_fc)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Now scope the FieldsContainer to the modes of interest
+mode_scoping = dpf.Scoping(ids=list(range(1, 3)))  # Modes of interest
+displacement_fc = dpf.operators.scoping.rescope_fc(
+    fields_container=displacement_fc,
+    mesh_scoping=mode_scoping,  # Input here the modes of interest
+).eval()
+
+# The FieldsContainer contains one field per time-step, with data for each selected mode (entity)
+print(displacement_fc)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Get the modal basis of interest, with mode selection
+modal_basis_ds = dpf.DataSources(result_path=mode_superposition_transient_files["mode"])
+modal_basis_ds.add_file_path(
+    mode_superposition_transient_files["modal_rst"]
+)  # Associate mesh data to the mode shapes
+modal_basis_sc = dpf.operators.metadata.streams_provider(data_sources=modal_basis_ds).eval()
+modal_basis_fc = dpf.operators.result.modal_basis(
+    streams_container=modal_basis_sc,
+    time_scoping=mode_scoping,  # Input here the modes of interest
+    mesh_scoping=None,  # Specify here the region of interest
+).eval()
+
+# The modal basis FieldsContainer contains one field per mode shape
+print(modal_basis_fc)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Plot each mode shape
+for n, modal_basis_f in enumerate(modal_basis_fc):
+    modal_basis_f.plot(deform_by=modal_basis_f, text=f"mode shape {n+1}")
+
+###############################################################################
+# Apply modal superposition
+modal_superposition_fc = dpf.operators.math.modal_superposition(
+    modal_basis=modal_basis_fc,  # FieldsContainer obtained via the modal_basis operator
+    solution_in_modal_space=displacement_fc,  # FieldsContainer obtained via the result operator
+    time_scoping=time_scoping,  # Specify here the time-steps of interest
+    mesh_scoping=None,  # Specify here the region of interest
+).eval()
+
+# We obtain the displacement fields at each time-step, with modal superposition
+print(modal_superposition_fc)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Animate the result
+modal_superposition_fc.animate(scale_factor=5.0)
diff --git a/src/ansys/dpf/core/model.py b/src/ansys/dpf/core/model.py
index 0ae5cfbff61..fe0daa3db72 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dpf/core/model.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dpf/core/model.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+import warnings
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: nocover
     from ansys.dpf.core.scoping import Scoping
@@ -323,7 +324,8 @@ def _cache_streams_provider(self):
             self._stream_provider.inputs.connect(self._data_sources)
         try:
             self._stream_provider.run()
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
+            warnings.warn(f"Could not initialize the stream provider:\n{e}")
             self._stream_provider = None
 
     def release_streams(self):