# Openmc Voxel plot not showing in peraview

**URL:** <https://openmc.discourse.group/t/openmc-voxel-plot-not-showing-in-peraview/366>\
**Category:** User Support\
**Created:** [October 22, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/openmc-voxel-plot-not-showing-in-peraview/366 "2018-10-22T23:27:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![shabudarda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openmc.discourse.group/shabudarda/32/497_2.png) [@shabudarda](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/shabudarda)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/openmc-voxel-plot-not-showing-in-peraview/366/1 "2018-10-22T23:27:00Z")

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Hello, I am running the openmc sample project pincell. I made change for voxel plot in plot.xml as below.

**\<?xml version=\*\*"1.0"\*\*?\>**

**\<plot** id\*\*= **“1” color\_by** = **“material”** \>\*\*

**voxel**

**0. 0. 0.**

**4.0 4.0 4.0**

**400 400 400**

After the plot\_1.h5 file is generated I run the openmc-voxel-to-silovtk plot\_1.h5 command to create the .vti file. I open the .vti file in peraview. there is nothing htere. see the screenshot. What am I doning wrong? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![shabudarda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openmc.discourse.group/shabudarda/32/497_2.png) [@shabudarda](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/shabudarda)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/openmc-voxel-plot-not-showing-in-peraview/366/2 "2018-10-25T09:33:02Z")

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Hello, Also, same issue with Vislt. Can anyone work with voxel plot in openmc can help me here? Am I doing something wrong?

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**Author:** ![shabudarda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openmc.discourse.group/shabudarda/32/497_2.png) [@shabudarda](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/shabudarda)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/openmc-voxel-plot-not-showing-in-peraview/366/3 "2018-10-28T07:31:45Z")

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Hello, I am really stuck on this one. Anyone out there can help? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![paulromano](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openmc.discourse.group/paulromano/32/486_2.png) [@paulromano](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/paulromano)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/openmc-voxel-plot-not-showing-in-peraview/366/4 "2018-11-27T12:53:48Z")

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Hi Sharif,

To view the voxel plot in ParaView, you need to:

1. Click the ‘Apply’ button in the Properties panel
2. Change the ‘Coloring’ to ‘id’
3. Change the 'Representation to ‘Surface’

To view the voxel plot in VisIt, you need to:

1. Under ‘Plots’, click Add \> Pseudocolor \> id
2. Click ‘Draw’

Best regards,  
Paul

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**Author:** ![Meekal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Meekal](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/Meekal)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/openmc-voxel-plot-not-showing-in-peraview/366/5 "2023-05-25T08:02:40Z")

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Hello Paul,

I was having the same issue mentioned above but have managed to plot the after your feed back.

Is there any way of visualizing tallies in Paraview?

Best  
Meekal