# 1st order variables on 2nd order mesh

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/1st-order-variables-on-2nd-order-mesh/10148
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** exodus
**Created:** [August 15, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/1st-order-variables-on-2nd-order-mesh/10148 "2022-08-15T14:12:12Z")
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### Author: ![joe61vette](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@joe61vette](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joe61vette)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/1st-order-variables-on-2nd-order-mesh/10148/1 "2022-08-15T14:12:12Z")

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Hi: when I plot 1st order variables on a 2nd order mesh I get unphysical values at the locations of the 2nd order nodes. Is there a setting somewhere that will cause these values to be interpolated? I am uploading a simple example.

 ![T_fluid](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bb756c3df02de72fb5657e772e77978a3ad7dc72.png)

Thanks,  
Joe Kelly