# Calculator/slice error

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-slice-error/16104
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 3, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-slice-error/16104 "2025-02-03T22:52:15Z")
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### Author: ![johnxia](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@johnxia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/johnxia)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-slice-error/16104/1 "2025-02-03T22:52:15Z")

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A variable created using the calculator filter does not show up in the slice filter so it cannot be plotted. Paraview 5.12 on Mac Apple M2 Pro. Is there a workaround?

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### Author: ![nicolas.vuaille](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/nicolas.vuaille/32/5873_2.png) [@nicolas.vuaille](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicolas.vuaille)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/calculator-slice-error/16104/2 "2025-02-05T08:12:38Z")

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Hi,  
can you detail your pipeline please?