# Can't select specific patches in Paraview from Fluent

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-select-specific-patches-in-paraview-from-fluent/17329
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 23, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-select-specific-patches-in-paraview-from-fluent/17329 "2025-11-23T20:44:40Z")
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### Author: ![Abdullah\_Saifee](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/abdullah_saifee/32/16323_2.png) [@Abdullah\_Saifee](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Abdullah_Saifee)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-select-specific-patches-in-paraview-from-fluent/17329/1 "2025-11-23T20:44:40Z")

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I am using Paraview 6.0.1. I have exported Ansys Fluent results in EnSight Gold format of a transient simulation. I read in the file in Paraview. But I cannot select specific patches on the model to isolate results on those like I could do from OpenFOAM results that were in \*.foam format.

 ![Screenshot 2025-11-23 143803](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/0/b/0b61db46a792dec9c8ac62a4395f70cad3625e7d.png)

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-select-specific-patches-in-paraview-from-fluent/17329/2 "2025-11-24T08:55:17Z")

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Please share your data @Abdullah_Saifee