# Cauchy Stress Vectors Order

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cauchy-stress-vectors-order/6385
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 3, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cauchy-stress-vectors-order/6385 "2021-02-03T20:36:06Z")
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### Author: ![az5333](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/cdc98d/32.png) [@az5333](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/az5333)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cauchy-stress-vectors-order/6385/1 "2021-02-03T20:36:06Z")

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Hi. I have 6 Cauchy stresses from a node in Paraview. How do I know what order are they in? first 3 are probably x,y and z. What about the order of shear stresses? I am confused. Thanks.