# Compute deformation gradient

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-deformation-gradient/14164
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 14, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-deformation-gradient/14164 "2024-03-14T19:13:45Z")
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### Author: ![Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/juan_jose_casafranca/32/3499_2.png) [@Juan\_Jose\_Casafranca](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Juan_Jose_Casafranca)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/compute-deformation-gradient/14164/1 "2024-03-14T19:13:45Z")

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For a mesh, the deformation gradient is defined as the derivative of the current positions wrt some rest pose positions. Is it possible to compute the deformation gradient using ParaView? I have tried compute derivatives, but I have no clue how to use it.