# Displaying a polygon with lines AND points

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-a-polygon-with-lines-and-points/15182
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-a-polygon-with-lines-and-points/15182 "2024-08-07T09:02:15Z")
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### Author: ![Daniel\_Barna](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/daniel_barna/32/14979_2.png) [@Daniel\_Barna](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Daniel_Barna)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-a-polygon-with-lines-and-points/15182/1 "2024-08-07T09:02:15Z")

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Hello. How can I display a polygon with lines AND visible points? Choosing Representation=Surface/Wireframe displays it with lines, Representaiton=Points displays with points, but I can’t make it with both at the same time.

I need it to display the control points of a Bezier curve. Typically, some control points are almost along a straight line, and if it is displayed with only lines, the individual points can not be differentiated. If it is displayed with points, I can not see the order of the points.

Thanks

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### Author: ![sherin.sugathan](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/sherin.sugathan/32/15264_2.png) [@sherin.sugathan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sherin.sugathan)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-a-polygon-with-lines-and-points/15182/2 "2024-08-07T10:46:12Z")

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Hi!  
Try duplicating (Copy and Paste pipeline) the polygon by right clicking the polygon in the pipeline browser.  
Then you can display one as **Wireframe** and the other (duplicate) as **Points**  
In the properties panel, you can also change the appearance of points to “ **Sphere** ” and increase their size for better visibility.  
I tested this quickly in my paraview and it works.  
Please mark this as a solution if it works for you.  
Cheers!

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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: [August 8, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-a-polygon-with-lines-and-points/15182/3 "2024-08-08T07:31:48Z")

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Also be aware that copying a filter may be costly as it will be executed twice, using time and memory.

Another way is to add a “no-op” filter, like `PassArrays` (no computation cost and no memory cost)