# Displaying deformation scale as a text
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-deformation-scale-as-a-text/1134
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [January 11, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-deformation-scale-as-a-text/1134 "2019-01-11T23:20:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Sergio\_Pluchinsky](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sergio_Pluchinsky)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-deformation-scale-as-a-text/1134/1 "2019-01-11T23:20:18Z")
Hi, is there a way to add a text filter (maybe Python annotation) showing the deformation scale once a Warp by Vector filter was applied?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-deformation-scale-as-a-text/1134/2 "2019-01-14T08:50:25Z")
Python Annotation, 3D Text, 2D Text…
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### Author:  [@Sergio\_Pluchinsky](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sergio_Pluchinsky)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-deformation-scale-as-a-text/1134/3 "2019-01-14T13:40:16Z")
Yes, I know that I can use those filtes, but is there a variable to put in order to avoid put it by hand?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-deformation-scale-as-a-text/1134/4 "2019-01-14T13:47:02Z")
There is no specific mechanism to display the value of a Property of a filter in the 3D view.
Of course this could be done via a plugin, but it may not be easy to implement.
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### Author:  [@Sergio\_Pluchinsky](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sergio_Pluchinsky)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/displaying-deformation-scale-as-a-text/1134/5 "2019-01-14T14:55:50Z")
thanks!