# Edge selection

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edge-selection/14456
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [April 22, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edge-selection/14456 "2024-04-22T12:44:42Z")
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### Author: ![joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edge-selection/14456/1 "2024-04-22T12:44:42Z")

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Hello dear ParaView developers!

Could you please explain how to select edges of cells in paraview?  
Thanks!

Best regards

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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: [April 22, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edge-selection/14456/2 "2024-04-22T12:46:48Z")

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Hi Mike,

It is not suported, you can however create the “ExtractEdges” filter then select the edges as needed.

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### Author: ![joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edge-selection/14456/3 "2024-04-22T12:48:45Z")

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> [@mwestphal](#):
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> ExtractEdges

Like repr-\>GetSessionProxyManager()-\>NewProxy(“sources”, “ExtractEdges”);

right?

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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: [April 22, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edge-selection/14456/4 "2024-04-22T12:49:24Z")

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Yes.

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### Author: ![joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/edge-selection/14456/5 "2024-04-22T12:55:23Z")

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Should I have an IDSelectionSource before that, right?