# How to display shell thickness/beam section in Paraview?

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-shell-thickness-beam-section-in-paraview/9304
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-shell-thickness-beam-section-in-paraview/9304 "2022-03-29T09:18:02Z")
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### Author: ![jaeg1710](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jaeg1710](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jaeg1710)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-shell-thickness-beam-section-in-paraview/9304/1 "2022-03-29T09:18:02Z")

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Hello,

i have a .vtu file from my finite elements analysis with shell elements. In paraview i can see only the 2D shell but not the thickness.  
Is it possible to display the thickness of the shell in paraview?

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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: [March 29, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-display-shell-thickness-beam-section-in-paraview/9304/2 "2022-03-29T09:21:25Z")

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Hi @jaeg1710 ,

please share your data or at least a screenshot.

Best,