# How to extract hex element IDs within a clip

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-hex-element-ids-within-a-clip/10378
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** exodus
**Created:** [September 21, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-hex-element-ids-within-a-clip/10378 "2022-09-21T21:38:17Z")
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### Author: ![AFalk](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AFalk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AFalk)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-hex-element-ids-within-a-clip/10378/1 "2022-09-21T21:38:17Z")

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Hello,  
I have two questions regarding extracting element IDs from loaded .exodus mesh files in Paraview. First, is it possible to get a list of all element IDs within a mesh block? Second, if I clip my mesh such that only a fraction of elements are visible, is it possible to get a list of all visible element IDs? These IDs should correspond to the element IDs contained in the .exodus file.

Thanks in advance!

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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: [September 22, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-hex-element-ids-within-a-clip/10378/2 "2022-09-22T02:43:13Z")

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Hi @AFalk ,

What do you mean by “get a list of element” ?  
If you mean selection, the selection tools on top of the view are at your disposal, as well as the find data window in tools → FindData.

Best,