# How to generate a new field from other fields without calculator

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**Created:** [September 24, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-generate-a-new-field-from-other-fields-without-calculator/17205 "2025-09-24T15:26:03Z")
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### Author: ![Lucas\_Givord](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/lucas_givord/32/6851_2.png) [@Lucas\_Givord](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lucas_Givord)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-generate-a-new-field-from-other-fields-without-calculator/17205/4 "2025-09-26T07:44:54Z")

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Note that the Yield Criteria filter could compute the principal stress (but not shear stress):

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/7/d/7d2548c091faf823289dffc78f33bcb3ff305c91.png)

However there is some assumption regarding the tensor itself, see : [Pb with YieldCriteria Filter](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/pb-with-yieldcriteria-filter/16083)

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