# How to get value at individual point from a color map in paraview

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 11, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825 "2024-06-11T14:18:15Z")
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### Author: ![SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SitaChoudhary)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825/1 "2024-06-11T14:18:15Z")

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Hii,

I need to read map values from colour map in paraview can anyone please help me in this regard.

Thanks  
Sita

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### Author: ![FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@FEngineer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/FEngineer)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825/2 "2024-06-12T19:51:40Z")

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There are 3 ways to do that:

- add the _Probe Location_ filter, snap to the nearest point with P (arbitrary point) or Ctrl+P (mesh point) and confirm to see the results in the _SpreadSheet View_
- use the _Find Data_ (shortcut _V_) feature and the _Select Points On_ tool
- use the _Hover Points On_ tool

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### Author: ![SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SitaChoudhary)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825/4 "2024-06-15T08:56:58Z")

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Thank you for your response.

 ![17184417014358667160781208137826](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/1/13dfffff2d384524ebcc7bf2dc23e38c8ecedb80.jpeg)

I am attaching an image, I have the stress value scale bar in color map but value I am getting from point I’d does not lie in that range please let me know about it.

Thank you  
Sita

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### Author: ![SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SitaChoudhary)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825/5 "2024-06-15T16:09:37Z")

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Hii,

Thank you for your email.

the value I am getting from the map is not in the range of the scale bar can you please help with this.

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### Author: ![Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kenneth_moreland/32/15033_2.png) [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825/6 "2024-06-18T11:53:46Z")

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I can’t tell what is going on in that screenshot. I don’t see the field being colored listed in the data at all.

Share your data if you want someone to look at it.

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### Author: ![SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@SitaChoudhary](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/SitaChoudhary)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-get-value-at-individual-point-from-a-color-map-in-paraview/14825/7 "2024-06-25T14:19:04Z")

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[![](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/bcec071d2daf94f074e0d45f573498975b42d6b0.png)AB\_BETA\_tensionX\_inc0800.vti ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_rDcbAzpqOzN42cEg2cTK69yKyUj2OuR/view?usp=drivesdk)

Please find the attached vti output file and let me know where is the problem.

Thanks and Regards  
Sita