# How to use vtkSMProperty

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-vtksmproperty/13863
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-vtksmproperty/13863 "2024-02-05T09:02:50Z")
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#### Post date: [February 5, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-vtksmproperty/13863/1 "2024-02-05T09:02:50Z")

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Hello!

Is it true that in order to highlight some points with some color, one should use vtkSMProperty ?  
(because in plain VTK, one uses vtkProperty for colors )

How to use it, could you give me an example?

Thanks