# How to view Field by .vtu file

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-field-by-vtu-file/10074
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [July 31, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-field-by-vtu-file/10074 "2022-07-31T14:34:46Z")
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### Author: ![crispsssy](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/crispsssy/32/9680_2.png) [@crispsssy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/crispsssy)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-field-by-vtu-file/10074/1 "2022-07-31T14:34:46Z")

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Dear experts

I’m a newbie of Paraview, I got a .vtu file by ElmerSolver and want to view the electric field calculated, but after load the file and press `show all`, all I can see is the geometry. Can someone tell me if the file doesn’t include the field at all or I did something wrong?

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### Author: ![Francois\_Mazen](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/francois_mazen/32/6483_2.png) [@Francois\_Mazen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francois_Mazen)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-view-field-by-vtu-file/10074/2 "2022-08-01T07:45:32Z")

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Hello @crispsssy and welcome!

you may look at the ParaView documentation here: [3. Understanding Data — ParaView Documentation 5.10.0 documentation](https://docs.paraview.org/en/latest/UsersGuide/understandingData.html#getting-data-information-in-paraview)

In any case, please share your dataset.

Best