# I cannot view .vtu file in Paraview.

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-cannot-view-vtu-file-in-paraview/7448
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 20, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-cannot-view-vtu-file-in-paraview/7448 "2021-06-20T00:56:27Z")
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### Author: ![Vyacheslav\_Siniy](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/vyacheslav_siniy/32/6934_2.png) [@Vyacheslav\_Siniy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vyacheslav_Siniy)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-cannot-view-vtu-file-in-paraview/7448/1 "2021-06-20T00:56:27Z")

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Hello. I have a .vtu file, but I cannot view it in Paraview. I’ve tried on another one (some sample from the Internet) and it works fine, so maybe something is wrong with my file. Can you please help me? (I have two version: ascii and binary)  
[cell0\_0.vtu](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/ymmzOe3L9Eedcr5M6vl9k9rWpiD.vtu) (1.8 KB)  
[Cell-0\_0.vtu](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/bwqm7inxLSfU2ruPpdV4qiwQ9FP.vtu) (1.5 KB)

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### Author: ![Kenichiro-Yoshimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@Kenichiro-Yoshimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenichiro-Yoshimi)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-cannot-view-vtu-file-in-paraview/7448/2 "2021-06-20T04:17:38Z")

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Hello,

Your data contain only points, so they can be viewed by using **Point Gaussian**. If you want to view them as a mesh data, you may want to apply the **Delaunay 2D** filter with the **Projection Plane Mode** changed to **Best-Fitting Plane**.

 ![point_gaussian](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/7/78bcd5e3fe46594266dbb401440b37ced71afcfb.png)

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### Author: ![Vyacheslav\_Siniy](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/vyacheslav_siniy/32/6934_2.png) [@Vyacheslav\_Siniy](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vyacheslav_Siniy)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-cannot-view-vtu-file-in-paraview/7448/3 "2021-06-20T05:37:52Z")

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Thank you, I see the points now, but I can’t find how to apply Delaunay 2D filter. Do I need to specify it when writing vtu, or there is a button in paraview for that?

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### Author: ![Kenichiro-Yoshimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@Kenichiro-Yoshimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenichiro-Yoshimi)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-cannot-view-vtu-file-in-paraview/7448/4 "2021-06-20T05:44:53Z")

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Hello,

The Delaunay 2D filter can be found in the Filters menu of ParaView. After loading the vtu file, click

> Filters \> Alphabetical \> Delaunay 2D