# Interactive select points not working

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interactive-select-points-not-working/3461
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python, vtk
**Created:** [January 30, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interactive-select-points-not-working/3461 "2020-01-30T11:19:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Samanvith\_A](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/samanvith_a/32/2378_2.png) [@Samanvith\_A](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Samanvith_A)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interactive-select-points-not-working/3461/1 "2020-01-30T11:19:30Z")

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The interactive selection points is not working in ParaView 5.8. I have installed the new version of ParaView an hour ago.  
I have attached an

 ![screen](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/63f49d12065f98bd52a4c56734f2d9127068feab.jpeg) image for reference

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/interactive-select-points-not-working/3461/2 "2020-01-30T11:26:23Z")

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Interactive Select Point cannot work with Outline or Volume Rendering.  
Switch to surface representation.