# Local axes are displayed in the nodes, not in elements
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/local-axes-are-displayed-in-the-nodes-not-in-elements/13112
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** exodus
**Created:** [October 26, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/local-axes-are-displayed-in-the-nodes-not-in-elements/13112 "2023-10-26T13:30:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Andr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andr)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/local-axes-are-displayed-in-the-nodes-not-in-elements/13112/1 "2023-10-26T13:30:19Z")
Hello. I currently try to visualize exodus file, obtained as a result from MOOSE framework. There is an issue with local axes displaying: they are displayed at the nodes, but i need it to be assingned to elemetns.
[small\_strain\_bending\_out1.e](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/tiwpArIXzF7zZQrowvEbnVy0YFa.e) (81.7 KB)
Help me please to get the correct view.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/local-axes-are-displayed-in-the-nodes-not-in-elements/13112/2 "2023-10-26T13:32:46Z")
Use `CellCenters` filter
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### Author:  [@Andr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andr)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/local-axes-are-displayed-in-the-nodes-not-in-elements/13112/3 "2023-10-26T13:49:39Z")
Thank you. Does then a glyph filter must be inside CellCenters?
If it is true, then i can’t acces to my data “local\_axis\_x”, which was available when I used the glyph directly.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/local-axes-are-displayed-in-the-nodes-not-in-elements/13112/4 "2023-10-26T13:53:16Z")
Use `PointDataToCellData` first, it will interpolate.
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### Author:  [@Andr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andr)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/local-axes-are-displayed-in-the-nodes-not-in-elements/13112/5 "2023-10-26T14:00:33Z")
Thank you, it works