# Make object always visible

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-object-always-visible/6407
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 6, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-object-always-visible/6407 "2021-02-06T18:58:06Z")
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### Author: ![liangwang0734](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3ab097/32.png) [@liangwang0734](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/liangwang0734)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/make-object-always-visible/6407/1 "2021-02-06T18:58:06Z")

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#### Object:

Make an object always visible, even when part of it is behind another object.

#### Example:

Now we have an outline box and half of it is in a big box, and half of it is outside of big box:  
 ![result](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f8cac049ca74f831798c475dba8ce3b1f5fa4867.png)

Can we make the part inside the big box visible, like:  
 ![expected](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4500d006721c918049f2ce560237efa4492d3a3f.png)

#### Thoughts

- What is the vtk/paraview way to set such a property (always visible)? If there is such an option, we may use Programmable Sources.
- Possibly related: Create two layers, and display the small outline in the top layer; [http://vtk.1045678.n5.nabble.com/Text-always-on-top-td5721132.html](http://vtk.1045678.n5.nabble.com/Text-always-on-top-td5721132.html)