# Paraview clip does not display the mesh correctly

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-clip-does-not-display-the-mesh-correctly/16717
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** openfoam
**Created:** [May 26, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-clip-does-not-display-the-mesh-correctly/16717 "2025-05-26T10:07:57Z")
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### Author: ![nux-foam](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@nux-foam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nux-foam)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-clip-does-not-display-the-mesh-correctly/16717/1 "2025-05-26T10:07:57Z")

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Hi,  
I have created a fully hexahedral O-grid mesh using blockMesh and extrudeMesh in openfoam6 for a pipe with bends.

When I see the mesh in default view, it looks fine. But if I take a clip plane or slice parallel to the perpendicular to the pipe length, the mesh shows up with extra edges.

Overall Geometry:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/c/5/c56da53f308b37a856b5072a3e6cf87e7661bea8.png)

Normal View:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/b/a/ba0cc97d2af1228d7ab9d54edbfad4b75811ca56.png)

Slice View:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a64ce48297ec0a98b40750a53d642089f717c812.png)

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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: [May 26, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-clip-does-not-display-the-mesh-correctly/16717/2 "2025-05-26T11:38:38Z")

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please share your data.

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### Author: ![pcrepier](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pcrepier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pcrepier)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-clip-does-not-display-the-mesh-correctly/16717/3 "2025-05-26T12:34:42Z")

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Just turn off the triangulation of the slice in the slice’s advanced properties. You’ll get your quads back this way.

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### Author: ![nux-foam](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@nux-foam](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nux-foam)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2025, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-clip-does-not-display-the-mesh-correctly/16717/4 "2025-05-27T06:54:06Z")

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Thanks. This worked perfectly.