# Viewing measurements in submicrometer
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-measurements-in-submicrometer/9817
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [June 16, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-measurements-in-submicrometer/9817 "2022-06-16T02:33:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@dinodano](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dinodano)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-measurements-in-submicrometer/9817/1 "2022-06-16T02:33:48Z")
Hello,
I just started learning Paraview and sorry in advance if the problem I need help addressing is very trivial or have been answered before. ๐
Currently I am using Paraview for postprocessing for a FEM simulation done on FreeCAD. The project that I am doing involves measuring dimensional changes in a submicron level.
[airy1-CCX\_Results.vtk](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/6WknhEhI0YkVDPys0mMW1VCsE9u.vtk) (305.6 KB)
According to the color preset on the results obtained, there is a small change of 4.8 micrometer in the X direction. I am currently measuring the length change in the X direction from the midpoint to the end using the ruler function and the length always seems to round off to 50mm, instead of possibly 50.0048mm. Changing the scale under the label properties of ruler doesnt seem to work either. The dimensions of the block is 100 x 9 x 35 mm. I was wondering if there is any other tools on Paraview or a better way to use the Ruler tool to measure changes in the submicron level.
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@Kenichiro-Yoshimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenichiro-Yoshimi)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-measurements-in-submicrometer/9817/2 "2022-06-16T03:37:41Z")
Hi,
First, the geometry must be deformed based on the displacement vector (`Displacment`) using the **Warp By Vector** filter. Then could you try **Ruler**?
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### Author:  [@dinodano](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dinodano)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-measurements-in-submicrometer/9817/3 "2022-06-16T05:59:04Z")
Yes! It works! Thank you so much, I did not know I had to do that (Warp by Vector).
May I ask if there is a instructional manual for the label format? The labelling of **%4.10f** helped me greatly in presenting my data. Are there other label formats that I can look into?
Thank you so much! Lifesaver ๐
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### Author:  [@Kenichiro-Yoshimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenichiro-Yoshimi)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-measurements-in-submicrometer/9817/4 "2022-06-16T06:17:19Z")
Hi,
The format of the label is the same as the format in the C language. So would you refer to the C language textbook?
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### Author:  [@dinodano](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dinodano)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-measurements-in-submicrometer/9817/5 "2022-06-16T09:30:53Z")
Alright, Iโll look into the C language format.
Sorry to trouble you again, I cannot seem to obtain an x-coordinate that corresponds to the change in displacement. From the legend or color bar, I am supposed to find the **1.2e-06** change in the X displacement. But measuring from one edge to another edge or midpoint, it still comes off as 50 and/or 0,50,100 in exact values.
Please advise, thank you. ๐
[airy5-CCX\_Results.vtk](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/ig2uV0h5XFkH9lZ9ztflb3D9Wo1.vtk) (357.2 KB)
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### Author:  [@Kenichiro-Yoshimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenichiro-Yoshimi)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/viewing-measurements-in-submicrometer/9817/6 "2022-06-16T23:50:18Z")
Even if I change line 5 in airy5-CCX\_Results.vtk from `float` to `double`:
> POINTS 1107 float โ POINTS 1107 double
the **Warp By Vector** filter is still calculating single precision, so this seems to be a bug.
I have reported this below.
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/21439](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/21439)