# Volume Viewing Issue

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-viewing-issue/5650
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 24, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-viewing-issue/5650 "2020-10-24T23:40:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jessblair11)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-viewing-issue/5650/1 "2020-10-24T23:40:17Z")

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Hello!  
I am trying to view the volume of a .vtu file at a certain timestep, but whenever I use the drop down box and click on “volume”, my ParaView Layout turns pitch black. I have included a screenshot for reference. Any help would be much appreciated; thank you in advance!

 ![Screen Shot 2020-10-24 at 4.39.46 PM](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4024817358a04e8812f42971e70c9139cf5a7d77.png)

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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-viewing-issue/5650/2 "2020-10-25T21:04:18Z")

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I think you have fallen into an old, and we thought rare or hard to replicate, Mac bug. I just looked, and I can see it on my Mac also. Thanks for reporting. It is written up here: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19849](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19849).

Could you do me a favor and let us know your graphics card? The easiest way is to either go Apple/ About This Mac/ Graphics, OR ParaView/ About ParaView/ Copy to Clipboard, and paste this information in a reply here? Thanks, Alan

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### Author: ![Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Jessblair11](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jessblair11)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/volume-viewing-issue/5650/3 "2020-10-25T21:38:49Z")

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Hello, thank you for the reply and the link to the old problem. Unfortunately, you’re right about this bug. I have included the graphics card for my Mac. It is: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 1536 MB. Via ParaView, I was unable to pull up that information, but you listed it as an “OR” option, so I am hopeful the information provided is enough. Thank you again!