# 3d model not showing up

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-not-showing-up/23524>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 22, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-not-showing-up/23524 "2022-05-22T12:05:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Crim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/crim/32/15354_2.png) [@Crim](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Crim)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-not-showing-up/23524/1 "2022-05-22T12:05:22Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to do some experiments with 3D Slicer, but the 3d model doesn’t show up no matter what I do (I tried to adjust the fov and under “volume rendering” section I only have the CT object, not the 3d one). By the way, right now I’m trying the sample data so this situation is really strange.  
Thank you.

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-not-showing-up/23524/2 "2022-05-22T16:08:43Z")

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Can you be more specific about what Slicer version and what computer platform you are using? To debug, I suggest starting with one of the tutorials and go step by step and then report when something doesn’t work as shown in the tutorial.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-model-not-showing-up/23524/3 "2022-05-23T03:01:41Z")

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> [@Crim](#):
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> the 3d model doesn’t show up

Do you mean you are loading an STL, OBJ, PLY, VTP, VTU, or VTK file as a `Model` and nothing appears in the 3D view?

Does the model appear if you click in the 3D view and hit the r key (to reset the zoom factor and field of view)?