.. _volume_page: 

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Volume
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**Volume** mesh quality criterion reflects the volume of meshes of a 3D object.

*To apply the Volume quality criterion to your mesh:*

.. |img| image:: ../images/image145.png

#. Display your mesh in the viewer.
#. Choose **Controls > Volume Controls > Volume** or click *"Volume"* button |img| in the toolbar.

   Your mesh will be displayed in the viewer with its elements colored according to the applied mesh quality control criterion:

	.. image:: ../images/image143.gif
		:align: center


**See Also** a sample TUI Script of a :ref:`tui_volume` filter.