# 1D XDMF Dataset - Problem Plotting

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/1d-xdmf-dataset-problem-plotting/17186
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/1d-xdmf-dataset-problem-plotting/17186 "2025-09-15T20:58:51Z")
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### Author: ![hunter.gilbert](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@hunter.gilbert](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hunter.gilbert)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/1d-xdmf-dataset-problem-plotting/17186/1 "2025-09-15T20:58:51Z")

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Hi,

Please see the attached dataset. I’m using ParaView 5.13.0 (client information attached). The dataset will load using the Xdmf3 Reader S, and the data displays correctly in a Render View. If I open a Line Chart view and try to plot the point data array ‘f’ against the Points\_X coordinate on the x-axis, I receive an error message that says “No X column is set (index 0)”. It seems that Paraview is aware of what data in the file is the point x coordinates, because the display in the RenderView makes sense. A workaround is to use the “Plot Over Line” filter, or to use a Calculator filter to evaluate coordsX to a new result array and use that new array as the x-axis of the line chart, but it seems odd that one would need an additional filter. Is this a bug, or is this expected behavior?

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