# 3D Contour Plot with techplot data file
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-contour-plot-with-techplot-data-file/6564
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [February 26, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-contour-plot-with-techplot-data-file/6564 "2021-02-26T21:41:27Z")
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### Author:  [@Rajashekar6818](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Rajashekar6818)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-contour-plot-with-techplot-data-file/6564/1 "2021-02-26T21:41:27Z")
Dear All,
I want to plot a 3D contour. The datafile I have is the **.dat** file. It has zones data with XYZC points, there are 36 zones.
VARIABLES=“X”,“Y”,“Z”,“W”
ZONE T=" 1 "N= 930 E= 450 F=FEPOINT ET=QUADRILATERAL
0.666666666666667 0.000000000000000E+000 15.0000000000000
0.000000000000000E+000
2.00000000000000 0.000000000000000E+000 15.0000000000000
0.000000000000000E+000
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I have attached the sample data file with 2 zones and also the plot that should be generated with this data which I got from Tecplot.
can somebody please help to plot this in Paraview software?
 [AperturesR3D-18.dat](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/oeFmSlde7JcPPEjhrkAV3yBaQIM.dat) (406.3 KB)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/3d-contour-plot-with-techplot-data-file/6564/2 "2021-03-01T09:15:19Z")
I was able to generate this:
I do not see the data from your screenshot though.