# Create Polyline Source

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-polyline-source/4306
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-polyline-source/4306 "2020-05-11T23:07:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![anandrewli](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/anandrewli/32/3377_2.png) [@anandrewli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anandrewli)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-polyline-source/4306/1 "2020-05-11T23:07:38Z")

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Hello,  
I’m trying to create a polyline source in ParaView 5.8.0.  
I went to Sources \> Geometric Shapes \> Poly Line Source.  
In the dialog, why I can’t change the value of the X, Y, Z of the points?  
I want to assign new coordinates.  
Thanks

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-polyline-source/4306/2 "2020-05-12T01:18:37Z")

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Definitely a bug !

Reported here :  
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19918](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19918)

A workaround is to use python with

```auto
p = GetActiveSource()
p.Points = [0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0]

```

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### Author: ![anandrewli](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/anandrewli/32/3377_2.png) [@anandrewli](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anandrewli)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/create-polyline-source/4306/3 "2020-05-12T01:56:48Z")

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Thanks, Mathieu 👍