# CSV table data to 3D
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-table-data-to-3d/7858
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [August 24, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-table-data-to-3d/7858 "2021-08-24T06:39:58Z")
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### Author:  [@Eyang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eyang)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-table-data-to-3d/7858/1 "2021-08-24T06:39:58Z")
I’m new to Paraview. I have CSV data in table format. So the rows represent Y, and the columns represent X, and for each cell, the Z value is stored. Can I use Paraview to generate the 3D view?
for example, as below, ABCDEFG are columns representing X, and 12345 in the left are rows representing Y. The numbers indicate the Z value.
/t A B C D E F G
1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
2 1 1 2 2 3 4 5
3 2 2 3 3 5 5 5
4 2 2 22 2 3 4 5
5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-table-data-to-3d/7858/2 "2021-08-24T08:08:54Z")
CSVReader + TableToStructuredGrid should work
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### Author:  [@Eyang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eyang)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-table-data-to-3d/7858/3 "2021-08-27T04:14:51Z")
Uploading: eye height high mag.csv…
[Sample.csv](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/l22098qup8Dm8kfkMmcUig3dos4.csv) (21.8 KB)
Hi Mat, thanks for the reply. I’ve attached a sample file. The file is not structured as XYZ columns. The columns, A, B,C,D …represent X-axis (they are in arbitrary units), and rows 1,2,…38 represent Y-axis (with arbitrary units), and each cell value represents the Z value (hight). I’m having trouble reading this with Paraview. I’d like to display 3D structure but not sure how. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Kenichiro-Yoshimi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenichiro-Yoshimi)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2021, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-table-data-to-3d/7858/4 "2021-08-27T08:25:33Z")
One way to achieve this is to use a **Programmable Source**.
1. **Source \> Alphabetical \> Programmable Source**
2. Fill in the **Script (RequestInformation)** as shown below.
```python
from paraview import util
util.SetOutputWholeExtent(self, [0, 98, 0, 37, 0, 0])
```
Here, the values to be specified for **SetOutputWholeExtent** are obtained by counting the number of rows and columns from the csv file in advance.
1. Enter the following in **Script**.
```python
import numpy as np
path = 'data_path/Sample.csv'
a = np.loadtxt(path, delimiter=',', encoding='utf-8_sig').flatten()
output.SetDimensions(99, 38, 1)
output.SetOrigin(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
output.SetSpacing(1, 1, 1)
output.PointData.append(a, 'height')
```
Here, **path** is the absolute path to the location of Sample.csv. And set the number of rows and columns in the csv file in **output.SetDimensions**.
1. Specify **vtkImageData** as the **Output Data Set Type**.
2. Apply
3. Continue to apply **Filters \> Alphabetical \> Warp By Scalar** , as shown below.
The state file for the above operations is attached.
[programmable\_source.pvsm](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/gg2hG5vDC3seZF29CLlb9dMBjLS.pvsm) (292.2 KB)
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### Author:  [@Eyang](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Eyang)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/csv-table-data-to-3d/7858/5 "2021-09-04T05:30:48Z")
Thank you for the very detailed reply. I’ll give it a try. Much appreciated.