# Data file format for 3D view and time line
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-file-format-for-3d-view-and-time-line/2375
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [August 7, 2019, 9:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-file-format-for-3d-view-and-time-line/2375 "2019-08-07T09:45:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@ChrisRay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ChrisRay)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2019, 9:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-file-format-for-3d-view-and-time-line/2375/1 "2019-08-07T09:45:27Z")
Hello
I am a new user of paraview and I have a question about the format of datas files.
I have a series of 3D dots in an XYZ landmark and for each point I have a daily temperature measurement.
I would like to visualize in 3D these temperatures in the form of solid for example and use the time steps to see their evolution.
I created a .CSV file with XYZ data and temperature measurements in columns with dates in the header, I can load it and view it but I can not exploit it.
I did not find in the manuals and tutorials how to write the data file.
Do you have any indications to guide me?
With my thanks to the community
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-file-format-for-3d-view-and-time-line/2375/2 "2019-08-07T09:48:37Z")
Welcome to the ParaView community !
please share your .csv file.
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### Author:  [@ChrisRay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ChrisRay)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-file-format-for-3d-view-and-time-line/2375/3 "2019-08-07T09:54:01Z")
Hello
Thanks for your prompt answer
Here attached the CSV file containing data.
[Tous thermocouples tubes dates.csv](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/a6M6ElPP0vb919Va9dybGmUwvTF.csv) (76.2 KB)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2019, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-file-format-for-3d-view-and-time-line/2375/4 "2019-08-07T10:11:08Z")
You need to use a TableToPoint filter, like this :
- Filters -\> Table to points
- Set X, Y and Z correctly
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### Author:  [@ChrisRay](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ChrisRay)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-file-format-for-3d-view-and-time-line/2375/5 "2019-08-07T14:09:31Z")
Works fine !
I had just to modify decimal separator and date format to use this filter correctly.
thank you !
I now have only to manipulate the data to have volumes with interpolations and time steps.
Still a lot to discover with this software
thanks again
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/data-file-format-for-3d-view-and-time-line/2375/6 "2019-08-07T17:07:02Z")
With Mathieu’s great help, sounds like you are on your way. Here is a wiki reference for future folks trying to visualize points in a .csv file: [https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Data\_formats](https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Data_formats)