# extract data from a volume along an elliptical line

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-data-from-a-volume-along-an-elliptical-line/723
**Category:** Tips and Tricks
**Created:** [October 12, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-data-from-a-volume-along-an-elliptical-line/723 "2018-10-12T23:21:33Z")
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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extract-data-from-a-volume-along-an-elliptical-line/723/1 "2018-10-12T23:21:33Z")

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Here is how to extract the data along an elliptical line.

- Open your dataset. Add all variables. Apply.
- Sources/ Spline Source. Place your spline. Apply.
- Filters/ Resample With Dataset. Apply.