# Extracting paraviw data into arrays

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-paraviw-data-into-arrays/5001
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [July 31, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-paraviw-data-into-arrays/5001 "2020-07-31T10:11:28Z")
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#### Post date: [July 31, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/extracting-paraviw-data-into-arrays/5001/1 "2020-07-31T10:11:28Z")

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Hi

I have recently used the glyph filter to represent a 3D deformation image. The Deformation is presented with Arrows.  
I want to use the representation post-processed in Paraview, and to extract the initial and terminal coordinates of each arrow (Xi,Yi,Zi, Xt,Yt,Zt).

I have tried to ‘save data as csv’ but when I’m trying to quiver-plot the csv data I get a completely different representation from the one I have in Paraview.

Is there a simple way it can be done? maybe by extracting the coordinates out from the vtk file (enclose) ?

[def\_glyp.vtk](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/aQlbdOl4cWIvojJgf4Fw5NnJBp6.vtk) (93.1 KB)

any hint is welcomed  
Thanks !

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