# Find Tecplot mesh cell closest to Probe Location

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-tecplot-mesh-cell-closest-to-probe-location/4289
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-tecplot-mesh-cell-closest-to-probe-location/4289 "2020-05-08T14:41:43Z")
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### Author: ![tskiado](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/tskiado/32/3188_2.png) [@tskiado](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tskiado)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/find-tecplot-mesh-cell-closest-to-probe-location/4289/1 "2020-05-08T14:41:43Z")

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Hi all!

I have loaded a Tecplot file in Paraview. I would like to find the mesh cell closest to a probe location with known coordinates and the according indices of the mesh (grid coordinates). Is that possible?

Thanks a lot!