# How to convert the Block Number to attribute for each point？Thanks

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962 "2025-01-10T02:17:48Z")
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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/1 "2025-01-10T02:17:48Z")

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/2 "2025-01-10T08:17:48Z")

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GenerateIds should do the trick

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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/3 "2025-01-10T08:30:41Z")

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Thank you, but I’m referring to the Block Number, not the point ID.

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/4 "2025-01-10T08:33:27Z")

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Indeed, the to use filter is named “BlockIds”

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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/5 "2025-01-10T08:38:22Z")

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I can’t find this filter “Block ids”

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/6 "2025-01-10T08:43:47Z")

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Which version of ParaView are you using ?

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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/7 "2025-01-10T08:47:11Z")

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pv 5.6

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/8 "2025-01-10T08:48:01Z")

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This filter probably does not exists with ParaView v5.6, please update to the latest release, you can find it here: [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)

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### Author: ![hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/hdz19900725/32/7157_2.png) [@hdz19900725](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/hdz19900725)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-convert-the-block-number-to-attribute-for-each-point-thanks/15962/9 "2025-01-10T08:48:51Z")

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ok, I’ll try, thank you.