# How to create a moving dataset for sampling ?
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-moving-dataset-for-sampling/11410
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 14, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-moving-dataset-for-sampling/11410 "2023-02-14T21:12:03Z")
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### Author:  [@s1291](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/s1291)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-moving-dataset-for-sampling/11410/1 "2023-02-14T21:12:04Z")
Hello,
Is it possible within Paraview to create a moving dataset that follows a moving object?
A little bit of context:
I need to post-process a flow simulation around a **moving** airfoil. I have to use a dataset (such as an ellipse surrounding the airfoil) to sample data on it. While this is straightforward for a static mesh, I am curious if it is possible to have the dataset (in this case, the ellipse) move with the airfoil in its motion.
Any ideas?
Thank you
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### Author:  [@s1291](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/s1291)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-create-a-moving-dataset-for-sampling/11410/2 "2023-02-15T01:50:05Z")
As a temporary solution, I had to:
- Create the sampling dataset manually using Python for every timestep and save it as CSV files.
- Load the CSV files, and apply the “Tables to points” filter. Then add a calculator filter to generate the coordinates vector of the dataset explicitly.
- Export the data as `.pvd` data for all time steps.
- Manually modify the `.pvd` file using GNU sed to use the correct timesteps (the same timesteps of the target simulation).
- Load the simulation.
- Load the `.pvd` file.
- The dataset should follow the target object from the simulation.