# how to extract time steps from multi slice

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-time-steps-from-multi-slice/5315
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 11, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-time-steps-from-multi-slice/5315 "2020-09-11T05:29:56Z")
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### Author: ![lyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e47774/32.png) [@lyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lyz)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-time-steps-from-multi-slice/5315/1 "2020-09-11T05:29:56Z")

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I generate multi slice on sphere, and how can I convert to time steps data.  
 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/39cafe2d4929cd07872fef53452d612c1b9c0424.jpeg)

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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: [September 11, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-time-steps-from-multi-slice/5315/2 "2020-09-11T06:44:15Z")

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Animate your slice value using the animation view

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### Author: ![lyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e47774/32.png) [@lyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lyz)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-extract-time-steps-from-multi-slice/5315/3 "2020-09-11T06:51:48Z")

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Thank you. It works.