# How to Properly Display XYZ-Format Data

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 24, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519 "2025-04-24T10:13:15Z")
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### Author: ![Ynnnnn](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/ynnnnn/32/16357_2.png) [@Ynnnnn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ynnnnn)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519/1 "2025-04-24T10:13:15Z")

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The data in XYZ format appears normal when viewed in other software, but displays incorrectly in ParaView.

How to solved this problem?

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/8/7/87f06f2cceeca104366e02c8c1e26688cea63451.png)

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/5/d/5da69045dca602a270cbaf996911c3c8043e3b5f.png)

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/1/a/1a041f853412cf80d2e485c1363ff259a749ed83.png)

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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: [April 24, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519/2 "2025-04-24T11:11:11Z")

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You are opening this file using a molecule reader (xyz is a popular molecule format). Use the correct reader for your data instead ?

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### Author: ![cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/cory.quammen/32/11193_2.png) [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519/3 "2025-04-24T21:57:13Z")

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For example, the Delimted Text reader.

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### Author: ![Ynnnnn](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/ynnnnn/32/16357_2.png) [@Ynnnnn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ynnnnn)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2025, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519/4 "2025-04-25T06:54:56Z")

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I renamed the data with .txt/.csv extensions  
but couldn’t open it properly using:

- CSV Reader
- GDAL Vector Reader
- PDAL Reader

What should I do exactly?

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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: [April 25, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519/5 "2025-04-25T07:55:47Z")

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please share your data.

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### Author: ![Ynnnnn](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/ynnnnn/32/16357_2.png) [@Ynnnnn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ynnnnn)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519/6 "2025-04-25T09:10:57Z")

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data：

[7000.xyz](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/deflNlGhoLR8xn1c42grAzPII9M.xyz) (233.7 KB)

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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: [April 25, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-properly-display-xyz-format-data/16519/7 "2025-04-25T16:11:08Z")

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- run ParaView
- File → Open → Files of types → All files (\*) → 7000.xyz → CSVReader
- Uncheck HaveHeaders, use " " for Field delimiter char, press Apply
- Filters → Alphabetical → TableToPoints → X - Field 0 / Y - Field 1 / Z - Field 2, Apply

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/f/4/f453ba8385e609c4d2cb0fa97e8d1128b2d3d73a.png)

Here is a statefile is that helps:

[ttp.pvsm](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/fMInoTty7ihcjFlnxvje19UnVnd.pvsm) (197.2 KB)