# How to select and extract data along an elliptical line

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-and-extract-data-along-an-elliptical-line/442
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [August 16, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-and-extract-data-along-an-elliptical-line/442 "2018-08-16T22:23:29Z")
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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-and-extract-data-along-an-elliptical-line/442/1 "2018-08-16T22:23:29Z")

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From a user:

I’m trying to extract data from a volume that is on an elliptical line. I only see the linear line extraction option. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,

Alan

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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-and-extract-data-along-an-elliptical-line/442/2 "2018-08-20T19:35:20Z")

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Ping?

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### Author: ![dcthomp](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/dcthomp/32/20_2.png) [@dcthomp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dcthomp)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-select-and-extract-data-along-an-elliptical-line/442/3 "2018-08-20T19:44:32Z")

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Use the `Resample with Dataset` filter. Set the Input to the volume and the Source to the elliptical line.