# How to use VTK Extension filters standalone?

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-vtk-extension-filters-standalone/9166
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 12, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-vtk-extension-filters-standalone/9166 "2022-03-12T09:34:18Z")
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### Author: ![Vishnu-C](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/vishnu-c/32/3121_2.png) [@Vishnu-C](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Vishnu-C)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-vtk-extension-filters-standalone/9166/1 "2022-03-12T09:34:18Z")

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Hello all,  
I am in development of certain functions with help of VTK binaries that I built in VS2019. I would like to use certain filters in [VTKExtensions/FiltersGeneral](https://github.com/Kitware/ParaView/tree/be0fd052b6430c98d832a2d4bfb996a322d75e77/VTKExtensions/FiltersGeneral). Is it possible to build only those as a lib? Please suggest an easy way to use them from a VS project.

Thanks!

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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: [March 14, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-use-vtk-extension-filters-standalone/9166/2 "2022-03-14T13:17:28Z")

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> Is it possible to build only those as a lib?

Yes, just create your own modules like this one:  
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/tree/master/Examples/Modules/UsingVTK](https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/tree/master/Examples/Modules/UsingVTK)