# Mapping a surface data and curves onto a plane

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-a-surface-data-and-curves-onto-a-plane/6485
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-a-surface-data-and-curves-onto-a-plane/6485 "2021-02-17T15:43:43Z")
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### Author: ![jdesman1](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jdesman1](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jdesman1)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/mapping-a-surface-data-and-curves-onto-a-plane/6485/1 "2021-02-17T15:43:43Z")

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Hi,

I have a variety of surfaces and curves .vtk files that are related to each other. I was wondering if it was possible to take a surface and a curves object, and project them onto a set 2D plane. Essentially, to take a 2D slice of the surface, but also to project the 3D curves (or some of the nearby ones, at least) onto that 2D plane as well. I was wondering if Paraview had a filter which could accomplish this, or if I would have to write code to manually figure out the projections.

Thanks!