# Need a Quick Start Guide for Catalyst Exports

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-a-quick-start-guide-for-catalyst-exports/3187
**Category:** In Situ Support
**Created:** [December 13, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-a-quick-start-guide-for-catalyst-exports/3187 "2019-12-13T20:13:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![olearypatrick](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/olearypatrick/32/9_2.png) [@olearypatrick](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olearypatrick)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-a-quick-start-guide-for-catalyst-exports/3187/1 "2019-12-13T20:13:58Z")

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It would be great to have a quick start guide for exporting python scripts from ParaView for use with Catalyst in situ analysis and visualization activities. The steps and the panels have changed since the creation f the user guide.

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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: [December 13, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-a-quick-start-guide-for-catalyst-exports/3187/2 "2019-12-13T20:40:47Z")

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@patchett2002 I think this is a good idea. I think it would benefit LANL more than us. Want me to write it up, and put it on your nickel?

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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: [December 13, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/need-a-quick-start-guide-for-catalyst-exports/3187/3 "2019-12-13T20:42:59Z")

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Alan, I’ve created an issue here: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/issues/19528](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/issues/19528).