# Placing slice filters ALONG a pipe

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/placing-slice-filters-along-a-pipe/6454
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 13, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/placing-slice-filters-along-a-pipe/6454 "2021-02-13T00:48:20Z")
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### Author: ![epaj95](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@epaj95](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/epaj95)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/placing-slice-filters-along-a-pipe/6454/1 "2021-02-13T00:48:20Z")

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Hello.

I am trying to create multiple slices along tube-like geometries.

If I use the standard slice filter, the plane cuts across the entire domain like this:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b34d416376547786c1a8140ee89273780c88dd19.png)

This results in two slices. I don’t want this:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6be79708bb7133c3d8400617da78d3b50dbc2e9e.jpeg)

Instead I want a series of slices like this:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5823d3ea0b094edb89093880840cbf446e0a5182.jpeg)

The problem is, using the slice + clip function is very time-intensive and I was wondering if there is a better way. For example, defining a plane with a point, normal and radius. Or defining a plane with 3 points. I also have a polyline (centerline) which might be useful for this process.

Currently, I need to apply slice + clip manually which is slow for many cross-sections and geometries.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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### Author: ![Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kenneth_moreland/32/15033_2.png) [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/placing-slice-filters-along-a-pipe/6454/2 "2021-02-14T17:11:36Z")

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Are you applying `Slice` first and then `Clip`? That should be much faster than `Clip` then `Slice`.

Also, you might try using `Extract Cells by Region` instead of `Clip`. The extract filter might be faster.