# Point coordinates written in binary

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-coordinates-written-in-binary/9449
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-coordinates-written-in-binary/9449 "2022-04-16T07:29:53Z")
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#### Post date: [April 16, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/point-coordinates-written-in-binary/9449/1 "2022-04-16T07:29:53Z")

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Point coordinates written in binary, the format is:  
The first line is the x coordinate: x1, x2, x3… coordinates  
The second row is the y coordinate: y1, y2, y3… coordinates  
The third row is the z coordinate: z1, z2, z3… coordinates  
How to open this file containing point coordinates with paraview