# Presente .txt file as surface in paraview

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/presente-txt-file-as-surface-in-paraview/11045
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [December 20, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/presente-txt-file-as-surface-in-paraview/11045 "2022-12-20T18:53:16Z")
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### Author: ![tima](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@tima](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/tima)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/presente-txt-file-as-surface-in-paraview/11045/1 "2022-12-20T18:53:16Z")

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I want to read a .txt file as a surface in paraview. The attached picture explains the virsion of the visualistaion I get is only as points even I apply surface. If an other type of file is needed and not .txt one please teel me.

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5d7aa7e2b706ec4986a14d5e84317fd071e212a8.png)

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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: [December 21, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/presente-txt-file-as-surface-in-paraview/11045/2 "2022-12-21T08:01:21Z")

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Hi @tima

Add a Glyph filter as in your screenshot ?

Best,