# Reading time from plt format exported by tecplot

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-time-from-plt-format-exported-by-tecplot/7184
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 9, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-time-from-plt-format-exported-by-tecplot/7184 "2021-05-09T21:07:16Z")
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### Author: ![Sasa\_Sasa](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/sasa_sasa/32/6634_2.png) [@Sasa\_Sasa](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sasa_Sasa)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-time-from-plt-format-exported-by-tecplot/7184/1 "2021-05-09T21:07:16Z")

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Hello there,

Is there any way in Paraview to automatically detect the “time” from the tecplot plt files? I am aware that this issue was discussed long time ago in the link below but I hope it is now possible. Thank you

# [Importing tecplot (plt) files with time stamp in Paraview.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/importing-tecplot-plt-files-with-time-stamp-in-paraview/1709)