# Vector plot

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-plot/4603
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-plot/4603 "2020-06-17T06:50:35Z")
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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: [June 22, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vector-plot/4603/4 "2020-06-22T00:46:47Z")

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Hi Beer,

I highly recommend that new ParaView users go through the [ParaView Tutorial](https://www.paraview.org/paraview-downloads/download.php?submit=Download&version=v5.8&type=data&os=Sources&downloadFile=ParaViewTutorial-5.8.1.pdf). It covers a number of filters useful to you and will answer many questions you may have.

It appears that your dataset has three data arrays that define the separate components of a vector data array. You’ll need to perform an intermediate step to turn those components into a 3-component data array before it can be used as the orientation array in the **Glyph** filter. Please see this [ParaView FAQ entry](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-use-three-different-arrays-as-components-of-one-vector-field/4637) for how to do that.

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