# vtk to shp

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-to-shp/13731
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-to-shp/13731 "2024-01-18T04:05:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Jaime\_S\_Manjarres\_Co](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jaime_s_manjarres_co/32/13432_2.png) [@Jaime\_S\_Manjarres\_Co](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jaime_S_Manjarres_Co)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-to-shp/13731/1 "2024-01-18T04:05:19Z")

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Could I generate shp file from vtk file

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### Author: ![Lucas\_Givord](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/lucas_givord/32/6851_2.png) [@Lucas\_Givord](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lucas_Givord)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/vtk-to-shp/13731/2 "2024-01-18T10:56:48Z")

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Hello @Jaime_S_Manjarres_Co,

I’m afraid that there is no writer for this file format in paraview, only a reader with the GDALReader AFAIK

FYI @mwestphal @Timothee_Couble