# What filter for a lattice structure
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-filter-for-a-lattice-structure/17260
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 23, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-filter-for-a-lattice-structure/17260 "2025-10-23T17:44:52Z")
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### Author:  [@kaengo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kaengo)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-filter-for-a-lattice-structure/17260/1 "2025-10-23T17:44:52Z")
Hello to all
I have a csv, which contains data of a lattice structure.
Every line of my csv is one rod of my lattice structure.
The 2nd to 7th columns show the coordinates of the rod (x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2) . The following columns show values from which I want to plot one.
I tried now 2 days without success.
Finally deepseek wrote me a programmable filter.
But I think, my problem is so easy, there should be a solution without an extra programmable filter..
I use paraview 5.10.0-RC1 on Ubuntu 22.04.
Could somebody tell me, which filters to use ?
Greetings,
Holger
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-filter-for-a-lattice-structure/17260/2 "2025-10-24T08:29:52Z")
> [@kaengo](#):
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> The 2nd to 7th columns show the coordinates of the rod (x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2) . The following columns show values from which I want to plot one.
If I understand correctly, your CSV contains a list of line coordinates, is that correct ?
If that is so, there is no other solution than programmable filter (yet).
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### Author:  [@kaengo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kaengo)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-filter-for-a-lattice-structure/17260/3 "2025-10-24T12:16:45Z")
Yes, in every Line of my csv are the values x\_1,y\_1, z\_1 (first point of the rod) and x\_2, y\_2,z\_2 (second point of the rod). the following values are pressure stress from theory of second order, buckling safety, etc ….
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-filter-for-a-lattice-structure/17260/4 "2025-10-24T12:21:05Z")
then you must use a programmable filter.
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### Author:  [@kaengo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kaengo)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/what-filter-for-a-lattice-structure/17260/5 "2025-10-24T12:32:27Z")
OK,
thank you.
need I
Have a good day