# Adding Text to Polydata

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/adding-text-to-polydata/7306
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 1, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/adding-text-to-polydata/7306 "2021-12-01T13:41:05Z")
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### Author: ![devngc](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/devngc/32/2750_2.png) [@devngc](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/devngc)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/adding-text-to-polydata/7306/1 "2021-12-01T13:41:05Z")

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Hi All,

I am interested in adding text to Polydata that I can write to a file. I see that I can use `vtkTextSource` and `vtkVectorText` objects that I can use.

I have seen examples where these objects are tied to actors and then added to the render window. That’s not what I am looking for. I want to be able to add the text to Polydata to that I can write it.

1. Is there a way to position either of these objects in a coordinate system?

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### Author: ![devngc](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/devngc/32/2750_2.png) [@devngc](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/devngc)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/adding-text-to-polydata/7306/2 "2021-12-02T02:20:05Z")

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I figured I could create a `vtkVectorText` object and move it to a location using the `vtkTransformPolydataFilter.`