# VTK class for pvd files

**URL:** <https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-class-for-pvd-files/6589>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 9, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-class-for-pvd-files/6589 "2021-09-09T09:44:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sagues](https://discourse.vtk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sagues](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Sagues)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-class-for-pvd-files/6589/1 "2021-09-09T09:44:35Z")

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Is there any c++ class in vtk to write .pvd files?

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**Author:** ![mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/mwestphal/32/19_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-class-for-pvd-files/6589/2 "2021-09-09T11:28:50Z")

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No, pvd is ParaView specific.

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**Author:** ![Sagues](https://discourse.vtk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sagues](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Sagues)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-class-for-pvd-files/6589/3 "2021-09-09T12:00:25Z")

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If I have a model with an unstructured grid and different data for different steps, is it possible to write it in vtk files without repeat the unstructured grid each step?

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**Author:** ![mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/mwestphal/32/19_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-class-for-pvd-files/6589/4 "2021-09-09T12:27:15Z")

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vtkEnSightWriter supports that:

[https://vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkEnSightWriter.html#a6c990ad3079855ce59450c52b7ce5952](https://vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkEnSightWriter.html#a6c990ad3079855ce59450c52b7ce5952)