# Direct vtkUnstructuredGrid object inquiry

**URL:** https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/direct-vtkunstructuredgrid-object-inquiry/5090
**Category:** HOOPS Envision Desktop
**Tags:** how-to
**Created:** [February 19, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/direct-vtkunstructuredgrid-object-inquiry/5090 "2026-02-19T13:45:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![hskang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85f322/32.png) [@hskang](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/u/hskang)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/direct-vtkunstructuredgrid-object-inquiry/5090/1 "2026-02-19T13:45:40Z")

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I understand that the model and state can be saved as VTU/PVD through VTKLib and VTK Plugin.  
But what I want to do is obtain the vtkUnstructuredGrid object directly in memory without any physical file I/O.

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### Author: ![mike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.techsoft3d.com/mike/32/228_2.png) [@mike](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/u/mike)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/direct-vtkunstructuredgrid-object-inquiry/5090/2 "2026-02-20T22:52:28Z")

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This appears to be a duplicate of [Direct vtkUnstructuredGrid object search](https://forum.techsoft3d.com/t/direct-vtkunstructuredgrid-object-search/5092)