[Particles] (P)
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**Description**: Exports the particles.

Particles can be exported to the file formats below:

* VTK files (\*.vtk)

This item is active only when a [2D Post-processing Window] or [3D
Post-processing Window] is active.

Wyen you select [Particles], the [Export Particles] dialog
(:numref:`image_export_particles_dialog`)
will open. Edit the setting and click on [OK] to start exporting. File
names of exported files will be "(Prefix) + (Number) + (".vtk")".

When you want to export partial data, remove the check on [All
timesteps] and specify the range of timesteps by editing [Start] and
[End], and [Skip rate].

.. _image_export_particles_dialog:

.. figure:: images/export_particles_dialog.png
   :width: 190pt

   The [Export Particles] dialog