# ReadCoviseDirectory
read COVISE data in a directory

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## Parameters
|name|description|type|
|-|-|-|
|first_step|first timestep to read|Int|
|last_step|last timestep to read (-1: last)|Int|
|step_increment|number of steps to increment|Int|
|first_rank|rank for first partition of first timestep|Int|
|directory|directory to scan for .covise files|String|
|grid|filename for grid ((none))|String|
|normals|name of COVISE file for normals ((none))|String|
|field0|name of COVISE file for field 2 ((none))|String|
|field1|name of COVISE file for field 3 ((none))|String|
|field2|name of COVISE file for field 4 ((none))|String|
|distribute_time|distribute timesteps across MPI ranks|Int|