diff --git a/sample/CMakeLists.txt b/sample/CMakeLists.txt
index 5180106..47a74b5 100644
--- a/sample/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sample/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ if (HDF5_FOUND)
     
     add_executable(testHDF5 testHDF5.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(testHDF5 ${tolink})
+
+    add_executable(gadgetToArray gadgetToArray.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(gadgetToArray ${tolink})
+
 endif (HDF5_FOUND)
 
 
diff --git a/sample/gadgetToArray.cpp b/sample/gadgetToArray.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb01e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample/gadgetToArray.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include <cmath>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include "cic.hpp"
+#include "loadGadget.hpp"
+#include "miniargs.hpp"
+#include <H5Cpp.h>
+#include "hdf5_array.hpp"
+
+using namespace CosmoTool;
+using namespace std;
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  typedef boost::multi_array<float, 2> array_type;
+  uint32_t res;
+  char *fname;
+  int id;
+
+  MiniArgDesc desc[] = {
+    { "SNAPSHOT", &fname, MINIARG_STRING },
+    { 0, 0, MINIARG_NULL }
+  };
+
+  if (!parseMiniArgs(argc, argv, desc))
+    return 1;
+
+  H5::H5File f("density.h5", H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+  
+
+  SimuData *p = loadGadgetMulti(fname, 0, 0);
+  double L0 = p->BoxSize/1000;
+  array_type parts(boost::extents[p->TotalNumPart][3]);
+  uint64_t q = 0;
+  
+  try {
+    for (int cpuid=0;;cpuid++) {
+      p = loadGadgetMulti(fname, cpuid, NEED_POSITION);
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < p->NumPart; i++)
+        {
+          parts[q][0] = p->Pos[0][i]/1000;
+          parts[q][1] = p->Pos[1][i]/1000;
+          parts[q][2] = p->Pos[2][i]/1000;
+          q++;
+        }
+
+      delete p;
+    }
+  } catch (const NoSuchFileException& e) {}
+
+  hdf5_write_array(f, "particles", parts);
+
+  return 0;
+}