# Import tecplot data
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 9, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425 "2024-04-09T06:27:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@JohnMaclayn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JohnMaclayn)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/1 "2024-04-09T06:27:11Z")
Hi! I have an issue importing tecplot .tec file from Autodesk CFD to paraview. As you can see on the figure, I have no data to plot, which is strange since I have a lot of data in the file and the tecplot pattern seems respected. @Federico_Giacomarra Is it possible for you to share your tecplot file so I can check on my PC if the issue comes from my file or from Paraview please?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/2 "2024-04-18T07:34:35Z")
Please share your data
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### Author:  [@JohnMaclayn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JohnMaclayn)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/3 "2024-04-18T08:58:57Z")
Hi Mathieu,
The .tec file is too heavy (1 Go). I tried to upload it but an error occured. I summarized my .tec file in the joined file :
1. Headers
2. Part 1 : 12 columns, 2 639 410 lines
3. Part 2 : 8 columns, 12 222 904 lines
Is it understandable for you?
[Scénario 1\_summarized.tec](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/8kib3JkOjdZ5VcCew8CUpDoAWRc.tec) (1.0 KB)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/4 "2024-04-18T12:08:31Z")
> [@JohnMaclayn](#):
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> The .tec file is too heavy
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### Author:  [@JohnMaclayn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JohnMaclayn)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/5 "2024-04-18T12:51:25Z")
Haha true! Here it is!
> **[Scénario 1\_s659.tec](https://wetransfer.com/downloads/7eea3cee721bcc1ff1ae4d2b53fc95cb20240418123547/ed4975)**
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/6 "2024-04-18T14:43:01Z")
Works fine in ParaView 5.12.0:
However the resulting geometry doesn’t look right:
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### Author:  [@JohnMaclayn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JohnMaclayn)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/7 "2024-04-18T15:27:13Z")
I tried it on Paraview 5.12.0 but it still does not show anything. This is what I did; is there something I should do differently?
1. Open …
2. Selecting my .tec file
3. Selecting the Tecplot Reader (the VisIt Tecplot Reader crashes Paraview) → Ok
4. Still no data to plot
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/8 "2024-04-18T15:32:25Z")
Try putting the file to another path, the `\\` at the beginning is suspect.
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### Author:  [@JohnMaclayn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/JohnMaclayn)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-tecplot-data/14425/9 "2024-04-18T15:54:49Z")
Ok the problem was in the name of the file. If I leave it as “Scénario 1\_s659.tec” it does not work, but if I change it to “test.tec” it works.
There is still a problem with the reading of the file (eather the file is corrupted or Paraview .tec reading is bad) but that’s for another question 🙂
Thanks a lot Mathieu!