# Is it possible to import Paraview Geometry into Abaqus?

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-paraview-geometry-into-abaqus/253
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 28, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-paraview-geometry-into-abaqus/253 "2018-06-28T19:20:59Z")
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### Author: ![Roshan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/58f4c7/32.png) [@Roshan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Roshan)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-paraview-geometry-into-abaqus/253/1 "2018-06-28T19:20:59Z")

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Hello, I am new to Paraview and Abaqus.  
I would like to know if I can import Paraview Geometry into Abaqus for analysis.Thank you for your time.

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-paraview-geometry-into-abaqus/253/2 "2018-06-29T05:49:03Z")

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ParaView have only a Abaqus Reader, but no Abaqus writer.  
You will need to check with Abaqus which format they support and trying to find an intersection with the format you can save with in ParaView. .stl, .ply, .csv may be a possibility.

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### Author: ![nicoguaro](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/nicoguaro/32/1620_2.png) [@nicoguaro](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicoguaro)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-paraview-geometry-into-abaqus/253/3 "2019-06-21T19:34:39Z")

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You can convert an .inp file to other formats using [meshio](https://github.com/nschloe/meshio) and then use ParaView.