# LAMMPS format native support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lammps-format-native-support/7051
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lammps-format-native-support/7051 "2021-04-22T18:45:43Z")
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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: [April 22, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lammps-format-native-support/7051/1 "2021-04-22T18:45:43Z")

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From a user voice [request](https://paraview.uservoice.com/forums/11350-general/suggestions/497999-add-native-support-for-reading-in-lammps-data)

# Add native support for reading in LAMMPS data.

It seems odd that despite Sandia’s involvement in both LAMMPS and ParaView, ParaView can’t read in native LAMMPS output files from simulations.

[https://lammps.sandia.gov/doc/2001/data\_format.html](https://lammps.sandia.gov/doc/2001/data_format.html)