# .msh to plot3d

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [December 27, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703 "2021-12-27T07:42:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/saji_m/32/8256_2.png) [@Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Saji_M)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703/1 "2021-12-27T07:42:52Z")

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Hai,

I have mesh file in .msh format…can any one tell how to convert it in to plot 3D file format?

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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: [December 27, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703/2 "2021-12-27T13:34:30Z")

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- Load the GmshIO plugin
- Open your file, aplly
- Save as plot3d

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### Author: ![Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/saji_m/32/8256_2.png) [@Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Saji_M)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703/3 "2021-12-27T13:42:23Z")

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Sorry …I couldn’t understand it …Can you please elobrate it?

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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: [December 27, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703/4 "2021-12-27T15:18:22Z")

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My bad, not possible with ParaView, there is no Plot3D writer.

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### Author: ![Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/saji_m/32/8256_2.png) [@Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Saji_M)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703/5 "2021-12-28T03:47:44Z")

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Is there any other way to convert .msh file to plot3d format?

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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: [December 28, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703/6 "2021-12-28T08:53:25Z")

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not a ParaView question, but you can try that:

> **[r/CFD - Converting a .msh file to a .p3d file](https://www.reddit.com/r/CFD/comments/bu2g2g/converting_a_msh_file_to_a_p3d_file/)**
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> 2 votes and 4 comments so far on Reddit

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### Author: ![Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/saji_m/32/8256_2.png) [@Saji\_M](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Saji_M)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/msh-to-plot3d/8703/7 "2021-12-28T08:56:22Z")

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okay …I will see …thanks!