# Open grd fiel by Paraview

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-grd-fiel-by-paraview/15712
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-grd-fiel-by-paraview/15712 "2024-11-12T08:53:54Z")
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### Author: ![Nemo](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f07891/32.png) [@Nemo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Nemo)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-grd-fiel-by-paraview/15712/1 "2024-11-12T08:53:54Z")

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I have a .grd file and would like to visualize it in ParaView. To do this, should I first convert the file to .vtk format before visualization? Is there a way to visualize it directly in ParaView without conversion?

The link to the file is:[Sample - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AoDlx_PTe-RjkQ20TNRJKZtCeXufezhO?usp=drive_link)

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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: [November 12, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-grd-fiel-by-paraview/15712/2 "2024-11-12T08:58:47Z")

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Hi @Nemo

> I have a .grd file and would like to visualize it in ParaView.

A quick google search shows that there is at least for different file formats using the `.grd` extensions, which one is yours ?

> [@Nemo](#):
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> Is there a way to visualize it directly in ParaView without conversion?

No, unless you write your own python code to read it in a programmable source, which is very hard unless you are knowladgeable in both this file format and VTK Python.

> should I first convert the file to .vtk format before visualization?

This sounds like the best approach