# Read file format .nek5000
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 3, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687 "2019-10-03T20:16:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@DanPar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanPar)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/1 "2019-10-03T20:16:47Z")
Hi,
Can you give me precise instructions regarding how i can read in paraview the file format .nek5000 ( so the output of the CFD code nek5000) ?
There was a previous discussion, but wat not clear at all.
Thanks in advance,
Danna
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/2 "2019-10-04T01:04:06Z")
- Run ParaView (downloaded from our website [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/))
- Open File
- Select your .nek5000 file
- Apply
Nothing specific.
If you build ParaView yourself, make sure to enable VisitBridge.
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### Author:  [@DanPar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanPar)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/3 "2019-10-04T05:23:33Z")
I think that the building is the problem, since currently Paraview cannot open the file .nek5000.
How can I manage it ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/4 "2019-10-04T05:37:43Z")
Are you building ParaView ? How did you install it ?
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### Author:  [@DanPar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanPar)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 5:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/5 "2019-10-04T05:46:01Z")
I installed it.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 5:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/6 "2019-10-04T05:48:44Z")
**How ?**
Did you use apt-get install ? A windows installer ? Downloaded from where ?
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### Author:  [@DanPar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanPar)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/7 "2019-10-04T06:05:12Z")
Sorry, my OS is Ubuntu18.04.3 LTS.
Honestly I didn’t remember how I installed it, I think using apt-get install.
(Is it possible that it was installed directly during the OpenFoam installation?)
Anyway I pretty sure that I used apt-get install.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/8 "2019-10-04T06:53:46Z")
The Ubuntu provided package is outdated and unoptimized. It also does not contain the VisitBridge.
I recommend downloading our release from
[https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)
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### Author:  [@DanPar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DanPar)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/read-file-format-nek5000/2687/9 "2019-10-04T10:17:53Z")
I solved downloading the lastest version from the link you give me, thanks!