# Reading HDF5 file (.h5) from MSC Nastran

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-hdf5-file-h5-from-msc-nastran/12571
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [July 24, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-hdf5-file-h5-from-msc-nastran/12571 "2023-07-24T14:00:28Z")
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### Author: ![Naveen\_R\_G](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/naveen_r_g/32/12061_2.png) [@Naveen\_R\_G](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Naveen_R_G)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-hdf5-file-h5-from-msc-nastran/12571/1 "2023-07-24T14:00:28Z")

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Hello Guys,

Can anyone help me with reading and plotting the MSC Nastran result file in HDF5 format in paraview.

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### Author: ![Lucas\_Givord](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/lucas_givord/32/6851_2.png) [@Lucas\_Givord](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lucas_Givord)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-hdf5-file-h5-from-msc-nastran/12571/2 "2023-08-08T06:55:41Z")

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Hello @Naveen_R_G,

I don’t know if a result file from MSC Nastran in HDF5 is supported but if you can send here an example, I could try it for you 🙂