# Reading Modflow6 output files Using ParaView

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-modflow6-output-files-using-paraview/8381
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 11, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-modflow6-output-files-using-paraview/8381 "2021-11-11T19:52:45Z")
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### Author: ![Oban](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/58956e/32.png) [@Oban](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Oban)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-modflow6-output-files-using-paraview/8381/1 "2021-11-11T19:52:45Z")

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Hello All,  
Would like to know how to read Modflow6 binary grid files (.grb), head output files, and budget files.  
Thanks,

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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, 2021, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-modflow6-output-files-using-paraview/8381/2 "2021-11-12T09:31:16Z")

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ParaView does not support .grb files, you should export to a ParaView compatible format from Modflow6 instead.

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### Author: ![Oban](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/58956e/32.png) [@Oban](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Oban)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reading-modflow6-output-files-using-paraview/8381/3 "2021-11-15T14:57:20Z")

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Thanks Mathieu!