# Rock DEM file in Paraview

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 11, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485 "2022-10-11T17:45:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![Ruslan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Ruslan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ruslan)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485/1 "2022-10-11T17:45:13Z")

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Hello!  
Is there any way to open files of Rocky DEM in Paraview?  
I would like to see the result of the work Rocky DEM.

Thank you!

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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: [October 12, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485/2 "2022-10-12T02:45:41Z")

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Hi @Ruslan ,

What format is the output of a Rocky DEM simulation ?

best,

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### Author: ![Ruslan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Ruslan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ruslan)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485/3 "2022-10-12T16:19:58Z")

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Hello!

.rocky\_archive

Thank you!

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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: [October 13, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485/4 "2022-10-13T02:24:24Z")

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> [@Ruslan](#):
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> rocky\_archive

I’m afraid there is no such reader in ParaView. tbh that is the first time I hear about this format.

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### Author: ![Francois\_Mazen](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/francois_mazen/32/6483_2.png) [@Francois\_Mazen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Francois_Mazen)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485/5 "2022-10-13T07:31:08Z")

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@Ruslan is there open specification of this format?

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### Author: ![Ruslan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Ruslan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ruslan)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485/6 "2022-10-14T00:41:49Z")

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I think there is not. Rocky DEM is expensive soft. It works with Ansys together.

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### Author: ![Ruslan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Ruslan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ruslan)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/rock-dem-file-in-paraview/10485/7 "2022-10-14T00:46:00Z")

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I am too:). Before that, I have not worked with this soft.