# odb file

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/odb-file/8048
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 14, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/odb-file/8048 "2022-03-14T05:35:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![chengchengjing](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/chengchengjing/32/4395_2.png) [@chengchengjing](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/chengchengjing)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/odb-file/8048/1 "2022-03-14T05:35:44Z")

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how to get vtk file from odb file?

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/mwestphal/32/19_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/odb-file/8048/2 "2022-03-14T13:25:14Z")

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Abaqus is a closed format, no reader for it in VTK/ParaView

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### Author: ![chengchengjing](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/chengchengjing/32/4395_2.png) [@chengchengjing](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/chengchengjing)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/odb-file/8048/3 "2022-03-21T02:20:47Z")

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thanks for your help！