# Draw existing geometry.xml file

**URL:** <https://openmc.discourse.group/t/draw-existing-geometry-xml-file/1880>\
**Category:** User Support\
**Created:** [March 31, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/draw-existing-geometry-xml-file/1880 "2022-03-31T12:01:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fahima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@Fahima](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/Fahima)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/draw-existing-geometry-xml-file/1880/1 "2022-03-31T12:01:17Z")

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Hi,

I converted mcnp file to the format of openmc geometry and material using csg2csg. So the geometry file created by csg2csg is already in the .xml format. How I can visualize this file using openmc?

Thanks,  
Fahima

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**Author:** ![pshriwise](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openmc.discourse.group/pshriwise/32/3863_2.png) [@pshriwise](https://openmc.discourse.group/u/pshriwise)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://openmc.discourse.group/t/draw-existing-geometry-xml-file/1880/2 "2022-03-31T14:50:07Z")

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Hi Fahima,

I’d recommend checking out the [GitHub - openmc-dev/plotter: Native plotting GUI for model design and verification](https://github.com/openmc-dev/plotter) or the plotting commands in [openmc-notebooks/pincell.ipynb at main · openmc-dev/openmc-notebooks · GitHub](https://github.com/openmc-dev/openmc-notebooks/blob/main/pincell.ipynb). Let us know if you run into any trouble using these tools!

Best,

Patrick