What is a .GHX file?
GHX is the XML form of a Grasshopper definition. Created and opened by Grasshopper in Rhino.
- Did you know
- After a decade as a free add-on download, Grasshopper became a built-in part of Rhino with the release of Rhino 6 in 2018.
- GHX is the human-readable XML twin of the binary .gh file, both deserialising to an identical Grasshopper definition inside Rhino.
- A huge plug-in ecosystem hangs off Grasshopper definitions, from Kangaroo for live physics simulation to Ladybug for environmental analysis.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify CAD files and read header metadata: AutoCAD DWG/DWT and DXF now open as a 2D drawing preview (see Diagrams), SolidWorks .sldreg Settings Wizard backups (release year, settings groups and the saved registry keys) and SOLIDWORKS Visualize .svap appearances and .svpj projects, opened as the ZIP packages they are, Inventor (IPT, IAM), Rhino (3DM) and Grasshopper (GH, GHX), SketchUp (SKP), 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, ZBrush, Maya, CATIA, Eagle, and KiCad. SolidWorks parts/assemblies/drawings (SLDPRT, SLDASM, SLDDRW) and Autodesk Fusion 360 (F3D, F3Z) have their own viewers - see SolidWorks and Fusion 360 above.
- Depth of analysis
- .GHX is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .GHX file
- Drag a .GHX file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.