What is a .HIPNC file?
HIPNC is a SideFX Houdini project saved with the free non-commercial licence, holding the node networks that define a procedural 3D scene.
- Did you know
- Houdini saves a scene as a network of nodes, so a .hip is a recipe that rebuilds the result rather than a baked model.
- Houdini, from SideFX, is the visual-effects industry's tool of choice for simulations like fire, water and destruction, thanks to its procedural approach.
- The free Houdini Apprentice writes .hipnc files, which add a watermark and cannot be opened in the commercial edition, keeping learning and production work apart.
- What Analyser reads
- Header and metadata extraction for 3D meshes, voxels, BIM, point clouds and Gaussian splats: MagicaVoxel VOX, COLLADA DAE/ZAE, USD crate, X3D/VRML, LightWave LWO/LWS, Quake MD2/MD3/MDL, VRM avatars, Siemens JT, LAS/LAZ/PCD/PTS/E57 LiDAR clouds, IFC BIM, and .splat/.spz - vertex/face/point counts, bounding boxes, units and authoring tool. glTF/GLB now open in a full 3D viewer - see the 3D model section.
- Depth of analysis
- .HIPNC 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 .HIPNC file
- Drag a .HIPNC 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.