What is a .MSH file?
MSH is a finite-element mesh from the Gmsh tool, used in simulation.
- Did you know
- Gmsh carves a shape into small elements so physics can be simulated on it.
- Gmsh is a free finite-element mesh generator, and the .msh file records the nodes and elements its mesher produces.
- The format carries the geometry split into elements together with the physical groups a solver needs to apply boundary conditions.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read more scientific, medical and engineering files: R serialized data (RDS/RData), ABIF sequencing traces, VASP/Gaussian/XCrySDen DFT structures, ChemDraw (CDX/CDXML), Axon ABF and NI TDMS instrument data, BrainVision/Neuroscan/EEGLAB EEG, Gmsh/Abaqus/Nastran/ANSYS FEA decks, SPICE netlists, VTK structured/rectilinear grids and oscilloscope waveforms.
- Depth of analysis
- .MSH 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 .MSH file
- Drag a .MSH 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.