HBM Converter

Convert Hitachi or Hibernate files (HBM) online for free

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How to convert your HBM file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your HBM file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert HBM to another file type

The converter easily converts your HBM files to various formats - free and online. No Hitachi AFM Software or or other Data software needed.

HBM to GRO
HBM to PC1
HBM to WRL
HBM to IFF
HBM to RGBA
HBM to ALS
HBM to BMP
HBM to JFIF
HBM to KRO
HBM to HRU
HBM to TDI
HBM to PAT

Convert a file to HBM

To convert other file formats to the "Scientific Imaging & XML" file type, you need software like Hitachi AFM Software or a similar tool.

About HBM files

The .hbm extension represents a split ecosystem between scientific imaging and enterprise software development.

1. Hitachi Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) Data:
The most distinct use of .hbm is by Hitachi High-Tech for their Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) and Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM). These files store high-precision topographical surface data, containing 3D coordinates, height measurements, and phase information from the probe's scan.

Practical Constraints:
Users typically encounter friction because .hbm files are proprietary binary containers. They cannot be opened by standard image viewers like Windows Photos or Mac Preview. The data is often locked into the Hitachi AFM5000/5500 control software, making it difficult to share results with colleagues who lack a license.

Conversion Targets:

For Reporting/Publication: Convert to TIFF or PNG to visualize the topography as a 2D heatmap.
For Analysis: Convert to CSV or ASCII to import the raw height data into MATLAB, Python, or Excel for custom plotting.

2. Hibernate Mapping File:
In the Java ecosystem, "HBM" refers to Hibernate Object-Relational Mapping files (typically named file.hbm.xml but often referenced simply as .hbm). These legacy XML files map Java classes to database tables.

Practical Constraints:
Modern development has shifted toward Java Annotations, making these XML files technically deprecated and cumbersome to maintain. They are text-based but verbose.

Conversion Targets:

For Modernization: Developers often look to "convert" these logic structures into Java Annotations (@Entity) or JPA standards.
For Interoperability: Convert the schema definition to JSON or XSD for documentation purposes.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your HBM file.

FAQ

If you want to convert HBM file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Hitachi AFM Software or similar software from the "Microscopy Surface Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to HBM, try Hitachi AFM Software or another comparable tool in the "Microscopy Surface Data" category.

The HBM Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our HBM converter.