Extract text from NET files
To convert your NET file to another format, you need EPANET or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Hydraulic Modeling File" file type, you need software like EPANET or a similar tool.
The .NET file extension is a versatile data container primarily associated with Network definitions, most notably as the project format for EPANET, a simulation software used globally to model water distribution piping systems. In this context, the file stores complex hydraulic topology, including node junctions, pump operation curves, tank volumes, and pipe friction factors. Other technical variations include electronic circuit netlists used by KiCad and network analysis data for Pajek.
Accessing these files is a common headache for users who lack specialized engineering software. An EPANET .NET file is typically a binary or formatted text structure that cannot be meaningfully interpreted by standard viewers. Furthermore, the extension causes frequent confusion due to its branding overlap with the Microsoft .NET Framework, leading users to mistakenly treat data files as executables. Legacy database systems like Borland Paradox also use this extension for lock files, which are effectively useless outside their native environment.
To make this data usable, engineers and analysts typically convert .NET files to INP (Standard Input Format) for cross-platform simulation or DXF for architectural layering in AutoCAD. For GIS integration, converting to SHP allows the network to be visualized in ArcGIS. Electronic netlists are often converted to CSV or PDF for component procurement and documentation.
Convert.Guru analyzes your NET file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted INP, RPT, EPUB, PZF, QTI, ADP and JPG files.
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 NET converter.