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The .PHY extension represents distinct data formats depending on the context, most commonly serving as a Source Engine Physics Model or a PHYLIP alignment file.
For game modders and developers, .PHY files contain the rigid body physics and collision data for models in Valve's Source Engine (used by Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, and Garry's Mod). These are compiled, binary files that cannot be edited directly. To modify collision meshes, users must decompile them into SMD or DMX formats using tools like Crowbar before importing them into Blender or Autodesk 3ds Max.
In bioinformatics, the .PHY (Phylip) format stores DNA or protein sequence alignments. While text-based, these files suffer from strict formatting rules (e.g., typically a 10-character limit on sequence names) that often cause errors in modern analysis software. Researchers frequently convert these to FASTA or .NEXUS formats to ensure compatibility with tools like MEGA or Geneious.
Less commonly, .PHY files may be proprietary physiological data reports from Natus Medical software, which are often best converted to PDF for universal viewing or archiving.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PHY file.
Users also converted VVD, MDL, VTX, VMT, VPK, SMD, GMA, PY, VTF, ZIP, PNG, CDW and XAPK files.
If you want to convert PHY file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use Valve Source SDK or similar software from the "Physics Collision Model" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to PHY, try Valve Source SDK or another comparable tool in the "Physics Collision Model" category.
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 PHY converter.