File extension CAD
| File type | CAD Drawing Format |
| Developer | BobCAD-CAM |
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What is a CAD file?
File with a .CAD extension contains CAD data, such as 2 and 3D dimensions and the geometry of parts. They are used to store projects of designed products and parts. In the newer editions of the software, the format has been substituted by BBCD files.
CAD files are stored by the BobCAD-CAM software in many of its versions, up to the 21th. The software enables importing data into this format from other popular ones, such as 3DM, DSF, DWG, IGES, SAT, SLDPRT, STEP, STL, X_B, X_T.
Program(s) that can open the .CAD file
How to open CAD files
If you cannot open the CAD file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports CAD among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the CAD file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the CAD format files
The inability to open and operate the CAD file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the CAD Drawing Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a CAD file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the CAD file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the CAD from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the CAD format
- The CAD file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the CAD file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a CAD file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the CAD file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the CAD file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the CAD file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .a2l | ASAP2 Description Format |
| .afd | Alphacam Flame Drawing Format |
| .afs | STAAD.foundation Project Format |
| .any | AnyRail Layout Plan Format |
| .ard | ArtiosCAD Workspace Format |
| .bbcd | BobCAD-CAM Document |
| .bdl | CoCreate Designer Bundle Format |
| .bit | Xilinx Integrated Software Environment Bitstream Format |
This extension
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.CAD) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected CAD file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the CAD file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. CAD) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.