File extension EDRW
| File type | SolidWorks EDrawing Format |
| Developer | Dassault Systemes |
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What is a EDRW file?
File with an .EDRW extension contains a compressed mechanical project, such as tools, construction materials projects, which has been exported in the eDrawings format for CAD software. It may be operated on by many other CAD programs, providing the SolidWorks add-on is installed.
SolidWorks is a software used in CAD mechanical engineering, enabling managing a product, communication and validation of a given project. It is available in several versions – basic Standard, advanced Professional and complete Premium. It enables exporting a project into EDRW format, which reduces its size up to 95%, so that it can be sent to specific people via Internet in an easy way.
Program(s) that can open the .EDRW file
Mac OS
How to open EDRW files
If you cannot open the EDRW 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 EDRW 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 EDRW file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the EDRW format files
The inability to open and operate the EDRW 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 SolidWorks EDrawing Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a EDRW file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the EDRW file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the EDRW from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the EDRW format
- The EDRW 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 EDRW file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a EDRW file are out of date.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 EDRW file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the EDRW file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the EDRW file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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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.EDRW) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected EDRW 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 EDRW 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. EDRW) 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.