File extension PDO
| File type | Pepakura Designer Paper Craft Model Design Format |
| Developer | Tama Software |
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What is a PDO file?
PDO file contains data of 3D paper craft model (origami) and its corresponding 2D paper cutout, which stores the paper model's folding lines, cuts and patterns. This file format is native to Pepakura Designer software created in Japan and available in English language. This software allows users to print the design on paper and recreate the 3D model either by folding and/or gluing.
Pepakura Designer software allows users to create paper craft models from digital 3D blueprints. It support various formats such as 3DS, DXF, KML, KMZ, LWO, OBJ and STL. PDO project files can be exported as a bitmap file format, printed, and viewed using dedicated software – Pepakura Viewer. Users can download projects from web repositories.
Program(s) that can open the .PDO file
Windows
How to open PDO files
If you cannot open the PDO 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 PDO 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 PDO file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PDO format files
The inability to open and operate the PDO 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 Pepakura Designer Paper Craft Model Design Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PDO file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PDO file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PDO from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PDO format
- The PDO 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 PDO file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PDO file are out of date.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 PDO file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PDO file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PDO file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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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.PDO) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PDO 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 PDO 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. PDO) 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.