File extension SKF
| File type | Autodesk AutoSKETCH Thumbnail Format |
| Developer | Autodesk |
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What is a SKF file?
File with an .SKF extension contains a technical drawing or other 2D sketch, stored in a format specific to the CAD 2D AutoSketch software. They can be opened with Sketchup and transformed into 3D models.
AutoSketch software provided by AutoCad since the year 2010 is currently not supported. However, files can be exported into DWG format and opened in other CAD applications.
Program(s) that can open the .SKF file
Windows
How to open SKF files
If you cannot open the SKF 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 SKF 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 SKF file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the SKF format files
The inability to open and operate the SKF 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 Autodesk AutoSKETCH Thumbnail Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a SKF file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the SKF file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the SKF from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the SKF format
- The SKF 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 SKF file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SKF file are out of date.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 SKF file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the SKF file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the SKF file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
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| .bbcd | BobCAD-CAM Document |
| .bdl | CoCreate Designer Bundle Format |
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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.SKF) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SKF 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 SKF 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. SKF) 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.