alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .CDW

File description

KOMPASS software application is used to create 2D and 3D design and engineering plans. The file extension used to save 3D design of an object is CDW.

This file format is used to save the geometry of the 3D model including position of the object in coordinate axes, surface detail, object definition and measurements. This file can also be used to render the final 3D object. The details of the modeling tools used, position of mating parts for assembly and surface type is also defined in this file format. This file format is used to editing the 3D object and the software also allows the user to import to other file format.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .CDW file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .CDW extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .CDW file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .CDW file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Other possible reasons why your .CDW file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .CDW file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .CDW file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .CDW file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .CDW file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .CDW file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.