BYU file format description

Many people share .byu files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .byu file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .byu files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.byu - Movie.BYU Geometry Data

The BYU data files are related to Movie.BYU. The BYU file is a Movie.BYU Geometry Data. Movie.BYU is a widely used program that crates its images from polygonal surface data. The Movie.BYU seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

Movie.BYU

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

geo

Movie.BYU Geometry Data related extensions:

.tct: Topocad Code Table Data
.pat: Aldus PhotoStyler Hatch Patterns Data
.wff: FRAMES Water Flux File
.ld: Telix Long Distance Codes Data
.outjob: Altium Designer OutputJob Data
.4lb: 4D Label Editor Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .byu file extension. Even harmful programs can create .byu files. Be especially cautious with .byu files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .byu file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.byu

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .byu file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

btu, bu, by, gyu

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.gyu: Imouto Paradise Data
.btu: Diablo BTU Calculator and Reporting Data
.bu: Pegasus Mail BU File
.bu: SAP Business One BackUp Data
.by: PSpice Data

Operating systems

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