CADL file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.cadl - CADKEY CAD Advanced Design Language File

The CADL document files are related to CADKEY. The CADL file is a CADKEY CAD Advanced Design Language File. CADKEY was the premier 2D CAD Software system in the 1990â€™s. It was also the first 3D CAD system to run on a Personal Computer.

Application:

CADKEY

Category:

Document files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

cdl

CADKEY CAD Advanced Design Language File related extensions:

.cde: CADKEY Dynamic Extension
.cdk: CADKEY Document
.cdw: CADKEY Organized Dialog Data
.ckd: CADKEY Design Document
.ckt: CADKEY Template Document
.prt: CADKEY Part Document

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

Can't open a .cadl 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.cadl

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 .cadl file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

adl, cad, cal, cdl, sadl, xadl

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cal: CALS Compressed Bitmap
.cal: HP PhotoSmart 850 Camera Firmware
.cal: Broderbund PrintMaster Calendar
.cdl: Common Data Form Language File
.cdl: CADKEY CAD Advanced Design Language File
.cal: Radiance Function File

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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