CW6 file format description

Many people share .cw6 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .cw6 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .cw6 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.cw6 - COMPRESS Vessel Model File

The CW6 data files are related to COMPRESS. The CW6 file is a COMPRESS Vessel Model File. COMPRESS is a software application that designs pressure vessels and heat exchangers in accordance with the latest Addenda of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

Application:

COMPRESS

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

cw7

COMPRESS Vessel Model File related extensions:

.cwproj: COMPRESS Project
.vsl: COMPRESS for DOS Pressure Vessel Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .cw6 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .cw6 files. Be especially cautious with .cw6 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .cw6 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.cw6

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 .cw6 file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

ca6, cw, cwt, cwu, cwy, sw6

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cwt: ChordWizard Songtrix Template
.cwu: Across crossWAN Package
.cwy: ChordWizard Songtrix Style
.cw: CardWorks Template
.ca6: STABCAL Calculation Data
.cwt: ClarisWorks Texture

Operating systems

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