DSDB file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.dsdb - CFX Simulation Database

The DSDB data files are related to ANSYS CFX. The DSDB file is a CFX Simulation Database. ANSYS CFX is a commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) program, used to simulate fluid flow in a variety of applications.

Application:

ANSYS CFX

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

CFX Simulation Database related extensions:

.lib: CIRCAD Source Library
.dvs: DeepVision Sonar Data
.db1: Tekla Structures Model
.triple-s: Triple-S Survey Data
.cscpkt: Colasoft Capsa 5.0 Packet Data
.vtc: BrainVoyager QX Time Course Data

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

Can't open a .dsdb 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.dsdb

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 .dsdb file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

csdb, ddb, dsb, dsd, dsdf, fsdb, rsdb, sdb, sddb

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.sdb: OpenOffice Base Database
.ddb: Device-Dependent Bitmap Graphics
.dsd: Autodesk Drawing Set Description
.sdb: Herbulot AdLib System Audio
.ddb: Protel 99SE Design Database
.dsd: DAZ Studio Deltas

Operating systems

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