JOF file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.jof - SmartCAM Job Operations File

The JOF data files are related to SmartCAM. The JOF file is a SmartCAM Job Operations File. SmartCAM is a suite of Computer-Aided Manufacturing and CAD/CAM software applications that uses toolpath modeling to assist CNC machinists in creating computer-numerically controlled (CNC) programs that direct CNC machine tools.

Application:

SmartCAM

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

SmartCAM Job Operations File related extensions:

.cgt: SmartCAM Code Generation Template
.mcl: SmartCAM Macro File
.pcb: SmartCAM Custom Control Panel File
.pm5: SmartCAM Process Model File
.set: SmartCAM Connection Settings File
.smf: SmartCAM Manufacture File

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

Can't open a .jof 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.jof

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 .jof file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

hof, iof, jif, jlf, jo, job, joc, jod, joe, jor, jot, jpf, kof, mof, nof

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.job: VecTor5 Job Data
.jif: JPEG Bitmap Image
.kof: Kylix Options File
.hof: OMSI HOF Data
.job: Windows Task Scheduler Job Object
.mof: Managed Object Format 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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