RAD file format description
Many people share .rad files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .rad file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .rad files.
7 filename extension(s) found in our database.
.rad - Radiance Scene
The RAD document files are related to Radiance. The RAD file is a Radiance Scene. Radiance is a suite of tools for performing lighting simulation originally written by Greg Ward. It includes a renderer as well as many other tools for measuring the simulated light levels. It uses ray tracing to perform all lighting calculations, accelerated by the use of an octree data structure.
- Application:
- Radiance
- Category:
- Document files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- Radiance Scene related extensions:
.rad - Reality AdLib Tracker Song
The RAD audio files are related to Reality AdLib Tracker. The RAD file is a Reality AdLib Tracker Song. Reality Adlib Tracker is a 9-channel OPL2 adlib tracker for MS-DOS.
- Application:
- Reality AdLib Tracker
- Category:
- Audio files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- Reality AdLib Tracker Song related extensions:
.rad - RFM Radiance Spectrum File
The RAD data files are related to RFM. The RAD file is a RFM Radiance Spectrum File. The RFM is a GENLN2-based line-by-line radiative transfer model originally developed at AOPP, Oxford University, under an ESA contract to provide reference spectral calculations for the MIPAS instrument launched on the ENVISAT satellite in 2002.
- Application:
- RFM
- Category:
- Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- RFM Radiance Spectrum File related extensions:
.rad - Citrix XenApp Rapid Application Delivery Data
The RAD development files are related to Citrix XenApp. The RAD file is a Citrix XenApp Rapid Application Delivery Data. Citrix XenApp is an application virtualization software that can also be used to virtualize desktops by transmitting the entire desktop screen instead of individual applications.
- Application:
- Citrix XenApp
- Category:
- Development files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- Citrix XenApp Rapid Application Delivery Data related extensions:
.rad - VRAD Lights Data
The RAD development files are related to Valve VRAD. The RAD file is a VRAD Lights Data. Valve VRAD is a command-line tool that takes a compiled BSP map and embeds lighting data into it.
- Application:
- Valve VRAD
- Category:
- Development files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- VRAD Lights Data related extensions:
.rad - Radar ViewPoint Radar Data
The RAD data files are related to Radar ViewPoint. The RAD file is a Radar ViewPoint Radar Data. Radar ViewPoint is a radar data analysis tool for Microsoft Windows. The Radar ViewPoint seems to be no longer supported.
- Application:
- Radar ViewPoint
- Category:
- Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- Radar ViewPoint Radar Data related extensions:
.rad - WinDev RAD Information
The RAD development files are related to WinDev. The RAD file is a WinDev RAD Information. WinDev is an integrated development environment (IDE) fourth generation language (4GL), first published by PC SOFT in 1993, which is based upon a run-time engine (framework).
- Application:
- WinDev
- Category:
- Development files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- WinDev RAD Information related extensions:
Naturally, other applications may also use the .rad file extension. Even harmful programs can create .rad files. Be especially cautious with .rad files coming from an unknown source!
Can't open a .rad 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.rad
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 .rad file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
ad, ard, dad, ead, fad, gad, ra, rac, rae, raf, rar, ras, rav, raw, rax
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
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- .gad
- GeoDict Analytic Data
- .rda
- Siemens MR Spectroscopy ASCII Data
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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