RWC file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.rwc - WAsP Regional Wind Climate

The RWC data files are related to WAsP. The RWC file is a WAsP Regional Wind Climate. WAsP (Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program) is a PC program for predicting wind climates, wind resources and power productions from wind turbines and wind farms. RWC file format relies on the Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) for a general and flexible file structure.

Application:

WAsP

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

WAsP Regional Wind Climate related extensions:

.lib: WAsP Wind Atlas Data
.map: WAsP Terrain Map
.obs: WAsP Obstacle List
.owc: WAsP Observed Wind Climate
.pow: WAsP Power Curve
.rds: WAsP v4 Roughness Description

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

Can't open a .rwc 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.rwc

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 .rwc file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

dwc, ewc, fwc, gwc, rac, rc, rcw, rdc, rec, rqc, rsc, rw, rwd, rwf, rws

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.rec: Elasto Mania Replay
.rwv: JF-18 Audio Resource
.rdc: Rollei RAW Image
.rac: Racter Conversation Data
.ewc: EWView for DOS Configuration
.rec: Epidata Data File

Operating systems

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