File Extension Library


.INVENTOR File Extension

  • Developer by: Silicon Graphics International
  • Category: Various data Files

What are .INVENTOR files and how to open them?

Can't open .INVENTOR file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .INVENTOR file.

What is a .INVENTOR file extension?

.INVENTOR file extension is created by Silicon Graphics International. .INVENTOR has been classified as Various data Files.

.INVENTOR is SGI Open Inventor data

The inventor file extension is associated with SGI Open Inventor, originally IRIS Inventor, is a C++ object oriented retained mode 3D graphics API designed by SGI to provide a higher layer of programming for OpenGL.

The *.inventor files contain hierarchical scene description. Triangle lists, quad lists, and primitives build a shape. The complexity can be controlled. The environment allows ambient light, spotlight, fog. Material, camera, picking, translation, rotation, texture.

.INVENTOR file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.

Currently, .INVENTOR file type is not actively used and is obsolete. This usually happens with system files in older operating systems, files from long-discontinued software, or with previous versions of some file types (documents, projects, images, etc.) that were replaced in later versions of the original programs.


How to open:

Use Open Invetor to open *.inventor files.

How to convert:

Probably cannot be converted to anything else.

How to fix problems with .INVENTOR files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .INVENTOR files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .INVENTOR file format
  2. You need to check the .INVENTOR file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)