Basic information about CGM file
There are 1 file types using the CGM file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the CGM file with their brief description and a list of programs that support CGM file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the CGM file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the CGM file?
- How to open a CGM file?
- What programs do I need to open a CGM file?
- What programs help to create and edit a CGM file?
- How to convert CGM files to another file format?
- How to convert another files to CGM file format?
1.Detail information about CGM file extension: Computer Graphics Metafile
File type | Computer Graphics Metafile | Category | Vector Image Files |
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Developer | N/A | File format | Text and Binary |
Description | CGM file is a Computer Graphics Metafile. A CGM file is an image saved in a vector graphics format designed to support the needs of many graphics applications. It was originally used for clip art libraries, but newer revisions (based on the ISO/IEC 8632 standard) are now commonly used for CAD drawings. | ||
Software programs that will open, edit or convert CGM files | |||
Windows |
IMSI TurboCAD Pro 2017 ACD Systems Canvas X 2017 CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 Corel PaintShop Pro 2018 Corel Presentations X8 Autodesk AutoCAD 2018 Adobe Illustrator CC 2017 CADSoftTools ABViewer PTC Creo View Express Larson Software Technology VizEx Reader IrfanView Actify DesignShare ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) Larson VizEx Reader MapViewer SDI Convert UniConvertor WordPerfect Office XnView |
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macOS |
IMSI TurboCAD Deluxe v10 Apple AppleWorks Adobe Illustrator CC 2017 |
How to convert CGM files to another file format?
How to convert another files to CGM file format?
CDR to CGM | TIFF to CGM | PDF to CGM | JPEG to CGM |
TIF to CGM | CVS to CGM | JPG to CGM | OTB to CGM |
MVG to CGM |
Can't open a CGM file?
”Can't open this file: example.CGM”。
To open this file, you install one of the applications from the list of software programs that you found here, you should be able to open, edit or convert the file with the CGM extension without any issue.
Where I can download the application that support CGM file?
How to change file associations?
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click "Open With".
- In the "Open With" dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click "Browse" to locate the program that you want.
- Select the ”Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” check box.
Can I change the extension of CGM files?
What else may cause problems width open a CGM file?
- Whether the CGM file is damaged.
- Whether the CGM file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
- Whether the CGM file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
- Whether the installation of an application that supports the CGM file format is incompletely.
- Whether the CGM file is infected.
- Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a CGM file are up to date.
- Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a CGM file.
If the CGM file still not working with your software after eliminating the above shortcomings? That means that the problem is more complex and requires the help of a specialist.