File Extension/PLT
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .PLT

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .PLT file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .PLT extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .PLT file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .PLT file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Vector Image Files
Developer
N/A
Popularity
StarStarStarStar
File name: AutoCAD Plotter Document
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
ArtCut ArtCut
AutoCAD AutoCAD
Corel Presentations Corel Presentations
Lotus Organizer Lotus Organizer
MicroStation MicroStation
OziExplorer OziExplorer
P-CAD P-CAD
Rhea-PV2D Rhea-PV2D
Surfer Surfer
UniConvertor UniConvertor
XnView XnView
Category
Vector Image Files
Developer
Hewlett-Packard
Popularity
StarStarStar
File name: HPGL Plot File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
ABViewer ABViewer
AutoCAD AutoCAD
CorelDRAW CorelDRAW
IntelliCAD IntelliCAD
IrfanView IrfanView
PLT Viewer PLT Viewer
Trix Drawing Center Trix Drawing Center
TurboCAD TurboCAD
WordPerfect Offic WordPerfect Offic
Mac OS
Mac OS
TurboCAD TurboCAD
vhf interservice Cenon vhf interservice Cenon
Linux
Linux
vhf interservice Cenon vhf interservice Cenon
Category
Data Files
Developer
Tecplot
Popularity
StarStarStar
File name: Tecplot Binary Data File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Tecplot 360 Tecplot 360
Mac OS
Mac OS
Tecplot 360 Tecplot 360
Linux
Linux
Tecplot 360 Tecplot 360
Remember!
The .PLT file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .PLT extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .PLT file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .PLT file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .PLT file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .PLT file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .PLT file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .PLT file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.