All about IV Files

The IV file type is primarily associated with Open Inventor.

IV	File extension: IV
	File type:	3D scene graph

What is an IV file?

IV files mostly belong to Open Inventor by Visualization Sciences Group. The IV file extension is mainly associated with files that contain 3D scene graphs created using Open Inventor, a cross-platform toolkit for generating 3D graphics based on VRML 1.0 and VRML2 file formats. The IV file contains 3D primitives, predefined geometry objects, text, nodes, textures, lighting, animations, and other 3D elements defined in text format and used to describe the physical properties of a 3D scene during rendering.

How to open an IV file

You need a suitable software like Open Inventor from Visualization Sciences Group to open an IV file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your IV file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a IV file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to extract texts from IV files or capture a screenshot to PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...

You can extract texts from IV file or capture a preview screenshot using our online IV file viewer:

To do this, click the button "Choose your .iv file to view" on this page.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then choose the file format (e.g. JPG, PDF, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

IV file extension format:

Each file has a definite file format, that is, how the stored data is arranged in the file. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. So a detailed analysis of a file is vital in order to determine the format and the associated program. Our evaluation of the IV files looks like this:

The IV file extension is not widely used. Such a file covers different formats for different programs. The following file formats are most commonly found in IV files:

65% of all IV files belong to SGI Open Inventor Scene Graph. The content consists of readable text data, which can be read using a text editor. The files are on average 800 KB in size and range from 7 KB to 11 MB. The file type is very old but is also used today. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as Separator {, #Inventor V2.1 ascii, 0 ascii, Units and Material. These files can be linked to view.
7% of all IV files start with the magic bytes 10 10 10 10 04 00 80 02 E0 01, which are always the first bytes of this file format. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. The files are 300 KB to 300 KB in size, with a median of 300 KB. Such IV files store data about sektor.

All other IV files (28%) have no uniform format, often e.g. general. Often described as data or zone. If you want to find out what your IV file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for IV File Extension

File classification:

3D Image

Related files:

iv3d, iv2a, crh, ivf, vi, zip, avi, ai, 3, v, wrl, inventor

Mime type:

application/octet-stream

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: divfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DivX\DivX Player 2.0 Alpha\DivX Player 2.0 alpha.exe %1

ProgramID: divFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DivX\DivX Player\DivX Player.exe %1

ProgramID: NovaDevelopment.GreetingCardFactory.Invitation
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nova Development\Greeting Card Factory Express\grtgcard.exe %1

an iv 3D scene graph is a special file format by Visualization Sciences Group and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with IV files

Associate the IV file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open 3d scene graphs. Because only the current version supports the latest IV file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Visualization Sciences Group manufacturer website after an available Open Inventor update.
To make sure that your IV file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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