All about NID Files

The NID file type is primarily associated with NanoScope Analysis.

NID	File extension: NID
	File type:	data file

What is a NID file?

NID files mostly belong to NanoScope Analysis. The NID file is a specialized file used in two distinct areas. Its primary role is to hold data recorded during atomic force microscopy. In this context, the file is known as an Nanosurf Image Data file and is processed by NanoScope Analysis. It contains numerical measurements that describe surface topography and other experimental details from scanning probe instruments.
In another instance, a NID file can contain drawing information. This variant stores a Nemetschek Vectorworks drawing (also called an Allplan CAD File) and often uses a ZIP‐based compression. To work with this type, you would use CAD software from Allplan.
Key Points summarized by FilExt.com:

Atomic Force Microscopy Data: Stores precise measurement channels such as height, deflection, and phase.

CAD Drawing Data: Holds vector drawing information often compressed using ZIP.

FilExt.com note: For further details on the AFM use, visit Bruker and for the CAD version, see Allplan.

How to open NID files

You need a suitable software like NanoScope Analysis to open a NID 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 NID file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a NID file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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NID file format:

The file format determines how the data is stored in the file. Each file format has a unique extension and almost always a unique signature. For example, Microsoft Word documents have the extension .docx and the signature (usually the first 3 characters in this file) PK. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. Our evaluation of the NID files looks like this:

The NID file type is a very commonly used file extension and predominantly uses a uniform format. The file formats most commonly found in NID files are:

• 90% of all NID files have the same signature [DataSet] Version=2 GroupCount=. They consist of unreadable binary data. A typical file size is 520 KB. The file type was developed only in the last few years. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as Version=2, [DataSet], Gr0-ID=0, Gr0-Name=Scan forward, Gr0-Ch1=DataSet-0:1, GroupCount=2, Gr1-ID=0, Gr1-Name=Scan backward, Gr0-Count=8, Gr0-Ch0=DataSet-0:0, Gr1-Count=8, Gr1-Ch0=DataSet-1:0, Gr0-Ch2=DataSet-0:2 and Gr1-Ch1=. Files like these are about image, hopg, sample, graphite, gold, zoom, structure and scan.

All the rest of the NID files (10%) have different formats. These files sometimes refer to data, graphit or bare. Just click the "Choose your .nid file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your NID file is.