Opening a PMP File

The PMP file type is primarily associated with AutoCAD.

PMP	File extension: PMP
	File type:	plot model parameter file

What is a PMP file

PMP files mostly belong to AutoCAD by Autodesk. PMP is the file extension used by a AutoCAD Plot Model Parameter file. AutoCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) software for 2D and 3D drawing and modelling. It is developed by Autodesk. The PMP file is created when the Calibrate Plotter wizard is run in AutoCAD. It is a binary file that stores the results of custom plotter calibration for each plot device. It also contains custom paper size information. AutoCAD automatically attaches the PMP file to the plotter configuration file. The plotter configuration file has the PC3 format. It is the file used to perform the calibration test. An existing PMP file can be attached to a different PC3 file using the Plotter Configuration Editor. To locate the path where AutoCAD looks for PMP files, select Options in the Applications menu. In the Files tab of the Options dialog box, expand Printer Support File Path. Then, expand Printer Description File Search Path.

How to open a PMP file

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

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How to convert a PMP file to JPG, PDF, HTML, DOC, ...

You can convert PMP files using our online PMP file viewer (powered by Convert.Guru):

To do this, click the button "Choose your .pmp file to view this image" on this page.
Your PMP file will then be displayed in the browser.
Now click on "Save as..." at the top of the page.
Then click the file format (e.g. PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Download the converted file.

Programs that open and convert PMP files:

AutoCAD by Autodesk
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. PMP files are often referred to as AutoCAD settings because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
FFmpeg (video file) by FFmpeg Team
The PMP file is a video file with sound saved in the Sony PlayStation Portable movie format. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: Documentation, FFmpeg on Wikipedia, Forum
IBM Personal Communications (popup keypad configuration file) by IBM
IBM Personal Communications is a host communication and terminal emulation software developed by IBM for Windows operating systems. It is an emulator software package that provides an easy-to-use graphical interface, file transfer, dynamic configuration, and emulator APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). The PMP file is a popup keypad configuration file that contains the number of buttons displayed in the popup keypad, the functions allocated to those buttons, and color information. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: Documentation, Personal Communications File Extensions, FAQs & Known issues
Pegasus Mail (notepad file) by David Harris
Pegasus Mail is a free email client developed and maintained by David Harris. The PMP file is a notepad file created by the notepad tool. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: FAQ, Community, Pegasus Mail on Wikipedia
PhotoMorph (project file) by Andover Advanced Technologies
PhotoMorph is a discontinued software developed by Andover Advanced Technologies for creating video special effects. It provided video pre-production/post-production features, filters for special effects, masking, blue screen, chroma key, luminance key, and frame/text overlay. Users could load two AVI movies and create a morph transition. The PMP file was a project file. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: Info Page
PHPMaker (project file) by e.World Technology
PHPMaker is an automation tool developed by e.World Technology for generating PHP scripts from MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle databases. The PMP file is a project file created in XML format that contains database information and settings of a particular project. This file format is classified as Developer. Related links: Documentation, Features, Forum
Picasa (picture metadata file) by Google
Picasa is a discontinued cross-platform digital image organizing, editing, and viewing software developed by Google. It provides red-eye removal, cropping, creating slideshows, and keyword search features. Picasa also allows organizing albums and converting images to movies, presentations, or slideshows. The PMP file is a picture metadata file. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: Picasa PMP Format, Forum Thread, Picasa on Wikipedia
PowerMedia
This file format is classified as Data.
Print Magic (page data file) by Epyx
Print Magic is a discontinued home desktop publishing software suite developed by Epyx and released in 1988 for the Apple II and MS-DOS. It was commonly used for creating a variety of customized documents, like - greeting cards, invitations, award certificates, etc. The PMP file was a page data file. This file format is classified as Page Layout. Related links: Print Magic Instruction Manual For Apple II, Epyx on Wikipedia, Print Magic on Wikipedia
Project Manager Pro
Some portable video player devices use this format. See the Video FAQ. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: FILExt CODEC/Video FAQ
Soldat (polygon map file) by Transhuman Design
Soldat is a 2D (side-view) multiplayer battle action game developed by Michal Marcinkowski from Transhuman Design. The gameplay is about soldiers fighting against each other in 2D battle arenas using various weapons. The PMP file is a map maker polymap file. This file format is classified as Game. Related links: Manual, Soldat Map Wiki, Forums
ThumbsPlus (digital picture) by ThumbsPlus
ThumbsPlus is a photo and graphics organizing and editing software tool designed to run on Windows operating systems. It provides features like - creating thumbnails and vector files, editing and converting to multiple formats, and creating fonts, videos, and metafiles. The PMP file is a digital picture created with Sony DSC-F1 Cyber-shot camera. It is a Sony proprietary digital picture file format, which is essentially JPEG with a custom 124-byte header. This file format is classified as Graphics. Related links: Guide, FAQ, Forum
VideoCraft GIF Animator (project file) by Andover Advanced Technologies
VideoCraft GIF Animator is a discontinued GIF animation software tool developed by Andover Advanced Technologies. It provided the special effect ability to morph images into GIF animations. The PMP file was a project file. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: Archive Article, GIF Format on Wikipedia
XnView (digital picture) by XnSoft
XnView is an image converting, organizing, and managing software developed by XnSoft for viewing, converting, organizing and editing raster images. The PMP file is a digital picture created with Sony DSC-F1 Cyber-shot camera. It is a Sony proprietary digital picture file format, which is essentially JPEG with a custom 124-byte header. This file format is classified as Graphics. Related links: XnView Wiki, FAQ, Forum

PMP file format details:

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. Below is our analysis of the PMP files:

As a file extension, PMP isn't very common and is used by a few programs, each with its own file format. But the following two file formats are common:

20% of all PMP files are AutoCAD Plotter-Modell Parameter files. If you open these files in a text editor, you will see only illegible characters. PMP files are between 760 bytes and 6 KB in size. It is a modern file type. The files contain the following words: PIAFILEVERSION_2.0,PC3VER1,compress and pmzlibcodec. An example of a file name is DWG To PDF.pmp. These files are often associated with design and autocad.
20% of all PMP files start with the bytes ÍÌÌ?, which are crucial for this file format. If you open these files in a text editor, you will see only illegible characters. PMP files can be up to 12 MB in size, but are often around 29 bytes - 110 KB. A usual file name is albumdata_category.pmp or albumdata_date.pmp. Files like these are sometimes connected to albumdata, imagedata, category, filetype, catdata and date.

All other PMP files (60%) have different formats, the following 8 formats exist: PMP video, Print Magic Page, IBM i Access Client Poppad, ZIP and DataFile. These files are often connected to config. You can get all the details of your PMP file by dragging it onto this page or by clicking the button "Choose your .pmp file to view this image" above.

Technical Data for PMP File Extension

File classification:

Settings

Related files:

mpp, bmp, zip, ctb, ppm, pmd, dat, dwg, jpg, txt, ifc, pcp, fas

Related links:

Guide, Community, AutoCAD on Wikipedia

Mime type:

application/octet-stream, text/ini

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: AutoCADLTPlotterModelParametersFile, FileType: AutoCAD LT Plotter Model Parameters File

ProgramID: AutoCADPlotterModelParametersFile, FileType: AutoCAD Plotter Model Parameters File

ProgramID: GraphicsConverterPro.pmp, FileType: Sony DSC-F1 Cyber-shot, AppName: GraphicsConverter-reg
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe

ProgramID: VuePrint, FileType: VuePrint, AppName: VuePrint

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: VuePrint
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\vuepro32.exe %1

ProgramID: XnView.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1

ProgramID: PageMaker.Library
EXEFile: E:\PM65\PM65.EXE

ProgramID: PHPMaker.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PHPMaker\PHPMaker.exe

ProgramID: SureThingPhoto.Project
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SureThing\Photo\pm.exe

ProgramID: mplayerc.pmp
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: qvodplayer.pmp
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QvodPlayer\QvodPlayer.exe -localfile

ProgramID: tigerplayer.pmp
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MpcStar\mpcstar.exe

ProgramID: mplayerc.pmp
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ringz Studio\Storm Codec\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: stormplayer.pmp
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormII\Storm.exe /play

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a pmp plot model parameter file is a special file format by Autodesk and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with PMP files

Associate the PMP file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open plot model parameter files. Because only the current version supports the latest PMP file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Autodesk manufacturer website after an available AutoCAD update.
To make sure that your PMP file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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