Opening a PWS File

The PWS file type is primarily associated with Photon Workshop.

PWSFile Extension PWS
 File extension: PWS
File type:  data file

What is a PWS file

PWS files mostly belong to Photon Workshop.
  • 3D Printer Files: PWS files are often used to store 3D printer data for Photon Workshop. They contain the sliced model information needed for ANYCUBIC printers. For more details, visit Photon Workshop.
  • Password Safe Files: Some PWS files hold password-protected data. Programs like Sticky Password use this format. These versions may use internal structures such as GZIP or Microsoft Compound to compress and secure data. Check out Sticky Password or the Microsoft link here for background.
  • Wheel Settings Files: Certain PWS files are XML documents that store sim racing wheel settings. They help manage configuration details used by Fanatec systems. More info can be found at Fanatec.
  • Wind Turbine Data Files: A few PWS files contain wind turbine simulation or operational data as handled by WindSim. Visit WindSim for additional details.
    • FilExt.com notes: The file’s purpose changes with the software that created it. The internal formats vary (XML, GZIP, Microsoft Compound) so the method to open them also varies. Use the related application to properly view or edit the data.

    How to open PWS files

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

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    Programs that open and convert PWS files:

    1. Photon Workshop
      See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. PWS files are often referred to as Photon Workshop 3d images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
    2. ProWorks(DB) (Start File) by Everett Charles Technologies
      Proworks is a work flow solution for managing a test process. ProWorks Start Files contain valid command line arguments that ProWorks(DB) can execute either during program load or during program run. If ProWorks(DB) is using a Watch folder, .PWS files put in this folder will be executed as if the program had been called with the command line parameters contained in the file. The Mime types used with this association are: application/proworks. This file format is classified as Text. Related links: ProWorks(DB) Press Release

    PWS file format details:

    To find out what program is needed to open PWS files, you need to determine the file format. The initial characters of a file are called signature, sometimes also referred to as "magic bytes". The signature can be used to infer the file format. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. When there is a problem with a file, the first step to solving it is to determine the file format. Our evaluation of the PWS files is as follows:

    The PWS file extension is not common and is used by different programs with different formats. The following file formats are most commonly found in PWS files:

    All other PWS files (50%) have no uniform format, often e.g. GZIP. These files are often connected to wpae, ghrepower or pptx. If you want to find out which format your PWS file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .pws file to analyze".

    Technical Data for PWS File Extension

    File classification:
    3D Image
    Related files:
    gcode, pwd, pptx, psw, pwv, stl, gz, iwm, xml, dat
    Related links:
    ProWorks(DB) Press Release
    Mime type:
    application/proworks

    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: pwsFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SAPIEN\PrimalScript\PrimalScript.exe /DDE %1
    ProgramID: pwsFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Print Workshop 2004 LE\Printworkshop2004LE.exe %1
    ProgramID: pwsFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Print Workshop 2005\Printworkshop2005.exe %1
    ProgramID: pwsFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Print Workshop 2005 LE\Printworkshop2005LE.exe
    ProgramID: PainterWorkspace
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Corel\Corel Painter X\Painter X.exe
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    a pws data file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

    How to solve problems with PWS files

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