Many people share .pcb files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .pcb file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .pcb files.
2 filename extension(s) found in our database.
.pcb - Microsoft PowerPoint Data
The PCB other files are related to Microsoft PowerPoint. PCB file is a Microsoft PowerPoint Data. PowerPoint stores all the changes that you make to its menus and toolbars in a PCB file.
- Application:
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Category:
- Other files
- Mime-type:
- application/mspowerpoint
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- Microsoft PowerPoint Data related extensions:
- .accda
- Microsoft Access Add-in
- .glk
- Microsoft Office 2007 Groove Synchronization Shortcut
- .act
- Microsoft Office Assistant Actor
- .acp
- Microsoft Office Assistant Preview
- .tgk
- Terragen License Key
- .tgp
- Terragen Plugin
How to Open PCB File Types with Altium Designer’s PCB Viewer Check out the Altium Designer PCB viewer free download-It’s the best option for accessing PCB layouts in the EDA file format. The viewer takes all formats within the output files, the container for schematics, layouts, and manufacturing files.
- Right-click on any PCB file and then click 'Open with' 'Choose another app'. Now select another program and check the box 'Always use this app to open.PCB files'. Update your software that should actually open or Protel Printed Circuit Board Files.
- PCB file is a SmartCAM Custom Control Panel File. SmartCAM is a suite of Computer-Aided Manufacturing and CAD/CAM software applications that uses toolpath modeling to assist CNC machinists in creating computer-numerically controlled (CNC) programs that direct CNC machine tools.
.pcb - SmartCAM Custom Control Panel File
The PCB data files are related to SmartCAM. PCB file is a SmartCAM Custom Control Panel File. SmartCAM is a suite of Computer-Aided Manufacturing and CAD/CAM software applications that uses toolpath modeling to assist CNC machinists in creating computer-numerically controlled (CNC) programs that direct CNC machine tools.
- Application:
- SmartCAM
- Category:
- Data files
- Mime-type:
- application/octet-stream
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- SmartCAM Custom Control Panel File related extensions:
- .cgt
- SmartCAM Code Generation Template
- .jof
- SmartCAM Job Operations File
- .mcl
- SmartCAM Macro File
- .pm5
- SmartCAM Process Model File
- .set
- SmartCAM Connection Settings File
- .smf
- SmartCAM Manufacture File
Naturally, other applications may also use the .pcb file extension. Even harmful programs can create .pcb files. Be especially cautious with .pcb files coming from an unknown source!
Can't open a .pcb file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows can't open this file:
example.pcb
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.
Open Pcb File Ppt
- Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
- Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.
The .pcb file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
cb, cpb, lcb, ocb, pb, pbc, pc, pcf, pcg, pch, pcn, pcv, pdb, pfb, psb
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
Similar file extensions in our database:
- .pch
- Visual Studio Precompiled Header
- .psb
- Navicat Backup File
- .pcf
- Calyx Point Point Data
- .ocb
- Origin Code Builder Object
- .pdb
- TealPaint Image Database
- .psb
- PowerDivX Subtitle
Operating systems
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