Tips to open IV file

Can't open the IV file? You are not the only one. Thousands of users face similar problems every day. Below you will find tips on how to open IV files as well as a list of programs that support IV files.

IV file extension

File Name Open Inventor Scene Graph Format
File Developer Visualization Sciences Group
File Category 3D Image Files

The IV file is supported on 3 operating systems. Depending on your operating system, you may need different software to handle the IV files. Below is a summary of the number of programs that support and open the IV file on each system platform.

Operating systems
  • 3
  • 0
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

What is IV file?

The IV file has been categorized as 3D Image Files. The author of this format is Visualization Sciences Group. Additionally, the 3D Image Files category contains 622 of other files. Open Inventor Scene Graph Format is supported by 3 operating systems. The file will work on , Linux, Windows systems, unfortunately not on others. The Open Inventor application is recommended to open the file. It was released by Silicon Graphics International. This file type can also be opened by 5 other programs. You can use Voxler, ivToVRML, 3D Object Converter, Rapidform Explorer in case Open Inventor cannot be used.

How to open IV file?

An often recurring problem with Open Inventor Scene Graph Format is that IV is not associated with the correct program file. This causes the file IV to open by system applications not designed for this purpose, or to display a message that there is no associated program. How to solve such a problem?

The first thing you should do is just "doubleclick" on the IV file icon you want to open. If the operating system has an appropriate application to support it and there is also an association between the file and the program, the file should be opened.

Step 1. Install Open Inventor

An often overlooked issue is to make sure that Open Inventor is installed on the computer. This can be achieved by typing Open Inventor into the operating system search engine. In the absence of an appropriate program, its installation in the vast majority of cases will fix the problem. Below is a list of programs that support the file IV.

Step 2. Create association of Open Inventor with IV files

If, despite the installed application, the IV file does not start in the Open Inventor application, you must create a file association. This option is available from the level of Properties of a specific file available in the context menu. The displayed window will contain information about the program that supports this type of file. Changes can be made using the "Change" button. It may happen that in the next window there will be no appropriate program - however, this can be corrected with the "Browse" option where you should manually indicate the program location. Checking the "Always use the selected program ..." box will permanently associate the IV file with the Open Inventor program.

Step 3. Update Open Inventor to the latest version

If, however, after binding Open Inventor with Open Inventor Scene Graph Format there were still problems, you should update the program to the latest version. This can be done using the application (if it provides such options) or from the Silicon Graphics International website and install the latest version.

Step 4. Check for the following problems with the IV file

The problem may also be with the file itself if the above steps don't work. The most common file problems are:

Very often, the file may be size 0 or incomplete. This is most often caused by a problem while downloading the IV file. The only repair option is to download the file again.
The most common cause here is computer viruses. A quick virus scan using an up-to-date antivirus program should clear up any doubts. Some antivirus vendors also provide free online scanners. The scan should cover the entire computer, not only the IV file that we want to open. Sometimes virus-infected IV files cannot be recovered, so make a backup in advance.
This can happen especially when the program is dynamically developed and the structure of the IV files changes over time. These problems are known and are often very easy to fix using the software developers's website.
There can be many reasons for this. Depending on the type of file, it is necessary to repair it accordingly. Sometimes the program itself has options to repair the most popular IV file corruption. The easiest way is to restore the file from a backup, if there is one, or contact Visualization Sciences Group
When reading, a message appears that the file was encrypted or corrupted. The encrypted file IV except for the special designation, works normally, but only on the device where it was encrypted, before transferring it to another machine, decryption is required.
Some of the system directories are excluded from modification. These directories are write-protected to them and it's very hard to fix this problem. It is best to move IV to a different directory.
This problem only occurs with more complex files. Some file types can only be opened in one program at a time. Just close unnecessary programs. Sometimes you have to wait for the session to the file IV to close. Antivirus programs or a backup being made may lock the file for a while without the user's knowledge. If the problem persists, restart the machine.