File extension Details of AIM, ASCII, ANS, ATY, ABW, ACT, LWP, ADT, RTFD

Name:	AIM
File Type:	AIMMS ASCII Model File
Popularity:	3
Category:	text
File Description:	AIMMS (Advanced Integrated Multidimensional Modeling Software) model saved in a text format; contains an operations model created using the AIMMS modeling language; similar to an .AMB file, but saved as an ASCII text file instead of a binary file.
Open Programs:	Windows Paragon AIMMS or AIMMS Viewer View in text editor Linux Paragon AIMMS or AIMMS Viewer View in text editor

Name:	ASCII
File Type:	ASCII Text File
Popularity:	3
Category:	text
File Description:	Plain text file formatted in ASCII
Open Programs:	Mac OS Any text editor Windows Any text editor

Name:	ANS
File Type:	ANSI Text File
Popularity:	3
Category:	text
File Description:	Text document graphic based on the ANSI text standard; may also be used to store text graphics, which uses characters to display images in a text document.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Any text editor Windows ANSYS A text editor Linux ANSYS A text editor

Name:	ATY
File Type:	Association Type Placeholder
Popularity:	2
Category:	text
File Description:	Placeholder file produced when a 3D concept map's association type is exported by 3D Topicscape; provides the capability for a round-trip (export a Topicscape, change files and folders as desired, then re-import it). The contents of an ATY file may be viewed with a text editor.
Open Programs:	Windows 3D-Scape 3D Topicscape

Name:	ABW
File Type:	AbiWord Document
Popularity:	3
Category:	text
File Description:	Word processing document created with AbiWord, a free word processor developed by the AbiSource community; supports rich text formatting, advanced document layouts, images, tables, lists, and footnotes.
Open Programs:	Mac OS AbiSource AbiWord Windows AbiSource AbiWord Linux AbiSource AbiWord

Name:	ACT
File Type:	FoxPro Documenting Wizard Action Diagram   (Most common)
Popularity:	3
Category:	text
File Description:	Shows the hierarchical relations within the code of a FoxPro application; created by the Documenting Wizard (Tools menu->Wizards->Documenting)
Open Programs:	Windows Microsoft Visual FoxPro

Name:	LWP
File Type:	Lotus Word Pro Document
Popularity:	3
Category:	text
File Description:	Word processing document created by Lotus Word Pro, a business-oriented word processor; used to create reports, proposals, and other kinds of documents. Lotus is a subsidiary of IBM.
Open Programs:	Windows IBM Lotus Word Pro (part of Lotus SmartSuite)

Name:	ADT
File Type:	AutoCAD Audit Log
Popularity:	2
Category:	text
File Description:	Log file generated by AutoCAD, a common 2D and 3D CAD program; records the activity that occurs during a drawing audit. To create an ADT file within AutoCAD, follow these steps. Begin a drawing audit (File Menu->Drawing Utilities->Audit). On the command line, type auditctl. Enter 1 (instead of the default value of 0). Press the Enter key. The audit log will then be created in the same directory as the current drawing with the filename "drawing.adt."
Open Programs:	Windows Autodesk AutoCAD View in a text editor

Name:	RTFD
File Type:	Rich Text Format Directory File
Popularity:	3
Category:	text
File Description:	Rich text file similar to a .RTF document, but may contain attachments, such as images, PDFs, fonts, or other files; originally developed for the NeXT operating system and later moved to Mac OS X.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple TextEdit Bean

Name:	LOG
File Type:	Log File
Popularity:	5
Category:	text
File Description:	Text file that keeps a log of certain events; may be created by the operating system to keep track of system events; also may be created by software installation programs, which list the name and location of installed files. Most Web servers also generate log files for each hosted website to keep track of visitors and to monitor bandwidth usage; Web stats programs use log files to generate charts and graphs that present website traffic data in a graphical format.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Any text editor Windows Any text editor