D3PLOT 22.1

To Make .ptf Files Open in D3PLOT by Double Clicking on Them

To make .ptf files open in D3PLOT by double-clicking on them

If no application is currently associated with .ptf files, a "double-click" won't work, and some non-specific, usually "windows", icon will be displayed with the file.

Right click on any .ptf file, and select properties then press the Change... tab next to Opens with: from the popup menu.

Open with panel

  1. This will bring up the "Open with" panel.
  2. Ensure the Always use... box is ticked
  3. Use the directory browsing window to find the correct D3PLOT executable. You are looking for file d3plot11.exe or d3plot11_x64.exe .
  4. Select the executable and click on OK to close the "Open With" window.

D3PLOT should now open and read in the selected file and you should now find that:

  • All .ptf files on your system show the D3PLOT icon.
  • Double-clicking on any such file starts D3PLOT and opens that file.

It is not possible to set up the filename "d3plot" for double-clicking in this way since Windows requires filename extensions when assigning applications to files.)


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