Input file
BIP
- Full Name: Character Studio Biped Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
APR
- Full Name: ArcView Project Format
- Developer: ESRI
What is BIP file?
A BIP (Character Studio .BIP) file is a 3D animation file specially designed for 3ds Max, a powerful 3D animation software produced by Autodesk. The file type is based on the Character Studio plugin within 3ds Max and contains animation information that was created using the Biped Skeleton Editor tools. They are typically used for character animation files and contain a hierarchy of bones, which allow for facial expressions and movements. Along with animation data, the . [ ⏩ ] BIP file extension
What is APR file?
The APR file extension is associated with .AVX, an ESRI ArcView project file. This file type stores mapfiles, layout texts, drawings, and other project data within a single directory. It includes a main project file and related files in either a text-based or binary format. ArcView 3.x used a text-based project format, while ArcView 8 uses a binary-based format. Design ARCVIEW project files have the Layout View object at the top of their tree structure. [ ⏩ ] APR file extension
How to convert the file from BIP to APR?
To successfully convert the BIP file to APR, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.BIP). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case APR (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than APR).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. BIP to APR. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting BIP files to APR files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension APR, while before this step we had the BIP file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new APR file, or not.