Input file
PTN
- Full Name: PaperPort Thumbnail Images
- Developer: Nuance Communications
Output file
CKD
- Full Name: CADKEY Design Format
- Developer: Kubotek
What is PTN file?
A .PTN file type is a paperPort Thumbnail File, a raster file format developed by Nuance Communications. This format is used to save thumbnails of images and documents in versions of the PaperPort document management software. PTN files contain compressed images that store miniature visual previews of documents up to a maximum size of 4,000 x 4,000 pixels. This file type can be opened with understanding of the complex File Structure Format (FSF) that defines all the data for the file. [ ⏩ ] PTN file extension
What is CKD file?
A .CKD file is a CADKEY Design file used by CADKEY software. It stores the complete design of a model or drawing created for a specific engineering project. The .CKD extension contains a drawing, 2D sketches, 3D models, images, meta-objects, annotations, and other associated data for the project. Components The major components of a . [ ⏩ ] CKD file extension
How to convert the file from PTN to CKD?
To successfully convert the PTN file to CKD, 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.PTN). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case CKD (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 CKD).
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. PTN to CKD. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting PTN files to CKD 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 CKD, while before this step we had the PTN file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new CKD file, or not.