How to extract text from your FNC file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FNC file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert FNC to another file type
To convert your FNC file to another format, you need Fagor Automation or other Cad software.
- FNC to OBJ
- FNC to FBX
- FNC to DAE
- FNC to 3DS
- FNC to MAX
- FNC to BLEND
- FNC to MA
- FNC to MB
- FNC to C4D
- FNC to STL
- FNC to PLY
- FNC to WRL
Convert a file to FNC
To convert other file formats to the "CNC Program File" file type, you need software like Fagor Automation or a similar tool.
- DWG to FNC
- DAE to FNC
- X3D to FNC
- IGES to FNC
- WRL to FNC
- JT to FNC
- SKP to FNC
- 3DS to FNC
- 3DM to FNC
- OBJ to FNC
- STEP to FNC
- FBX to FNC
About FNC files
The .fnc file extension primarily identifies CNC (Computer Numerical Control) program files used by industrial automation systems like Fagor Automation and FANUC. These files contain vital G-code instructions or subroutines that tell milling machines, lathes, and steel fabrication units how to cut and shape materials. A secondary but common use is for PL/SQL Function scripts associated with Oracle Database, storing logic for database operations.
The core challenge with .fnc files is their ambiguity and lack of native OS support. To a Windows or Mac operating system, an .fnc file is an unrecognized binary, often leading to the generic "Windows cannot open this file" error. For CNC operators, viewing these files away from the shop floor requires expensive CAM software or specific simulators. For database developers, accidentally associating the extension with the wrong text editor can break formatting.
Furthermore, users with fiscal data recorders (specifically ATOL devices) may encounter .fnc files acting as proprietary fiscal memory dumps, which are completely illegible without vendor drivers.
Best Conversion Targets:
- For Inspection & Code Review: Convert to TXT. Most .fnc files (both CNC and Oracle) are plain text under the hood. Converting to a standard text file allows you to view G-code or SQL logic on any device, including mobile phones, without installing heavy CAD/CAM suites.
- For Documentation & Archiving: Convert to PDF. This locks the formatting and ensures the code instructions are preserved in a non-editable, printable format for shop floor travelers or compliance records.
- For Database Import: Convert Oracle .fnc files to SQL to ensure they are correctly recognized by syntax highlighters and database management tools.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FNC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted ENC, XLSX, RTF, JPG, PDF, TXT, PRV, CLR and ATM files.
The FNC Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our FNC converter.