PWK Converter

Extract text from PolyWorks workspaces (PWK)


Drop or upload your .PWK file
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How to extract text from your PWK file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PWK file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert PWK to another file type

To convert PWK workspaces to another format, you need InnovMetric PolyWorks or other 3D software.

Convert a file to PWK

To convert other file formats to the "Metrology Workspace File" file type, you need software like InnovMetric PolyWorks or a similar tool.


About PWK files

The .PWK file format is primarily used by InnovMetric PolyWorks as a 3D metrology workspace, storing inspection projects and 3D measurement data. It is also frequently used by PRIMER-E software for multivariate statistical analysis workspaces. These files are typically opened with PolyWorks or PRIMER-E. The main disadvantage of the .PWK format is its highly proprietary nature. It is heavily tied to expensive, specialized software. Users without an active software license cannot easily access the 3D models, statistical data, or passwords locked inside. Files can be large and are not natively supported by web browsers or standard data tools. The best conversion targets depend on the specific data inside. PolyWorks workspaces often contain standard XML structures, so converting or extracting to XML or TXT is sometimes possible. For PRIMER-E files, exporting to standard spreadsheet formats like CSV or XLSX is ideal, though some internal workspace settings will be lost. This file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert online because the data relies on proprietary software engines to render 3D meshes or calculate statistics. Standard online converters fail because they lack the specific parsing logic. Even if the main software is missing, our analysis can often detect embedded XML or ZIP structures, allowing you to extract usable raw data.

Convert.Guru analyzes your PWK file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert PWK file to , you can use InnovMetric PolyWorks or similar software from the "3D Metrology Workspace Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to PWK, try InnovMetric PolyWorks or another comparable tool in the "3D Metrology Workspace Storage" category.



The PWK 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 PWK converter.