Convert simulation files (SIM) online for free
The converter easily converts your SIM simulations to various formats - free and online. No Artlantis or or other Data software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Simulation & Backup Data" file type, you need software like Artlantis or a similar tool.
The .SIM file extension is a notoriously fragmented and overloaded format. Its true contents entirely depend on the specific software that generated it. Most commonly, it acts as a 3D rendering material file for Artlantis, a process training simulation for SAP Tutor, a character or item file for The Sims, or a compressed game backup slice created by Steam. It is also frequently utilized in advanced engineering applications, such as Siemens STAR-CCM+ for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and Dassault Systèmes Abaqus for finite element analysis (FEA).
The primary disadvantage of .SIM files is this severe lack of standardization. Because 'simulation' is a generic term, developers constantly hijack the extension for proprietary, heavily restricted data types. An Artlantis material file requires an expensive paid license to view, while SAP Tutor files are essentially unreadable without SAP's specific legacy GUI environment. Furthermore, Steam backup files (often paired with SID or SIS) are encrypted binary blocks that are useless outside the Steam client and will fail to open in standard archive managers.
To make these files actually useful, extraction or conversion is highly recommended. For 3D materials, converting to universal formats like OBJ or generic MAT files enables easy importing into Blender or Maya. If you are dealing with SAP training modules, converting them to PDF or MP4 allows teams to view the tutorials on any device without installing SAP software. Interestingly, some .SIM files (such as those from Matrix42 or Simple Invoice Manager) are actually just renamed ZIP or JSON archives under the hood. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser. We will analyze its internal binary signature, identify the true format, and extract the data to a pragmatic target format.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your SIM file.
Users also converted SIM1, SSIM, INN, SIMP, SID, PNG, ZIP, TXT, WORLD, SIMS3PACK and PACKAGE files.
If you want to convert SIM file to BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC, ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z, RAR or ISO, you can use Artlantis or similar software from the "Storing simulation or backup data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SNAPSHOT, OLD, IMG, RESTORE, ISO, COPY, VMDK, TMP, VHD, BAK, ARCHIVE or BACKUP files to SIM, try Artlantis or another comparable tool in the "Storing simulation or backup data" category.
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 SIM converter.