TCM Converter

Extract text from TCM files

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How to extract text from your TCM file

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

Convert TCM to another file type

To convert your TCM file to another format, you need Josam Homebase or other Data software.

Convert a file to TCM

To convert other file formats to the "Industrial Alignment Record" file type, you need software like Josam Homebase or a similar tool.

About TCM files

A .TCM file is a chameleon format that most frequently holds Vehicle Wheel Alignment Data generated by Josam or TruckCam industrial systems. These files contain proprietary measurements for trucks and heavy machinery, making them impossible to open without specific alignment software like Josam Homebase. Users frequently encounter friction here because the file is binary and unreadable by standard office tools; you cannot simply double-click to view the alignment report.

However, the extension is also widely used for Thermo-Calc Macro files in materials science. In this context, the file is actually a plain text script used to automate thermodynamic calculations. A third common variation is a TurboCAD Mac drawing file, used for 2D/3D architectural designs on macOS.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Josam/TruckCam: The only reliable conversion is to use the original Josam software to export the data as a PDF report for printing or archiving.
For Thermo-Calc: Since these are text-based, you can often convert them to TXT simply by renaming the extension, or open them directly in editors like Notepad++.
For TurboCAD: Users should convert these to DXF or DWG within TurboCAD to ensure compatibility with Windows-based CAD tools like AutoCAD.

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

Users also converted PDF, TST, ARR and ISR files.

FAQ

If you want to convert TCM file to DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT, X_T or X_B, you can use Josam Homebase or similar software from the "Vehicle Wheel Alignment Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to TCM, try Josam Homebase or another comparable tool in the "Vehicle Wheel Alignment Data" category.

The TCM 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 TCM converter.