Extract text from Geometry and speech files (UV)
To convert UV Data files to another format, you need SOFiSTiK or other Cad software.
To convert other file formats to the "Structural Engineering Data" file type, you need software like SOFiSTiK or a similar tool.
The .uv extension is a classic example of a filename collision where a single suffix serves multiple proprietary masters.
Most frequently (approx. 29%), a .uv file contains Tendon Geometry Data generated by SOFiSTiK, a structural engineering suite used for Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis. These files define the complex geometry of pre-stressing tendons in reinforced concrete structures (like bridges). The friction here is significant: this is specialized engineering data often locked into the SOFiSTiK ecosystem. Engineers typically need to convert this geometry into broader CAD formats like DWG or export the data points to CSV or XLSX for use in Microsoft Excel, as the raw .uv file is unintelligible to standard viewers.
Alternatively, your file might be a Speech Analysis Data file (approx. 22%) created by the KayPENTAX Visi-Pitch system (formerly KayElemetrics). These legacy files store acoustic measurements used by speech-language pathologists. They are notoriously difficult to access without the original, expensive hardware-software dongle. Users often need to convert these visualization targets into standard audio (WAV) or capture the graphs as images (PNG, PDF) for medical reports.
Less commonly, .uv files appear as guide graphics for the Viewsat Ultra, a discontinued satellite receiver, or as raw texture coordinate maps in older 3D pipelines. For archiving and accessibility, your best bet is converting proprietary data streams to PDF/A for documentation or plain text for data parsers.
Convert.Guru analyzes your UV file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted OBJ, JPG, SURF, TEXTURES and 3DG files.
If you want to convert UV file to , you can use SOFiSTiK or similar software from the "Structural Geometry Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to UV, try SOFiSTiK or another comparable tool in the "Structural Geometry 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 UV converter.