There are 12 other file types using
the CAR file extension!

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empty icon.car - NASCAR Racing 2002 car description file

empty icon.car - Railroad Tycoon 3 car properties

empty icon.car - SAPCAR archive

empty icon.car - SeeYou airspace data

empty icon.car - Brew MP component application resource data

empty icon.car - Car Explorer data

empty icon.car - Gary Gadget: Building Cars car data

CAR file extension - Accelrys/MSI Biosym/Insight II CAR chemistry data

What is car file? How to open car files?

File type specification:

Various data file type icon Various data file type

File extension car is also related to a special chemistry format used in Accelrys/MSI Biosym/Insight II.

Standard extensionformat is car, but sometimes also uses arc instead.

A .car file stores chemistry data.

Updated: December 4, 2023

The default software associated to open car file:

Insight II picture or screenshot

Accelrys Software Inc. logoInsight II  Linux/Unix software

Company or developer:
Accelrys Software Inc.

Insight II is a sophisticated molecular modeling environment that provides a graphical interface to best-of-breed algorithms for molecular dynamics, homology modeling, de novo design, and electrostatic. It making it the perfect solution for protein modelers, computational chemists, and structural biologists.

Help how to open:

This file type can be read by some chemistry software like Open Babel.

How to convert:

Possibly can be converted to other molecular files through some common exchange formats.

List of software applications associated to the .car file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open car file, edit car file, convert car file, view car file, play car file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting car files.

Software that open car file - Accelrys/MSI Biosym/Insight II CAR chemistry data

Programs supporting the exension car on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about Insight II for open car file action.

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