ArcView attribute index
File type: Database file
An ain file extension is related to ArcView and used for attribute index files.
Found 4 different file type records with the same ain filename suffix.
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: January 5, 2018
The ain file extension is used for attribute files for ArcGIS for Desktop (also known as ArcView).
Attribute store non-spatial information about a geographic feature in a GIS, usually stored in a table and linked to the feature by a unique identifier. For example, attributes of a river might include its name, length, and sediment load at a gauging station.
Software apps that create ain files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ain files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: September 14, 2017
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ain file extension is associated with the AIN compressed archive file format.
The ain was a shareware archiving program available for MS-DOS in the 1990s.
It is obsolete product.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
The AIN file extension is associated with the Voxel Space Engine, a game engine developed by NovaLogic for its computer games. An AIN file stores coordinates used by the game's artificial intelligence.
AIN files are part of the game data for Windows versions of Delta Force, Delta Force 2, Delta Force: Land Warrior, F-22 Lightning, F-22 Lightning 3, Comanche 4 and Armored Fist 3. The format is a legacy game-data format used by these NovaLogic titles.
AIN files are intended to be read by the NovaLogic game that supplied them. Install or run the corresponding Windows game and keep the file in its original game-data location; it is not normally opened as a document.
The file is not designed for direct viewing in a general-purpose application. Editing or moving it can prevent the associated game from loading its AI data correctly.
AIN files generally have no useful standalone conversion option. Their AI-coordinate data is specific to the associated NovaLogic game and is normally used in its original format.
To use the data in another game or format, a tool specifically made for the relevant NovaLogic game would be required. Renaming the file or converting it to a general text or image format will not make it usable.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ain files:
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: May 17, 2019
The ain file extension is associated with the Source a video gaming engine used by various computer games, like Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead etc.
The ain file stores settings and coordinates for AI (artificial intelligence) in the game.
Use compatible tools to work with *.ain files.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ain files:
Microsoft Windows
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