What is a .DLV file?
DLV is a CATIA V4 file, used alongside .model and .exp.
- Did you know
- DLV is one of the CATIA V4 part formats, now considered legacy.
- DLV is part of the CATIA V4 family from Dassault Systèmes, used alongside .model and .exp for multi-part assemblies.
- Aerospace and automotive archives still hold millions of CATIA V4 files needing decades of long-term access.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify more 3D, CAD and scene files: Google Draco compressed meshes, Gaussian splats (KSplat), Universal 3D, Dassault 3DXML, DirectX .x models, Qubicle voxels, Wings3D, Autodesk Revit (RVT/RFA and templates, build version from BasicFileInfo), Siemens Solid Edge, Navisworks, legacy CATIA V4, terrestrial-scanner point clouds (FARO/Trimble) and legacy binary Visio (.vsd).
- Depth of analysis
- .DLV is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .DLV file
- Drag a .DLV file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.