FWS is a FARO scan workspace - the project bundle that groups and aligns several FARO laser scans into one coherent point cloud. Surveyors stitch many overlapping FARO scans into one workspace so a whole building can be measured as a single point cloud. Analyser handles .FWS alongside related formats such as .ABC, .AFL, .ARX and more. In Analyser's format library, .FWS sits in the System & disk category.

How do I open a .FWS file?

Drop a .FWS file onto Analyser at https://lab.valjdakosta.com/ and it is identified directly in your browser - no upload, no account and no software to install. A catch-all for rare and niche formats Analyser still identifies from their bytes: 3D caches and scans (Alembic ABC, FARO FLS/FWS), camera and design data (ARRIRAW ARX, Capture One masks, CATIA CGR), JBIG codestreams, firmware dumps (Binwalk), draw.io diagrams, OptimFROG DualStream audio, RTTTL ringtones, LaTeX style and class files, Sun Raster and Truevision TGA images, MPEG-2 streams, PVR/DVB recordings, Tiled tilesets, Windows Prefetch and Reaper project backups.

Can I open a .FWS file online for free?

Yes. Analyser is a free online .FWS identifier that runs entirely in your browser - your .FWS file never leaves your device, so there is nothing to upload and no software to install. It even works offline once installed.

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What is a .FWS file?

FWS is a FARO scan workspace - the project bundle that groups and aligns several FARO laser scans into one coherent point cloud.

Did you know: Surveyors stitch many overlapping FARO scans into one workspace so a whole building can be measured as a single point cloud.
Analyser handles .FWS alongside related formats such as .ABC, .AFL, .ARX and more.
In Analyser's format library, .FWS sits in the System & disk category.
What Analyser reads: A catch-all for rare and niche formats Analyser still identifies from their bytes: 3D caches and scans (Alembic ABC, FARO FLS/FWS), camera and design data (ARRIRAW ARX, Capture One masks, CATIA CGR), JBIG codestreams, firmware dumps (Binwalk), draw.io diagrams, OptimFROG DualStream audio, RTTTL ringtones, LaTeX style and class files, Sun Raster and Truevision TGA images, MPEG-2 streams, PVR/DVB recordings, Tiled tilesets, Windows Prefetch and Reaper project backups.
Depth of analysis: .FWS 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 .FWS file: Drag a .FWS 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.
Related formats: .ABC · .AFL · .ARX · .BIE · .Binwalk · .CGR · .COMask · .DIO · .FLS · .H2V · .OFS · .PF · .RPP-bak · .RTX · .STY · .CLS · .SUN · .TP and more. See all supported file types.