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Boardview formats

A boardview shows where every part, pin and net sits on the PCB. The same board is often published in several formats; pick the one your viewer opens.

12 formats in the index

FormatWhat it isOpens withBoards
.bdv Boardview format associated with the Honhan BoardViewer program; widely used for Compal, Quanta and Inventec laptop boards. BoardViewer (Borneo), OpenBoardView, FlexBV 544
.brd The most common boardview extension. Several unrelated file layouts share it, so one viewer may open a given .brd while another refuses it. OpenBoardView, FlexBV, BoardViewer (Borneo) 456
.cad GenCAD text export of a board: parts, pins and nets. Common for MSI, Gigabyte and newer laptop boards. BoardViewer (Borneo), FlexBV, OpenBoardView 380
.fz Encrypted boardview format used for ASUS laptop and desktop boards. OpenBoardView, FlexBV, BoardViewer (Borneo) 322
.tvw Tebo-ICT view file. Common for Gigabyte and Lenovo (LCFC) boards. Tebo-ICT View, BoardViewer (Borneo), FlexBV 131
.gr Boardview file seen mostly for Wistron-built boards. BoardViewer (Borneo), FlexBV 16
.bvr BoardViewR file. Seen mostly for Apple and phone boards. FlexBV, BoardViewer (Borneo) 11
.pcb Board file used by XinZhiZao (XZZ) repair tools; newer laptop and phone boards. FlexBV, XZZ viewer 11
.f2b Unisoft ProntoPLACE / ProntoVIEW board file. Unisoft ProntoVIEW-MARKUP, FlexBV, BoardViewer (Borneo) 8
.bv ATE BoardView file, one of the older boardview formats. BoardView (Landrex), OpenBoardView 6
.asc Set of text files exported from the ASUS TSICT test system; older ASUS boards. OpenBoardView, BoardViewer (Borneo) 4
.faz Boardview file. BoardViewer (Borneo), FlexBV 1