The PAR file extension is used to refer to index files generated in the Parchive archival utility. PAR files can be accessed and edited with the appropriate software.The PAR file extension is also used to refer to DVR – digital video recordings – on the Dedicated Micros DVR format.
File extension is used by POV-Ray. Parameter file.
The .par file extension is also implemented as a characteristics file in the freeware (free software) FMS, which is a flight simulator type of an application. The file extension .par is also carried by the produced document of Solid Edge, which falls under the classification of a 3D CAD program, commonly utilized by manufacturing enterprises for Insight design.
File used by FMS (Flying-Model-Simulator), a flight simulation game for Windows; saves the airplane geometry and physics properties such as mass, center of gravity, and inertia moments; used for creating custom aircraft to fly in the game. PAR files are one of several files that comprise the total aircraft data for the game. For example, there may be other 3D model files, texture bitmaps, and sounds.
Digital video format used by Dedicated Micros DVRs; used for both commercial and professional purposes; saved in a proprietary format that can be downloaded to a computer and viewed using NetVu software.