How do I open or retrieve data on a PC at home, from the .ipj files, saved as default files from your circa 2014 EDS software?

Question

I carried out some EDS analyses on yoursoftware on a 2014 Hitachi desktop SEM. I saved the data as its default .ipj files. I should have saved them in a form more readable outside your system attached to the SEM, so I can retreave the data outside the system. The only thing I can find out about .ipj files is that they are used by Autodesk for Autocad 3D design software. However, I can't find any way of retrieving the data in them, or find anything that resembles analytical data in one when I open it as a text file.

Answer 1

To answer your question about retrieving data from .ipj files created by the SwiftED3000 software for EDS analyses on a Hitachi SEM:

The .ipj file extension is indeed primarily associated with Autodesk Inventor Project files, but in your case, it seems to be associated with the SwiftED3000 software used for Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analyses. Given the proprietary nature of many scientific software packages, it might be challenging to open these files directly with commonly available third-party software.

Here are a few suggestions you might try:

1. Software Support: Contact the support team for the SwiftED3000 or the company that makes and supports the software. They might have specific tools or methods for converting or exporting your data into more widely compatible formats.

2. Software User Manuals/Guides: Check any user manuals or guides for the software that could provide information on exporting or saving data in different formats that are more accessible outside of the SEM system.

3. Hitachi SEM Support: Reach out to the support team or forums related to the specific Hitachi SEM you used, as they might offer insights or tools to extract your data.

4. Data Export Options: If you have access to the system where the analyses were performed, see if there are options to export the data into formats like CSV, TXT, or XML, which are much easier to open and manipulate outside the proprietary software.

These options might help you retrieve your data in a more accessible format. If you have access to the same SEM or know someone who does, they might also be able to help you save the data in a more common format.