5 file types use the .rad file extension.

What is a RAD file?

Module created by Reality AdLib Tracker, an audio tracking application; contains note and instrument information for a song; holds up to 32 patterns and 31 instruments; common size is 10k or less.

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Radar ViewPoint Radar Data

A RAD file may also be a data file used by Radar ViewPoint, a discontinued radar system for analyzing and tracking aircraft. It contains raw radar data, including information about the position, speed, and trajectory of detected objects in a particular airspace. Professionals interested in air traffic control and monitoring are the most likely users to open RAD files to analyze their data with Radar ViewPoint.

Radar ViewPoint is a radar data processing and visualization application primarily used by trained professionals overseeing complex radar environments, such as airports, military airbases, or large-scale airspace surveillance systems in air traffic control, defense, and aerospace industries. While it is no longer developed, the software could display radar tracks, analyze radar signals, and enable users to interpret real-time radar data.

Programs that open RAD files

Updated: October 23, 2024

VRAD Lights File

3D lighting file used by VRAD, a command line program that adds light properties to a .BSP first-person shooter game map file; stores lighting properties for materials, which define the surface appearance of 3D objects.

RAD files are specified in an XML format. They can include settings for normal LDR and HDR (high dynamic range) color and intensity.

To compile lighting properties into an existing BSP map file, use the following command: vrad -lights bspmapname.rad

Programs that open or reference RAD files

Updated: April 29, 2011

Radiance Scene File

Scene file used by Radiance, a free ray tracing application; saves objects, materials, and lighting properties; serves as an input for generating an octree ( .OCT ) file so the scene can be rendered.

RAD files are saved in a text format, so they can be edited easily with a text editor before being converted for rendering.

Programs that open or reference RAD files

Updated: April 29, 2011

Citrix Rapid Application Delivery File

Configuration file used by Citrix XenApp (formerly Citrix Presentation Server) virtualization software; saved in a plain text format and contains a reference to a hosted application profile; used for launching streamed applications, which provide software to users on demand.

RAD files are opened automatically by the Raderun.exe program included with XenApp. This program can also be run manually at the command line.

Programs that open or reference RAD files

Updated: April 29, 2011