While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the HCU file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the HCU file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the HCU file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the HCU file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | HydroCAD Hydrograph Units Definitions Format |
| Developer | HydroCAD Software Solutions |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the HCU extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the HCU file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the HCU file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your HCU file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the HCU file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the HCU file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the HCU file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the HCU file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the HCU file is infected.
| HCU | HydroCAD Hydrograph Units Definitions Format |
| HCW | HTML Help Workshop Conversion Wizard Macro |
| HCB | HyperOS Compressed Backup |
| HCFG | HoDokK Configuration |
| HCT | Symantec LiveUpdate |
| HCC | HydroCAD Storage Chamber Definition Format |
| HCS | NHP ESubmission Builder Submission Package |
| HCI | HydroCAD IDF Data Format |
| HCL | HotDocs Library Format |
| HCG | HClab Chart |
