Supported 3D formats
FORMAT
FILE EXTENSION
INDUSTRY / USE
COMMON PROGRAMS (amongst others)
3DS
.3ds
modeling, animation, 3D exchange format
3ds Max, AutoCAD, Cinema 4D, Rhino3D, Simplify3D, Unity3D
3MF
.3mf
3D manufacturing / printing format
CATIA, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Solidworks
ACIS
(R 2.0 and up)
(R 2.0 and up)
.sat, .sab
CAD, CAE & CAM exchange format
AutoCAD, BricsCAD, cadwork, Creo, Fusion-360, Inventor, Microstation, Onshape, Revit, Rhino3D, SketchUp, Solid Edge, Solidworks, SpaceClaim, Tekla, TopSolid
Collada
.dae
open standard for 3D data exchange
3ds Max, Blender, Bryce, Cinema 4D, FreeCAD, Maya, Modo, SketchUp
DXF
.dxf
CAD exchange format
Autocad, BricsCAD, Cadmatic, CADwork, Creo, FreeCAD, Fusion-360, Inventor, Microstation, Powermill, Revit, Rhino3D, Siemens NX, SketchUp, Solid Edge, Solidworks, SpaceClaim, Tekla, TopSolid
FBX
(2012 and up)
(2012 and up)
.fbx
games, film & media, VR, AR, 3D data exchange
3ds Max, AutoCAD, Cinema 4D, Fusion-360, Maya, Revit, Rhino3D, Simplify3D, SketchUp, Unity3D
IFC
(2x3, 4)
(2x3, 4)
.icf
architecture, engineering, construction (AEC)
AutoCAD, cadwork, FreeCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Tekla
IGES
(all)
(all)
.igs, .iges
CAD exchange format
BricsCAD, CADMATIC, CATIA, FreeCAD, Fusion-360, I-DEAS, Inventor, MSC Nastran, Onshape, Powermill, PTC mathCAD, Siemens NX, Simplify3D, SmartPlant 3D, Solid Edge, SOLIDWORKS, SpaceClaim, Tekla, TopSolid
JT
(v8.0-v10.x)
(v8.0-v10.x)
.jt
aerospace, automotive industry, and Heavy Equipment, CAD exchange format
Inventor, Onshape, Siemens NX, Simplify3D, Solid Edge, SOLIDWORKS
OBJ
.obj
exchange format for 3D graphics & animation, CAD, 3D printing
Cinema 4D, FreeCAD, Fusion-360, Maya, OnShape, Powermill, Rhino3D, Simplify3D, SketchUp, SOLIDWORKS, SpaceClaim, Unity3D
Open CASCADE
.brep
Recommended for data exchange with OCC-based applications
FreeCAD
Parasolid
(all)
(all)
.x_t, .x_b,
.xmt_txt, .xmt_bin,
.xmp_txt, .xmp_bin
.xmt_txt, .xmt_bin,
.xmp_txt, .xmp_bin
CAD exchange
BricsCAD, Creo, Fusion-360, Microstation, Onshape, Powermill, Rhino3D, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Solidworks, SpaceClaim, TopSolid
Rhino3D
(up to v6)
(up to v6)
.3dm
CAD modeling
Fusion-360, Onshape, Powermill, Rhino3D, Solidworks, SpaceClaim
PTC Creo
.prt, .asm
Product design and development
Siemens NX
.prt
Industrial and product design
Siemens NX
Solidworks
(2004 and newer)
(2004 and newer)
.sldpart, .sldasm
CAD & CAE modeling
Fusion-360, Inventor, Onshape, Powermill, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Solidworks, SpaceClaim, TopSolid
STEP
(AP203, 214, 242)
(AP203, 214, 242)
.step, .stp
CAD exchange format
BricsCAD, CADMATIC, CATIA, FreeCAD, Fusion-360, I-DEAS, Inventor, KOMPAS-3D, Onshape, Powermill, PTC Creo, Rhino3D, Siemens NX, Simplify3D, SmartPlant 3D, Solid Edge, SOLIDWORKS, SpaceClaim, Tekla, T-FLEX, TopSolid
STL
.stl
rapid prototyping, 3D printing and Computer aided Manufacturing
CADwork, Fusion-360, Inventor, Onshape, Powermill, PTC Creo, Revit, Rhino3D, Siemens NX, Simplify3D, SketchUp, Solid Edge, SOLIDWORKS, SpaceClaim, Tekla, TopSolid
VRML
(v1/1995, v2/1997)
(v1/1995, v2/1997)
.wrl
3D interactive vector graphics, designed for the web
Simplify3D, Solid Works, SpaceClaim, TopSolid
Supported Image Formats
- bmp
- jpg
- png
- psd
- tga
Supported Audio Formats
- mp3
- ogg
- wav
Supported Video Formats
- mov
- mp4