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)

.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)

.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)

.icf

architecture, engineering, construction (AEC)

AutoCAD, cadwork, FreeCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Tekla

IGES
(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)

.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)

.x_t, .x_b,
.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)

.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)

.sldpart, .sldasm

CAD & CAE modeling

Fusion-360, Inventor, Onshape, Powermill, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Solidworks, SpaceClaim, TopSolid

STEP
(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)

.wrl

3D interactive vector graphics, designed for the web

Simplify3D, Solid Works, SpaceClaim, TopSolid