1.5    Supported Formats

File Open

Opens and loads project files - a new document will be created for each loaded file.

Depending on the installed extension modules, the following file types are supported:

QW-Modeller project for QuickWave: *.QWPro

FreeCAD project: *.FCStd

Alias Mesh: *.obj

Autodesk DWG: *.dwg

Autodesk DXF: *.dxf

BREP: *.brep, *.brp

Binary Mesh: *.bms

Collada: *.dae

Common airfoil data: *.dat

IGES: *.iges, *.igs

Image formats: *.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, *.xpm

Industry Foundation Classes: *.ifc

Inventor V2.1: *.iv

Object File Format Mesh: *.off

Open CAD: *.oca, *.gcad

PLY points: *.ply

Point format: *.asc

Povray format: *.pov, *.inc

Python: *.py, *.FCMacro, *.FCScript

STEP: *.step, *.stp

STL Mesh: *.stl, *.ast

SVG as geometry: *.svg

Stanford Triangle Mesh: *.ply

VRML V2.0: *.wrl, *.vrml, *.wrz

File Import

Adds the content of the loaded file to the current (already opened) document. When loading, the file is added to the current (already opened) project.

Depending on the installed extension modules, the following import file types are supported:

Alias Mesh: *.obj

Autodesk DWG: *.dwg

Autodesk DXF: *.dxf

BREP: *.brep, *.brp

Binary Mesh: *.bms

Collada: *.dae

Common airfoil data: *.dat

IGES: *.iges, *.igs

Image formats: *.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, *.xpm

Industry Foundation Classes: *.ifc

Inventor V2.1: *.iv

Object File Format Mesh: *.off

Open CAD: *.oca, *.gcad

PLY points: *.ply

Point format: *.asc

Povray format: *.pov, *.inc

Python: *.py, *.FCMacro, *.FCScript

STEP: *.step, *.stp

STL Mesh: *.stl, *.ast

SVG as geometry: *.svg

Stanford Triangle Mesh: *.ply

VRML V2.0: *.wrl, *.vrml, *.wrz

File Export

Export selected geometrical object(s) to a file for a use in another application. The export of the following file types is supported:

Alias Mesh: *.obj

Autodesk DWG: *.dwg

Autodesk DXF: *.dxf

BREP: *.brep, *.brp

Binary Mesh: *.bms

Collada: *.dae

IGES: *.iges, *.igs

Industry Foundation Classes: *.ifc

Inventor V2.1: *.iv

Object File Format Mesh: *.off

Open CAD: *.oca

Portable Document Format: *.pdf

STEP: *.step, *.stp

STL Mesh: *.stl, *.ast

Stanford Triangle Mesh: *.ply

SVG: *.svg

VRML V2.0: *.wrl, *.vrml, *.wrz

WebGL: *.html

Import CAD

Import geometrical object(s) from a CAD file. The imported object(s) will be added to the current (already opened) project. The import of the following file types is supported:

STEP: *.stp, *.step

IGES: *.igs, *.iges

BREP: *.brp, *.brep

Export CAD

Export selected geometrical object(s) to a CAD file. The export of the following file types is supported:

STEP: *.stp, *.step

IGES: *.igs, *.iges

BREP: *.brp, *.brep