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3D graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file type extensions
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List of file extensions used for 3D graphics file formats, related to 3D graphics software, CAD/CAM/CAE software and tools
3D graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file extension list
List of file extensions used for 3D graphics file formats, related to 3D graphics software, CAD/CAM/CAE software and tools.
3D computer graphics file types are graphics files that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images or animations. Such images may be for later display or for real-time viewing. 3D computer graphics used many of the same algorithms as 2D computer vector graphics in the wire-frame model and 2D computer raster graphics in the final rendered display. In computer graphics software, the distinction between 2D and 3D is occasionally blurred 2D applications may use 3D techniques to achieve effects such as lighting, and primarily 3D may use 2D rendering techniques.
The most popular 3D graphics applications are 3D Studio MAX (3ds file extension [Autodesk]), Blender (blend file extension [Blender Fundation]), Cinema 4D (c4d file extension [MAXON]), LightWave 3D (NewTek), Maya (Autodesk), Rhino 3D and many others.
The term CAD/CAM/CAE is a shortening of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer-Aided Engineering. The term CAD/NC (Numerical Control) is equivalent in some industries. CAD/CAM software uses CAD drawing tools to describe geometries used by the CAM portion of the program to define a toolpath that will direct the motion of a machine tool to machine the exact shape that was drawn.
The most popular CAD/CAM software are AutoCAD (dwg file extension [Autodesk]), Alphacam (Planit Solutions), ArchiCAD (Graphisoft), STAAD.Pro (Bentley), Catia, NX (formerly Unigraphics) etc..
| Extension | File type description |
| Two-dimensional drawing file | |
| Three-dimensional drawing file | |
| VersaCAD 3D drawing file | |
| Actify DesignShare drawing | |
| Atari Stereo CAD-3D Objects Graphics Format | |
| Cadwork 3D CAD file | |
| SpinFire Professional Secure 3D Format CAD file | |
| 3DPlus2 3D data file | |
| Atari Stereo CAD-3D 2.0 objects graphics format | |
| CADD file | |
| LightConverse 3D model file | |
| 3D NURBS modeler | |
| 3DML data file | |
| QuickDraw 3D metafile | |
| Cadent 3D model | |
| Rhino 3D model file | |
| MacOS 3D metafile for Quickdraw 3D | |
| 3DML data file | |
| 3DMLW file | |
| 3D Studio MAX graphics file | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio 3D scene (Mesh) | |
| Rhino 3D graphic | |
| 3D XML file | |
| 3rd PlanIt file | |
| Alice Scene file | |
| Amapi 3D modeling | |
| Alpha channel image data - 24bit RGB Cubicomp PictureMaker 3D animation | |
| ArcInfo line data file | |
| AutoCAD's plot spooling file | |
| AutoCAD's plot spooling file | |
| AutoCAD's plot spooling file | |
| ACwin project file | |
| Spooled plot file | |
| AutoCAD undo info file | |
| ArCon project file | |
| Virtual Architecture CAD file | |
| Animation:Master animation file | |
| Alphacam die-cut VB macro file | |
| Alphacam die-cut drawing file | |
| MapTek Vulcan whittle 3D additional structure arcs | |
| LISCAD adjustment file | |
| Alphacam die-cut parameter macro | |
| Alphacam die-cut post file | |
| Autodesk exchange file | |
| Alphacam wire EDM VB macro file | |
| DataCAD drawing file | |
| Alphacam wire EDM drawing file | |
| ELECTRICAL Designer related file | |
| Alphacam wire EDM parameter macro | |
| Alphacam wire EDM post file | |
| 3DPlus Model | |
| Alphacam flame VB macro file | |
| Alphacam flame drawing file | |
| Alphacam flame parameter macro file | |
| Alphacam flame post file | |
| ANSYS DesignSpace | |
| AggFlow plant flow analysis | |
| ArgusLab molecular graphics modeling | |
| AggFlow aggregate plant flow diagram | |
| Help file (AutoCAD) | |
| Architecture drawing file | |
| Alphacam water jet VB macro file | |
| Alphacam water jet drawing file | |
| Alphacam water jet parameter macro file | |
| Alphacam water jet post file | |
| Chief Architect library | |
| Alphacam laser drawing file | |
| InRoads Survey alignment file | |
| Inspect3D aligned image stack file | |
| Alphacam laser parameter macro file | |
| Alphacam laser post file | |
| Anark Studio media file | |
| Radiance ambient file | |
| Alphacam 3D Mill, 2D Mill VB macro | |
| Alphacam 3D Mill, 2D Mill drawing file | |
| Anquet digital map | |
| Alphacam 3D Mill, 2D Mill parameter macro file | |
| Alphacam 3D Mill, 2D Mill post file | |
| Alphacam 3D Mill, 2D Mill tool | |
| Anim8or 3D animation | |
| Analysis for Windows | |
| Alphacam NC program file | |
| ANSYS DesignModeler file format | |
| AIMSUN NG related file | |
| Alphacam nest list file | |
| AOI scene file | |
| Alphacam punch VB macro file | |
| Alphacam punch drawing | |
| Alphacam punch parameter macro | |
| Alphacam punch post file | |
| Alphacam punch tool | |
| Alphacam router VB macro file | |
| UGS I-DEAS Native | |
| Alphacam router drawing file | |
| AutoCAD profile export file | |
| Alphacam router parameter macro file | |
| Alphacam router post file | |
| Another Ray Tracer | |
| Alphacam router tool | |
| ArtCAM Pro model data | |
| Alphacam stone VB macro file | |
| 3D point file | |
| 3D Studio Max 3D scene file | |
| Alphacam stone drawing file | |
| 3D Studio Max ASCII scene export | |
| Alice scene export file | |
| Alphacam stone parameter macro file | |
| Solid Edge assembly file | |
| PTC Pro/Engineer Assembly | |
| SolidWorks assembly template file | |
| SolidWorks assembly custom properties tab template file | |
| Alphacam lathe VB macro file | |
| AutoCAD catalog file | |
| Alphacam lathe drawing file | |
| Alphacam lathe thread file | |
| Alphacam lathe parameter macro file | |
| Vue 3D environment | |
| Alphacam lathe post file | |
| Alphacam lathe tool file | |
| AutoCAD Work Space | |
| Actrix Technical 2000 file | |
| 3D software system | |
| AnvilCad CAD file | |
| 3D Builder file | |
| BodyPaint 3D format | |
| Allplan backup catalog file | |
| BC Framer | |
| Designer bundle file | |
| Nintendo GameCube 3D model | |
| Micrografx Designer 7 project image | |
| BiotSavart magnetic design file | |
| 3D Home Design suite model | |
| Blender 3D data file | |
| View3ds scene description | |
| FloorPlan project file | |
| 3ds Max executable file | |
| Alpha Five image library file | |
| Dynamite VSP building object style | |
| Project file | |
| Burn period file | |
| Blender Publisher License Key | |
| BPM storage file | |
| ArchiCAD file | |
| Bryce 3D scene file | |
| Bryce 4 scene file | |
| Bryce 5 scene file | |
| Bryce 6 scene file | |
| Bryce 2 scene file | |
| Onset Design Briefcase file | |
| EAGLE circuit board template file | |
| 3D model file | |
| Tree Professional Broadleaf Creator Image | |
| Booria Carpet Designer robotuft project | |
| Ball and Stick chemical modeller input file | |
| Ball and Stick chemical modeller output file | |
| Bryce 4 file | |
| Motion Capture 3D animation file | |
| Pov-Ray for Windows 3.x scenes advanced newltpot file | |
| Dassault Systemes Catia V4 sequential file | |
| Pov-Ray for Windows 3.x scenes advanced newltpot file | |
| 3D biomechanics data standard | |
| Cult3D file | |
| CYPE related file | |
| Chemical template file | |
| CINEMA 4D file format | |
| Organic 2D/3D drafting & 3D modeling | |
| Drafix Windows CAD picture | |
| QuickCAD CAD drawing | |
| CadStd drawing file | |
| ExtraCAD drawing file | |
| Abaqus/CAE model file | |
| ASCII geometry file | |
| EnSight results file | |
| CATIA catalog | |
| CodeBaby Production Studio character package | |
| Vector CAD program file | |
| 2020 Giza Studio specifier typical file | |
| CADAM drawing file | |
| Cyberspace Description Format | |
| MicroSim PCBoard component description file | |
| Minolta 3D scanner file | |
| Quest3D visualisation scene | |
| CATIA MultiCAx plug-in conversin file | |
| CADKEY design file | |
| CADKEY template file | |
| GenericCADD component file | |
| Caligari trueSpace 3D object | |
| Caligari trueSpace 3D object | |
| Autodesk colour palette | |
| Maya OpenGL 3D scene | |
| Curious Labs Poser character file | |
| Alphacam compiled text file | |
| Crocodile Technology circuit file | |
| Strata digital 3D photos | |
| Air Duct System Design project data file | |
| Collada file | |
| Poser 3D file | |
| DAZ Studio file | |
| AutoCAD R2000 DB template | |
| DesignCAD drawing file | |
| DesignCAD file | |
| Fuji Xerox 2D CAD data file | |
| 3D Graphic | |
| ArcView digital elevation model file | |
| POV-Ray file | |
| SolidEdge drawing file | |
| cncKad drafting tool file | |
| AutoCAD 3D vector graphics file | |
| Delcam PowerMILL file | |
| Intergraph Design Drawing vector graphics | |
| MicroStation design file | |
| Microstation95 CAD Drawing File | |
| MicroStation CAD design file | |
| 3D Studio Max animation controller file | |
| 3D Studio MAX file | |
| CATIA export file | |
| Delcam machining triangles file | |
| 3D Studio Max scene file | |
| Dr.Frame file | |
| AllyCAD CAD design drawing | |
| PTC Pro/ENGINEER drawing | |
| 4Design personal designer CAD drawing database | |
| SolidWorks drawing template file | |
| SolidWorks drawing custom properties tab template file | |
| Micrografx Designer Graphics | |
| AutoCAD sheet set file | |
| Solid Edge document file | |
| Autodesk Design (Drawing) Web Format | |
| Autodesk Design Web Format | |
| AutoCAD Drawing | |
| AutoCAD Drawing Database | |
| Drafix drawing | |
| AutoCAD drawing database file locking information | |
| AutoCAD standarization file | |
| AutoCAD template file | |
| Compressed AutoCAD drawing file | |
| 2D CAD data file | |
| 2D graphic drawing file | |
| 3D graphic drawing file | |
| Drawing Exchange Format | |
| SolidWorks eDrawing Asembly file | |
| EasyDraw CAD file | |
| SolidWorks eDrawing File | |
| eDrawings SolidWorks Corp | |
| Pro/ENGINEER import ECAD data file | |
| eMachineShop CAD design file | |
| Sierra LandDesigner 3D terrain modelling file | |
| EdgeCAM part data file | |
| SolidWorks eDrawing part file | |
| Piranesi 3D model file | |
| EasySTONE file | |
| EasyWOOD file | |
| Caxa CAD drawing | |
| Drawing Express CAD drawing file | |
| FidoCAD library | |
| Cabri figure file | |
| Geometry II Plus figure file | |
| Dynamite VSP Feature Interpretation Style | |
| FeatureCAM document file | |
| BRL-CAD geometry file | |
| GTX RasterCAD file | |
| 3DMove 3D geological model | |
| Pov-Ray for Windows 3.x file | |
| GTX Group IV format CALS picture | |
| OpenGL object graphic document | |
| GeoMedia geoworkspace file | |
| Generic Cadd file | |
| HydroCAD Stormwater Modeling System rainfall definition | |
| Poser Hand Pose file | |
| Compressed Poser hand pose file | |
| DEcomp 3D scene data file | |
| 3D GameStudio terrain entity file | |
| Autodesk Softimage model 3D file | |
| HOOPS stream file | |
| People Putty Haptek Character | |
| ASAP file | |
| AutoDesk Inventor Assembly | |
| IronCAD 2D CAD file | |
| Inovate 3D CAD file | |
| IronCAD 3D CAD file | |
| InterCAD file | |
| Autodesk Inventor design view tree | |
| AutoDesk Inventor Drawing | |
| 3D Studio Max animation file list control | |
| Google Earth model file | |
| IGES draft file | |
| Graphics Exchange Specification | |
| International Graphics Exchange Standard file format | |
| 3D graphic file | |
| Imagine 3.0 object texture file | |
| AutoCAD CAD-Camera file | |
| Infini-D 3.0 format | |
| SGI Open Inventor file translator | |
| Impact CAD drawing | |
| AutoDesk Inventor | |
| AutoDesk Inventor Part | |
| Autodesk Impression drawing file | |
| ModelPress highly compressed CAD model | |
| Intergraph Standard File Format | |
| Cimagraphi CAD file | |
| SGI Inventor VRML Format | |
| SolidWorks design journal template file | |
| UGS Teamcenter vizualization file | |
| DataCAD icon toolbar file | |
| Pro/ENGINEER file | |
| Lightwave 3D layered object | |
| AutoCAD linetype definition | |
| ArcView ARC/INFO lineset symbol file | |
| LEGO CAD movie | |
| Lightscape 3D object | |
| LightWave objects | |
| LightWave scene file | |
| modo 302 file | |
| Corel MOTION 3D scene movie | |
| 3D Animations macro file | |
| Autodesk Maya ASCII Scene | |
| 3D Studio MAX scene file | |
| OrCAD layout file | |
| Autodesk Maya Binary Scene | |
| Bridge Design Modeler 3D match-casting geometry control | |
| Cinema 4D 3D graphic file | |
| Mastercam V8 file format | |
| Mastercam V9 file format | |
| Monu-Cad Pro CAD file | |
| MiniCAD file | |
| VectorWorks drawing file | |
| Monu-CAD Pro CAD file | |
| VectorWorks template | |
| Mastercam X and X2 file format | |
| 3D GameStudio model entity | |
| Geometrical model file | |
| ASCII-based 3D rendering Materials and Geometry Format | |
| CoCreate CAD file | |
| mental ray scene file | |
| Malz++Kassner CAD library file | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio MAX material file | |
| Autodesk AutoCAD compiled menu | |
| AutoCAD compiled menu | |
| CATIA V4 Model File | |
| CATIA V4 Model File | |
| Poser 3D morph target file | |
| LightWave motion file | |
| Autodesk Maya personal learning edition file | |
| CAD drawing file | |
| woodWOP file | |
| MilkShape 3D model file | |
| Autodesk AutoCAD movie command file | |
| Mediso 3D Voleme Data | |
| Nendo file | |
| Haines Neutral File Format | |
| Noise Model Grid Format | |
| NavisWorks file format | |
| NavisWorks file | |
| Objects to See 3D file format | |
| Wavefront 3D object | |
| OrCAD capture design or library | |
| DEC 3D Object File Format | |
| OrCAD PSpice capture symbols model | |
| OrCAD capture project file | |
| Dynamite VSP Object Placement Style | |
| 3d graphic file | |
| PointLineCAD 3D drawing file | |
| An older version of Solid Edge part file | |
| Solid Edge part file | |
| Solid Edge 3D CAD model | |
| PTC Pro-Engineer Part file | |
| Papyrus scene export | |
| PADS printed circuit board file | |
| ExpressPCB printed circuit board layout file | |
| Lenné3D Player (Lenné3D Plantage) plant file | |
| Punch! CAD plan file | |
| ArchiCAD file | |
| PointLineCAD 3D keyframe animation | |
| BRL-CAD 2D and 3D plot file | |
| ArchiCAD archive project | |
| ArchiCAD solo project | |
| Home Plan Pro architecture design | |
| Polygon format | |
| 3D Digital Scanner file | |
| 3D Digital Scanner file | |
| Punch CAD 3D graphics file | |
| Punch CAD Program | |
| InnovMetric Software 3D polygon models format | |
| Topocad polygon point coordinate file | |
| Punch CAD Program Thumbnail | |
| CADRA design drafting software file | |
| 3D Studio Max project file | |
| Terramodel project file | |
| Power Render object file | |
| Punch Pro Home design file | |
| CADkey part file | |
| PTC Pro/Engineer part or model file | |
| SolidWorks Part file | |
| NX part file | |
| Unigraphics part file | |
| SolidWorks part template file | |
| SolidWorks part custom properties tab template file | |
| SolidEdge document format | |
| Autodesk Land Desktop pipeworks structural file | |
| LightWave 3D preset | |
| Leica Geosystems 3D scanner file | |
| 3D Studio Max process file | |
| Quest3D project file | |
| Maya Exporter RiTE ASCII animation file | |
| Autodesk Revit Architecture family file | |
| Revit template file | |
| 3d graphics (3D Reality) | |
| 3d graphics (Renderman Interface Bytestream) | |
| LoopCAD project | |
| Dynamite VSP Road Marking Object Style | |
| AutoCAD Autoshade rendering slide | |
| SpaceCAD rocket design file | |
| Dynamite VSP Rail Object Style | |
| AutoCAD pattern definition file | |
| enhanced STL (stereo lithography) | |
| Behemot 3D scene file | |
| MicroSim PCBoard routes | |
| Autodesk Revit Architecture template file | |
| Autodesk Revit Architecture project file | |
| Philips 3D Solutions 3D Displays that show 3D content | |
| Sealed CAD file | |
| 3D ACIS binary file | |
| 3D ACIS model file | |
| SadefCam file | |
| Caligari trueSpace scene file | |
| CrazyTalk model file | |
| Softimage XSI 3D scene file | |
| AutoSketch drawing file | |
| LISCAD Plus file | |
| CATIA V4 session file | |
| Mastercam setup sheet templates | |
| AutoCAD shape file and source file for text fonts | |
| 3D graphic image format | |
| 3D Studio MAX shape file | |
| AutoCAD shape entities | |
| Autodesk Autosketch drawing database file | |
| Autodesk AutoCAD slide library | |
| CAD slice file | |
| 3D Systems SLiCe format file | |
| Autodesk AutoCAD slide | |
| SolidWorks assembly file | |
| SolidWorks blocks file | |
| SolidWorks BOM template file | |
| SolidWorks drawing sheet format file | |
| SolidWorks drawing file | |
| SolidWorks geometric tolerance style file | |
| SolidWorks hole table template | |
| SolidWorks library part file | |
| SolidWorks part file | |
| SolidWorks revision table template file | |
| SolidWorks surface finish style file | |
| SolidWorks general table template file | |
| SolidWorks weld style file | |
| SolidWorks Weldment Cutlist template file | |
| Pro/ENGINEER rendering file | |
| Dynamite VSP swept object style | |
| StruCAD 3D model file | |
| POV-Ray for Windows 3.x file | |
| Quake 3D engine sprite | |
| SpacEyes3D Viewer project | |
| Terragen map file | |
| Surfer file | |
| Terragen map file | |
| AutoCAD R2000 plot style table | |
| STAAD.Pro import/export file for steel FEA | |
| ISO-10303 STEP product data | |
| AP203 step file | |
| CAD Software solid modeling and prototyping file | |
| Stereo Lithography 3D object | |
| PRO100 project file | |
| ISO-10303 STEP product data | |
| AutoCAD autosave file | |
| Geopath editor file | |
| Topocad file | |
| TurboCAD template file | |
| TurboCAD for Windows drawing file | |
| TurboCAD drawing as text file | |
| Tree Generator 3D tree file | |
| Topocad drawing file | |
| ArchiCAD project template | |
| 3dMD or 3Q Viewer 3D image | |
| MilkShape 3D ASCII file | |
| Universal 3D file | |
| I-DEAS file | |
| Ashlar-Vellum part file | |
| VisualCADD Drawing File | |
| Peps SolidCut CAD/CAM graphics or machining file | |
| AutoCAD AutoLISP macro application | |
| Vue d'Esprit image format | |
| Voxler File | |
| 3D Studio Max video posting | |
| Virtual Reality Modeling Language | |
| Virtual Reality Modeling Language | |
| Vicon iQ skeleton template | |
| ClosetMaid Visual Storage Planner Design file | |
| Vertex 2D CAD drawing file | |
| 3D Haus design project | |
| WaveFront 3D object | |
| Rhino 3D file | |
| SigmaNEST file | |
| FPS Creator Model file | |
| Amapi 3D modeling file | |
| Microsoft Direct-X SDK | |
| X3D file | |
| Xara 3D project file | |
| PTC Pro/Engineer Assembly | |
| OneCncXR CAD file | |
| PTC Pro/ENGINEER part file | |
| SOFTIMAGE|XSI 3D model | |
| XTrkCAD project file | |
| XVL Assembly file | |
| V-XVL Geometry file - (Visual XVL) | |
| P-XVL Geometry file - (Precise XVL) | |
| Moleculeviewer models file | |
| Zanoza modeler | |
| ZEMAX object format file | |
| Mental Ray image depth file | |
| CADDS file |
