Supported Import Formats

The following table list the file formats that can be opened or saved in Robot.

File Format File Description
*.RTD Robot program file
*.STR Robot program text file
*.DO4 Effel® program file
*.STD Staad® program file
*.STP DSTV (Deutscher Stahlbau Verband) or CIM STEEL (CIS/2) format file
*.DXF DXF format file
*.DWG DWG format file
*.IGS IGS format file
*.S SSDNF (Structural Steel Detailing Neutral File) format file, for versions 1, 2, and 3.
*S2K SAP 2000® program file
*.ANF StruCAD® program file
*.SAT SAT (Standard ACIS Text) format file
*.NEU FEMAP® program neutral file
*.RDX Robot program file (solid structure format)
*.IFC *.IFC format file (data exchange format, versions 2.x, 2.x2 only). Older versions (2.0 and earlier) of this format are not supported. This allows importing bar objects and 2D panels with openings without transferring bar sections.

Files opened in Robot are always converted to the *.RTD format.

See also:

Parameters for Loading DXF/IGES Format Files