Supported File-Based Data Formats

The following file-based data sources can be imported in Autodesk InfraWorks.

Data Source Type Supported File Extensions Supported File Version Cloud Import? Local Import? Notes

3D Model

.3DS, .DAE, .DXF, .FBX, .OBJ No Yes

Autodesk Civil 3D DWG Files

.DWG All versions No Yes

AutoCAD DWG (3D Objects) Files

.DWG, .DXF up to AutoCAD 2020 Yes Yes 3D objects

AutoCAD DWG Files as 2D Overlay

.DWG , .DXF,.F2D Up to AutoCAD 2020 Yes No 2D vector terrain overlays

Autodesk IMX Files

.IMX All versions (downward compatibility) No Yes

Autodesk Revit (RVT) Files

.RVT , .RFA up to Revit 2020 Yes Yes

DGN 3D Model

.DGN v7, v8 Yes Yes

Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Files

.IFC IFC2X_PLATFORM, IFC2X_FINAL, IFC2X2_FINAL, IFC2X3, IFC4 Yes Yes

Supported Entities

  • Faceted BReps
  • Extruded area solids
  • Geometric sets
  • Face-based and surface-based models
  • Simple, trimmed, and composite curves
  • Simple surfaces
  • Simple parametric, arbitrary and derived profiles
  • Boolean clipping results and element-level voiding and projection CSG operations
  • Basic styled and mapped items
  • Property sets, including simple and complex properties

Unsupported Entities

  • Voided BReps
  • Bounded half-space solids
  • Complex parametric profiles
  • BSpline curves
  • Curve styles
  • Swept surfaces
  • Textures and complex lighting
  • Loading of server-based IFC models

LandXML Files

.XML, .LANDXML No Yes

Point Cloud Files

.RCS, .RCP No Yes

Raster Files

.ADF, .ASC, .BT, .DDF, .DEM, .DT0, .DT1, .DT2, .GRD, .HGT, .DOQ, .ECW, .IMG, .JP2, .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, .SID, .TIF, .TIFF, .WMS, .XML, .VRT, .ZIP, .GZ

No Yes
Note: some Raster files may require the following world file extensions: .IGW, .JDW, .SDW, .TFW

Spatial Data Format (SDF) Files

.SDF No Yes

Shape Definition (SHP) Files

.SHP

No Yes
Note: SHP files may require the following supporting files: .DBF, .SHX, .PRJ

SketchUp Files

.SKP up to SketchUp 2018 Yes Yes

SQLite Files

.SDX, .SQLITE, .DB No Yes

Additional information

If you change the coordinate system, make sure to specify the coordinate system of the incoming data (not the coordinate system of the model). If the imported data uses a different coordinate system than your model uses, InfraWorks will transform the data to the model's coordinate system, without changing the original data store.

See To import data for help with adding data layers and 3D objects to your model.

See To configure data for help with mapping data source properties to model properties, as well styling imported data, and specifying coordinate systems.

See To set data import option to local or cloud for more information about file-based import options.

Parent page: Import Data