File formats read and written by Netfabb
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CAD formats
| CAD format | Description | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|---|
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3DM |
Rhino |
Yes |
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CATPART CGR |
CATIA V5 |
Yes Limited |
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FBX |
FBX (Autodesk Filmbox) |
Limited |
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G |
PTC Granite (Creo) |
Yes |
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IGES IGS |
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification |
Yes |
Yes*1 |
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IPT |
Inventor |
Yes*2 |
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JT |
Jupiter |
Yes |
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MODEL |
CATIA V4 |
Yes |
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NEU XPR |
Creo, Pro/ENGINEER |
Limited Yes |
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PRT |
Siemens NX |
Yes |
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SLDPRT |
Solidworks |
Yes |
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STEP STP |
Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data |
Yes |
Yes*1 |
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SAT |
ACIS |
Yes |
Yes*1 |
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SKP |
SketchUp |
Yes |
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SMT SMB |
Autodesk ShapeManager format, ASM SMT |
Yes |
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WIRE |
ALIAS |
Yes |
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X_B X_T |
Parasolid |
Yes |
*1 Only for parts that have retained their CAD nature
*2 Requires installation of Inventor Interoperability 2023 which is not included in the default installation of Netfabb. However, opening an IPT file for the first time prompts to install this.
TopMesh formats
| Mesh format | Description | Import | Export | Import Colors and Textures | Export Colors and Textures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3DS |
Autodesk 3D Studio |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
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3MF |
3D Manufacturing Format |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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AMF |
Additive Manufacturing File |
Yes |
Yes |
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BINVOX |
Binary Voxel |
Yes |
Yes |
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GTS |
GNU Tessellated Surfaces |
Yes |
Yes |
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NCM |
Autodesk Netfabb Compressed Mesh |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
OBJ |
Wavefront Object |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes*3 |
Yes |
|
PLY |
Stanford Polygon |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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STL |
Surface Tessellation Language (binary) |
Yes |
Yes |
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STL (ASCII) |
Surface Tessellation Language (ASCII) |
Yes |
Yes |
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STL (color) |
Surface Tessellation Language (color and texture) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
VRML WRL |
Virtual Reality Modeling Language |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
X3D X3DB |
Extensible 3D; ASCII, Binary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
ZPR |
Z-Print |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
*3 per-face color via MTL file only; per-vertex color, a non-standard feature that some software writes, is not supported
TopSlice formats
| Slice format | Description | Import | Export | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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BINVOX |
Binary Voxel |
Yes |
Yes |
|
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BMP |
Windows® Bitmap |
Yes |
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CLF |
Common Layer File*4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Arcam |
|
CLI |
Common Layer Interface |
Yes |
Yes |
EOS |
|
DXF |
Drawing Interchange Format |
Yes |
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JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
Yes |
||
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MTT |
SLM build file |
Yes |
Renishaw |
|
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PNG |
Portable Network Graphics |
Yes |
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PS |
Adobe® PostScript |
Yes |
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SLC |
SLC |
Yes |
Yes |
3D Systems, Arcam |
|
SLI |
Slice Layer Interface |
Yes |
Yes |
EOS |
|
SLM |
SLM build file*4 |
Yes |
Yes |
SLM Solutions |
|
SSL |
Stratasys Layer |
Yes |
Yes |
Stratasys |
|
SVG |
Scalable Vector Graphics |
Yes |
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USF |
Universal Slice File |
Yes |
Yes |
*4 Available in Netfabb and Ultimate only.
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