Format
|
Description
|
Import / Open
|
Export / Create
|
*.FCStd
|
FreeCAD native format
|
Std Open, Std MergeProjects
|
Std Save
|
*.cam
|
FreeCAD frozen views (camera settings)
|
Std FreezeViews
|
Std FreezeViews
|
*.FCMacro
|
FreeCAD macro (Python code)
|
Std Import
|
Std DlgMacroRecord
|
*.FCMat
|
FreeCAD material card
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.FCParam
|
FreeCAD parameter file
|
Std DlgParameter
|
Std DlgParameter
|
*.FCScript
|
FreeCAD script (Python code)
|
Std Import
|
Std DlgMacroRecord
|
*.fctb
|
Path tool bit file (JSON format)
|
Path ToolBitLibraryOpen
|
Path ToolBitLibraryOpen
|
*.fctl
|
Path tool library file (JSON format)
|
Path ToolBitLibraryOpen
|
Path ToolBitLibraryOpen
|
*.3ds
|
3D Studio mesh
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.3mf
|
3D manufacturing format
|
Std Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.amf
|
Additive manufacturing format
|
no
|
Std Export
|
*.asc
|
Point cloud format
|
Std Import, Points Import
|
Std Export, Points Export
|
*.ast
|
ASCII Stereolithography mesh (mostly used for 3D printing)
|
Std Import, Mesh Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.asy
|
Asymptote code
|
no
|
Mesh Export
|
*.bdf
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.bdf
|
Nastran mesh
|
Mesh Import
|
Mesh Export
|
*.bmp
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.bms
|
Binary mesh
|
Std Import, Mesh Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.brep
|
OpenCasCade native format
|
Std Import, Part Import
|
Std Export, Part Export
|
*.brp
|
OpenCasCade native format
|
Std Import, Part Import
|
Std Export, Part Export
|
*.cnc
|
G-code
|
Std Import
|
Path Post
|
*.csg
|
OpenSCAD Constructive Solid Geometry format
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.csv
|
Comma-separated values spreadsheet
|
Std Import, Spreadsheet Import
|
Spreadsheet Export
|
*.cur
|
Image format
|
Std Import
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.dae
|
Collada format. For Linux users: External pyCollada module required.
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.dat
|
Common airfoil data
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.dat
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.dib
|
Image format
|
Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*.dwg
|
AutoCAD native format. Only 2D geometry is supported. External software required.
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.dxf
|
Autodesk drawing exchange format. Only 2D geometry is supported. External software required for the legacy Python importer and the legacy Python exporter.
|
Std Import
|
Std Export, TechDraw ExportPageDXF
|
*.e57
|
Point cloud format
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.emn
|
IDF format
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.frd
|
FEM result CalculiX
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.gc
|
G-code
|
Std Import
|
Path Post
|
*.gcad
|
Open CAD format (obsolete, 2D-only format)
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.gcode
|
G-code
|
Std Import
|
Path Post
|
*.gif
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*.glb
|
GL Transmission Format
|
no
|
Std Export
|
*.gltf
|
GL Transmission Format
|
no
|
Std Export
|
*.html
|
WebGL
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.icb
|
Image format
|
Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*.icns
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.ico
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.ifc
|
Industry Foundation Classes exchange format for BIM models. For Linux users: External IfcOpenShell module required.
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.ifcJSON
|
Industry Foundation Classes exchange format for BIM models. External IFCJson module required (must be installed manually). For Linux users: External IfcOpenShell module required.
|
no
|
Std Export
|
*.iges
|
Older solid-based format
|
Std Import, Part Import (with or without colors)
|
Std Export, Part Export (with or without colors)
|
*.igs
|
Older solid-based format
|
Std Import, Part Import (with or without colors)
|
Std Export, Part Export (with or without colors)
|
*.inc
|
Povray format
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.inp
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.iv
|
Inventor V2.1 format
|
Std Import, Mesh Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.jpe
|
Image format
|
Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*.jpeg
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.jpg
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.json
|
Draft annotation styles
|
Draft AnnotationStyleEditor
|
Draft AnnotationStyleEditor
|
*.json
|
Draft style settings
|
Draft SetStyle
|
Draft SetStyle
|
*.json
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.json
|
JavaScript Object Notation
|
no
|
Std Export
|
*.med
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.meshjson
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.meshpy
|
FEM mesh
|
no
|
Std Export
|
*.meshyaml
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.nas
|
Nastran mesh
|
Mesh Import
|
Mesh Export
|
*.nc
|
G-code
|
Std Import
|
Path Post
|
*.ncc
|
G-code
|
Std Import
|
Path Post
|
*.ngc
|
G-code
|
Std Import
|
Path Post
|
*.obj
|
Alias mesh
|
Std Import, Mesh Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.obj
|
Wavefront format
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.oca
|
Open CAD format (obsolete, 2D-only format)
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.off
|
Object file format mesh
|
Std Import, Mesh Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.pbm
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.pcd
|
Point cloud format
|
Std Import, Points Import
|
Std Export, Points Export
|
*.pdf
|
Portable Document Format
|
Std Import (image format), Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std Export, Std PrintPdf
|
*.pgm
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.plmxml
|
Siemens PLM format
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.ply
|
Point cloud format
|
Std Import, Points Import
|
Std Export, Points Export
|
*.ply
|
Stanford triangle mesh format
|
Std Import, Mesh Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.png
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.poly
|
FEM mesh TetGen
|
no
|
Std Export
|
*.pov
|
Povray format
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.ppm
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.pvtu
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.pvtu
|
FEM result VTK
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.py
|
Python code
|
Std Import
|
Std DlgMacroRecord
|
*.py
|
Python module def
|
no
|
Mesh Export
|
*.scad
|
OpenSCAD format. External software required for import.
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.shp
|
GIS shapefile
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.smf
|
Simple model format
|
Std Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.src
|
KRL robot trajectory
|
no
|
Robot ExportKukaCompact, Robot ExportKukaFull
|
*.step
|
Exchange format for engineering models
|
Std Import, Part Import (with or without colors)
|
Std Export, Part Export (with or without colors)
|
*.stl
|
FEM mesh
|
no
|
Std Export
|
*.stl
|
Stereolithography mesh (mostly used for 3D printing)
|
Std Import, Mesh Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export (binary or ASCII)
|
*.stp
|
Exchange format for engineering models
|
Std Import, Part Import (with or without colors)
|
Std Export, Part Export (with or without colors)
|
*.stpz
|
Compressed STEP
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.svg
|
Scalable vector graphics format
|
Std Import (SVG or image format), Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std Export, TechDraw ExportPageSVG
|
*.svgz
|
Compressed SVG
|
Std Import (image format), Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*.tap
|
G-code
|
Std Import
|
Path Post
|
*.tga
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*.tif
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.tiff
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.tooltable
|
Path tool
|
Path ToolLibraryEdit
|
Path ToolLibraryEdit
|
*.tpic
|
Image format
|
Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*i1.txt
|
FEM mesh Z88
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*o2.txt
|
FEM result Z88 displacements
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.unv
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.vda
|
Image format
|
Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*.vrml
|
VRML Web 3D format
|
Std Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.vst
|
Image format
|
Std ViewLoadImage
|
no
|
*.vtk
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.vtk
|
FEM result VTK
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.vtu
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.vtu
|
FEM result VTK
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.wbmp
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.webp
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.wrl
|
VRML Web 3D format
|
Std Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.wrl.gz
|
Compressed VRML
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.wrml
|
VRML Web 3D format
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.wrz
|
Compressed VRML
|
Std Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.x3d
|
X3D extensible 3D
|
no
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.x3dz
|
Compressed X3D
|
no
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.xbm
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.xdmf
|
FEM mesh Fenics
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.xhtml
|
WebGL/X3D
|
Std Import
|
Std Export, Mesh Export
|
*.xlsx
|
Excel / Office Open XML spreadsheet
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.xml
|
FEM mesh Fenics
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.xml
|
Path tool
|
Path ToolLibraryEdit
|
Path ToolLibraryEdit
|
*.xpm
|
Image format
|
Std Import, Std ViewLoadImage
|
Std ViewScreenShot
|
*.yaml
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.yml
|
YAML script
|
Std Import
|
no
|
*.z88
|
FEM mesh
|
Std Import
|
Std Export
|
*.zip
|
SweetHome3D XML
|
Std Import
|
no
|
job_*.json
|
Path job template
|
Path Job
|
Path ExportTemplate
|