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File formats

Manufacturing reference articles in File formats.

  • 3MF files

    Manufacturing model packages, extension compatibility, tessellation and reliable handoff of 3MF geometry and slicer projects.

  • DWG drawing files

    DWG handoffs: file version, units, layouts, references and custom-object compatibility.

  • DXF drawing files

    DXF exchange: format versions, units, entity geometry and a bounded manufacturing handoff.

  • IGES files

    Exchanging IGES geometry with explicit translator settings, units, body expectations and post-import checks.

  • JT files

    JT exchange: tessellation, precise geometry, PMI, assembly dependencies and version-specific handoff checks.

  • Parasolid files

    Parasolid model exchange: text/binary variants, target versions, body and assembly content, and receiving checks.

  • PDF engineering drawings

    Engineering drawing exchange in PDF: revision authority, content quality, scale, measurement and CAD handoff.

  • QIF inspection data

    Exchanging linked product, inspection-plan and measurement-result information with explicit QIF versions and semantic checks.

  • STEP AP203

    AP203 edition and translator distinctions, configuration-controlled model exchange, geometry validation and practical handoff checks.

  • STEP AP214

    AP214 exchange: legacy specification status, translator choices, geometry, color and post-import acceptance.

  • STEP AP242

    Exchanging product geometry, assemblies and manufacturing information with explicit edition and translator boundaries.

  • STL mesh files

    Using triangle meshes with explicit scale, tessellation, topology and manufacturing checks.

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