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.