CAD · BIM · 3D INTEROPERABILITY

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THE TOOLS YOU WORK WITH

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Software reference hubs

SolidWorks

Mechanical CAD

Blender

3D creation

Revit

BIM & architecture

SketchUp

3D modeling

Fusion 360

CAD / CAM

AutoCAD

Drafting & CAD

Rhino

Surface modeling

FreeCAD

Parametric CAD

THE COMMON LANGUAGE

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Format reference hubs

STEP

CAD exchange

.step / .stp / .stpz

DWG

CAD drawing

.dwg

DXF

Drawing exchange

.dxf

IFC

BIM exchange

.ifc

FBX

3D scenes

.fbx

OBJ

Mesh geometry

.obj

STL

3D printing

.stl

SKP

SketchUp model

.skp

glTF 2.0

3D scenes

.glb / .gltf

RVT

Revit model

.rvt

IGES

CAD exchange

.ige / .iges / .igs

Parasolid

CAD exchange

.x_b / .x_t

SLDPRT

SolidWorks part

.sldprt

SLDASM

SolidWorks assembly

.sldasm

COLLADA / DAE

3D interchange

.dae
BUILT FOR THE HANDOFF

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FileCompat compares native support, import/export capability, and what survives when files move between professional design applications.

Source-backed format support, with separate FileCompat workflow assessments. Review status and limitations are shown with each record.