From FreeCAD Documentation
Format
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Description
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Import
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Export
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Module
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Preferences page
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FCStd
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FreeCAD's native file format
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yes
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yes
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Built-in
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no
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FCMat
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FreeCAD Material Card
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yes
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yes
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Built-in
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no
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FCMacro
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FreeCAD Macro
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yes
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yes
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Built-in
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no
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STEP
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One of the most widely used exchange format for engineering models
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yes
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yes
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Part
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yes
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STPZ
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Compressed version of STEP exchange format for engineering models
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yes
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yes
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Part
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yes
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IGES
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A bit older but still much in use solid-based format
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yes
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yes
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Part
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yes
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BREP
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OpenCasCade's native format
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yes
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yes
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Part
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no
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DXF
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Autodesk Exchange Format. Only 2D geometry is supported
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yes
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yes
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Draft
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yes
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DWG
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Autocad main format. Only 2D geometry is supported. Requires the installation of external software.
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yes
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yes
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Draft
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yes
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SVG
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2D format widely used for vector graphics
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yes
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yes
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Draft / Drawing
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yes
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OCA
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Open CAD Format (obsolete, 2D-only format)
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yes
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yes
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Draft
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yes
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IFC
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Industry Foundation Classes, used to exchange BIM models. Requires the installation of external software.
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yes
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yes
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Arch
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yes
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DAE
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Collada format, used for exchange of mesh geometry
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yes
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yes
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Arch
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yes
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OBJ
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Mesh exchange format
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yes
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yes
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Arch / Mesh
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no
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STL
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Mesh exchange format mostly used for 3D printing
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yes
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yes
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Mesh
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no
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BMS
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Binary mesh exchange format
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yes
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yes
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Mesh
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no
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AST
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Mesh exchange format
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yes
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yes
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Mesh
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no
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OFF
|
Mesh exchange format
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yes
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yes
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Mesh
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no
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PLY
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Mesh exchange format / Points cloud
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yes
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yes
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Mesh / Points
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no
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INP
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Abaqus format
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yes
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yes
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FEM
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no
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POLY
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Tetgen format
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no
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yes
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FEM
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no
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UNV
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FEM exchange format
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yes
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yes
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FEM
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no
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MED
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FEM exchange format
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yes
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yes
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FEM
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no
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DAT
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FEM exchange format (FEM) or 2D airfoil profile (Draft)
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yes
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yes
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FEM / Draft
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no
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BDF
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FEM exchange format
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yes
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no
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FEM
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no
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FRD
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CalculiX result format
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yes
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no
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FEM
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no
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NC
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G-Code file format
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yes
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yes
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Path
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no
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GC
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G-Code file format
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yes
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yes
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Path
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no
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NCC
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G-Code file format
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yes
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yes
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Path
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no
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NGC
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G-Code file format
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yes
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yes
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Path
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no
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CNC
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G-Code file format
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yes
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yes
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Path
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no
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TAP
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G-Code file format
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yes
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yes
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Path
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no
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GCODE
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G-Code file format
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yes
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yes
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Path
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no
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EMN
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IDF file format
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yes
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no
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Idf
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no
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IV
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OpenInventor file format
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yes
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yes
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Built-in
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no
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VRML
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Web 3D format
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yes
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yes
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Built-in
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no
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WebGL (HTML)
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Web 3D format
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no
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yes
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Arch
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no
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SCAD
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OpenSCAD file format
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yes
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yes
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OpenSCAD
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no
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CSG
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OpenSCAD Constructive Solid Geometry
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yes
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yes
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OpenSCAD
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no
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ASC
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Points cloud format
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yes
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no
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Points
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no
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POV
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Povray format
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no
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yes
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Raytracing
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no
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CSV
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Comma-separated values spreadsheet
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yes
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yes
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Spreadsheet
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no
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PDF
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Adobe portable document format
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no
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yes
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Built-in
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no
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