CAD/CAM data exchange file system

NAME IGES VDA-FS STEP DXF DWG Parasolid XT JT Parasloid text file Expansion .igs .vda .stp .dxf .dwg .x_t / .x_b .jt .xmt_txt Drawing Exchange Format Drawing file Geometric modeling kernel Visualization, collaboration, transfer assemblies models To transfer text data FULL FORM Initial Graphics Exchange Specification Verband der Automobilindustrie REMARKS 1980 U.S. National Bureau of Standards organization of the automotive industry - surface translation format One of the best data translator file system 1982 As part of autoCAD Autocad file Siemens, ugs, CAD,CAM,CAE Siemens, ugs, Siemens, ugs

File formats used for different purposes: import of part documents: IGES (.igs, iges), ACIS (.sat), STEP AP203/214 (.step), VDAFS (.vda), DXF (.dxf) DWG (.dwg), VRML (.wrl), parasolid (.x_t), parasolid binary file (.x_b) import of assembly files: IGES (.igs, iges), ACIS (.sat), STEP AP203/214 (.step), VDAFS (.vda), VRML (.wrl) parasolid text file (.x_t), parasolid binary file (.x_b) import of 2D drawings: DXF (.dxf), DWG (.dwg) assembly files can be exported in following formats: IGES (.igs, iges), ACIS (.sat), STEP AP203/214 (.step), VDAFS (.vda), Tiff (.tif) STL.(stl), VRML (.wrl), parasolid text file (.x_t), parasolid binary file (.x_b), 3D Studio Max (.3ds) 2D drawings can be exported in following formats: Tiff (.tif), DXF (.dxf), DWG (.dwg) part documents can be exported in following formats: IGES (.igs, iges), ACIS (.sat), STEP AP203/214 (.step), VDAFS (.vda), Tiff (.tif) STL.(stl), VRML (.wrl), parasolid text file (.x_t), parasolid binary file (.x_b)

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