Uw complete gids voor 15 3D CAD- en mesh-bestandsformaten — wat ze opslaan, waar ze worden gebruikt en hoe u ertussen converteert.
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Industry standard for precise 3D solid model exchange between CAD systems.
IGES .igs .iges NURBS surfacesLegacy NURBS surface format widely supported by aerospace and older CAD systems.
STL .stl Mesh — 3D printingThe universal 3D printing format — simple triangle meshes readable by every slicer on the market.
OBJ .obj Mesh + UVVersatile mesh format with UV texture coordinates — the go-to for rendering and visualization.
3MF .3mf Mesh + color + metadataModern 3D printing format with color, material, and multi-part support — better than STL in every way.
glTF / GLB .gltf .glb Mesh + PBR — web/ARThe web standard for 3D — PBR materials, compact size, and native AR/VR support.
FBX .fbx Mesh + animationThe game and VFX industry standard for animated assets — mesh, skeleton, and animation in one file.
VRML .wrl Mesh + color — web 3DEarly web 3D standard — color meshes and scene hierarchy for virtual worlds and industrial viewers.
DXF .dxf 2D/3D — CAD/CNCAutodesk universal CAD exchange format for 2D drawings, laser cutting, and lightweight 3D geometry.
PLY .ply Mesh + attributesStanford polygon format with per-vertex attributes — ideal for point clouds and 3D scan data.
BREP .brep .brp Solid / NURBS — OCCOpenCASCADE native exact-geometry format — the foundation for FreeCAD and OCC-based CAD tools.
Collada DAE .dae XML scene formatXML-based scene format with animations and materials — used in game pipelines and robotic simulation.
AMF .amf Mesh + color + materialISO-standard XML format for 3D printing with color, curved triangles, and multi-material support.
X3D .x3d XML — interactive web 3DXML successor to VRML — interactive web 3D with animations and scripted behaviors.
OFF .off Mesh — researchMinimal ASCII mesh format for computational geometry research and mesh processing tools.
DWG .dwg 2D/3D — AutoCAD nativeEigen AutoCAD-formaat. 2D-tekeningen en 3D-modellen voor architectuur, engineering en bouw.
USD / USDZ .usd .usdz Scene — Apple AR / PixarPixar's scèneformaat. USDZ ondersteunt Apple AR Quick Look, Vision Pro en professionele VFX-pipelines.
| Format | Type | Open | Exact geometry | Color | Animation | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEP | Solid / NURBS | ✓ | ✓ | AP214+ | ✗ | Engineering exchange, archival |
| IGES | NURBS surfaces | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | ✗ | Legacy CAD, aerospace |
| STL | Triangle mesh | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | 3D printing, CNC |
| OBJ | Polygon mesh | ✓ | ✗ | Via MTL | ✗ | Rendering, visualization |
| 3MF | Triangle mesh | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Color 3D printing, additive mfg |
| glTF / GLB | Triangle mesh | ✓ | ✗ | PBR | ✓ | Web 3D, AR/VR, e-commerce |
| FBX | Polygon mesh | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Game engines, VFX, animation |
| VRML | Polygon mesh | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Industrial review, color sharing |
| DXF | 2D/3D mixed | ✓ | Partial | ✓ | ✗ | CAD drawings, laser cutting |
| PLY | Polygon mesh | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | 3D scanning, point clouds |
| BREP | Solid / NURBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | FreeCAD, OCCT tools |
| DAE | XML scene | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ROS/Gazebo, SketchUp |
| AMF | XML mesh | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Multi-material 3D printing |
| X3D | XML scene | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Web documentation, e-learning |
| OFF | Polygon mesh | ✓ | ✗ | COFF variant | ✗ | Research, geometry processing |
| DWG | 2D/3D mixed | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | AutoCAD drawings, AEC |
| USD / USDZ | Scene graph | ✓ | ✗ | PBR | ✓ | Apple AR, VFX, e-commerce |
3D CAD Converter ondersteunt alle 15 formaten in batch. Gooi een map, kies een uitvoerformaat, klik op Converteren.
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