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File formats

What you can bring into a project, and what you can save out of it, organised by the kind of file you're working with rather than as a raw format list.

3D scans

See 3D scans for the full import workflow.

FormatHandling
.stl, .obj, .wrlUsed directly
.xyz, .ply, .off, .las, .nc, .cadConverted to .stl automatically on import

Export: .stl.

2D scans

See 2D scans for the full import workflow.

DirectionFormats
Import.jpg, .jpeg, .bmp, .png
Export.jpg (both the original photo and the processed scan)

Pressure measurements

See pressure measurements for the full import workflow.

DirectionFormats
Import (per foot).apd, .prs
Save.apd

Designs

Design documents import from .cad files. On the project page, use Import file under Other. See finding screens and settings for that button's location.

Orders

Order files use the .l3z format. A design's Save order action packages it as .l3z for a lab or outsource partner; on the receiving end, an order is opened with Import file, also using .l3z.

Clients

Client data imports and exports as .csv or .json through the same Import file action.

Milling output

The milling table's File extension setting controls the machine file format:

Format
.gcode
.iso
.nc
.pim
.cnc
.ncp