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<html><head><title>FreeCAD Howto Import Export</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><link type='text/css' href='wiki.css' rel='stylesheet'></head><body><h1>FreeCAD Howto Import Export</h1></div>
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<div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="itsfree" style="text-align:center;color:black;background:#FDE0A8;margin:1em 7em;padding:0.5em 2em;border:2px solid #FF5706;"><b>This page is WIP. Please do not translate yet. Thank you. R-Frank</b></div>
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<p>This page attempts to answer the most common questions asked on the FreeCAD forums on import and export of data to/from other programs. If you have a problem or question regarding FreeCAD, check below first.
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</p><p>Then, if you cannot find an answer for your specific question, head to the FreeCAD <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://forum.freecadweb.org/">forum</a>!
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<div id="toc" class="toc"><div class="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Import_2D.2F3D_Data"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Import 2D/3D Data</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Autodesk_DWG"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Autodesk DWG</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Autodesk_DXF"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Autodesk DXF</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#BREP_Format"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">BREP Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Calculix_Result"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Calculix Result</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Collada"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Collada</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Common_Airfoil_Data"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Common Airfoil Data</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Drawing"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">Drawing</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#FEM_Formats"><span class="tocnumber">1.8</span> <span class="toctext">FEM Formats</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#FreeCAD_Material_Cards"><span class="tocnumber">1.9</span> <span class="toctext">FreeCAD Material Cards</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#IDF_emn_file"><span class="tocnumber">1.10</span> <span class="toctext">IDF emn file</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#IGES"><span class="tocnumber">1.11</span> <span class="toctext">IGES</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Image_Formats"><span class="tocnumber">1.12</span> <span class="toctext">Image Formats</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Industry_Foundation_Classes"><span class="tocnumber">1.13</span> <span class="toctext">Industry Foundation Classes</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Inventor_V2.1"><span class="tocnumber">1.14</span> <span class="toctext">Inventor V2.1</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Mesh_Formats"><span class="tocnumber">1.15</span> <span class="toctext">Mesh Formats</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Open_CAD_Format"><span class="tocnumber">1.16</span> <span class="toctext">Open CAD Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#OpenSCAD_CSG_Format"><span class="tocnumber">1.17</span> <span class="toctext">OpenSCAD CSG Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#OpenSCAD_Format"><span class="tocnumber">1.18</span> <span class="toctext">OpenSCAD Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Point_Formats"><span class="tocnumber">1.19</span> <span class="toctext">Point Formats</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#POVRay_Format"><span class="tocnumber">1.20</span> <span class="toctext">POVRay Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#Python"><span class="tocnumber">1.21</span> <span class="toctext">Python</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Step_with_Colors"><span class="tocnumber">1.22</span> <span class="toctext">Step with Colors</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#SVG_as_geometry"><span class="tocnumber">1.23</span> <span class="toctext">SVG as geometry</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Spreadsheet"><span class="tocnumber">1.24</span> <span class="toctext">Spreadsheet</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#VRML_2.0"><span class="tocnumber">1.25</span> <span class="toctext">VRML 2.0</span></a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#Export_2D.2F3D_Data"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Export 2D/3D Data</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#3D_View_.28SVG.29"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">3D View (SVG)</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#Autodesk_DWG_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Autodesk DWG</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-30"><a href="#Autodesk_DXF_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Autodesk DXF</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-31"><a href="#BREP_Format_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">BREP Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-32"><a href="#Collada_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Collada</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-33"><a href="#Drawing_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Drawing</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-34"><a href="#FEM_Formats_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.7</span> <span class="toctext">FEM Formats</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-35"><a href="#Flattened_SVG"><span class="tocnumber">2.8</span> <span class="toctext">Flattened SVG</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-36"><a href="#IGES_Format"><span class="tocnumber">2.9</span> <span class="toctext">IGES Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-37"><a href="#Industry_Foundation_Classes_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.10</span> <span class="toctext">Industry Foundation Classes</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-38"><a href="#Inventor_V2.1_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.11</span> <span class="toctext">Inventor V2.1</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-39"><a href="#Mesh_Formats_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.12</span> <span class="toctext">Mesh Formats</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-40"><a href="#Open_CAD_Format_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.13</span> <span class="toctext">Open CAD Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-41"><a href="#OpenSCAD_CSG_Format_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.14</span> <span class="toctext">OpenSCAD CSG Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-42"><a href="#OpenSCAD_Format_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.15</span> <span class="toctext">OpenSCAD Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-43"><a href="#Portable_Document_Format"><span class="tocnumber">2.16</span> <span class="toctext">Portable Document Format</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-44"><a href="#Step_with_Colors_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.17</span> <span class="toctext">Step with Colors</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-45"><a href="#Spreadsheet_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.18</span> <span class="toctext">Spreadsheet</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-46"><a href="#TetGen_File"><span class="tocnumber">2.19</span> <span class="toctext">TetGen File</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-47"><a href="#VRML_2.0_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.20</span> <span class="toctext">VRML 2.0</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-48"><a href="#Wavefront_OBJ_-_Arch_Module"><span class="tocnumber">2.21</span> <span class="toctext">Wavefront OBJ - Arch Module</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-49"><a href="#WebGL_File"><span class="tocnumber">2.22</span> <span class="toctext">WebGL File</span></a></li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-50"><a href="#Export_Data_from_third-party_programs_for_import_into_FreeCAD"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Export Data from third-party programs for import into FreeCAD</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-51"><a href="#Inkscape"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Inkscape</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-52"><a href="#Sketchup"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Sketchup</span></a></li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Import_2D.2F3D_Data">Import 2D/3D Data</span></h2>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Autodesk_DWG">Autodesk DWG</span></h3>
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<p>Please refer to the Page <a href="FreeCAD_and_DWG_Import.html" title="FreeCAD and DWG Import">FreeCAD and DWG-Import</a>
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Autodesk_DXF">Autodesk DXF</span></h3>
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<p>Please refer to the Page <a href="FreeCAD_and_DXF_Import.html" title="FreeCAD and DXF Import">FreeCAD and DXF Import</a>
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</p><p>Tutorial: <a href="Dxf_Importer_Install.html" title="Dxf Importer Install">DXF Importer Install</a>
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="BREP_Format">BREP Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Calculix_Result">Calculix Result</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Collada">Collada</span></h3>
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<p>Importing Collada files requires an external Python module to be installed on your system. This can be easily added by following the directions found on the <a href="Extra_python_modules.html" title="Extra python modules">Extra python modules</a> page under <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Extra_python_modules#pyCollada">pyCollada</a> in this Wiki. Once the pyCollada Python module is installed, importing Collada files is the same as any standard file import.
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</p><p>See also: <a href="Importing_From_Sketchup.html" title="Importing From Sketchup">Importing From Sketchup</a>
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Common_Airfoil_Data">Common Airfoil Data</span></h3>
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<p>Please refer to the Page <a href="Common_Airfoil_Data_Import.html" title="Common Airfoil Data Import">Common Airfoil Data Import</a>
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Drawing">Drawing</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="FEM_Formats">FEM Formats</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="FreeCAD_Material_Cards">FreeCAD Material Cards</span></h3>
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<p>Is intended to import Material Cards for use in FreeCAD itself and in the <a href="Fem_Workbench.html" class="mw-redirect" title="Fem Workbench">FEM-Workbench</a>.
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</p><p><b>Not functional at the moment.</b>
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="IDF_emn_file">IDF emn file</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="IGES">IGES</span></h3>
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<p>Currently there is no support for text or annotation import with the IGES format due to lack of support with FreeCAD's geometric CAD kernel.
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Image_Formats">Image Formats</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Industry_Foundation_Classes">Industry Foundation Classes</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Inventor_V2.1">Inventor V2.1</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mesh_Formats">Mesh Formats</span></h3>
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<p>Please refer to the Page <a href="FreeCAD_and_Mesh_Import.html" title="FreeCAD and Mesh Import">FreeCAD and Mesh Import</a>
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Open_CAD_Format">Open CAD Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="OpenSCAD_CSG_Format">OpenSCAD CSG Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="OpenSCAD_Format">OpenSCAD Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Point_Formats">Point Formats</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="POVRay_Format">POVRay Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Python">Python</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Step_with_Colors">Step with Colors</span></h3>
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<p>Currently there is no support for text or annotation import with the STEP format due to lack of support with FreeCAD's geometric CAD kernel.
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="SVG_as_geometry">SVG as geometry</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Spreadsheet">Spreadsheet</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="VRML_2.0">VRML 2.0</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Export_2D.2F3D_Data">Export 2D/3D Data</span></h2>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="3D_View_.28SVG.29">3D View (SVG)</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Autodesk_DWG_2">Autodesk DWG</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Autodesk_DXF_2">Autodesk DXF</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="BREP_Format_2">BREP Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Collada_2">Collada</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Drawing_2">Drawing</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="FEM_Formats_2">FEM Formats</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Flattened_SVG">Flattened SVG</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="IGES_Format">IGES Format</span></h3>
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<ul><li> From the 3D-View simply select (in the tree-view) the solid(s) to export and select "File -> Export".</li>
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<li> Then select your file type (IGES). No need to type in the file extension. FreeCAD will append a ".iges" automatically</li></ul>
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<p><b>Tip</b><br />
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Pressing CTRL-A will select ALL solids in the tree view, even the invisible ones.<br />
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Make sure to manually select all the solids you want to export.<br />
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Currently there is no support for text or annotation export with the IGES format due to lack of support with FreeCAD's geometric CAD kernel.
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Industry_Foundation_Classes_2">Industry Foundation Classes</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Inventor_V2.1_2">Inventor V2.1</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mesh_Formats_2">Mesh Formats</span></h3>
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<ul><li> From the 3D-View simply select (in the tree-view) the solid(s) to export and select "File -> Export".</li>
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<li> Then select your file type. Be sure to type in also the file extension. Since these formats are mesh formats, the solids will be exported with a "standard" mesh quality.</li>
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<li> Use the <a href="Mesh_Module.html" class="mw-redirect" title="Mesh Module">Mesh Module</a> to adjust the quality of the mesh if needed.</li></ul>
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<p><b>Tip</b><br />
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Pressing CTRL-A will select ALL solids in the tree view, even the invisible ones.<br />
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Make sure to manually select all the solids you want to export.<br />
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Open_CAD_Format_2">Open CAD Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="OpenSCAD_CSG_Format_2">OpenSCAD CSG Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="OpenSCAD_Format_2">OpenSCAD Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Portable_Document_Format">Portable Document Format</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Step_with_Colors_2">Step with Colors</span></h3>
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<p>From the 3D-View simply select (in the tree-view) the solid(s) to export and select "File -> Export".
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</p><p>In FreeCAD 0.15 and above, by selecting "Edit -> Preferences" and then "Import-Export" in the left column you should have access to Step-Options such as units, scheme and Header Information. Be aware that Step AP203 does not support assembly structures, while Step AP 214 does.
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</p><p>Currently there is no support for text or annotation export with the STEP format due to lack of support with FreeCAD's geometric CAD kernel.
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Spreadsheet_2">Spreadsheet</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="TetGen_File">TetGen File</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="VRML_2.0_2">VRML 2.0</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wavefront_OBJ_-_Arch_Module">Wavefront OBJ - Arch Module</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="WebGL_File">WebGL File</span></h3>
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<p>Todo
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Export_Data_from_third-party_programs_for_import_into_FreeCAD">Export Data from third-party programs for import into FreeCAD</span></h2>
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<p>Tips and Tricks with using Third-Party Software
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Inkscape">Inkscape</span></h3>
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<p>When exporting SVG-Data from Inkscape to FreeCAD be sure to use the file type "plain svg".
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</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sketchup">Sketchup</span></h3>
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<p>Please refer to the Page <a href="Importing_From_Sketchup.html" title="Importing From Sketchup">Importing From Sketchup</a>
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