TurboCAD 2025 File Format Comparison
TurboCAD’s extensive file interoperability makes it a great companion product. View import (open) and export (save) options by product level.
✔ Import & Export | ← Import Only | → Export Only
| Platinum | Professional | Deluxe | Designer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWG – AutoCAD® Native Format | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| DWF – Autodesk® Drawing Web Format | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| DXF – Drawing Exchange Format | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3DM – Rhino Format | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 3DS – Autodesk® 3D Studio format | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 3DV– VRML Worlds | ← | ← | ← | ← |
| 3MF– 3D Manufacturing Format | → | → | → | – |
| 3DXML– 3D XML | → | – | – | – |
| ASAT– ACIS® | ✔ | – | – | – |
| ASM– Pro/E/Creo/Solid Edge Assembly | ← | – | – | – |
| CATPART– CATIA V5/V6 | ✔ | – | – | – |
| CATPRODUCT– CATIA V5/V7 | ✔ | – | – | – |
| ASC, PCD, PCG – Point Cloud Data | ← | – | – | – |
| BMP – Bitmap | → | → | → | → |
| CGM – Windows® Bitmap format | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| DAE– COLLADA Model | ✔ | → | → | – |
| DC, DCD – DesignCAD® format | ← | ← | ← | ← |
| DGN– Intergraph Microstation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| EPS– Adobe® PostScript | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| FCD, FCW– Fast CAD format | ← | ← | ← | * |
| FBX– FBX® data exchange technology | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| GEO – VRML Worlds | ← | ← | – | – |
| GIF – Graphics Interchange format (w/ Alpha Channel Support) | → | → | → | → |
| IAM – Autodesk Inventor Assembly File | ← | – | – | – |
| IPT– Autodesk Inventor Part File | ← | – | – | – |
| IFC– Industry Foundation Classes | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| IGS– IGES Drawing | ✔ | – | – | – |
| JPG – JPEG | → | → | → | → |
| JPG – SDK sample filter JPEG | → | – | – | – |
| KML, KMZ – Google Map Format | ← | ← | ← | – |
| Model – CATIA V4 | ← | – | – | – |
| OBJ– OBJ Drawing | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| PAR– Solid Edge Part | ← | – | – | – |
| PRT– UG NX/Pro/E/Creo | ← | – | – | – |
| PDF – Adobe® Portable Document Format | → | → | → | → |
| PDF – Adobe® 3D Portable Document Format | → | – | – | – |
| PDF– Adobe® PRC Portable Document Format | → | – | – | – |
| PLT– Plotter file format language | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| PNG– Portable Network Graphic (w/ Alpha Channel Support) | → | → | → | → |
| PRC– Product Representation Compact (3D PDF) | → | – | – | – |
| Raster – Multiple 2D formats (referenced in this table) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| SAT – ACIS® | ✔ | – | – | – |
| SAB– ACIS® | ✔ | – | – | – |
| SHX – Shape file format | → | → | – | – |
| SKP – Trimble SketchUp® format | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| SLDASM – SolidWorks Assembly | ← | – | – | – |
| SLDPRT – SolidWorks Part | ← | – | – | – |
| STEP – STEP Drawing | ✔ | – | – | – |
| STL– Stereolithography format | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| STP– STEP Drawing | ✔ | – | – | – |
| SVG – Scaleable Vector Graphics | → | → | → | – |
| TAP – TurboApps® packaged file format | ← | ← | – | – |
| TCT– TurboCAD® drawing template | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| TCW– TurboCAD® native format | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| U3D– Universal 3D | ✔ | → | – | – |
| VDA– VDA-FS | ✔ | – | – | – |
| WMF– Windows® Metafile | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| WRL– VRML Worlds | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| WRZ– VRML Worlds | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| X_B– Parasolids Binary | ← | – | – | – |
| X_T– Parasolids Text | ← | – | – | – |
| XYZ– Terrain Data | ← | ← | – | – |