Supported File Formats

Import Formats

HOOPS Publish provides the capability to read data from the popular 3D formats listed below:

Format Version Extension Tess B-Rep PMI
ACIS* Up to 2020 SAT, SAB supported supported na
FBX** ASCII: from 7100 to 7400. Binary: all. FBX supported na na
IFC* IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 IFC, IFCZIP supported supported na
IGES* 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 IGS, IGES supported supported na
JT* Up to v10.3 JT supported supported supported
Parasolid* Up to v34.1 X_B, X_T, XMT, XMT_TXT supported supported na
PDF All versions PDF supported supported supported
PRC All versions PRC supported supported supported
STEP* AP 203 E1/E2, AP 214, AP 242 STP, STEP, STP.X supported supported supported
STL All versions STL supported na na
U3D ECMA-363
(1st, 2nd and 3rd editions)		 U3D supported na na
VRML v1.0 and v2.0 WRL, VRML supported na na
supported = supported
na = this concept is not supported by the file format
  • File formats with an asterisk are only available to define the 3D model in HOOPS Publish.

Advanced CAD file import functionality is available with HOOPS Exchange.

Export Formats

HOOPS Publish provides the capability to write data to popular 3D standards listed below:

Format Extensions Tess B-Rep PMI
3MF 3MF supported na na
HTML † HTML supported supported supported
IGES IGES na supported na
JT* JT supported supported supported
PDF PDF supported supported supported
PRC PRC supported supported supported
SCS † SCS supported supported supported
STEP** STEP unsupported supported supported
STL STL supported na na
U3D U3D supported na na
VRML VMRL supported na na
supported = supported
na = this concept is not supported by the file format
unsupported = unsupported

* Our JT writer supports JT 8.1, 9.5 and 10

** Our STEP writer supports AP203, AP214, and AP242.

*** FBX-DOM files are unsupported.

† HTML and SCS export are only available on Linux & Windows 64 bit. For HTML and SCS, B-rep is only available for exact measurements (and not for faceted B-rep).