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September 03, 2026

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	PLY	OBJ	VRM	FBX	glTF	STL	USDZ	USD
AutoCAD	AutoCAD → PLY	AutoCAD → OBJ	AutoCAD → VRM	AutoCAD → FBX	AutoCAD → glTF	AutoCAD → STL	AutoCAD → USDZ	AutoCAD → USD
PRC/U3D	PRC/U3D → PLY	PRC/U3D → OBJ	PRC/U3D → VRM	PRC/U3D → FBX	PRC/U3D → glTF	PRC/U3D → STL	PRC/U3D → USDZ	PRC/U3D → USD
PLY	-	PLY → OBJ	PLY → VRM	PLY → FBX	PLY → glTF	PLY → STL	PLY → USDZ	PLY → USD
Parasolid	Parasolid → PLY	Parasolid → OBJ	Parasolid → VRM	Parasolid → FBX	Parasolid → glTF	Parasolid → STL	Parasolid → USDZ	Parasolid → USD
OBJ	OBJ → PLY	-	OBJ → VRM	OBJ → FBX	OBJ → glTF	OBJ → STL	OBJ → USDZ	OBJ → USD
Revit	Revit → PLY	Revit → OBJ	Revit → VRM	Revit → FBX	Revit → glTF	Revit → STL	Revit → USDZ	Revit → USD
VRM	VRM → PLY	VRM → OBJ	-	VRM → FBX	VRM → glTF	VRM → STL	VRM → USDZ	VRM → USD
VRML	VRML → PLY	VRML → OBJ	VRML → VRM	VRML → FBX	VRML → glTF	VRML → STL	VRML → USDZ	VRML → USD
SolidWorks	SolidWorks → PLY	SolidWorks → OBJ	SolidWorks → VRM	SolidWorks → FBX	SolidWorks → glTF	SolidWorks → STL	SolidWorks → USDZ	SolidWorks → USD
VDA-FS	VDA-FS → PLY	VDA-FS → OBJ	VDA-FS → VRM	VDA-FS → FBX	VDA-FS → glTF	VDA-FS → STL	VDA-FS → USDZ	VDA-FS → USD
JT	JT → PLY	JT → OBJ	JT → VRM	JT → FBX	JT → glTF	JT → STL	JT → USDZ	JT → USD
FBX	FBX → PLY	FBX → OBJ	FBX → VRM	-	FBX → glTF	FBX → STL	FBX → USDZ	FBX → USD
STEP Enhanced	STEP Enhanced → PLY	STEP Enhanced → OBJ	STEP Enhanced → VRM	STEP Enhanced → FBX	STEP Enhanced → glTF	STEP Enhanced → STL	STEP Enhanced → USDZ	STEP Enhanced → USD
STEP	STEP → PLY	STEP → OBJ	STEP → VRM	STEP → FBX	STEP → glTF	STEP → STL	STEP → USDZ	STEP → USD
COLLADA	COLLADA → PLY	COLLADA → OBJ	COLLADA → VRM	COLLADA → FBX	COLLADA → glTF	COLLADA → STL	COLLADA → USDZ	COLLADA → USD
glTF	glTF → PLY	glTF → OBJ	glTF → VRM	glTF → FBX	-	glTF → STL	glTF → USDZ	glTF → USD
STL	STL → PLY	STL → OBJ	STL → VRM	STL → FBX	STL → glTF	-	STL → USDZ	STL → USD
USDZ	USDZ → PLY	USDZ → OBJ	USDZ → VRM	USDZ → FBX	USDZ → glTF	USDZ → STL	-	USDZ → USD
USD	USD → PLY	USD → OBJ	USD → VRM	USD → FBX	USD → glTF	USD → STL	USD → USDZ	-
CATIA	CATIA → PLY	CATIA → OBJ	CATIA → VRM	CATIA → FBX	CATIA → glTF	CATIA → STL	CATIA → USDZ	CATIA → USD
3MF	3MF → PLY	3MF → OBJ	3MF → VRM	3MF → FBX	3MF → glTF	3MF → STL	3MF → USDZ	3MF → USD
Rhino 3DM	Rhino 3DM → PLY	Rhino 3DM → OBJ	Rhino 3DM → VRM	Rhino 3DM → FBX	Rhino 3DM → glTF	Rhino 3DM → STL	Rhino 3DM → USDZ	Rhino 3DM → USD
Navisworks	Navisworks → PLY	Navisworks → OBJ	Navisworks → VRM	Navisworks → FBX	Navisworks → glTF	Navisworks → STL	Navisworks → USDZ	Navisworks → USD
3dsMax	3dsMax → PLY	3dsMax → OBJ	3dsMax → VRM	3dsMax → FBX	3dsMax → glTF	3dsMax → STL	3dsMax → USDZ	3dsMax → USD
ACIS	ACIS → PLY	ACIS → OBJ	ACIS → VRM	ACIS → FBX	ACIS → glTF	ACIS → STL	ACIS → USDZ	ACIS → USD
I-deas	I-deas → PLY	I-deas → OBJ	I-deas → VRM	I-deas → FBX	I-deas → glTF	I-deas → STL	I-deas → USDZ	I-deas → USD
DGN	DGN → PLY	DGN → OBJ	DGN → VRM	DGN → FBX	DGN → glTF	DGN → STL	DGN → USDZ	DGN → USD
IGES	IGES → PLY	IGES → OBJ	IGES → VRM	IGES → FBX	IGES → glTF	IGES → STL	IGES → USDZ	IGES → USD
Solid Edge	Solid Edge → PLY	Solid Edge → OBJ	Solid Edge → VRM	Solid Edge → FBX	Solid Edge → glTF	Solid Edge → STL	Solid Edge → USDZ	Solid Edge → USD
Creo	Creo → PLY	Creo → OBJ	Creo → VRM	Creo → FBX	Creo → glTF	Creo → STL	Creo → USDZ	Creo → USD
IFC	IFC → PLY	IFC → OBJ	IFC → VRM	IFC → FBX	IFC → glTF	IFC → STL	IFC → USDZ	IFC → USD
Inventor	Inventor → PLY	Inventor → OBJ	Inventor → VRM	Inventor → FBX	Inventor → glTF	Inventor → STL	Inventor → USDZ	Inventor → USD

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