Supported File Formats
Rhino’s wide array of supported file formats makes it the 3D interoperability tool of choice. Other apps lock you into one or two proprietary formats, but Rhino plays nice with others.
Now supporting USD export, glTF, E57 in Rhino for Mac, Dynamic Blocks in DWGs…
Name | File Extension | Open/Import | Save/Export | Latest Updates |
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Rhino 3D Model (except ver 1.x save) | .3dm | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
Rhino 3D Model Backup | .3dmbak | Windows only | Windows only | |
Rhino Worksession | .rws | Windows only | Windows only | |
3MF | .3mf | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
3D Studio | .3ds | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
AMF | .amf | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
ACIS | .sat | Windows | Mac | ||
Adobe Illustrator | .ai | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
AutoCAD Drawing | .dwg | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .dwg
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AutoCAD Drawing Exchange | .dxf | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .dxf
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COLLADA | .dae | Windows | Mac | ||
Adobe Cult3D | .cd | Windows | Mac | ||
DirectX | .x | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
E57 | .e57 | Windows | Mac | New in Rhino 8 New in Rhino 8: .e57
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Embroidery | .dst, .exp | Windows | Mac | ||
Enhanced Metafile | .emf, .wemf | Windows only | ||
Encapsulated PostScript | .dst, .exp | Windows | Mac | ||
Geomview OFF | .off | Windows | Mac | ||
GHS Geometry | .gf, .gft | Windows | Mac | Windows only | |
GL Transmission Format | .gltf, .glb | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | New in Rhino 8 New in Rhino 8: .gltf, .glb
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GHS Part Maker | .pm | Windows only | ||
Google Earth | .kmz | Windows | Mac | ||
GTS (GNU Triangulated Surface) | .gts | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
IGES | .igs, .iges | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
Lightwave | .lwo | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
Microstation | .dgn | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .dgn
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Moray UDO | .udo | Windows | Mac | ||
MotionBuilder | .fbx | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .fbx
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NextEngine Scan | .scn | Windows only | ||
OBJ (Wavefront) | .obj | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .obj
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Object Properties | .csv | Windows | Mac | ||
Parasolid | .x_t | Windows | Mac | ||
Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .pdf
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PLY | .ply | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
Points | .asc, .csv, .xyz, .pts | Windows | Mac | ||
Points | .cgo_ascii, .cgo_asci | Windows | Mac | ||
Points | .txt | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
POV-Ray | .pov | Windows | Mac | ||
Raw Triangles | .raw | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
Recon M | .m, .pts | Windows | Mac | ||
RenderMan | .rib | Windows | Mac | ||
Scalable Vector Graphics | .svg | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .svg
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SketchUp | .skp | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .skp
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Slice | .slc | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
SOLIDWORKS | .sldprt, .sldasm | Windows | Mac | ||
STEP | .stp, .step | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | Improved Improved: .stp, .step
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STL (Stereolithography) | .stl | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
Universal Scene Description | .usd, .usdz | Windows | Mac | New in Rhino 8 New in Rhino 8: .usd, .usdz
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VDA | .vda | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
VRML/Open Inventor | .wrl, .vrml, .iv | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
WAMIT | .gdf | Windows | Mac | Windows | Mac | |
Windows Metafile | .wmf | Windows only | ||
X3D | .x3dv | Windows | Mac | ||
XAML | .xaml | Windows | Mac | ||
Solaris XGL | .xgl | Windows | Mac | ||
Zcorp (3D Systems) | .zpr | Windows only | Windows only |
KEY: Both Windows only Mac Only New in Rhino 8 (hover for details) Improved (hover for details)