OBJ is a plain-text mesh format with optional texture coordinates and normals; materials and textures live in a companion .mtl file. It opens almost everywhere, from Blender to 3D printing software.
Full name
Wavefront OBJ
Type
Triangle mesh
Used in
Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, most slicers
Strength
Opens in nearly every 3D program and keeps textures through its .mtl file.
BREP stores exact surfaces; OBJ needs triangles. We mesh each surface with a deviation of 0.05% of the part's size, which keeps holes and fillets smooth for printing and rendering.
Dimensions stay in the units of the original file, usually millimetres.