.iges .igs

IGES files

IGES is an older CAD exchange format that stores exact curves and surfaces. Many machines, CAM systems and older CAD packages still expect it.

Full name
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
Type
Exact CAD geometry
Used in
Mastercam, Rhino, SolidWorks, CATIA, older CAM software
Strength
Accepted by legacy CAD and CAM tools.
Limits
Older than STEP; solids are often stored as loose surfaces.

Open IGES files

Convert IGES to

IGES → STLIGES → STEPIGES → STPIGES → BREPIGES → OBJIGES → FBXIGES → GLBIGES → glTFIGES → 3MFIGES → PLYIGES → DAEIGES → DXFIGES → USDZIGES → 3DM

Convert to IGES

STL → IGESSTEP → IGESSTP → IGESOBJ → IGESFBX → IGESGLB → IGESglTF → IGES3MF → IGESPLY → IGESDAE → IGES3DS → IGESBLEND → IGES3DM → IGESUSDZ → IGESGCODE → IGESOFF → IGESAMF → IGESX → IGESBREP → IGES