Name | Blender | Initial Graphics Exchange Specification |
File extension | .blend | .igs, .iges |
Original software | Blender | |
Binary | ■ | |
ASCII | ■ | |
Polygonal | ■ | |
NURBS | ■ | ■ |
Solids | ||
Smoothing groups | ■ | ■ |
Textures, materials | ■ | |
Developer/Owner | Blender | U.S. National Bureau of Standards |
Description | ||
Specification | Download PDF | |
Format features | Open source project with a lot of features and plugins | Universal open interchange NURBS-surfaces format. Along with STEP - one of the most popular |
Viewing software | Blender (free) | Delcam Exchange 2012 (free), eDrawings (free) |