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| Name | AutoCAD Drawing | Blender |
| File extension | .dwg | .blend |
| Original software | AutoCAD | Blender |
| Binary | ■ | |
| ASCII | ||
| Polygonal | ■ | ■ |
| NURBS | ■ | ■ |
| Solids | ■ | |
| Smoothing groups | ■ | ■ |
| Textures, materials | ■ | ■ |
| Developer/Owner | Autodesk | Blender |
| Description | ||
| Specification | ||
| Format features | Despite the « two-dimensional » AutoCAD specialization, it is possible to create solid models. Autodesk itself for three-dimensional modeling software promotes Inventor | Open source project with a lot of features and plugins |
| Viewing software | DWG TrueView (free), DWGSee (free) | Blender (free) |