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| Name | AutoCAD Drawing | CATIA Product |
| File extension | .dwg | .CATProduct |
| Original software | AutoCAD | CATIA |
| Binary | ■ | |
| ASCII | ||
| Polygonal | ■ | ■ |
| NURBS | ■ | ■ |
| Solids | ■ | ■ |
| Smoothing groups | ■ | ■ |
| Textures, materials | ■ | ■ |
| Developer/Owner | Autodesk | Dassault Systemes |
| 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 | Makefile CAD system CATIA. By itself does not contain any geometric information - it contains only rules for joining parts. See the format CATPart |
| Viewing software | DWG TrueView (free), DWGSee (free) | Delcam Exchange 2012 (free) |