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2D Vector Formats
| Format | Extension | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Anvil 1000 | DRW | 1, 2 and 3 |
| AutoCAD DWG | DWG | DWG 2,5 – 14 and 2000–2027 |
| AutoCAD DXF | DXF | DWG 2,5 – 14 and 2000–2027 |
| Autodesk DWFX | DWFX | |
| Autodesk DWF | DWF | |
| Autodesk Render | RND | |
| Autodesk Slide | SLD | |
| Cadkey | PRT | Part File |
| Calcomp Plot | CCP | |
| CGM PIP | CGM | Binary Only |
| CGM + | CGM | Binary Only |
| CoCreate Designer Drafting | MI | |
| Design Systems | VEC Data | |
| ESRI | SHP | |
| FelixCAD | FLX | 2, 3 and 4 |
| Gerber | GBR | RS274 and RS274X |
| HPGL | PLT | HPGL |
| HPGL/2 | PLT | HPGL/2 |
| HP RTL | PLT | HP-RLT |
| ME 10/30 — PTC Creo | MI | |
| MicroStation | DGN | Version 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.x |
| Personal Designer Drawing | DRW | |
| RxSpotlight | VC5 | 5.x |
3D Vector Formats — Included in standard edition
| Format | Extension | Version |
|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD DWG 3D | DWG | DWG 2,5 – 14 and 2000–2027 |
| Autodesk Architectual Desktop | DWG | |
| Autodesk Mechanical Desktop | DWG | |
| STL | STL |
3D Vector Formats — Optional*
| Format | Extension | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Solid Edge (Parts/Assembly/Drawing) | PAR, ASM, DFT | Up to, and including ST6 |
| Autodesk Inventor (Parts/Asmb/Draw.) | IPT, IDW, IAM | Up to, and including 2027 |
| STEP ISO 10303 | STP, STEP | AP203, AP214, AP242 |
| IFC | IFC, IFCXML, DFT | All |
| glTF (GL Transmission Format) | GLTF, GLB | All |
* These 3D formats are optional, and not part of the standard version. They are licensed separately, and subject to individual pricing.
Hybrid Formats
| Format | Extension | Version |
|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD | DWG | DWG 2,5 – 14 and 2000–2026 |
| CAD Overlay | RES | |
| GTX RasterCAD | REF | |
| Microstation | DGN | Version 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8x. |
| Tessel CAD Raster | TAF |
Raster Formats
| Format | Extension | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Photoshop | PSD | |
| CALS | CAL | Type 1 Group 4 |
| Cimage Raster Group 4 | DSI | |
| Compuserve GIF | GIF | GIF 87a/89a |
| EDMICS | TG4 | Tiled Group 4 |
| GTX | G3, G4, RNL | |
| Image Systems IG4 | IG4 | |
| Intergraph Group 4 | CIT | |
| Intergraph RGB | RGB | Type 27 |
| Intergraph RLE | RLE | |
| Intergraph Tiled Raster | TG4 | |
| JBIG | JBG | |
| JPEG | JPG | JFIF compliant |
| JPEG2000 | J2K, JP2 | |
| Paintbrush | PCX | |
| Portable network graphics | PNG | |
| Run length | RLC | RLC, RLC-2 |
| Structured Fax Formats | SFF | |
| SUN | RAS | |
| TIFF | TIF | |
| TARGA Image | TGA | |
| Windows bitmap | BMP | Windows BMP and OS/2 DIB |
| X-Windows dump | XWD |
PDF and Office Formats (Rasterex native readers)
| Format | Extension | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe PDF | All | |
| Microsoft Word | DOC | 95, 6.0, 97, 2000, XP, 2003 |
| Microsoft Word | DOCX | up to, and including 2024 |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | PPT | 97, 2000, XP and 2003 |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | PPTX | up to, and including 2024 |
| Microsoft Excel | XLS | 95, 97, 2000, XP and 2003 |
| Microsoft Excel | XLSX | up to, and including 2024 |
| Binary | * | Shows hex dump of any supported f.f. |
| Text file | TXT | ASCII, Unicode |
| Windows meta file | WMF, EMF | Enhanced and standard |
“Perfect Office” option **
| Format | Extension | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Word | DOC | 95, 6.0, 97, 2000, XP, 2003 |
| Microsoft Word | DOCX | up to, and including 2024 |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | PPT | 97, 2000, XP and 2003 |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | PPTX | up to, and including 2024 |
| Microsoft Excel | XLS | 95, 97, 2000, XP and 2003 |
| Microsoft Excel | XLSX | up to, and including 2024 |
| Rich Text Format | RTF | All |
| Lotus WordPro | LWP | |
| OpenOffice Graphics | ODG | |
| OpenOffice Spreadsheet | ODS | |
| OpenOffice Presentation | ODP | |
| OpenOffice | ODT | All |
| Scalable Vector Graphics | SVG | |
| Word Perfect | WDP | |
| HTML | HTM, HTML | |
| ZIP file format | ZIP |
** The “Perfect Office” option is enabled by default, and looks for automation services on the machine. If neither MS Office nor Libre Office are found, a dialog box appears with two options: 1) Download and run Libre Office, or 2) Disable “Perfect Office” and fall back to Rasterex native readers.
Output Formats ***
| Format | Extension | Version |
|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD DWG | DWG | DWG R12 – 14 and 2000–2026 |
| AutoCAD DXF | DXF | DWG R12 – 14 and 2000–2026 |
| Autodesk DWF | DWF | |
| HPGL/2 | PLT | HPGL/2 |
| MicroStation | DGN | Version 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8x. |
| Scalable Vector Graphics | SVG | |
| CALS | CAL | Type 1 Group 4 |
| Intergraph Group 4 | CIT | |
| JPEG | JPG | JFIF compliant |
| Portable network graphics | PNG | |
| TIFF | TIF | |
| Windows bitmap | BMP | Windows BMP and OS/2 DIB |
| Adobe PDF Writer | v. 1.6 | |
| Adobe PDF/A | PDF/A: ISO 19005-1 | |
| Computer Graphics Metafile | CGM | CGM Binary |
| glTF | GLB, GLTF | GL Transmission Format |
*** Target formats for file conversions (“Save As”) in RxHighlight, RxHighX and RxViewServer PRO. The conversion feature is not available in RxView, RxViewX and RxViewServer.
Source: official Rasterex format list. For licensing of optional 3D formats and the “Perfect Office” option, see the contact page.
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