Utöver att öppna sedvanliga filformat .doc, .pdf, .jpg, .bmp etc kan vi genom CAD program  kommunicera följande filformat:

 

Rhino 3 3D Models ( .3dm)

Rhino 2 3D Models ( .3dm)

IGES ( .igs,  .iges)

STEP ( .step)

Wawefront ( .obj)

AutoCAD drawingfile ( .dwg)

AutoCAD exchange file ( .dxf)

3D Studio ( .3ds)

ACIS ( .sat)

Parasolid ( .x_t)

LightWawe ( .Iwo)

Raw Triangles ( .raw)

POV-Ray Mesh ( .pov)

Moray UDO ( .udo)

Stereolithography ( .stl)

VRML ( .wrl, .wrml)

Adobe Illustrator ( .ai)

Windows Metafile ( .wmf)

RenderMan ( .rib)

Object Properties ( .csv)

VDA ( .vda)

Points File ( .txt)

SLC ( .slc)

GHS Geometry file ( .gf)

GHS Part Maker file ( .pm)

Viewpoint ( .mts, .mtx)

XGL ( .xgl)