The tables below categorize MeshLib’s supported file formats based on their type and capabilities regarding import, texture support, color support, and export.
Mesh Formats
Format
Import
Texture Support
Color Support
Export
STL
Yes
No
No
Yes
OBJ
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OFF
Yes
No
No
Yes
DXF
Yes
No
No
Yes
STEP
Yes
No
No
No
STP
Yes
No
Yes
No
CTM
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
3MF
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
MODEL
Yes
No
No
No
PLY
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
GLTF
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Note: STEP (.STP) files are converted into mesh representations within MeshLib.
Point Cloud Formats
Format
Import
Color Support
Export
ASC
Yes
Yes
Yes
CSV
Yes
No
No
E57
Yes
Yes
No
LAS
Yes
Yes
No
LAZ
Yes
Yes
No
PTS
Yes
Yes
No
XYZ
Yes
No
No
TXT
Yes
No
No
PLY
Yes
Yes
Yes
Point Cloud Formats
Format
Import
Color Support
DICOM (.DCM)
Yes
Yes
RAW
Yes
No
TIFF (.TIF, .TIFF)
Yes
No
VDB
Yes
Yes
Polyline Formats
Format
Import
Color Support
DXF
Yes
Yes
GAV
Yes
Yes
PTS
Yes
No
Distance Map Formats
Format
Import
Color Support
PNG
Yes
No
JPEG
Yes
No
G-Code Format
Format
Import
Color Support
GCODE
Yes
No
NC
Yes
No
With MeshLib’s flexible file format support, users can seamlessly integrate 3D models into various workflows for further processing and analysis.