Import and export formats
Last update: Thu Feb 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
This page gives an overview of the file formats supported by each applications at import and export time.
Application / Format
Painter
Sampler
Designer
Stager
Modeler
in
out
in
out
in
out
in
out
in
out
Materials
SBSAR
X
X
X
X
X
X
MDL
X
X
X
X
GLSL
X
X
MaterialX
X
X
3D Scenes
FBX
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
ABC
X
OBJ
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DAE
X
X
X
PLY
X
X
X
GLTF
X
X
X
X
X
X
USD
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3DS
X
DXF
X
STL
X
X
X
SKP
X
3DM
X
ASM
X
CATPART
X
CATPRODUCT
X
IGS
X
X
IGES
X
X
JT
X
X
STP
X
X
STEP
X
X
SLDPRT
X
SLDASM
X
PRT
X
X_T
X
SBSM
X
X
VDB
X
X
Lights
EXR
X
X
X
X
X
X
HDR
X
X
X
X
X
X
IBL
X
SBSAR
X
X
X
X
X
Projects
SBS (Designer)
X
X
SPP (Painter)
X
X
ALCH (Sampler - legacy)
SSA (Sampler)
X
X
DN (Dimension)
SSG (Stager)
X
X
SMOD (Modeler)
X
X
PSD (Photoshop)
X
X
X
X
X
X
AI (Illustrator)
X
Other
ABR
X
Image (png, tiff, etc.)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vector (svg)
X
X
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