What is? IGS File Format and How to Open it?
The extension allows one to access files kept in the IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) file format. Data on three-dimensional products is kept in a format independent of platforms using this file structure. Comprising participants from a range of various computer companies, the initial Graphics Exchange Specification working group developed this CAD (Computer Aided Design) format in 1980.
In the engineering and manufacturing sectors, IGES files are routinely used for data storage related to three-dimensional goods and for the transfer of three-dimensional models across several computer-aided design (CAD) systems. Furthermore widely used in the design of products, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems, and 3D printing applications are they.
The IGS file format is based on the ANSI/ISO Standard 10303-21; it is essentially a set of records defining the object data. Every record has individuality in addition to a record type, a record name, a parameter data field, and a delimiter character. Apart from numerical data, the data fields allow storage of both text and binary data.
Opening an IGS file requires any computer-aided design (CAD) or three-dimensional modeling (3D) program supporting the IGES file format, including Autodesk AutoCAD, Solidworks, or SketchUp. You may also use a file conversion tool to translate the file into another 3D format, such as STL, OBJ, or 3D.