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Supported file formats

Viewable file formats

CoLab supports dozens of file formats. All of these file formats are read/view only.

  • 3DM

  • 3DS

  • 3DXML

  • 3MF

  • ARC

  • ASM

  • BMP

  • CATDrawing

  • CATPart

  • CATProduct

  • CATShape

  • CGR

  • CREO

  • DAE

  • DLV

  • DLV3

  • DOC

  • DOCX

  • DXF

  • DWF

  • DWG

  • EXP

  • FBX

  • FDF

  • GIF

  • GLB

  • GLTF

  • IAM

  • IFC

  • IGES

  • IGS

  • IPT

  • JPEG

  • JPG

  • JT

  • MF1

  • MP4

  • MODEL

  • MOV*

  • NEU

  • NWD

  • OBJ

  • PAR

  • PDF

  • PDF/A

  • PKG

  • PNG

  • PPT

  • PPTX

  • PRC

  • PRT

  • PSM

  • PWD

  • RFA

  • RVT

  • SAB

  • SAT

  • SESSION

  • SLDASM

  • SLDPRT

  • STEP

  • STL

  • STP

  • U3D

  • UNV

  • VDA

  • VDA-FS

  • VRML

  • WEBM

  • WRL

  • X_B

  • X_T

  • XAS

  • XLS

  • XLSX

  • XMT

  • XMT_TXT

  • XPR

📹 If a .mov file won't play, it's usually because the video inside was saved in a format CoLab can't read — most often footage from a professional camera, video-editing software, or a newer phone. Transcoding files in video editing software to use the h264 codec or adjusting phone settings to record in h264 ("Most Compatible") will fix or prevent this.

Non-viewable file formats

To keep all relevant documentation in one place, CoLab also enables users to upload several file formats that are not viewable in CoLab. These files will appear in the workspace Drive and clicking on the file will prompt users to download the file in the Viewer.

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The additional supported file formats include:

  • CSV

  • DOCM

  • PPTM

  • SLDDRW

  • TIFF

  • TXT

  • XLSM

Important note: workspace permissions

If you do not have a download option after clicking on a non-viewable file, this means the workspace settings do not allow file downloading.

Please contact a workspace admin to change the workspace settings to allow downloading.

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