BLEND to IGES
Please find below the list of our other useful resources related to BLEND and IGES interoperability and exchange that could help you with the BLEND to IGES conversion.
- Convert 3D mesh files in the batch mode
- Automesher desktop application for Windows to convert 3D file formats
- Export IGES from Sketchup drawing
BLEND File
BLEND (Blender) is a native file format for the open source Blender software used to create advanced 3D content. The BLEND file can store 3D triangular mesh data, light sources, object animation key frames, texture UV mapping and other data required to create outstanding 3D visualizations and animations. To import and convert BLEND files into your native modeling environment you can use our Autoconverter or Automesher Application converters which will allow you to consume and process BLEND files outside the native Blender environment. Please note however that for the moment we don't support exporting your 3D projects into the BLEND file format which you could process further with the Blender authoring software.
IGES File
IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) is the initial file format for the data exchange between different systems e.g. CAD, CAM or CAE. As the geometry data are stored in a text file format, you will get bigger file sizes when exporting triangular meshes with thousands of faces using Autoconverter software. The IGES file format supports color per assembly, but without the alpha component, therefore any transparency setting will be lost in the IGES file.