File Formats
40+ Supported File Formats
LinkCAD converts between any combination of the following CAD and image formats.
Input & Output
Complete Format Coverage
From semiconductor mask layouts to PCB designs, LinkCAD handles them all.
The de-facto industry standard for mask drawing and layout design. Binary, platform-independent format.
Drawing Interchange Format for AutoCAD. ASCII or binary. Compatible with all DXF versions, full REGION entity support.
Native AutoCAD format. Full read support via ACDB engine.
The most commonly used format for photo-plotting. Full support for aperture macros and layer polarity.
Industry standard for high-resolution printing. Optimized for producing low-cost masks using laser printers.
Used at universities for mask drawing. LinkCAD imports and exports all known CIF variations, including Cle CIF2.0+.
XML-based vector image format. Scalable without loss of quality. Full import and export support.
3D neutral CAD format interoperable with CATIA, Creo, SolidWorks, NX, Inventor. 2D geometry extraction from 3D files.
Vendor-neutral 3D CAD exchange format. Export support for 2D geometries.
3D solid and surface modeling format. LinkCAD extracts 2D planar geometries from 3D ACIS files.
Geometric modeling kernel by Siemens. 2D planar geometry extraction from 3D X_T files.
Human-readable version of GDSII. Edit layout data in a text editor and read it back into LinkCAD.
Import BMP, PNG, JPEG or TIFF raster images and convert to vector format. Each pixel becomes a polygon.
Ansoft/ANSYS Neutral Format used for finite element modelling.
Text file format for the IE3D 3D Electromagnetic Simulator. Supports 2D and 3D polygon definitions.
EDA format for high-frequency RF/MW electromagnetic analysis.
File format used by the LASI layout editor. One file per cell.
Commercial VLSI design format by Compass Design Automation.
Simple text-based format for importing polygons from tabular data.
IBM internal CAD format. Import and export support.