Vastavalt kliendi poolt kasutatavale tarkvarale on sobivamad failiformaadid vastuvõtuks järgmised (eelistuse järjekorras):
| Tarkvara | Failiformaadid |
| CATIA | MODEL, EXP, STEP, IGES (IGES Settings), DXF, DWG |
| Unigraphics | PRT, Parasolid, STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG |
| Pro/Engineer | PRT,IGES (IGES Settings), STEP, DXF, DWG |
| IDEAS | STEP, IGES (Unigraphics flavor), DXF, DWG |
| SolidWorks | SLDPRT, SLDASM, SLDDRW, Parasolid, SAT |
| Cadkey | PRT |
| Rhinoceros | 3dm, IGES |
| SolidEdge | Parasolid, ACIS, IGES, DWG, DXF |
| AutoCAD | SAT, IGES, DWG, DXF |
| Mastercam | MC9 |
| KeyCreator | CKD |