Supported File Formats
Cinema 4D includes support for a host of industry-standard file formats. Because real-world 3D artists don't work in a vacuum, Cinema 4D features an array of import/export options for an extensive menu of popular file formats.
Formats natively supported by Cinema 4D
2D Image and Animation Formats (R/W)
- TIFF
- BodyPaint 3D
- Photoshop PSD
- Targa TGA
- HDRI
- DPX
- Open EXR
- BMP
- PICT
- IFF
- JPEG
- RLA
- RPF
- PNG
- QuickTime (if available)
- AVI (Windows only)
R = read / W = write
3D Formats
- 3D Studio .3ds (R/W)
- Alembic (R/W)
- Biovision .bvh (R)
- Collada .dae (R/W)
- DEM (R)
- DXF (R/W)
- Direct 3D .x (W)
- FBX (R/W)
- glTF (W)
- STL (R/W)
- USD (R/W)
- VRML2 .wrl (R/W)
- Wavefront .obj (R/W)
CAD Formats
- CATIA (R)
- DWG (R)
- IGES* (R)
- JT (R)
- SketchUp .skp (R)
- Solidworks (R)
- STEP (R)
Compositing Formats (Write only)
- After Effects (3D)
- Final Cut (2D, Mac only)
- Motion (3D, Mac only)
- Nuke (2D)
- Fusion (2D, Windows only)
2D Vector Formats
- Illustrator (R/W)
- EPS (R)
* Note that the IGES importer in Cinema 4D does not support all possible variations. To ensure that it meets your requirements, please contact our technical support team.