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File Formats

File formats to ask your inventor for. . .

Some image types provided by inventors are more useful than others; vector-based files such as AutoCAD type files contain clearly defined geometry that speeds up the drafting process. Often the inventor will have these files readily available, but will not send them to an IP law firm because it is assumed that the law firm cannot open them. But we at Legal Advantage can open them... And we can use them to produce faster, more accurate drawings for you.

3D files are usually the most useful.
They provide complete comprehension for designers and faster production.

Prefered extensions (i.e. Ball.3DM)

.3DM	Rhino 3D Model
.3DS	3D Studio Max
.DWG	AutoCAD Drawing
.DXF	AutoCAD Exchange
.EPRT	eDrawings
.EASM	eDrawings
.EDRW	eDrawings
.SLDPRT	SolidWorks Part
.SLDASM	Assembly
.STP	S.T.E.P.
.STEP	S.T.E.P.
.IPT	AutoDesk Inventor
.IAM	AutoDesk Inventor

Vector files like this are very useful.
No matter how close you zoom in, the lines remain sharp.

Prefered extensions (i.e. Ball.CDR)

.CDR	Corel Draw
.PDF	Adobe Acrobat
.EPS	Encapsulated PostScript
.AI	Adobe Illustrator
.SVG	Scalable Vector Graphic
.DXF	Autocad Interchange File
.DWG	Autocad Drawing File
.SLDDRW	SolidWorks

Raster based files are also useful.
They can result in slower turnaround times, and less accurate formals.
If enlarged they become pixelated.

Prefered extensions (i.e. Ball.PSD)

.PSD	Adobe Photoshop
.JPEG	Compressed Photo
.PNG	Portable Network Graphic
.TIFF	Tagged Image File
.BMP	Bitmap
.GIF	Graphic Interchange
.DOC	MS Word Document

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