- [Instructor] One of the most common file types
we run across when downloading imported geometry
is the STEP file format.
This is probably the most available file format
that you're going to come across.
Let's go to Wikipedia to see a quick definition.
The main thing that we have to know is that this is
a 3D CAD structure this is currently being supported
and comes out with new versions every few years.
The STEP file can house 3D or 2D information
in a vendor neutral format that makes it great
as a universal file type to be shared across
many platforms and many users.
When looking through common websites from vendors,
like Parker Hannifin, McMaster-Carr, or any other
hardware supplier, for example, you will definitely
run across the STEP file as an option for downloading.
In the upcoming lessons, you can look into
how to handle the STEP file appropriately.