# Editable file format import?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editable-file-format-import/15534>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 26, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editable-file-format-import/15534 "2021-10-26T01:32:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editable-file-format-import/15534/3 "2022-06-10T14:03:28Z")

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Hello, the original post diverted to two topics, let me clarify them.

Starting with the sketch import, we support the two most common sketch formats in the CAD industry: DXF, and DWG. There are a lot of formats that we could also support, but I cannot tell you any exact details about them. Especially with Illustrator, we have [seen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrusion-impossible-on-a-closed-sketch-blue-filled/19703) many times that it tends to export glitchy DXF sketches. For some reason, sketch control points got tangled during the AI-DXF conversion.  
There are some sketch elements that cannot be imported to the modeling space like hatches and text objects, but those trigger a different error message which tells those unsupported elements will be skipped.

STL format is a different story. Shapr3D is a CAD modeling tool while STL is a mesh file with a whole different structural background. If you wish to transfer your data without losing any significant details, please always use CAD file formats like X\_T, STEP, or IGES.

edit: can you please tell me what are the features you are using Illustrator for sketching instead of the sketch tools of Shapr3D?

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