Supported File Formats
Trimble Connect supports multiple 2D, 3D, point cloud, and geospatial file formats:
2D File Formats
Trimble Connect for Windows does not have an integrated 2D Viewer, but 2D files can be opened in their native applications from the Trimble Connect for Windows application.
| Format | Browser | Windows | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMP Note: Up to 24MP
resolution. | YES | NO | YES |
| DOC | YES | NO | YES |
| DOCX | YES | NO | YES |
| DWG | YES | NO | NO |
| GIF Note: Up to 24MP
resolution. | YES | NO | YES |
| JPEG Note: Up to 24MP
resolution. | YES | NO | YES |
| JPG Note: Up to 24MP resolution. | YES | NO | YES |
| YES | NO | YES | |
| PNG Note: Up to 24MP
resolution. | YES | NO | YES |
| PPT | YES | NO | YES |
| PPTX | YES | NO | YES |
| RTF | YES | NO | YES |
| TIF Note: Up to 24MP
resolution. | YES | NO | YES |
| TIFF Note: Up to 24MP
resolution. | YES | NO | YES |
| TXT | YES | NO | YES |
| XLS | YES | NO | YES |
| XLSX | YES | NO | YES |
3D File Formats
Guidelines for 3D File Formats
- The LandXML support is based on the Inframodel subset/extension. Alignments, Pipe Networks, and TIN surfaces are the main primitive types supported.
- For Revit Browser, it is now possible to add Revit (.RVT) model files to the project and view them in 3D using the Revit Importer feature (beta) available via the Trimble Connect for Windows application (explained below).
- For Revit Windows, the Revit Add-In offers the most controlled way to add Revit (.RVT)
model files to the project and view them in 3D. However, the base version of the
software also include a beta version of the Revit Importer feature. The Revit
Importer is a quick, but less controlled, method of importing Revit models into
Connect. It is not intended to replace the Trimble Connect for Revit Add-In. The
following Revit file formats are not supported by the beta: Revit 2023,
Revit 2024, Revit 2025.
For more information, see Upload Revit Files with Connect for Windows (BETA).
- For Revit Mobile, the file formats OBJ, FBX, 3DS, STL, 3DM, and SLDASM cannot be viewed using Trimble Connect 3D Viewer.
- The 3D Viewer does not work with Digital Project and CATIA formats because of changes in licensing agreements. Navisworks support has known limitations. In certain cases, it is possible that the Navisworks model conversion fails and the model cannot be viewed in 3D. See Navisworks model file support in Trimble Connect.
- Files related to Rhinoceros applications are no longer supported. As a workaround, you can export your models from Digital Project and CATIA to IFC format and then import them to Trimble Connect.
| BROWSER | WINDOWS | MOBILE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGN (Version 8) | YES | YES | YES |
| DWG 2018 (AutoCAD 2022 and below) | YES | YES | YES |
| DXF | YES | YES | YES |
| IFC (2x3, 4) | YES | YES | YES |
| IFC ZIP | YES | YES | YES |
| IGS, IGES | YES | YES | YES |
| LandXML (Version 1.2) | YES | YES | YES |
| Navisworks (.NWD and .NWC) | YES | YES | YES |
| Revit | YES | YES | YES |
| SKP (2021 and below) | YES | YES | YES |
| STEP AP203 and AP214 | YES | YES | YES |
| TC ZIP | YES | YES | NO |
| TEKLA | YES | YES | YES |
| TRB | YES | YES | YES |
| TFLX | YES | YES | YES |
| VCL | YES | YES | YES |
Point Cloud File Formats
Point Cloud URLs must be added through the Trimble Connect for Windows application and then can be viewed on the Browser application.
| Format | Browser | Windows | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| E57 | YES | YES | NO |
| LAS | YES | YES | NO |
| LAZ | YES | YES | NO |
| Potree | NO | YES | NO |
| URL | YES | YES | NO |
| TDX | NO | YES | NO |
| TZF | NO | YES | NO |
| XTZ | NO | YES | NO |
Note:
For E57, LAS, and LAZ, support in browser via the Trimble Reality Capture Platform Service.
Geospatial File Formats
- When imported in Map Viewer,the file size limit is 40 MB; beyond this limit, files are supported in the read-only mode.
- A given .zip file should have only one type of geospatial file. For example, a .zip file having files of type SHP and type VCE files is not recommended.
- Shape files may not be processed correctly if the coordinate system information in a .PRJ file cannot be matched to a known coordinate system.
| Format | Browser | Windows | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDB* | YES | NO | NO |
| Geospatial zip files | YES | NO | NO |
| JXL | YES | NO | NO |
| KML | YES | NO | NO |
| KMZ | YES | NO | NO |
| SHP* | YES | NO | NO |
Note: * GDB and SHP
When compressed as zip files.
