File > PNT Output File Format

PNT format is a universal ASCII data file with the extension ".PNT".

This format is useful for exchanging raw model data with other CAD software.

Comment lines start with an asterisk "*" in column 1.

Surfaces are stored as a series of polylines as follows:

x1 y1 z1 3 value1

x2 y2 z2 2 value2

x3 y3 z3 2 value3

x4 y4 z4 2 value4

...

xI yI zI represent the coordinates of each point.

3 indicates that this point is the beginning of a new line.

2 indicates that this point is a continuation of the same line.

valuei for geometric entities this represents the colour number for the surface

For contours this represents the value of the contoured parameter at each corner of the surface.