Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SCAD file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert SCAD to another file type
To convert SCAD scripts to another format, you need OpenSCAD or other Cad software.
Convert a file to SCAD
To convert other file formats to the "Parametric 3D Script" file type, you need software like OpenSCAD or a similar tool.
About SCAD files
The .SCAD file format contains raw source code used by OpenSCAD, a free software application for creating solid 3D CAD objects. Unlike standard 3D files that store baked geometry data (like vertices and polygons), .SCAD files are pure text scripts. These scripts define 3D models parametrically using Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) or extrusion of 2D outlines. The main disadvantage of the .SCAD format is its lack of universal compatibility. Because it is a script rather than a pre-rendered 3D mesh, it cannot be imported directly into 3D printers, slicer software like UltiMaker Cura, or traditional 3D modeling suites like Blender without compilation. Rendering highly complex .SCAD scripts can also be CPU-intensive and painfully slow for end users. To use your model in the real world, you must convert the .SCAD script into standard mesh or vector formats. For 3D printing, convert to STL or 3MF. For 3D software import and animation, convert to OBJ. For 2D laser cutting and routing, export to DXF or SVG. Note that converting a .SCAD file to a mesh format like STL permanently 'bakes' the geometry, meaning the parametric editability and logic of the original script are lost in the target file.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SCAD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SCAD file to STL, STEP, DXF, 3MF, DWG, OBJ, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM or IGES, you can use OpenSCAD or similar software from the "Parametric 3D Model Scripting" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to SCAD, try OpenSCAD or another comparable tool in the "Parametric 3D Model Scripting" category.
The SCAD Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our SCAD converter.