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 your SCAD file to another format, you need OpenSCAD or other Cad software.
Convert a file to SCAD
To convert other file formats to the "Parametric Script" file type, you need software like OpenSCAD or a similar tool.
About SCAD files
A .SCAD file is a text-based script used by OpenSCAD, a software application often referred to as "The Programmers' 3D Modeler." Instead of storing 3D geometry directly like a mesh, these files contain source code that defines objects using Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG). While this makes .SCAD files incredibly powerful for parametric design - allowing users to tweak variables like size or hole diameter by changing a single number - it presents significant compatibility challenges. Because the file is just code, it cannot be opened directly by 3D printer slicers like Ultimaker Cura or PrusaSlicer, nor can it be imported into mesh editors like Blender without first being compiled and rendered. Users often face the limitation that sharing a .SCAD file requires the recipient to install OpenSCAD and understand how to render the output. To make the design usable for 3D printing or manufacturing, you must convert the .SCAD script into a mesh format. For 3D printing, the standard target is STL or OBJ. For modern additive manufacturing supporting colors and materials, convert to AMF or 3MF. For 2D documentation or web previews, converting the rendered model to PNG or SVG is ideal.
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 Modeling Script" 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 Modeling Script" 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.