What is the difference between .iges and .gif?
- Extension
- .iges
- .gif
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- CAD
- Raster Image
- Developer
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- CompuServe
- Description
- A file with .iges extension is used to exchange design information between computer-aided design (CAD) applications. IGES stands for Initial Graphics Exchange Specifications. Information exchanged using IGES includes circuit diagram, wireframe, freeform surface, or solid modeling representations.
- A GIF file is an image file often used for web graphics. It may contain up to 256 indexed colors with a color palette that may be a predefined set of colors or may be adapted to the colors in the image. GIF files are saved in a lossless format, meaning the clarity of the image is not compromised with GIF compression.
- MIME Type
- application/iges
- image/gif
- Sample
- sample.gif
- Wikipedia
- .iges on Wikipedia
- .gif on Wikipedia