What is the difference between .iges and .png?
- Extension
- .iges
- .png
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- CAD
- Raster Image
- Developer
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- PNG Development Group
- 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 PNG file is an image file stored in the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format. It contains a bitmap of indexed colors and uses lossless compression, similar to a .GIF file but without copyright limitations. PNG files are commonly used to store graphics for web images.
- MIME Type
- application/iges
- image/png
- Sample
- sample.png
- Wikipedia
- .iges on Wikipedia
- .png on Wikipedia