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	What are the XGL and ZGL files?
	XGL is a text file format containing OpenGL 3D information written in XML. ZGL is a compressed version of XGL file. Both these formats are used for communication of 3D designs over the internet - eg. by Autodesk Inventor, Mechanical Desktop and Autodesk Streamline. You can download the XGL file viewer on www.cadstudio.cz/download.

InventorMDT6

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14.6.2001 11277x

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applies to: Inventor · Mechanical Desktop 6 ·

See also:
Tip 7988:	CAD formats supported by Inventor 2012 (import/export).
Tip 7515:	CAD formats directly supported in Inventor 2011 (import/export).
Tip 6595:	Directly supported CAD formats in Inventor 2010.
Tip 2868:	What export formats are supported by Inventor?

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CAD tip # 1394:

What are the XGL and ZGL files?