.FIG File Extension

File Type 1

MATLAB Figure File

Developer The MathWorks
Popularity
4.1  |  12 Votes
Category Data Files
Format N/A

What is a FIG file?

A FIG file contains a figure created by The MathWorks MATLAB, an application used for mathematical computations. It stores one or more plots or graphs, which are used to visualize data.

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In MATLAB, a figure is the window that contains graphics output from mathematical data. The figure function creates a figure (window), which allows users to insert plots and graphs. You can open a FIG file using the openfig(filename) function and save a figure as a FIG file with the saveas(fig,filename) function. In the MATLAB application interface, you can save a FIG file by selecting File → Save or you can export it to an image, such as .JPG or .PNG, by selecting File → Export.

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Updated December 5, 2017
File Type 2

Xfig Drawing

Developer Xfig
Popularity
3.4  |  13 Votes
Category Vector Image Files
Format N/A

What is a FIG file?

A FIG file is a line drawing created using either the Xfig or WinFIG applications. It is a vector image file that might include shapes, arcs, splines, arrows, and text objects. Users can also add images, colors, and patterns to their FIG drawings.

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Screenshot of a .fig file in WinFIG
FIG file open in WinFIG

The FIG format was originally developed for Xfig, a Linux-based drawing program released in 1985. Many other developers have expanded upon Xfig's capabilities and released their own versions of the program, which are available for Windows and Mac PCs. Of these newer applications, only WinFIG still allows users to open, edit, and create FIG drawings.

How to open a FIG file

You can open FIG files in WinFIG, a cross-platform vector graphics editor application. To do so, select File → Open... from WinFIG's menu bar. Then, navigate to and open your FIG file.

How to convert a FIG file

You can use WinFIG to convert FIG files to many other file formats. Some of those formats include:

  • .PDF - Portable Document Format
  • .GIF - Graphical Interchange Format
  • .JPEG - JPEG Image
  • .PCX - Paintbrush Bitmap Image
  • .PNG - Portable Network Graphic
  • .EMF - Enhanced Windows Metafile
  • .TEX - LaTeX Source Document
  • .PS - PostScript File
  • .EPS - Encapsulated PostScript File

Programs that open FIG files

Mac
Windows
Linux
Free
Updated August 3, 2022
File Type 3

3ds Max Figure File

Developer Autodesk
Popularity
3.2  |  5 Votes
Category 3D Image Files
Format N/A

What is a FIG file?

A FIG file is a 3D model file created by 3ds Max, a 3D modeling and animation program. It stores the figure structure for a biped, which is a two-footed figure, and all link positions, twist links, and scales for the current pose. FIG files allow modelers to save a biped's structure and then rig similar characters with the same poses with 3ds Max.

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Autodesk 3ds Max is a graphics program for creating 3D models, images, and animations. Video game animators often use 3ds Max to create models and scenes for video games, but film and television animators, engineers, and architects also use the software.

How to create a FIG file

To save a biped figure structure as a FIG file:

  1. Select a biped
  2. Click the Motion panel
  3. Select Biped rollout
  4. Click Figure Mode
  5. Select Save File

3ds Max often saves FIG files with .CAL files, which add pose adjustment information.

NOTE: FIG files do not contain actual skeletal mesh or animation data.

How to open a FIG file

You can open a FIG file with Autodesk 3ds Max in Windows. To open a FIG file:

  1. Select a biped
  2. Click the Motion panel
  3. Select Biped rollout
  4. Click Figure Mode
  5. Select Load File

NOTE: When you open a FIG file, 3ds Max replaces the selected biped's pose and base parameters with the new figure. Therefore, you should save the current pose as a FIG file before you load the biped figure in another FIG file.

How to convert a FIG file

While users do not convert FIG files to other formats, you can load a FIG file, apply the pose to a biped, then save it to various formats with Autodesk 3ds Max, including the following file types:

  • .FBX - Autodesk FBX Interchange File
  • .AI - Adobe Illustrator Artwork
  • .DWG - AutoCAD Drawing
  • .DXF - Drawing Exchange Format
  • .IGS - IGES Drawing
  • .SAT - ACIS SAT 3D Model
  • .STL - Stereolithography File

Programs that open or reference FIG files

Windows
Updated January 12, 2023

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