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title: "IGES Import Settings"
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description: "This page documents the IGES import settings in Cinema 4D. They control how the classic CAD exchange format — spline curves and trimmed surfaces — is …"
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# IGES Import Settings

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page documents the **IGES import settings** in **Cinema 4D**. They control how the classic CAD exchange format — spline curves and trimmed surfaces — is tessellated into workable geometry.

The IGES import settings are described here.

Tip:Note that many of the following options will only work if the respective export options in the CAD applications also export these elements. This applies to the **Combine** function in particular.