# Python File (*.PY)
To import an external file of one of the above formats, select the menu item '''File → Import...''' Once the standard Windows "Open Dialog" pops up, select the desired file extension from the drop-down list labeled "Files of Type:". Then, select the desired file and click the {{key|Open}} button of the dialog. This opens another dialog that shows the progress of loading the imported file. You can abort the import process by clicking the {{key|Abort Translation}} button. You can also view a report of the process. All imported objects are listed under "Color_1". From this group you can move them to other groups. In some cases, the imported object might already be organized in different colors or groups. In all file formats except for STL and Facet, solid objects are imported as generic solids and surface objects are imported as generic surfaces. From STL and Facet files, objects are imported as [[EM.Cube]]'s native polymesh objects.
{{Note|You can import external CAD files only into CubeCAD, from which you can then move the imported objects to [[EM.Cube]]'s other modules.}}