Mountains® can be used with almost all surface measuring instruments and microscopes. It is compatible with more than 170 file formats covering various data types (profile, surface, image, multilayers, force curve, hyperspectral images, voxel cubes, etc.) Should an instrument format be missing from this list, do not hesitate to contact us as it might be already developed or we can develop it for you (under some conditions).
Mountains® software
| Digital Surf | Native formats supported by all products designed by Digital Surf. |
Generic formats
| Generic text file (ASCII, Unicode) | Z, X/Y, X/Z, X/Y/Z, or W/Z. Note: When opening/importing a text file, a dialog box allows you to specify how the data in the file is organized. |
Image formats
| Bitmap Images | |
| EMF Images | |
| GIF Images | |
| JPEG Images | |
| PNG Images | |
| TIFF Images | |
| WMF Images |
2D profilometers (contact and non-contact)
| Accretech (TSK) | Surfcom Map |
| CSEM | ProfilePlus, ImagePlus |
| Delmic | Cathodoluminescence, HDF5 hyperspectral images, TIFF images |
| Diavite (Asmeto) | DH6, DH7, DH8, DiaSoft |
| Digital Metrology | Omnisurf software |
| FRT | MicroSpy, MicroProf, MicroGlider |
| Hommel-Etamic | HommelMap |
| Hommel-Etamic (Jenoptik) | Wavespeed, Turbo Profil software, T8000, NanoSwing, HommelMap |
| Hommel-Etamic (Somicronic) | SurfaScan |
| ISO 5436-2 | Softgauge Standard |
| KLA Instruments | P-16+, P-Series, Alpha-Step IQ, Alpha-Step 500, Nanopics, Apex, AlphaStep IQ, Map |
| Mahr | Perthometer Concept, MarSurf MfM |
| Mitaka Kohki | NH series, MitakaMap, MLP-2SP, CS-5000 CNC |
| Mitutoyo | SV-series, CS-series, MCubeMap |
| Nanofocus | nanoExplorer, µSoft Analysis |
| NanoJura | NJ-HP series, NJ Optimal, NJ-Portable, nanoMap |
| Nanovea (Micro Photonics) | |
| Nikon | Surface Analysis Software, MountainsMap X |
| OpenGPS | Open GPS XML format (ISO 25178-72) |
| Peak Metrology | Surface Analysis |
| QPT | ProfilCom Plus |
| Semplor | Explore |
| Solarius | Viking, LaserScan, AutoScan, SolarMap |
| Stil | Bodygraph, MicroMesure, CCS Prima, CHR 150, MPLS, MPLS180 |
| Taylor Hobson (Ametek) | Talyrond, Form TalySurf, Metrology 4.0, TalySurf CCI, TalyMap, TalyProfile, Metrology 4.0 Analysis |
| UBM | MicroFocus, OTM3 |
| Universal data file | SurfStand Universal Format |
3D profilometers (contact and non-contact)
| 3MF | |
| Accretech (TSK) | Surfcom series, Surfcom Map |
| Altimet | AltiSurf, AltiMap, PaperMap |
| Bruker (Alicona) | InfiniteFocus, MeX |
| CSEM | ProfilePlus, ImagePlus |
| FRT | MicroSpy, MicroProf, MicroGlider |
| Hommel-Etamic | HommelMap |
| Hommel-Etamic (Jenoptik) | Wavespeed, Turbo Profil software, T8000, NanoSwing, HommelMap |
| Hommel-Etamic (Somicronic) | SurfaScan |
| Imagic | IMS Topo |
| Insidix | TDM® – Warpage |
| KLA Instruments | P15, P16, AlphaStep IQ, Map, Apex |
| KLA Instruments (Ambios Technology) | XP Series, Xi-100, XP-1, XP-2, XP-200 |
| LMI Technologies | MikroCAD |
| Mahr | Perthometer Concept, MarSurf MfM |
| Mitaka Kohki | NH series, MitakaMap, MLP-2SP, CS-5000 CNC |
| Mitutoyo | SV-series, CS-series, MCubeMap |
| Nanofocus | nanoExplorer, µSoft Analysis |
| NanoJura | NJ-HP series, NJ Optimal, NJ-Portable, nanoMap |
| Nanovea (Micro Photonics) | |
| Nikon | Eclipse C1, Nexiv confocal and VMZ, BW-H, Surface Analysis Software, MountainsMap X |
| OpenGPS | Open GPS XML format (ISO 25178-72) |
| Optimet | ConoScan 1000, ConoScan 2000, ConoScan 3000 |
| Peak Metrology | Surface Analysis |
| Point Cloud Data | |
| Scantron | Proscan, Proscan 1000, Proscan 2000 |
| Semplor | Explore |
| Solarius | Viking, LaserScan, AutoScan, SolarMap |
| Stil | Bodygraph, MicroMesure, CCS Prima, CHR 150, MPLS, MPLS180 |
| STL format | Triangulated surfaces (Stereo Lithography Format) Note: 3D printing format. An STL studiable can be imported as a shell or as a surface: – The STL studiable is imported as a shell, if this feature is available in the product level of your software package. – Otherwise, the STL studiable is imported as a surface, i.e. as a projected surface of the 3-dimensional object, looked upon along the Z-axis. |
| Taylor Hobson (Ametek) | Form TalySurf, Metrology 4.0, TalySurf CCI, TalyMap, TalyProfile, Metrology 4.0 Analysis |
| UBM | MicroFocus, OTM3 |
| Unity SC | NetCDF format Data cube [X, Y, I(Z)] |
| Universal data file | SurfStand Universal Format |
Confocal, interference and focus variation microscopes
| 3MF | |
| 4D Technology | 4Sight |
| Accretech (TSK) | Surfcom Map |
| ATOMETRICS | AtometricsMap |
| Bruker | Vision64 Map |
| Bruker (Alicona) | InfiniteFocus, MeX |
| Bruker (Topometrix) | Accurex II |
| Bruker (Wyko) | NT series, Contour, NPFlex |
| Burleigh Instruments | Personal SPM, Vista 100, Horizon, Aris 3300, BurleighMap |
| Confovis | Confocam |
| Delmic | Cathodoluminescence, HDF5 hyperspectral images, TIFF images |
| Elionix | |
| FRT | MicroSpy, MicroProf, MicroGlider |
| GelSight | |
| Generic SPM Format (BCR-STM) | Data exchange format for SPMs, Attocube, Image Metrology |
| Helicon | Focus variation files |
| Hirox | Digital Microscopes, KH-7700, KH-8700 |
| Hyphenated Systems | HS series |
| Keyence | VHX series, VK series |
| KLA instruments (ADE Phase Shift) | MicroXam, Mapvue |
| KLA Instruments (Zeta Instruments) | Zeta 20 non contact profiler for 3D data, Zeta-200, 380i, Zeta-20 |
| Lasertec | Optelics series, H1200 |
| Leica | DCM 3D, DVM, Leica Mountains, Leica Map |
| LMI Technologies (FocalSpec) | FocalSpec Map |
| Mitutoyo | MCubeMap |
| NanoFocus | LaserScan, µScan, µSoft |
| Nanofocus | nanoExplorer, µSoft Analysis |
| NanoSystem | NanoView WLI, NanoMap Alpha |
| Nanovea (Micro Photonics) | |
| Nikon | Eclipse C1, Nexiv confocal and VMZ, BW-H, Surface Analysis Software, MountainsMap X |
| Olympus | LEXT |
| OpenGPS | Open GPS XML format (ISO 25178-72) |
| Park Systems (Lyncée-Tec) | DHM |
| Peak Metrology | Surface Analysis |
| Polytec | TMS TopMap series, TMS Report |
| Rtec Instruments | |
| Semplor | Explore |
| Sensofar | PLµ series, SensoTRACK, SensoMap |
| Siemens | SISCAN, SIScan MC64 Topographer |
| Solarius | Viking, LaserScan, AutoScan, SolarMap |
| STL format | Triangulated surfaces (Stereo Lithography Format) Note: 3D printing format. An STL studiable can be imported as a shell or as a surface: – The STL studiable is imported as a shell, if this feature is available in the product level of your software package. – Otherwise, the STL studiable is imported as a surface, i.e. as a projected surface of the 3-dimensional object, looked upon along the Z-axis. |
| Trimos | TR Scan, NanoWare® |
| UnitySC | UnityMap |
| UnitySC (Fogale Nanotech) | FogaleMap |
| Universal data file | SurfStand Universal Format |
| Visuol Technologies / Techlab | Ondulo |
| Wiley | Surface-to-Spectral |
| Zeiss | Evo, Sigma, Merlin, LSM |
| ZEISS Microscopy (MicroImaging) | ConfoMap |
| ZEISS Microscopy (NTS) | 3DSM Metrology, SEMmap |
| Zemetrics | ZeGage, Zemapper |
| Zeta instrument | Zmorf |
| Zygo (Ametek) | NewView series |
Scanning electron microscopes
| Advantest | CD-SEM, 4-quadrant, PM3D Map |
| Elionix | |
| Gatan (Ametek) | DigitalMicrograph, Cathodoluminescence, EDX, EELS, EBSD |
| Hitachi | Hitachi map 3D |
| Jeol | SMILE VIEW™ Map |
| Medical Research Council, UK | |
| Oxford Instruments | SPM, EDS, SEM |
| Oxford Instruments (WITec) | Raman Spectroscopy |
| Thermo Fisher (FEI) | TopoMaps |
| Zeiss | Evo, Sigma, Merlin |
Scanning probe microscopes
| Advantest | CD-SEM, 4-quadrant |
| AEP Technology | |
| AFMWorkshop | |
| Agilent | PicoMap, Pico Image |
| Anfatec Instruments AG | |
| Anton Paar | Tosca Analysis |
| APE Research | SPM Image |
| Asylum | |
| Asylum Research | AR Maps |
| Bruker (Anasys Instruments) | NanoIR, NanoIR2, AFM, SNOM |
| Bruker (Digital Instrument) | Nanoscope, Nanoscope 3100, Dimension 3100 |
| Bruker (JPK) | |
| Burleigh | Burleigh Map |
| CS Instruments | |
| Generic SPM Format (BCR-STM) | Data exchange format for SPMs, Attocube, Image Metrology |
| Gwyddion | DUMP format, GSF Format (simple Fields), GWY format |
| Hitachi | Finetech AFM |
| Keysight Technologies (Molecular Imaging) | All AFMs, PicoPlus, PicoView, PicoScan, PicoMap, Molecular Map |
| KLA Instruments | |
| KLA instruments (Ambios Technology) | Q-Scope |
| KLA Instruments (Quesant) | Q-Analysis |
| Nanodrive | |
| Nanonics | MultiView |
| Nanoscan | PPMS-AFM |
| Nanosurf | Nanite, EasyScan, Nanosurf Report, Hierarchical File Format |
| Nanotec | WSxM software |
| NT-MDT | NTegra, Solver, Raman hyperspectral images, SPM |
| Omicron | |
| Oxford Instruments | Aztec, SPM, EDS, SEM, Relate |
| Oxford Instruments (WITec) | Raman Spectroscopy |
| Pacific Nanotechnology | Nano-R AFM, Pacific Map |
| Park Systems (PSIA) | XE series |
| RHK | |
| RIBM | High-speed AFM ASD Format, MS-NEX |
| SII Nanotechnology (Seiko) | Nanopics, SPA-Series |
| SPECS Group (Nanonis) | |
| Surface Imaging System (SIS) | NANOstation, PICOstation |
| WaveMetrics | Igor Binary Wave |
Form Measurement
| 3MF | |
| Bruker (Alicona) | InfiniteFocus, MeX |
| Hirox | Digital Microscopes, KH-7700, KH-8700 |
| Keyence | VHX series, VK series, VR series |
| STL format | Triangulated surfaces (Stereo Lithography Format) Note: 3D printing format. An STL studiable can be imported as a shell or as a surface: – The STL studiable is imported as a shell, if this feature is available in the product level of your software package. – Otherwise, the STL studiable is imported as a surface, i.e. as a projected surface of the 3-dimensional object, looked upon along the Z-axis. |
| Visuol Technologies / Techlab | Ondulo |
Spectroscopy
| Attolight | Cathodoluminescence, AttoMap |
| Bruker | Spectrum curves and hyperspectral images, IR |
| Bruker (Anasys Instruments) | NanoIR, NanoIR2, AFM, SNOM |
| CytoSpec | ASCII file, for mIRage |
| Delmic | Cathodoluminescence, HDF5 hyperspectral images, TIFF images, CL Workspace |
| Edax (Ametek) | SPD hyperspectral images, Pegasus X4M, EDX, EBSD |
| Gatan (Ametek) | DigitalMicrograph, Cathodoluminescence, EDX, EELS, EBSD |
| Harris Geospatial | ENVI software |
| Horiba | LabSpec 6 Spectroscopy, Aramis, HR800, LabRAM, T64000, correlYX, graphYX |
| Nanotec | WSxM software |
| Omicron | |
| Photon Etc | Raman Spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy |
| SPECS Group | 3DS hyperspectral images |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Omnic software, FTIR spectroscopy, Avantage software, XPS spectroscopy |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific (Galactic SPC) | Galactic spectrum curves and hyperspectral images |
| Tokyo Instruments | Raman spectroscopy |
CMM, XCT, Additive manufacturing
| 3MF | |
| BREP | Boundary representation |
| Bruker (Alicona) | InfiniteFocus, MeX |
| Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) | Form, Hexagon |
| OBJ format | Open file format for exchanging and printing 3D objects, initially developed by Wavefront Technologies. |
| Polygon File Format | Polygon File Format (also called Stanford Triangle Format). Used to store data from 3D scanners, as a collection of flat polygons. Format for exchanging and printing 3D objects. |
| STEP format | Standard for the exchange of product data |
| STL format | Triangulated surfaces (Stereo Lithography Format) Note: 3D printing format. An STL studiable can be imported as a shell or as a surface: – The STL studiable is imported as a shell, if this feature is available in the product level of your software package. – Otherwise, the STL studiable is imported as a surface, i.e. as a projected surface of the 3-dimensional object, looked upon along the Z-axis. |