In modern versions of SOLIDWORKS (roughly 2008 and later), the format has been largely superseded by
with open(p2d_path, 'wb') as f: f.write(header) f.write(pixels) png to p2d converter
In most common implementations (particularly in custom game engines or tools like or Spline 2D ), the P2D format acts as a lightweight container that links a raster image (the PNG) to a set of structural rules. You cannot render a P2D file by itself—it relies on the associated PNG for its visual appearance. In modern versions of SOLIDWORKS (roughly 2008 and