CAD File Formats

Associative Read via Linked CAD System

AutoCAD® (.dwg, 3D only) 2022, 2023

Inventor® (.ipt, .iam) 2022, 2023

PTC® Creo® Parametric™ (.prt, .asm) 7.0-9.0

PTC® Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) Wildfire 4.0, 5.0; PTC® Creo® Elements/Pro 5.0

Revit® (.rvt) 2022, 2023

Solid Edge® (.par, .asm) 2022, 2023

SOLIDWORKS® (.sldprt, .sldasm) 2021-2023

Modify via Linked CAD System

AutoCAD® (.dwg, 3D only) 2022, 2023

Inventor® (.ipt, .iam) 2022, 2023

PTC® Creo® Parametric™ (.prt, .asm) 7.0-9.0

PTC® Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) Wildfire 4.0, 5.0; PTC® Creo® Elements/Pro 5.0

Revit® (.rvt) 2022, 2023

Solid Edge® (.par, .asm) 2022, 2023

SOLIDWORKS® (.sldprt, .sldasm) 2021-2023

Read from File, CAD¹

3MF (.3mf)

ACIS® (.sat, .sab, .asat, .asab) up to 2022 1.0

AutoCAD® (.dwg) versions 2.5-2023

AutoCAD® DXF (.dxf, 2D) up to R14

AutoCAD® DXF (.dxf, 3D) versions 2.5-2023

CATIA® V5 (.CATPart, .CATProduct) versions R8-2022²

COMSOL Native Format (.mphtxt, .mphbin)

IGES (.igs, .iges) up to version 5.3

Inventor® assemblies (.iam) versions 11-2023

Inventor® parts (.ipt) versions 6-2023

NX® (.prt) versions 11-2206

Parasolid® (.x_t, .xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin) up to V34.0

PLY (.ply)

PTC® Creo® Parametric™ (.prt, .asm) versions 1.0-9.0

PTC® Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) versions 16 to Wildfire 5.0

SOLIDWORKS® (.sldprt, .sldasm) versions 98-2022

STEP (.step, 3D geometry only) AP203, AP214, AP242

STL (.stl)

VRML, v1 (.vrml, .wrl)

Read from File, ECAD

GDSII (.gds)

IPC-2581 (.cvg, .xml)

ODB++® (.zip, .tar, .tgz, .tar.gz)

Read from File, Geographic Information System (GIS)

Digital Elevation Map (DEM)

Write to File

ACIS® (.sat, .sab) R4, R7, and 2016 1.0

COMSOL Native Format (.mphtxt, .mphbin)

DXF (.dxf, 2D only)

IGES (.igs, .iges) version 5.3

Parasolid® (.x_t, x_b) V34.0

STEP (.step, 3D geometry only) AP203

STL (.stl)

Not all file formats are supported on all operating systems; for details, see the system requirements.
The File Import for CATIA® V5 add-on is available for the CAD Import Module, Design Module, or LiveLink™ products for CAD.

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