Format |
Description |
Ext. |
Versions |
PMI
Support |
ACIS® SAT |
SAT files generated by Spatial Technologies® ACIS as exported by
Autodesk AutoCAD, CADKEY®, IRONCAD®, Vellum Solids™, and several others
CAD systems. |
*.sat |
Up to ACIS v13 |
N/A |
Autodesk®
DWF format
|
DWF (Drawing Web Format) drawing files from AutoCAD and Inventor. |
*.dwf
|
Up to DWF 7.0
|
N/A |
Autodesk®
DWG format
|
50 – 100 microns |
*.dwg |
AutoCAD® compliant DWG. Up to AutoCAD 2008 |
N/A |
Autodesk®
DXF format
|
DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) drawing files from virtually any CAD
system.
|
*.dxf
|
Autodesk compliant DXF . Up to AutoCAD 2008
|
N/A |
Autodesk®
Inventor®
|
Native Autodesk Inventor parts, assemblies and drawings.
|
*.ipt, *.iam,
*.idw
|
Inventor R11, R10, R9, R8
|
N/A |
Autodesk®
Mechanical
Desktop®
|
Native Autodesk Mechanical Desktop files from Autodesk Mechanical
Desktop.
|
*.dwg
|
Up to v6
|
N/A |
CADDS
|
CADDS file
|
*._pd
|
v4 and v5 |
N/A |
Computer Graphics
Metafile (CGM)
|
CGM drawing files from many CAD systems. |
*.cgm |
Any |
N/A |
Dassault Systemes®
CATIA® V4
|
Native CATIA 3D and 2D entities from all CATIA platforms. |
*.model,
*.exp, user-def.,
*.session |
Export: from v3.2.5 to v4.X.X
Model: from v4.1.1 to v4.X.X
Session: v4.X.X |
N/A |
Dassault Systemes
CATIA V5 3D & 2D
|
Native CATIA V5 R17 part files and assemblies and Native CATIA V5 R10 to
R17 Drawings
|
*.catpart,
*.catproduct
*.cgr |
2D:V5 R10 to R17 SP4
3D: V5 up to R17 SP4 |
YES |
Dassault Systemes
SolidWorks®) |
Native SolidWorks parts, assemblies, drawings and sheet metal models. |
*.sldprt, *.sldasm,
*.sldlfp, *.slddrw |
From v97+ to v 2007
|
N/A |
UGS Direct
Model® (.JT)
|
.JT files from EDS PLM Solutions, including parts and assemblies. |
*.jt |
Up to v8.1 |
N/A |
UGS
I-DEAS Native |
I-DEAS native part, assembly and package files. Note: Assembly files
only supported as part of package files. Files with extension .XPK are
NOT supported. |
*.arc,*.unv,
*.mfl,*.prt,
*.pkg |
NX12
M3 and M4 |
YES |
UGS®
I-DEAS® WEB |
I-DEAS Web Access files including assemblies.
Crushed ASCII (*.MCA) filescan also be exported from I-DEAS ™. |
*.idi,*.idz,
*.mca,*.arc |
MCA: up to v7
IDI, IDZ: up to v9 |
N/A |
UGS
Parasolid ® |
Parasolid X_T files as exported by Unigraphics, Solid Edge, SolidWorks,
PTC Pro/DESKTOP™, and several other CAD/CAM systems. |
*.x_t, *.xmt_txt
*.x_b |
Up to v17.1 |
N/A |
UGS
Solid Edge®
|
Native Solid Edge parts, sheet metal, assemblies and drawings.
|
*.par, *.asm,
*.psm, *.dft
|
Up to v19
|
N/A |
UGS
Unigraphics 2D& 3D ®
|
UGS
Unigraphics 2D& 3D ®
|
*.prt
|
Unigraphics 2D: NX 1 to NX5 Uigraphics 3D: From v13 to NX4
|
N/A |
HPGL
|
All HPGL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language) and HPGL/2 files. |
*.plt,
*.hpgl |
Any |
N/A |
IGES 2D & 3D
|
(Initial Graphics Exchange Specifications) All IGES 2D & 3D entities. |
*.igs,
*.iges |
Up to 6.0 |
N/A |