Supported CAD Readers

CAD readers supported by Engineering Solutions.

Format Latest Version Supported File Extensions Supported
ACIS r21 .sat
AVEVA Marine TXHSTL-R XML Export v pre-2.0 .xml
CATIA
  • v4
  • v5-6R2019 (R29)
  • 3D Experience 2018X
 CATIA v4
  • .model
  • .exp
CATIA v5
  • .CATProduct
  • .CATPart
  • .cgr
CATIA v6
  • .3Dxml
  • .3DRep
  • .PLMBriefcase
CATIA Composites Link .h5
Creo 6.0
  • .prt
  • .asm
DXF AutoCAD 12 .dxf
FiberSim .h5
FORAN   .stp with paired .xml
IGES
  • v6.0
  • JAMA-IS
  • .iges
  • .igs
Inspire 2019.3 .stmod
Intergraph schema 2013 .xml
Inventor 2018
  • .ipt
  • .iam
JT 10.5 .jt
NX1
  • 12.0
  • 1847
  • 1872
  • 1899
 .prt
Parasolid v30.0.185
  • .x_t
  • .x_b
  • .xmt_txt
  • .xmt_bin
PDGS v26 .fsf
Rhino2 6 .3dm
SolidWorks 2019
  • .sldasm
  • .sldprt
  • .SLDASM
  • .SLDPRT
STEP
  • AP203
  • AP214
  • AP242
  • .step
  • .stp
STEP AP242 BOM3 AP242 .stpx
VDAFS v2
  • .vda
  • .vdafs
  1. NX 1899 is only supported on Windows via the native reader.
  2. RHINO is supported only on Windows.
  3. Only BOM import is possible as these files do not contain geometry.