Supported File Formats

The file formats listed in this section are supported in the Visualization Browser.

There are three levels of support:
  • High: Most format features are supported, no significant limitations.

  • Medium: Most important features are supported, but there can be limitations that make a workflow not viable.

  • Low: Only some features are supported, and significant limitations exist.

CAD Formats

The following CAD file formats are supported:

Format

Support Level

CATIA V5 Assembly (.CATProduct) and Part (.CATPart, .CATShape)

High

NX Assembly and Part (.prt)

High

SolidWorks Assembly (.SLDASM, .ASM) and Part (.SLDPRT, .prt)

High

Solid Edge Assembly (.asm) and Part(.par, .psm, .pwd)

Medium

Inventor Assembly (.iam) and Part (.ipt)

Medium

CATIA V4 (.model)

Medium

CREO Parametric (Pro/ENGINEER) Assembly (.asm), Part(.prt) & Neutral (.neu)

Low

Interchange and DCC (Digital Content Creation) Formats

The following Interchange and DCC file formats are supported:

Format

Support Level

Parasolid (x_t)

High

PLMXML (Schema 6.0 referencing JT) (.plmxml)

High

JT Assembly and Part (.jt)

High

CREO Parametric Neutrual (Pro/ENGINEER) Assembly , Part (.neu)

Medium

IGES (.igs, iges)

High

STEP (.stp, .step, .stepz, .stpz)

High

STL (.stl)

High

CATIA Graphical Representation (.CGR)

High

CATIA V6 (.3DXML)

Medium

ACIS Assembly and Part (.sat)

Medium

IFC (.ifc, .ifcxml)

Medium

Collada

High

STL

High

Wavefront

Medium

Scaleable Vector Graphic (SVG)

Medium

Drawing Formats

The following drawing file formats are supported:

Format

Support Level

CATIA V5 Drawings (.CATDrawing)

High

NX Drawing (.prt)

High

SolidWorks Drawing (.SLDDRW)

Medium

AutoCAD Sheet set file (.DST)

Medium

AutoCAD Drawing object file (.DWG)

Medium

AutoCAD Drawing Interchange (.DXF)

Medium

Raster Image Formats

The following raster image formats are supported:

Format

Support Level

JPEG raster images

High

PNG raster images

High

Visual Enterprise File Formats

The following visual enterprise file formats are supported:

Format

Support Level

SAP VE VDS Files

High