Data Exchange

Version 2026 Limited Standard Premium CADKEY
PDF (Export)

Developer: Adobe
PDF format support Vector graphics, text
3D PDF format support: Vector graphics, text, and 3D polygon
Export versions: 7
DWG/DXF (Import, Export)

Developer: Autodesk and Open Design Alliance
DWG format support: Drawings, wireframe, and 3D models (import only)
DXF format support: Drawings and wireframe
Import versions: All versions up to 2022
Export versions: 2022-2000, R12-R14
ACIS (Import)

Developer: Spatial Corp. (Dassault Systemes)
Extension(s): SAT, SAB
Support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe
Import versions: R2024-R2016, 5-1, R26
STEP (Import)

Developer: ISO 10303
Extension(s): STP, STPZ
AP 203 format support: solid, surface, wireframe
AP 214 format support: solid, surface, wireframe, and assemblies
AP 242 format support: solid, surface, wireframe, mesh, assembly, and GD&T (import only)
Import versions: all through edition 4
IGES (Import)

Developer: ANSI Y14.26M
IGES, IGS format support: wireframe and drawings
Import Versions: all
Parasolid (Import)

Developer: Siemens Digital Industries Software
Extension(s): X_T, X_B
Support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe, assemblies
Import versions: 37.1 - 7.0
SolidWorks (Import)

Developer: SolidWorks (Dassault Systemes)
SLDPRT format support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe
SLDASM format support: assemblies
Import versions: 2025 - 99
CGR

Developer: Dassault Systemes
CGR format support: polygon mesh
Import versions: all
IFC - Industry Foundation Classes


Developer: buildingSmart, ISO 16739-1
IFC format support: Building Information Modeling (BIM) data - assemblies, solids, and meshes
Versions: 4, 2x4, 2x3
JT

Developer: ISO 14306 (HP, Siemens)
JT format support: solids, polygon mesh
Import versions: 10.10 - 8.x
NX (Import)

Developer: Siemens Digital Industries Software
PRT format support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe, assemblies
Import versions: 2412 - 1847, 12 - 10
Creo (Import)

Developer: PTC
PRT format support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe
ASM format support: Assemblies
Import versions: 11.0 - 1.0, Wildfire 5 - 1, Pro/E 2000i
CATIA V5 (Import)

Developer: Dassault Systemes
CATPart format support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe
CATProduct format support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe, and assemblies
Import versions: 2025 (R35) - R10
PMI (CATIA V5, Creo, NX, SolidWorks)

Read Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) including 3D geometric tolerances from the native formats of major 3D CAD programs


Dassault CATIA versions: V5 2025 (R35) - R5
PTC Creo versions: 11.0 - 1.0, Wildfire 5 - 1
Siemens DIS NX versions: 2412 -1847, 12 - 1, UG V11.0
Dassault SolidWorks versions: 2025 - 99
PMI (CATIA V4, Solid Edge, Inventor)

Read Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) including 3D geometric tolerances from the native formats of major 3D CAD programs


Dassault CATIA versions: V4 4.2.5 - 4.1.5
Siemens Solid Edge versions: 2024 - 2019
Autodesk Inventor versions: 2025 to 9
Drawings Import (CATIA, Creo, NX, SolidWorks, Solid Edge)

Import drawing files from the native formats of major 3D CAD programs

Dassault CATIA drawing versions: V5 2025 (R35),- R7 : V4 4.2.5 - 4.1.5
PTC Creo drawing versions: 11.0 - 1.0
Siemens DIS NX drawing versions: 2412 - 1884, 12 - 1
Dassault SolidWorks drawing versions: 2025 - 99
Siemens DIS Solid Edge drawings versions: 2025 - 2023
CADKEY (Import)

Developers: CADKEY and Baystate Technologies
PRT format support: Drawings, wireframe, and 3D models
PTN format support: wireframe
Import Versions: Versions 19, 99 - 97, 5 - 7
CATIA V4 (Import)

Developer: Dassault Systemes
MOD, MODEL format support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe
Import versions: 4.25 - 4.15
CATIA V6 / 3DX (Import)

Developer: Dassault Systemes
3DXML format support: 3D solid, surface, mesh and wireframe/points
Import versions:
3DExperience — R2024x to R2014x
V6 — R2013x to R2010x
Fusion 360 (Import)

Developer: Autodesk
3DF format support: 3D solid, surface, wireframe, and assemblies
Import versions: up to 2602.0.71
Inventor (Import)

Developer: Autodesk
IPT format support: 3D solid, surface, and wireframe
IAM format support: assemblies
Import versions: 2026 - 2008, 11 - 9
Rhino (Import)

Developer: Robert McNeil & Associates
3DM format support: 3D solid, surface, mesh and wireframe/points
Import versions: V8 - V1
Solid Edge

Developer: Siemens Digital Industries Software
PAR format support: solid, surface, curves, points, workplanes, materials, attributes and colors
ASM format support: assemblies, workplanes, attributes, paths
PSM format support: sheet metal workbench
Import versions: 2025 - 2019, ST10

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