Supported File Formats
View a list of supported file formats for import and export.
Geometry File Formats for Import
File Format | Version |
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3MF (.3mf) | 2.2.0 |
ACIS (.sab, .sat) | through R27 |
CATIA V4 (.model) | all 4.xx |
CATIA V5 (.CATPart, .CATProduct) | R10 through R33 |
IGES (.iges, .igs) | 5.2 and 5.3 |
Inspire Studio (.istudio) | 2019.3 through 2021 |
Inventor (.ipt, .iam) | through 2021 |
JT (.jt) | through 11.0 |
Parasolid (.x_b, .x_t, .xmt_bin, .xmt_txt) | through 35.0 |
PTC Creo (.asm, .prt) | 13 through Creo 9 |
UG NX (Unigraphics) (.prt) | 11.1 through CR 2306 |
SolidWorks (.sldasm, .sldprt) | 99 through 2022 (Inspire does not support files written from SolidWorks EDU Edition 2013-2018.) |
STEP (.step, .stp) | AP 203, AP 214, AP 242 |
Mesh File Formats for Import
File Format | Version |
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STL (ASCII .stl) | |
OptiStruct (.dat, .fem, .nas) | through 14.0 |
WaveFront (.obj) | This format will write triangular mesh data for Parasolid geometry, and n-sided polygons for PolyNURBS cages. |
Geometry File Formats for Export
File Format | Version |
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ACIS (.sab, .sat) | R19 |
IGES (.iges, .igs) | 5.3 |
Parasolid (.x_b, .x_t, .xmt_bin, .xmt_txt) | 25.0 to 33.1 (the default is 28.1) |
STEP (.step, .stp) | 214 |
Mesh File Formats for Export
File Format | Version |
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STL (ASCII .stl) | |
VRML (.vrml, .vrl) | 97 |
WaveFront (.obj) | This format will write triangular mesh data for Parasolid geometry, and n-sided polygons for PolyNURBS cages. |