Import and Export File Version Information
The following versions are supported for these file types. All versions are supported for file types not listed.
| File Type | Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| 3D XML | You can export to 3D XML version 4.2 files. |
| ACIS (.sat) | You can import ACIS .sat parts or assemblies files from R1 to 2022
1.0. You can export to ACIS .sat parts or assemblies version 1.6 to 27.0 files. |
| Autodesk Inventor | You can import all Autodesk Inventor parts or assemblies files from version 11 up to Inventor 2023. |
| CADKEY | The CADKEY translator supports the import of surface or solid entities from CADKEY version 19 part or assembly files (.prt) and version 21 multibody part files (.ckd), including all later versions. |
| CATIA Graphics (.cgr) | You can import
CATIA
Graphics .cgr files up to
V5-6
R2023. You can export to CATIA Graphics .cgr version V5-6 R2023 files. |
| CATIA V5 | You can import CATIA V5 parts or assemblies files from
V5 R8 to V5–6
R2023. The CATIA®V5-SOLIDWORKS Translator is available with SOLIDWORKS
Premium.
|
| DXF 3D (.dxf) | You can import DXF 3D files from AutoCAD R14 and above. |
| DXF or DWG | You can import .dxf or .dwg
files from
AutoCAD 2.5
to
2023. You can export .dxf or .dwg files for use with AutoCAD 2013. |
| Highly Compressed Graphics (.hcg) | You can export to CATIA .hcg version 5, release 9 files. |
| HOOPS (.hsf) | You can export to HOOPS .hsf version 18.16 files. |
| IFC | You can import
IFC2X3,
and IFC4 .ifc parts or
assemblies files. You can export to IFC2X3 .ifc parts or assemblies files. |
| IGES | You can import from or export to IGES .igs parts or assemblies version 5.3 files. |
| Mechanical Desktop (.mdt) | You can import MDT translator parts or assemblies files from 4.0 to 2008.1. |
| Parasolid (.x_t, .x_b) | You can import from or export to Parasolid parts or assemblies files up to V32. |
| PTC Creo | You
can
import
Creo (Pro/ENGINEER) parts
or assemblies files up to
Creo
9.0.
You can export to Creo parts or assemblies files up to version 20. |
| Rhino | You can import Rhino .3dm files from 2 to 7. |
| Solid Edge | You can import Parasolid from Solid Edge parts or assemblies files up to and including Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology 6. |
| STEP | You can import from or export to STEP Application
Protocol
AP203/214/242
parts or assembly files. For
import, Conformance Classes 1, 2 (surface data only), 4, 5, and
6 of AP203 are supported. For export, Conformance Classes 1, 4,
and 6 of AP203 are supported.
|
| STL | You can import from or export to .stl version 1 parts or assemblies files. |
| Unigraphics/NX™ | You can import parts or assemblies from Unigraphics 10 and higher, including an import of Unigraphics NX 9 files. |
| VDAFS | You can import from or export to VDAFS .vda version 2 part files. |
| VRML (.wrl) | You can import from or export to all versions of VRML part or assembly files up to and including VRML version 2 (VRML 97). |