SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect
3D Interconnect replaces SOLIDWORKS current translation capabilities with new technology and workflows for working with third-party CAD data in SOLIDWORKS 2017.
You can:
- Insert proprietary CAD data directly into a SOLIDWORKS assembly without converting it to a SOLIDWORKS file.
- Open the proprietary 3D CAD format in the SOLIDWORKS software with its associative link to the original part.
- Update changes in the SOLIDWORKS file if you update the proprietary CAD data in its authoring application by maintaining all downstream features created in SOLIDWORKS.
- Break the link of the inserted part file with the original part file.
3D Interconnect supports the following formats and their versions:
| Formats | File Formats | Format Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ACIS | .sat, .sab, .asat, .asab | R1 – 2022 1.0 |
| Autodesk® Inventor |
.ipt (V6 – V2021) .iam (V11 – V2021) |
11 – 2023 |
| CATIA® V5 | .CATPart, .CATProduct | V5 R8 to V5-6 R2022 |
| DXF™/ DWG™ | .dxf, .dwg | 2.5 – 2023 |
| IFC | .ifc, .ifczip | IFC 2x3, IFC 4 |
| IGES | .igs, .iges | Up to 5.3 |
| JT | .jt | JT 8.x, 9.x, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.518, and 10.619, and 10.719 |
| PTC® Creo | .prt, .prt.*, .asm, .asm.* | Pro/ENGINEER® 16 – Creo 9.0 |
| Solid Edge® | .par, .asm, .psm | V18 – SE 2022 |
| STEP | .stp, .step | AP203, AP214, AP242 |
| NX™ software | .prt | UG 11 – NX 2206 |
CATIA®
V5-SOLIDWORKS Translator is available
with
SOLIDWORKS
Premium.