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FILE FORMATS

Contents

Introduction

Overview

Exchange Supported File Formats

Publish Supported File Formats

File Readers

ACIS

Autodesk Inventor

CATIA V4

CATIA V5

CATIA V6 [3DXML]

Creo

I-deas

IGES

IFC

JT

Parasolid

PDF

PRC

Pro/E

Siemens PLM-NX

Rhino3D

Solid Edge

SolidWorks

STEP

STL

U3D

VDA-FS

VRML

File Writers

ACIS

IGES

JT

Parasolid

PRC

STEP

STL

VRML

JT Writer

The JT writer allows developers to export the Assembly, B-rep, View data from Exchange to JT. The file extensions that you can create when you export the data are:

Assembly

The assembly structure including coloring and transformations will be exported to the JT file. Instances are currently replaced by object copy. The export is currently to a single monolithic file.

B-rep

When we export the B-rep it will always be in Parasolid B-rep. If the format was not a Parasolid-based format then all surfaces get mapped to one of the following:

...and curves to one of the following:

If the source data was originally XT then HOOPS Exchange will take that data and use it for the B-rep definition.

Visualization

The tessellation is exported in a lossless, compressed format. Wireframes are not currently exported.

Views

We do not currently support Views in the export of this format

PMI

All supported PMI is exported to one of the following types.

Miscellaneous

The JT files we generate are version 8.1.

Export options specific to JT

The following options are supported for JT export:

OptionValueDescription
WriteGeomTessMode 0, 1, or 2 B-rep only, B-rep+Tessellation, or Tessellation only
WriteHiddenObjects true or false

Limitations

The current limitations include: