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SUPPORTED 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

HOOPS Exchange Import

HOOPS Exchange Import provides the capability to read data from the popular 3D formats listed below:

Format Version Extensions Tess BREP PMI
ACIS * Up to v23.0
SAT, SAB Supported Supported Unsupported
Autodesk Inventor Up to 2015 IPT, IAM Supported Supported Unsupported
CATIA V4 Up to 4.2.5 MODEL, SESSION, DLV, EXP Supported Supported Supported
CATIA V5 R4 to V5-6R2014 CATDrawing, CATPart, CATProduct, CATShape, CGR Supported Supported Supported
CATIA V6 2011 to 2013
3DXML Supported Unsupported Supported
Creo Elements/Pro 5.0
Up to Parametric 3.0
ASM, NEU, PRT, XAS, XPR Supported Supported Supported
I-deas Up to 13.x (NX 5), NX I-deas 6 MF1, ARC, UNV, PKG Supported Supported Supported
IFC IFC2x Editions 2, 3 and 4 IFC, IFCZIP Supported Unsupported Unsupported
IGES 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 IGS, IGES Supported Supported Unsupported
JT Up to v10.0 JT Supported Supported Supported
Parasolid Up to v27.0
X_B, X_T, XMT, XMT_TXT Supported Supported Unsupported
PDF All Versions PDF Supported Supported Supported
PRC All Versions PRC Supported Supported Supported
Pro/Engineer Up to Wildfire 5 ASM, NEU, PRT, XAS, XPR Supported Supported Supported
Rhino 4, 5
3DM Supported Supported Unsupported
Siemens PLM Software NX Unigraphics V11.0 to NX 10.0 PRT Supported Supported Supported
Solid Edge V19 - 20, ST - ST7
ASM, PAR, PWD, PSM Supported Supported Unsupported
SolidWorks ** Up to 2015 SLDASM, SLDPRT Supported Supported Supported
STEP AP 203 E1/E2, AP 214, AP 242 STP, STEP, STP.Z Supported Supported Supported
Stereo Lithography (STL) All Versions STL Supported Unsupported Unsupported
U3D ECMA-363
(1st, 2nd and 3rd editions)
U3D Supported Unsupported Unsupported
VDA-FS Version 1.0 and 2.0 VDA Supported Supported Unsupported
VRML V1.0 and V2.0 WRL, VRML Supported Unsupported Unsupported

= supported

= this concept is not supported by this format

= unsupported

* Our ACIS importer is limited and requires the ACIS data to be structured in a particular way. Please contact the HOOPS Developer Support Team for further details.

** Our SolidWorks PMI reader is limited. See SolidWorks format notes for details.

HOOPS Exchange Export

HOOPS Exchange Export provides the capability to write data to the popular 3D standards listed below:

Format Extensions Tess B-rep PMI
ACIS SAT, SAB Unsupported Supported Unsupported
IGES** IGS, IGES Unsupported Supported Unsupported
JT** JT Supported Supported Supported
Parasolid X_T Unsupported Supported Unsupported
PRC PRC Supported Supported Supported
STEP** STP, STEP Unsupported Supported Unsupported
Stereo Lithography** STL Supported Unsupported Unsupported
VRML** VRML Supported Unsupported Unsupported
U3D U3D Supported Unsupported Unsupported

= supported

= this concept is not supported by this format

= unsupported

** requires a license to the HOOPS Exchange Export