15/5/2014 2014 SolidWorks Help - Import and Export File Version Information

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File Types
3D XML Files
ACIS Files (*.sat)
Adobe Illustrator Files (*.ai)
Adobe Photoshop (*.psd) Files
Autodesk Inventor Files
CADKEY Files
CATIA Graphics Files
CATIA Part and Product File Import
DXF 3D Files
DXF/DWG Files (*.dxf, *.dwg Files)
eDrawings
Highly Compressed Graphics Files
HOOPS Files
IDF Files
IFC Files
IGES Files (*.igs, *.iges)
JPEG Files
Exporting SolidWorks Models to *.lxo Files
Mechanical Desktop Files
Parasolid Files (*.x_t, *.x_b)
Adobe Portable Document Format (*.pdf) Files
Saving SolidWorks Files as Portable Network Graphics Files
Pro/ENGINEER Files
Rhino Files
Solid Edge Files
Step Files (*.step)
STL Files (*.stl)
TIFF Files (*.tif)
TIFF, Photoshop, and JPEG Export Options
Unigraphics Files
VDAFS Files (*.vda)
Viewpoint Files
VRML Files (*.wrl)
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
ACIS (.sat) You can import or export ACIS
.sat parts or assembly files up to
and including version R22.
Autodesk
Inventor
You can import all Autodesk
Inventor parts or assembly files
from version 11 and above.
CADKEY The CADKEY translator supports
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 or export CATIA
Graphics .cgr files up to V5R22.
CATIA V5 You can import CATIA V5 parts
and assemblies up to V5R22.
The CATIA V5 Translator is
a separate product.
DXF 3D
(.dxf)
You can import from DXF 3D files
AutoCAD version R14 and above.
DXF or DWG You can import from or export to
.dxf or .dwg files of version
AutoCAD 2013.
Highly
Compressed
Graphics
(.hcg)
You can export SolidWorks
documents as CATIA version 5,
release 9 .hcg files.
HOOPS
(.hsf)
You can export SolidWorks
documents as HOOPS version
18.16 files.
IFC You can import from or export to
IFC 2x3 .ifc parts or assemblies
files.
IGES You can import from or export to
IGES parts or assemblies .igs files
of version 5.3.
Mechanical
Desktop
(.mdt)
You can import MDT translator
parts or assemblies of version 4.0
or higher.
Parasolid
(.x_t,
.x_b)
You can import from or export to
Parasolid parts or assemblies files
up to the latest Parasolid version.
Pro/Engineer You can export to Pro/ENGINEER
parts or assemblies files up to
Version 20. You can import from
Pro/ENGINEER (Creo) parts or
assemblies files up to Creo 2.0.
Rhino You can import version 4 of Rhino
.3dm files.
Solid Edge You can import Parasolid from Solid
Edge parts or assemblies up to and
including the most current version
of Solid Edge.
STEP You can import from or export to
STEP Application Protocol
AP203/214 parts or assembly files.
For import, Conformance
Classes 1, 2 (surface data
only), 4, 5, and 6 of AP203
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Components in Earlier
Releases
ACIS Files (*.sat)
IFC Files
Step Files (*.step)
DXF/DWG Files (*.dxf,
*.dwg Files)
IGES Files (*.igs, *.iges)
Mechanical Desktop
Files
Parasolid Files (*.x_t,
*.x_b)
Pro/ENGINEER Files
Rhino Files
STL Files (*.stl)
VDAFS Files (*.vda)
Viewpoint Files
VRML Files (*.wrl)
Importing/Exporting
SolidWorks Documents
RELATED TASKS
Autodesk Inventor Files
CADKEY Files
CATIA Graphics Files
DXF 3D Files
Highly Compressed
Graphics Files
HOOPS Files
Solid Edge Files
Unigraphics Files
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STEP Export Options
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import and export file version information
Re: ipt file
need to have either inventor or inventor view installed on your system Autodesk Inventor Files
translator imports Autodesk Inventor part and assembly files as SolidWorks part documents. The imported part files can
contain features or geometry only. You can choose to import individual features of objects or
bodies. SolidWorks recognizes chamfer, draft, extrude, cut extrude, extrude/revolve with contour selection, fillet, holes,
linear and circular
Date: A ug 15, 2013
Re: Opening AutoCAD MEP files in SolidWorks
went to the site...think you need them to send you dwg's or download the 30 day trial when you get the files
save out your dwg's http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-autocad-mep/overview
Import and Export File Version Information The following versions are supported for these
supported for file types not listed. ACIS ( .sat )
Date: A pr 17, 2013
Re: Unigraphics File
here it looks like if the UG\Semiens NX file are 8.0 they will not open only NX7.5 and older. Sorry.
Version Information The following versions are supported for these file types. All versions are supported for
listed. ACIS ( .sat ) You can import or export ACIS .sat parts or assembly files up to and
Inventor
Date: Jun 18, 2013
Re: Import of an iges or igs file in to SolidWorks
Dear John, Thanks for information. But as I stated earlier, if I ask the same Vendor to deliver in step or parasolid
format, how much of time, it will take dont know. Any more information from you in opening
iges file will be definitely helpful. Thanks
Date: Sep 06, 2013
Re: cutting an imported part
I'm seeing the same thing as file is missing some information while it was converted to step format (can happen when
exporting as different format). Can you ask the person who send this to you to send you IGS
you can check them out. BTW what is the keyway and bore size you need. You can use move Face option to change the
size.
Date: Jun 25, 2013
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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
version 1 STL parts and assemblies
.stl files.
Unigraphics You can import parts and
assemblies from Unigraphics
version 10 and higher, including
import of Unigraphics NX 7.5 files.
VDAFS You can import from or export to
version 2 of VDAFS .vda part files.
Viewpoint You can export SolidWorks
documents to Viewpoint version
3.0.11 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).
CONTENTS
Exporting Multibody Documents
When you export a multibody part document as
another file type, you have the option to export
selected solid bodies or all solid bodies.
Open - Match Faces and Edges of Imported Features
The Match faces and edges check box appears in
the Open dialog box when you edit the definition of an
imported feature.
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