Supported CAD files
Here we have a list of supported CAD file types for use with our software. If you have any specific questions about the compatibility of your files, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Supported CAD files for 3D simulation
| Name | Version | Extension | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Manufacturing Format | 1.2.3 | .3mf |  | |
| 3D Studio | All | .3ds | | |
| ACIS | Up to 2023 | .sat, .sab | |  |
| ASCII Point Cloud file | All | .xyz, .pts, .xyzrgb | | |
| Autodesk FBX | FBX ASCII: from 7100 to 7500. Binary: all. | .fbx | | |
| Autodesk Inventor | Up to 2026 | .ipt, .iam | | |
| Autodesk Navisworks | from 2012 to 2026 | .nwd | | |
| Autodesk RealDWG | AutoCAD 2000-2019 | .dwg, .dxf | | |
| Binary point cloud file | All | .bxyz | | |
| CATIA V4 | Up to 4.2.5 | .session, .dlv, .exp | | |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R 2025 | .CATDrawing, .CATPart, .CATProduct, .CATShape, .cgr | | |
| CATIA V6 | 3DXML 4.3 | .3dxml | | |
| COLLADA | Any | .dae | | |
| Creo | Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 12.4.0.0 | .asm, .neu, .prt, .xas, .xpr | | |
| GL Transmission Format | 2.0 only | .gltf, .glb | | |
| I-deas | Up to 13.x (NX5) and NX I-deas 6 | .mf1,. .arc, .unv, .pkg | | |
| IFC | IFC2 up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 up to 4.3 | .ifc, .ifczip | | |
| IGES | 5.1 to 5.3 | .igs, .iges | | |
| Igrop/Quest/VNC | All | .pdb | | |
| JT | Up to v10.6 | .jt | | |
| Parasolid | Up to v37.1 | .x_b, .x_t, .xmt, .xmt_txt | | |
| PRC | All | .prc | | |
| Revit | 2015 to 2025 | .rvt, .rfa | | |
| Robface | All | .rf | | |
| Rhino | from 4 to 8 | .3dm | | |
| Solid Edge | 1 to 20, ST1 to ST10, 2019 to 2025 | .asm, .par, .pwd, .psm | | |
| SolidWorks | from 97 to 2025 | .sldasm, .sldprt | | |
| STEP* | Up to AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2, Ed3 | .stp, .step, .stpz | | |
| STEP/XML | All | .stpx, .stpxz | | |
| Stereo Lithography (ASCII and Binary) | All | .stl | | |
| U3D | ECMA-363 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions | .u3d | | |
| Unigraphics (Siemens PLM software NX) | UG11 to UG18, UG NX to NX12 and NX1847 to NX2506 | .prt | | |
| VDA-FS | 1.0 and 2.0 | .vda | |  |
| VRML | 1.0 and 2.0 | .wrl, .vrml | | |
| Wavefront | All | .obj | | |
