File Formats

Solid Concepts accepts the following data formats . File types not identified as
"Preferred" may be suitable for quotation purposes, but data in a preferred
format will be required prior to scheduling part production:

 
   
FORMAT EXT DESCRIPTION PREFERRED AUTOMATIC CONVERSION AUTOMATIC QUOTE
ACIS/SAT
.sat,
.sab
ACIS/SAT solid model data yes yes yes
AutoCAD 2D
.dxf,
.dwg
AutoCAD drawings   yes  
AutoCAD 3D
.dxf,
.dwg
ACIS solid model data yes yes yes
Catia
.cat,
.exp,
.model
Solid and surface data. If possible, construction surfaces should be hidden or suppressed. yes yes  
I-Deas Web Access .mca,
.idi
I-Deas Web Access formats   yes yes
Initial Graphics
Exchange Specification
.igs,
.iges
IGES 3D surface data. If possible, construction surfaces should be hidden or suppressed before generating the IGES file. yes yes yes
Object File .obj Alias/Wavefront data   yes yes
Parasolid
.x_t,
.x_b
Parasolid text and binary data yes yes yes
Pro/Engineer Part
.prt PTC Pro/E data. yes yes yes
Pro/Engineer Assembly
.asm PTC Pro/E data. Be sure to include all .prt files in an assembly. yes    
SolidEdge Draft
.dft SolidEdge drawing data. yes yes  
SolidEdge Part &
Sheet Metal
.par,
.psm
SolidEdge solid data.   yes yes
SolidEdge Assembly
.asm SolidEdge data. Be sure to include all .par files in an assembly. yes    
Solid File Exchange
.sfx SolidView yes yes yes
SolidWorks Part
.sldprt SolidWorks part data. yes yes yes
SolidWorks Assembly
.sldasm SolidWorks data. Be sure to include all the .sldprt files
in an assembly.
yes    
STEP
.step,
.stp
AP203/AP214. yes yes yes
Stereolithography
.stl Standard rapid prototyping format. Make sure tessellating tolerance is suitable for your application. yes yes yes
Unigraphics Part
.prt Unigraphics solid and surface part data. yes yes yes
Unigraphics Assembly
.prt Unigraphics assembly data. Be sure to include all .prt files in an assembly yes yes  
VDAFS
.vda VDA-FS (Verband Der Automobilindustrie Flachen Schnittstelle) data. German National Standard DIN 66301 yes yes yes
VRML .wrl Virtual Reality Modeling Language   yes yes
     
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