3D Interconnect replaces SOLIDWORKS current translation capabilities with new technology and workflows for working with third-party native CAD data in SOLIDWORKS 2017.
You can perform the following:
- Insert proprietary CAD data directly into a SOLIDWORKS assembly without converting it to a SOLIDWORKS file.
- Open the proprietary 3D CAD format in the SOLIDWORKS software with its associative link to the original part.
- Update changes in the SOLIDWORKS file if you update the proprietary CAD data in its authoring application by maintaining all downstream features created in SOLIDWORKS.
The following formats and their versions are supported in 3D Interconnect:
- CATIA® V5: .CATPart, .CATProduct for V5R8 – 5–6R2016
- Autodesk® Inventor: .ipt for V6 – V2016, .iam for V11 – V2016
- PTC®: .prt, .prt.*, .asm, .asm.* for Pro/ENGINEER® 16 – Creo 3.0
- Solid Edge®: .par, .asm, .psm for V18 – ST8
- NX™ software: .prt for UG 11 – NX 10
CATIA® V5-SOLIDWORKS Translator is available with SOLIDWORKS Premium license.