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.
- Break the link of the inserted part file with the original part file.
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.