Additional Information Supported for Reading from Third-Party CAD Files

SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect reads the following additional information from third-party CAD files:

  • Assembly cut features
  • Custom properties
  • Material properties
  • Unconsumed sketches and curves
  • Reference axes from CATIA® V5 files only.

Assembly Cut Features

SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect can read assembly cut features from PTC® Creo and UG files.

You can optionally import the material properties, custom properties, and unconsumed sketches and curves from these files. To import these entities, in the System Options dialog box, click Import and select the required entity.

Custom Properties

SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect can read custom properties, metadata, or user-defined attributes from third-party CAD files and map them to the custom properties of SOLIDWORKS.

SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect can read custom properties from these formats:
  • ACIS
  • Autodesk® Inventor
  • CATIA® V5
  • IGES
  • PTC® Creo
  • Solid Edge®
  • STEP
  • UG
The custom properties are locked when the third-party CAD file and the SOLIDWORKS file are linked. To overwrite these properties, you must break the link.

Material Properties

SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect can read the material properties from third-party CAD files. SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect reads only the material name and density attributes.

Unconsumed Sketches and Curves

SOLIDWORKS 3D Interconnect can read unconsumed sketches or curve data from third-party CAD files. Unconsumed sketches are sketches that are not consumed by any feature. These sketches read the curve data from third-party CAD files and form single 2D or 3D sketches.