Other File Formats

In addition to SOLIDWORKS .SLDPRT and .SLDASM files, SOLIDWORKS Visualize recognizes many other file types.

Format File Extensions Version Lib Support for Tessellation Comments
3DEXPERIENCE (3D XML) *.3dxml 4.0 to 4.3 Spatial InterOp No Supports only .3dxml for review, not .3dxml with authoring information.
3DEXPERIENCE (CATIA) *.CATPart, *.CATProduct, *.cgr V6 R2025x Spatial InterOp Yes  
Adobe® 3D PDF *.pdf Standard Simlab SDK No U3D and PRC
3DMF *.pdf 1.1 Spatial InterOp No  
ACIS *.sat R1 – 2025

1.0

Spatial InterOp Yes  
Autodesk® 3ds Max® *.3ds Standard Simlab SDK No  
Autodesk DWG/DXF *.dwg, *.dxf 2.5 -

2025

Spatial InterOp Yes  
Autodesk DWF *.dwf, *.dwfx Standard Simlab SDK No  
Autodesk® FBX® Scene *.fbx FBX 2.0 -

7.7

Spatial InterOp No  
Autodesk® Inventor® *.ipt, *.iam v6 -

V2025

Spatial InterOp Yes  
Autodesk® Maya® Scene *.ma, *mb 2024 Autodesk Maya No  
Autodesk® StudioTools® Scene *.wire 2023 Autodesk Alias Yes
CATIA V4 *.model, *.exp, *.session 4.1.9 - 4.2.4 Spatial InterOp Yes  
CATIA V5 *.CATPart, *.CATProduct, *.cgr V5R8 to V5-6 R2025 Spatial InterOp Yes  
COLLADA® *.dae COLLADA 1.4.1 Spatial InterOp No  
GL Transmission Format (glTF) *.gltf, *.glb 2.0 Simlab SDK No Support for Draco compression. Supports PBR Appearances and Textures.
ICEM® Surf *.icem n/a Spatial InterOp Yes  
IGES Scene *igs, *iges Up to 5.3 Spatial InterOp Yes  
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) *.ifc, *.ifczip IFC2x3, IFC4 Spatial InterOp Yes  
JT *.jt JT 8.x, 9.x, 10 - 10.3,10.5 - 10.9 Spatial InterOp Yes  
NX® *.prt 11 - NX 2412 Spatial InterOp Yes  
OBJ *.obj All Spatial InterOp No  
Parasolid® *.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin 9.0 - 37.0.153 Spatial InterOp Yes  
PTC® Pro/E® or Creo *.prt, , *.asm. 16 - Creo 11.0 Spatial InterOp Yes  
Revit *.3dm *.rvt, *.rfa Spatial InterOp Yes  
Rhino *.3dm version 2 to 8 Spatial InterOp Yes  
SketchUp Scene *.skp 2024 Simlab SDK No  
Solid Edge® *.par, *.asm, *.psm V18 - SE 2025 Spatial InterOp Yes  
SOLIDWORKS Document *.SLDPRT*.SLDASM 2025 SW Display List Reader No  
STEP Scene *.stp, *.step,*.stpz,*.stpx AP203, AP214, AP242 Spatial InterOp Yes  
STL *.stl All Spatial InterOp No  
Universal 3D *.u3d Standard   No Visualize recognizes assembly information in imported .U3D files. All parts in the assembly result in individual appearance groups. Visualize does not recognize original appearances.
Universal Scene Description (USD) *.usdz Standard Simlab SDK No Supports PBR Appearances and Textures
VDA-FS *.vda 1.0 - 2.0 Spatial InterOp Yes