ACCEPTABLE CAD FORMATS

ACIS/SAT ACIS solid and surface data. Supports up to ACIS version 6.0. The supported file extensions are .sat, .sab, and 3D .dwg.

DXF Supports up to AutoCAD 2002.

One Pro/Engineer The supported file extensions are .prt and .asm.

Granite One Step The supported file extension is .step. I-Deas Web Access .IDI Supports up to SDRC IDEAS Web Access version 9. The supported file extension is .idi. Binary and text format supported. Supports up to Parasolid version 13. The supported file extensions are .x_b and .x_t parts and assemblies.

SolidWorks 2003 SolidWorks 2003 uses part display lists to load data. Parts and assemblies must be saved in shaded mode in SolidWorks. Supports up to SolidWorks 2003. The supported file extensions are .sldprt and .sldasm.

Unigraphics Supports Unigraphics versions 12 through 18 parts and assemblies. The supported file extension is .prt.

Catia Supports up to CATIA version 5. The supported file extensions are .exp, .cat, and model.

DWG This ACIS/SAT CAD interface, see Granite above, enables 3D DWG. Supports up to AutoCAD 2002.

IGES Support 3D surface data. The supported file extensions are .IGS and .IGES files.

THIS FILE SHOULD BE CLEAN, MEANING Parasolid THERE SHOULD BE NO GEOMETRY INCLUDED IN THE EXPORTED FILE, ONLY SURFACE DATA

SolidEdge Supports up to SolidEdge version 11. The supported file extensions are .par, .asm, .psm, .dft.

SolidWorks Geometry Extracts accurate geometric data from the Parasolid data in the SolidWorks file. Supports up to SolidWorks 2003 The supported file extensions are .sldprt

VRML Supports VRML 1 and 2 standards The supported file extension is .wrl

SPECIAL NOTES ALL OF THE FILES ABOVE CAN BE USED FOR BUILD, BUT ONLY THE FILES BELOW CAN BE MANIPULATED. .igs SURFACE DATA .sldprt SOLIDWORKS FILE .X_T PARASOLID FILE .exp, .model,or .DLV catia file

If a file is to be submitted for build and is not a file that can be manipulated, then we ask that it be supplied with at least .030 fillets and Radii (.75 MM) over the entire part. Unless there are special circumstances.

DRAWING FILES .DXF .SLDDRW .DWG .STP .STL .PDF