CAD File Formats

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COMSOL Multiphysics®
CAD Import Module
Design Module
ECAD Import Module
File Import for CATIA® V5
LiveLink™ for AutoCAD®
LiveLink™ for Inventor®
LiveLink™ for PTC Creo Parametric™
LiveLink™ for PTC Pro/ENGINEER®
LiveLink™ for Revit®
LiveLink™ for Solid Edge®
LiveLink™ for SOLIDWORKS®
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Associative Read via Linked CAD System
AutoCAD® (.dwg, 3D only) 2018, 2019
Inventor® (.ipt, .iam) 2018, 2019
PTC® Creo® Parametric™ (.prt, .asm) 2.0-5.0
PTC® Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) Wildfire 4.0, 5.0; PTC® Creo® Elements/Pro 5.0
Revit® (.rvt) 2018, 2019
Solid Edge® (.par, .asm) ST10, 2019
SOLIDWORKS® (.sldprt, .sldasm) 2017, 2018
Modify via Linked CAD System
AutoCAD® (.dwg, 3D only) 2018, 2019
Inventor® (.ipt, .iam) 2018, 2019
PTC® Creo® Parametric™ (.prt, .asm) 2.0-5.0
PTC® Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) Wildfire 4.0, 5.0; PTC® Creo® Elements/Pro 5.0
Revit® (.rvt) 2018, 2019
Solid Edge® (.par, .asm) ST10, 2019
SOLIDWORKS® (.sldprt, .sldasm) 2017, 2018
Read from File, CAD
ACIS® (.sat, .sab, .asat, .asab) up to 2018 1.0
AutoCAD® (.dwg) versions 2.5-2019
AutoCAD® DXF (.dxf, 2D) up to R14
AutoCAD® DXF (.dxf, 3D) versions 2.5-2019
CATIA® V5 (.CATPart, .CATProduct) R8-R25, 2016-20181
COMSOL Native Format (.mphtxt, .mphbin)
IGES (.igs, .iges) up to version 5.3
Inventor® assemblies (.iam) versions 11, 2008-2019
Inventor® parts (.ipt) versions 6-11, 2008-2019
NX® (.prt) up to version 12
Parasolid® (.x_t, .xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin) up to V31.0
PTC® Creo® Parametric™ (.prt, .asm) versions 1.0-5.0
PTC® Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) versions 16 to Wildfire 5.0
SOLIDWORKS® (.sldprt, .sldasm) versions 98-2018
STEP (.step, 3D geometry only) AP203, AP214
STL (.stl)
VRML, v1 (.vrml, .wrl)
Read from File, ECAD
GDSII (.gds)
IPC-2581 (.cvg, .xml)
NETEX-G (.asc)
ODB++(X) (.xml)
ODB++® (.zip, .tar, .tgz, .tar.gz)
Read from File, Geographic Information System (GIS)
Digital Elevation Map (DEM)
Write to File
ACIS® (.sat, .sab) R4, R7, and 2016 1.0
COMSOL Native Format (.mphtxt, .mphbin)
DXF (.dxf, 2D only)
Parasolid® (.x_t, x_b) V31.0
STL (.stl)
  1. Requires all indicated products