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Autodesk Inventor 2014 (incl. its versions in Autodesk Design Suites) supports import and export of broad range of CAD formats. Version 2014 contains (besides its native data formats) translators for these "foreign" and neutral CAD formats and format versions (data import/export, new formats compared to 2013 are highlighted):
| Format | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD 2D/3D (*.dwg, *.dxf) | R12-2014 | R12-2014 |
| Alias (*.wire) | version 10 and newer | - |
| CATIA V4 (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct, *.model) | all versions | - |
| CATIA V5 (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct) | V5-V62012 (R6-R22) | V5-V62012 (R10-R22) |
| IGES (*.igs) | all versions | 5.3 |
| JT Precise (*.jt) | 7.0, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5 | 7.0, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5 |
| Parasolid (*.x_b, *.x_t) | up to version 25.0 | 9.0-23.0 |
| Point-clouds | .rcs (+ formats from ReCap) | - |
| Pro/ENGINEER Creo (*.prt, *.asm) | up to version Wildfire 5.0 and Creo Parametric 1.0,2.0 | - |
| Pro/ENGINEER Granite (*.g) | up to version 8.0 | 1.0-8.0 |
| Pro/ENGINEER Neutral (*.neu) | all | all |
| Revit (*.rvt, *.rfa) | .rvt up to version 2014 | .rfa 2014 |
| Rhino (*.3dm) | 1.0 - 5.0 | - |
| SAT (*.sat) | 4.0-7.0 | 7.0 |
| SolidWorks (*.prt, *.sldprt, *.asm, *.sldasm) | 2001 Plus - 2013 | - |
| STEP (*.stp, *.ste) | AP214, AP203E2 | AP214, AP203E2 |
| STL (*.stl) | all | all |
| UGS NX (*.prt) | Unigraphics V13 up to NX 8.5 | - |
Additional formats are available as add-on translator plugins (e.g. VRML - .wrl; GEO - .geo; XGL).
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