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Autodesk Inventor Professional 2020 supports import and export of a broad range of CAD formats.
Version 2020 contains (besides its native data formats) translators for the following "foreign" and neutral CAD formats and format versions (data import/export, plus associative references of AnyCAD models; new formats compared to version 2018/2019 are highlighted):
| Format | Import | Assoc.AnyCAD | Export |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventor 2019/2021 (*.ipt, *.iam) | older and newer | + | - |
| AutoCAD 2D/3D (*.dwg, *.dxf) | R12 - 2018 | + | 2000 - 2018 |
| Alias (*.wire) | version 11 and newer (import: also 10) | + | - |
| CATIA V4 (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct, *.model) | all versions | - | - |
| CATIA V5 (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct) | R6 - V5-6R2018 | + | R10 - V5-6R2019 |
| Creo Parametric (*.prt, *.asm) | Creo Parametric 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 | + | - |
| Fusion 360 (*.fusiondesign) | all versions | + | - |
| IDF (*.idf) | 2.0, 3.0 | - | - |
| IFC (*.ifc) | - | - | IFC 2x3 |
| IGES (*.igs) | all versions | - | 5.3 |
| JT Precise (*.jt) | 7.0 - 10.5 | - | 7.0 - 10.5 |
| NX (*.prt) | Unigraphics V13 up to Siemens NX 12 | + | - |
| Parasolid (*.x_b, *.x_t) | up to version 31.0 | - | 9.0 - 31.0 |
| Point-clouds | .rcs (+ formats from ReCap) | - | - |
| Pro/ENGINEER (*.prt, *.asm) | up to version Wildfire 5.0 | + | - |
| Pro/ENGINEER Granite (*.g) | up to version 11.0 | - | 1.0 - 12.0 |
| Pro/ENGINEER Neutral (*.neu) | all | - | all |
| Revit (*.rvt, *.rfa) | .rvt up to 2020 | - | .rfa 2020 |
| Rhino (*.3dm) | 1.0 - 6.0 | - | - |
| SAT (*.sat) | 4.0 - 7.0 | - | 7.0 |
| SolidWorks (*.prt, *.sldprt, *.asm, *.sldasm) | 2001 Plus - 2019 | + | - |
| Solid Edge (*.asm, *.par, *.psm) | V18 – V20, ST1 – ST10, 2019 | + | - |
| STEP (*.stp, *.ste, *.stpz) | AP214, AP203E2, AP242 | + | AP214, AP203E2, AP242 |
| ADSK (*.adsk) | - | - | all |
| SMT (*.smt) | up to version ASM225 | - | ASM225 |
| STL (*.stl) | all | - | all |
| OBJ mesh (*.obj) | all | - | all |
| DWF (*.dwf, *.dwfx) | 6.0 – 7.5 | 7.5 | vše |
| 3D PDF (*.pdf) | - | - | 1.6 |
Fusion 360 support was introduced in version 2018.2 as a preview; requires the Desktop Connector component and data stored in Fusion Team.
Additional formats are available as add-on translator plugins (e.g. VRML - .wrl; GEO - .geo; SVG - .svg).
See also the CAD formats support in version 2016.
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