Importing and exporting CAD files in IronCAD
Supported CAD file formats in IronCAD
Do you work with customers, suppliers or partners who use a different CAD system? Then it is important that you can easily exchange designs without losing quality or important model information.
IronCAD already supports a wide range of CAD file formats for both import and export by default. This allows you to reuse existing designs, review external models, and share your own designs with others.
In addition, do you work with native CAD systems such as SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA, NX or Creo? Or with BIM formats such as IFC and Revit? Then you can expand the possibilities further with Translator and Architectural Translator.
Importing CAD files into IronCAD
Importing a CAD file into IronCAD is easy. Open a new Scene and then select Import Geometry. Then select the desired file type.
IronCAD supports several 2D and 3D formats by default, allowing you to use designs from a variety of systems within your own projects.
Supported import file types
- 3D Studio (.3ds)
- ACIS (.sat)
- AutoCAD DXF 2D & 3D (.dxf)
- AutoCAD DWG 2D (.dwg)
- CATIA V4 (.model)
- HOOPS OOC (.ooc)
- IGES (.igs, .iges)
- IronCAD Part (.ics, .ic3d)
- IronCAD Configuration (.iccs)
- Parasolid (.x_t, .xmt_txt)
- Point Cloud (.pts, .ptx, .xyz)
- Raw Triangles (.raw)
- SketchUp (.skp)
- STEP AP203/AP214 (.stp, .step)
- Stereolithography (.stl, .sla)
- TriModel (.tmd)
- TrueSpace (.scn, .cob)
- VRML (.wrl)
- Wavefront OBJ (.obj)
Exporting CAD files from IronCAD
Want to share designs with customers, suppliers or production partners? Then you can easily export models to a format that matches their software or workflow.
IronCAD supports various export formats for 3D models, visualizations and technical data exchange.
Supported export file types
- 3D PDF (.pdf)
- 3D Studio (.3ds)
- ACIS (.sat)
- AutoCAD DXF 2D & 3D (.dxf)
- AutoCAD DWG 2D (.dwg)
- CATIA V4 (.model)
- CATIA V5 (.CatPart, .CatProduct)
- HOOPS Stream File (.hsf)
- IGES (.igs, .iges)
- IronCAD Part (.ics, .ic3d)
- IronCAD Mobile File (.icsw)
- IronCAD Configuration (.iccs)
- Parasolid (.x_t, .xmt_txt)
- POV-Ray (.pov)
- Raw Triangles (.raw)
- STEP AP203/AP214 (.stp, .step)
- Stereolithography (.stl)
- VRML (.wrl)
- Visual Basic (.bas)
- Wavefront OBJ (.obj)
Support more CAD and BIM formats?
Do you work with SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA, NX, Creo, IFC or Revit? Then you can extend IronCAD with Translator extensions for direct support of additional CAD and BIM formats.
Translator
For CAD exchange with:
- CATIA V5
- Inventor
- SolidWorks
- Solid Edge
- Pro/E (Creo)
- UG NX
- IFC
Architectural Translator
For BIM and architectural data:
- IFC
- Revit Project (RVT)
- Revit Family (RFA).
- SolidWorks Drawing (.SLDDRW)
FAQ on importing and exporting in IronCAD
Below are answers to frequently asked questions about working with CAD files in IronCAD.
The right solution for CAD file exchange
With IronCAD’s standard import and export capabilities, you can already handle a wide range of CAD file formats. For support of additional CAD and BIM formats such as SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA, IFC and Revit, you can extend IronCAD with Translator and Architectural Translator.