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Supported MCAD File Formats
You can open an IGES or MicroStation file as either a 2D or a 3D representation. You can open the following file types in Creo View:
File
Type
Extension
Creo View
Structure
*.pvs
*.ed
3D model geometry
*.ol
Compressed structure and geometry
*.pvz
*.edz
*.zip
Creo Parametric
Part
*.prt
Assembly
*.asm
Drawing
*.drw
AutoCAD
3D
*.dxf
*.dwg
CATIA V5
3D model
*.CATPart
*.CATProduct
Not available in Creo View Lite
Collada
3D
*.dae
FBX
3D
*.fbx
IGES*
2D drawing
3D model
*.igs
*.iges
Inventor
3D model
Not available in Creo View Lite
*.iam
*.ipt
JT*
3D model
*.jt
MicroStation*
2D drawing
3D model
*.dgn
OBJ
3D
*.obj
PTC Visualizer*
3D
*.gbd
*.gaf
SolidEdge
3D
Not available in Creo View Lite
*.par
*.asm
*.psm
Stamp
*.png
STEP*
3D model
*.stp
*.step
Stereolithography*
3D model
*.stl
*.sla
VRML*
Parts and assemblies only
*.wrl
*.vrml
Drawing
Plot format
*.hp2
*.hpg
*.pgl
*.plt
*.hgl
Image format
*.tiff
*.tif
*.jpg
*.jpeg
*.bmp
*.gif
*.png
*.c4
*.cg4
*.gp4
*.g4c
*.emk
2D drawing format
*.cgm
*.dxf
*.dwf
*.dwfx
*.dwg
*Refer to the Introduction for the related Batch Import Adapter in the Creo View MCAD Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide.
CAD Components Supported by Creo Unite Technology
CAD Components
Extension
CATIA V5
*.cgr
*.CATPart
*.CATProduct
Not available in Creo View Lite
Creo/Elements Direct Modeling
*.sdac
*.sdpc
Inventor
*.iam
*.ipt
Not available in Creo View Lite
NX
*.prt
SolidWorks
*.sldasm
*.sldprt