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:
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File
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Type
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Extension
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Creo View
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Structure
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*.pvs
*.ed
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3D model geometry
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*.ol
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Compressed structure and geometry
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*.pvz
*.edz
*.zip
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Creo Parametric — Versions up to Creo 8.0
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3D model
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*.prt
*.asm
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2D drawing
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*.drw
*.cem
*.dgm
*.frm
*.lay
*.rep
*.sec
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AutoCAD — Versions up to AutoCAD 2022
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2D drawing
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*.dxf
*.dwg
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Autodesk FBX — Versions up to FBX 7.5
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3D model
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*.fbx
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CATIA V5 — Versions V5–6R2012 to V5-6R2020
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3D model
Not available in Creo View Standard and Lite
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*.CATPart
*.CATProduct
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Collada — Versions up to 1.5
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3D model
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*.dae
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DWF — Versions up to 7.7
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3D model
2D drawing
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*.dwf
*.dwfx
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EPD.Visualizer*
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3D model
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*.gbd
*.gaf
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FBX — Versions up to FBX 7.5
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3D model
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*.fbx
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IGES*
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2D drawing
3D model
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*.igs
*.iges
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Inventor — Versions R11 to 2021
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3D model
Not available in Creo View Standard and Lite
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*.iam
*.ipt
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JT* — Versions up to 10.2
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3D model
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*.jt
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MicroStation* — Versions up to 8
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2D drawing
3D model
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*.dgn
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SolidEdge — Versions 18 to ST10, 2021
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3D model
Not available in Creo View Standard and Lite
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*.par
*.asm
*.psm
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SolidWorks — Versions 2001Plus to 2021
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3D model
Not Available in Creo View Standard and Lite
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*.sldasm
*.sldprt
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STEP* — Versions AP203, AP214, and AP242
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3D model
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*.stp
*.step
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Stereolithography*
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3D model
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*.stl
*.sla
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VRML* — Versions v1 and v2
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Parts and assemblies only
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*.wrl
*.vrml
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Wavefront OBJ
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3D model
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*.obj
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*Refer to the Introduction for the related Batch Import Adapter in the
Creo View MCAD Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide.
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All of the Import Filters support UTF-8 (Unicode Transformation Format 8–bit) character encoding, except for VRML.
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File
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Type
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Extension
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|---|---|---|
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Drawing
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Plot format
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*.hp2
*.gl2
*.hpg
*.hpgl
*.pgl
*.plt
*.hgl
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Image format
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*.tiff
*.tif
*.jpg
*.jpeg
*.bmp
*.gif
*.png
*.c4
*.cg4
*.gp4
*.g4c
*.emk
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2D drawing format
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*.cgm
*.dxf
*.dwf
*.dwfx
*.dwg
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CAD Components
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Extension
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|---|---|
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CATIA V5
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*.cgr
*.CATPart
*.CATProduct
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Creo/Elements Direct Modeling
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*.sdac
*.sdpc
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Inventor
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*.iam
*.ipt
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NX
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*.prt
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SolidWorks
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*.sldasm
*.sldprt
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