IO
Use this feature to import and export 3D assets and data in your projects using the Pixyz SDK's asset transformer.
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API functions:
# importroot = io.importScene(filePath)# process modelalgo.repairCAD([root], 0.1, False)algo.tessellate([root], 0.2, -1, -1)# exportio.exportScene(filePath, root)
Import
Format | Version | Extensions | Supported Platforms | Tessellated | BREP | PMI | Metadata | Alternative Importer option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DS | All Versions | .3ds | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| 3MF | 1.2.3 | .3mf | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ❌ | ✅ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| ACIS | Up to 2023 | .sab .sat | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| Alias | Up to 2024 | .wire | 🪟 Windows | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| AutoCAD - 3D | Up to AutoCAD 2024 | .dwg .dxf | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Autodesk Inventor | Up to 2025 | .iam .ipt | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| Autodesk Navisworks | From 2012 to 2025 | .nwc .nwd | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Autodesk Navisworks | From 2012 to 2025 | .nwf | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| CATIA V4 | Up to 4.2.5 | .dlv .exp .model .session | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .CATDrawing .CATProduct .CATShape | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .CATPart | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .CGR | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| CATIA V6 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .3dxml | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| COLLADA | All Versions | .dae | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ | ✅ |
| CSB | All versions | .csb | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| Creo - Pro/E | Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 11.0 | .asm .neu .prt .xas .xpr | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| CreoView | Up to 8.1 | .pvs .pvz | 🪟 Windows | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| DGN | 7, 8 | .dgn | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ✅ | ✅ |
| E57 | All versions | .e57 | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| FBX | All versions | .fbx | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ✅ | ✅ |
| GDSII | All versions | .gds | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ✅ | ❌ |
| GL Transmission Format | Version 2.0 only | .glb .gltf | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ✅ | ✅ |
| I-deas | Up to 13.x (NX 5), NX I-deas 6 | .arc .mf1 .pkg .unv | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| IFC | IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 | .ifc | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ✅ | ✅ |
| IFC | IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 | .ifczip | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ✅ | ❌ |
| IGES | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | .iges .igs | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ✅ | ✅ |
| JT | Up to v10.0 | .jt | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| NX - Unigraphics | UG11 to UG18, UG NX, NX5 to NX12, NX1847 to NX2412 | .prt | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| OBJ | All versions | .obj | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ | ✅ |
| All Versions | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| PLMXML | All versions | .plmxml | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| PLY | All versions | .ply | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| PRC | All Versions | .prc | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| PTS | All versions | .pts | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| PTX | All Versions | .ptx | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Parasolid | Up to 37.0 | .p_b .p_t .x_b .x_t .xmt .xmt_bin .xmt_txt | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pixyz | All versions | .pxz | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| RVM | All Versions | .rvm | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| ReCap | Version 20.1.1 | .rcp | 🪟 Windows | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| ReCap | All Versions | .rcs | 🪟 Windows | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Revit | 2015 to 2025 | .rfa .rvt | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Rhino3D | From 4 to 8 | .3dm | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ✅ | ✅ |
| STEP | AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2 (beta), Ed3 (beta) | .step .stp | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| STEP | AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2 (beta), Ed3 (beta) | .stepz .stpz | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| STEP/XML | All versions | .stpx .stpxz | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sketchup | Up to 2021.0 | .skp | 🪟 Windows | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Solid Edge | 1 to 20, ST1 to ST10, 2019 to 2025 | .asm .par .psm .pwd | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| SolidWorks | From 97 up to 2025 | .sldasm .sldprt | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Stereo Lithography (STL) | All versions | .stl | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ | ✅ |
| U3D | ECMA-363 | .u3d | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| USD | All Versions | .usd .usda .usdc .usdz | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| VDA-FS | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | .vda | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | NA | ❌ | ❌ |
| VRED | Up to 2024 | .vpb | 🪟 Windows | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| VRML | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | .vrml .wrl | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ | ✅ |
Legend: ✅ Supported | NA Not Applicable | ❌ Not Supported
Export
Format | Version | Extensions | Supported Platforms | Tessellated | BREP | PMI | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATIA V6 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .3dxml | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| COLLADA | All Versions | .dae | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ |
| FBX | All versions | .fbx | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ✅ |
| GL Transmission Format | Version 2.0 only | .glb .gltf | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ✅ |
| JT | Up to v10.0 | .jt | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| OBJ | All versions | .obj | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ |
| All Versions | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ||
| PRC | All Versions | .prc | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Pixyz | All versions | .pxz | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Prefab | All Versions | .prefab | 🪟 Windows | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Stereo Lithography (STL) | All versions | .stl | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | NA | ❌ |
| USD | All Versions | .usd .usda .usdc .usdz | 🪟 Windows 🐧 Linux 🍏 MacOS | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Legend: ✅ Supported | NA Not Applicable | ❌ Not Supported