Supported File Formats
File formats supported for import and export in Asset Transformer Studio
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Asset Transformer Studio is mainly used to efficiently convert CAD/3D files from one format (import) to another (export).
See below the formats supported at import and export (and the supported features).
Import
Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| CAD and BIM models in various file formats from industry-leading solutions and standards | STEP, IGES, JT Revit, IFC, Navisworks, AutoCAD CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Alias |
| Mesh models (tessellated models) in various file formats | FBX, glTF, JT, OBJ |
| Point cloud models (models that contain colored points) in various file formats | E57, PLY, glTF |
Note
For more information about CAD/3D model types and their differences, see this page.
Format | Version | Extensions | Tessellated | BREP | PMI | Metadata | Alternative Importer option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DS | All Versions | .3ds | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| 3MF | 1.2.3 | .3mf | No | Yes | Not applicable | No | No |
| ACIS | Up to 2025 | .sab .sat | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | No | No |
| Alias (1) | Up to 2024 | .wire | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| AutoCAD - 3D | Up to AutoCAD 2024 | .dwg .dxf | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Autodesk Inventor | Up to 2025 | .iam .ipt | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | No | No |
| Autodesk Navisworks | From 2012 to 2025 | .nwc .nwd | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Autodesk Navisworks | From 2012 to 2025 | .nwf | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| CATIA V4 | Up to 4.2.5 | .dlv .exp .model .session | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5-6R2026 | .CATDrawing .CATProduct .CATShape | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5-6R2026 | .CATPart | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .CGR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CATIA V6 (7) | Up to V5_6R2024 | .3dxml | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| COLLADA | All Versions | .dae | Yes | No | Not applicable | No | Yes |
| CSB (3) | All versions | .csb | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | No | No |
| Creo - Pro/E | Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 11.0 | .asm .neu .prt .xas .xpr | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| CreoView | Up to 8.1 | .pvs .pvz | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| DGN | 7, 8 | .dgn | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| E57 | All versions | .e57 | Yes | No | Not applicable | No | No |
| FBX | All versions | .fbx | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| GDSII (6) | All versions | .gds | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | No |
| GL Transmission Format | Version 2.0 only | .glb .gltf | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| I-deas | Up to 13.x (NX 5), NX I-deas 6 | .arc .mf1 .pkg .unv | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| IFC (4) | IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 | .ifc | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| IFC (4) | IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 | .ifczip | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | No |
| IGES | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | .iges .igs | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| JT | Up to v10.6 | .jt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NX - Unigraphics | UG11 to UG18, UG NX, NX5 to NX12, NX1847 to NX2512 | .prt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| OBJ | All versions | .obj | Yes | No | Not applicable | No | Yes |
| All Versions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| PLMXML | All versions | .plmxml | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| PLY | All versions | .ply | Yes | No | Not applicable | No | No |
| PRC | All Versions | .prc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| PTS | All versions | .pts | Yes | No | Not applicable | No | No |
| PTX | All Versions | .ptx | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Parasolid | Up to 38.0 | .p_b .p_t .x_b .x_t .xmt .xmt_bin .xmt_txt | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| Pixyz | All versions | .pxz | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RVM | All Versions | .rvm | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| ReCap (5) | Version 20.1.1 | .rcp | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| ReCap (5) | All Versions | .rcs | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Revit | 2015 to 2025 | .rfa .rvt | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Rhino3D | From 4 to 8 | .3dm | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| STEP | AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2 (beta), Ed3 (beta) | .step .stp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| STEP | AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2 (beta), Ed3 (beta) | .stepz .stpz | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| STEP/XML | All versions | .stpx .stpxz | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sketchup | Up to 2021.0 | .skp | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Solid Edge | 1 to 20, ST1 to ST10, 2019 to 2026 | .asm .par .psm .pwd | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| SolidWorks | From 97 up to 2026 | .sldasm .sldprt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Stereo Lithography (STL) | All versions | .stl | Yes | No | Not applicable | No | Yes |
| U3D | ECMA-363 | .u3d | Yes | No | Not applicable | No | No |
| USD | All Versions | .usd .usda .usdc .usdz | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| VDA-FS | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | .vda | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | No | No |
| VRED (2) | Up to 2024 | .vpb | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| VRML | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | .vrml .wrl | Yes | No | Not applicable | No | Yes |
(1) Requires Autodesk Alias to be installed (with a valid license, for Windows only) on the same computer on which Asset Transformer Studio is running.
(2) Requires Autodesk VRED Professional or Design to be installed (with a valid license, for Windows only) on the same computer on which Asset Transformer Studio is running.
(3) Only geometries (no variants, animation, etc.)
(4) BRep import (currently under Dev/beta) is available through the parameter.
Prefer Alternative Importers(5) Requires installing Autodesk ReCap SDK with a valid Autodesk account, on the same computer on which Asset Transformer Studio is running.
(6) When imported, .gds files have their scale automatically multiplied so they are not too small and can be both tessellated and visualized correctly (files with their units set as nanometers are multiplied by 10^6).
(7) BRep import is available through the parameter.
Prefer Alternative ImportersImportant
The parameter gives the possibility to import some formats using a different importer, if the default one does not give satisfaction. To manage the parameter, go to Preferences > > .
Prefer Alternative ImportersIOImportExport
Format | Version | Extensions | Tessellated | BREP | PMI | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATIA V6 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .3dxml | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| COLLADA | All Versions | .dae | Yes | No | Not applicable | No |
| FBX (8) | All versions | .fbx | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes |
| GL Transmission Format | Version 2.0 only | .glb .gltf | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes |
| JT | Up to v10.6 | .jt | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| OBJ | All versions | .obj | Yes | No | Not applicable | No |
| All Versions | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
| PRC | All Versions | .prc | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Pixyz | All versions | .pxz | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Prefab | All Versions | .prefab | Yes | No | No | No |
| Stereo Lithography (STL) | All versions | .stl | Yes | No | Not applicable | No |
| USD | All Versions | .usd .usda .usdc .usdz | Yes | No | No | No |
(8) FBX can be exported as Binary file or ASCII file: go to Edit menu > Preferences > > > and choose the desired version.
IOExportFbxVersion