C3D Converter reads and saves 3D models in CAD-neutral formats. It handles geometry, authoring info, part names and IDs, and PMI (product and manufacturing information).
C3D Converter is eminently configurable, such as in controlling automatic stitching of surfaces into shells, and filtering entities by type. Refer to the documentation for all settings currently implemented.
A built-in debug functions allow to prepare and send back problematic data to C3D Labs confidentially for analysis and further improvement of the converter; your files are not shared with anyone.
C3D Converter supports memory operations in those cases when reading and saving CAD-neutral formats would incur performance issues.
For better performance, our STEP and Parasolid converters employ multithreading.
C3D Converter can export and import geometry from/to most commonly used exchange formats available under a common license. The choice of an exchange format depends on the specific model representation or end user demands. The supported formats are carefully selected for your better experience.
We also support plugins, which are a fast and efficient way to import 3D models not supported directly by C3D Converter.
| Format | Import | Export |
Additional licence required |
|---|---|---|---|
| C3D | ✓ | ✓ | |
| STEP (AP203, AP214 и AP242) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| IGES 5.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ACIS (SAT) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ACIS (SAB) | ✓ | ||
| Parasolid (X_T, X_B) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| JT | ✓ | ✓ | |
| VRML 2.0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| STL | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3MF | ✓ | ||
| OBJ | ✓ | ||
| NX v2017-2021 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| SolidWorks v2015-2023 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| IFC | ✓ | ✓ |
