File Format Support

File Format Support

Within Ansys Workbench, the CAD files can be attached in either Plug-In or Reader mode.

Plug-In mode: requires that the CAD system be running.

Reader mode: does not require the CAD system to be running.

Pseudo-Reader mode: CAD system is started by Ansys Workbench in batch mode and shuts it down after attach/update is completed.

File Format Supported:

ACIS (*.sat, *.sab)
Ansys Part Manager (*.pmdb)
AutoCAD (*.dwg, *.dxf)
Autodesk Inventor (*.ipt, *.iam)
CATIA (*.model, *.exp, *.session, *.CATPart, *.CATProduct, *.3dxml)
CoCreate Modeling: see Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling (*.pkg, *.bdl, *.ses, *.sda, *.sdp, *.sdac, *.sdpc)
Creo Parametric (*.prt, *.asm)
DesignModeler (*.agdb)
Discovery (*.dsco)
Fusion (*.f3d, *.f3z)
IGES (*.igs, *.iges)
JT Reader (*.jt)
Monte Carlo N-Particle (*.mcnp)
NX (*.prt)
OneSpace Designer Modeling: see Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
Parasolid (*.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin)
Pro/ENGINEER: see Creo Parametric
Revit (*.rvt, *.rfa)
Rhinoceros (*.3dm)
SketchUp (*.skp)
Solid Edge (*.par, *.asm, *.psm, *.pwd)
SOLIDWORKS (*.sldprt, *.sldasm)
SpaceClaim (*.scdoc, *.scdocx)
STEP (*.stp, *.step)