The Parasolid kernel is the base geometry handler for the Motion Preprocessor and all other geometries need to be translated into the Parasolid type. Depending on the product and additional features, import/export are available as shown in the following table.
Figure 3.32: Required packages for CAD translation
| CAD Type | File Extension | Import | Export | Product |
| PARASOLID | x_t, x_b |
O |
O | Ansys Motion Enterprise |
| ACIS | sat, sab |
O |
X | |
| CATIA | CATPart |
O |
X | Additional feature required |
| CATProduct |
O |
X | ||
| STEP | stp, step |
O |
O | Free |