Support Import Formats (3D and 2D)

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Direct Import
The following 3D formats are directly supported with QuadriSpace products:

QuadriSpace Model --- .qsm
SolidWorks --- .sldasm, .sldprt, .slddrw
Inventor --- .iam, .ipt, .idw
Autocad --- .dwg, .dxf
Google SketchUp --- .skp
Autodesk DWF --- .dwf
Wavefront --- .obj

Direct Import with GRANITE module
The following 3D formats are directly supported when the GRANITE import module is installed:

Pro/ENGINEER --- .asm, .prt
Parasolids --- .x_t, .x_b
ACIS --- .sat
STEP --- .step, .stp
IGES --- .iges, .igs
VDA --- .vda

Export QSM from your 3D Tool
The following 3D products are supported using freely available QuadriSpace exporters. These exporters are delivered as add-ons to your existing 3D modeling tools and export a QuadriSpace model that is compatible with all QuadriSpace products.

3ds max --- export a .qsm
Autodesk VIZ --- export a .qsm
SolidWorks --- export a .qsm
Inventor --- export a .qsm

Use an interchange format
The following 3D products are not supported directly, but customers have suggested the following interchange formats.

CATIA V4, V5 --- STEP, IGES, .dwf (download the DWF exporter for CATIA)
Unigraphics --- STEP, IGES, .dwf
Solid Edge --- STEP
Form Z --- export to .3ds
Architectural Desktop --- .dwf
Revit --- .dwf
Mechanical Desktop --- .dwf
Archicad --- export to .3ds
Maya --- .dwf, export to .3ds
Alibre --- export to .STEP

QuadriSpace Supported 2D Formats

Direct Import
Autocad --- .dwg, .dxf, .dwf
SolidWorks --- .slddrw
Inventor --- .idw
Raster images --- .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .tif, .png,