Supported File Formats
Pixyz Studio (and Pixyz Scenario Processor) can import a wide range of CAD file formats from industry-leading solutions and standards (CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Creo, STEP, IGES...), and tessellated/mesh file formats (FBX, OBJ, JT, USD, glTF…).
Additionally, Pixyz Studio and Scenario Processor can also export tessellated/mesh file formats (FBX, glTF, USD, OBJ…).
The following 3D file formats are supported:
Import
FORMAT |
VERSION |
EXTENSIONS |
TESSELLATED |
BREP |
PMI |
ALTERNATIVE IMPORTER OPTION |
Pixyz |
All versions |
PXZ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
3DS |
All versions |
3DS |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
✔️ |
ACIS |
Up to 2021 |
SAT, SAB |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
AutoCAD 3D |
Up to Version 2019 |
DWG, DXF |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
Autodesk Alias (1)(5) |
Versions 2016 to 2022 |
WIRE |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
Autodesk FBX |
Versions 2011 to 2020 |
FBX |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
Autodesk Inventor |
Up to 2022 |
IPT, IAM |
✔️ |
✔️ |
❌ |
⚪ |
Autodesk Revit |
2015 to 2021 |
RVT, RFA |
✔️ |
❌ |
❌ |
⚪ |
Autodesk ReCap (6)(5) |
Version 20.1.1 |
RCP, RCS |
Points |
❌ |
❌ |
⚪ |
Autodesk VRED (2)(5) |
Versions 2017 to 2022 |
VPB |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
CATIA V4 |
Up to 4.2.5 |
MODEL, SESSION |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
CATIA V5 |
Up to V5-6 R2021 |
CATPart, CATProduct, CATShape, CGR |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
CATIA V5 [3DXML] |
Up to V5-6 R2019 (R29) |
3DXML |
✔️ |
❌ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
CATIA V6 [3DXML] |
Up to V5-6 R2019 (R29) |
3DXML |
✔️ |
✔ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
COLLADA |
All versions |
DAE |
✔️ |
❌ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
Creo - Pro/E |
Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 8.0 |
ASM, NEU, PRT, XAS, XPR |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
CSB Deltagen (3)(5) |
Up to Version 2018 |
CSB |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
glTF |
Version 2.0 |
GLTF, GLB |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
GDSII (7) |
All versions |
GDS |
⚪ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
IFC (4) |
IFC2x Editions 2, 3 and 4 |
IFC |
✔️ |
Aternative Importer |
⚪ |
✔️ |
IGES |
5.1, 5.2, 5.3 |
IGS, IGES |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
✔️ |
JT |
All Versions (up to 10.5) |
JT |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
OBJ |
All Versions |
OBJ (and MTL for material information) |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
NX-Unigraphics |
V11.0 to v18, NX to NX 12.0, NX 1847 Series to NX 2007 Series) |
PRT |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
Parasolid |
Up to v34 |
X_B, X_T, P_T, P_B, XMT, XMT_TXT, XMT_BIN |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
✔️ |
All Versions |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
||
PLM XML |
6 |
PLMXML |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
Point Cloud |
1.0 (E57) |
E57, PTS, PTX |
Points |
⚪ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
PRC |
All Versions |
PRC |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
Rhino3D |
From 4 to 7 |
3DM |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
✔️ |
RVM (Aveva PDMS) |
All Versions |
RVM (and ATT for metadata/attributes information) |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
SketchUp (5) |
Up to Version 2018 |
SKP |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
Solid Edge |
V19 - 20, ST - ST10, 2022 |
ASM, PAR, PWD, PSM |
✔️ |
✔️ |
❌ |
⚪ |
SolidWorks |
From 97 up to 2022 |
SLDASM, SLDPRT |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
STEP |
AP 203 E1/E2, AP 214, AP 242 |
STP, STEP, STPZ, STEPZ, STPX, STPXZ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
StereoLithography (STL) |
All Versions |
STL |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
✔️ |
U3D |
ECMA-363 (1st, 2nd & 3rd editions) |
U3D |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
USD |
Up to Version 0.19.7 |
USD, USDZ, USDA, USDC |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
VDA-FS |
Version 1.0 and 2.0 |
VDA |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
VRML |
V1.0 and V2.0 |
WRL, VRML |
✔️ |
⚪ |
⚪ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
= Supported |
⚪ |
= This concept is not supported by this format |
❌ |
= Not supported |
Dev/Beta |
= Supported but still under development |
(1) Requires Autodesk Alias to be installed (with a valid license, for Windows only) on the same computer on which Pixyz Studio (or Pixyz Scenario Processor) 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 Pixyz Studio (or Pixyz Scenario Processor) is running
(3) Only geometries (no variants, animation, etc)
(4) BRep import (currently under Dev/beta) is available through the "Alternative Importer" parameter
(5) Format supported only with Windows versions of Pixyz Scenario Processor
(6) Requires installing Autodesk ReCap SDK with a valid Autodesk account, on the same computer on which Pixyz Studio (or Pixyz Scenario Processor) is running
(7) When imported in Pixyz, .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)
IMPORTANT The "Alternative Importer" 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
Export
FORMAT |
VERSION |
EXTENSIONS |
TESSELLATED |
Autodesk FBX (7) |
Versions 2011 to 2020 |
FBX |
✔️ |
CATIA V5 [3DXML] |
v4.2 |
3DXML |
✔️ |
COLLADA |
No version |
DAE |
✔️ |
2.0 |
GLTF, GLB |
✔️ |
|
JT |
From 9.2 to 10.5 |
JT |
✔️ |
OBJ |
No version |
OBJ |
✔️ |
No version |
✔️ |
||
PRC |
No version |
PRC |
✔️ |
StereoLithography (STL) |
No version |
STL |
✔️ |
USD |
0.19.7 |
USDZ, USDA, USDC |
✔️ |
VRML |
V2.0 |
WRL, VRML |
✔️ |
2.2.1.3 and above |
No extension |
✔️ |
(7) FBX can be exported as Binary file or ASCII file: go to Edit Menu > Preferences > IO > Export > FbxVersion and choose the desired version.