Mastercam Translators 2002
Mastercam supports the import and export of several file formats. You can find what file format versions are supported in each Mastercam release in the tables below.
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Version 2022
| TRANSLATOR | EXTENSIONS | VERSION | R/W | SOLIDS | INFO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DPDF | n/a | W | The result is not viewable in a browser on hand-held device. We recommend the free Adobe Reader. | ||
| 3MF | .3MF | RW | W | Imports meshes- Exports Solids & Surfaces as Meshes | |
| ACIS | .SAB, .SAT | 2022.1.0 | RW | RW | |
| Alibre Design | .AD_PRT, .AD_SMP | V23 | R | R | |
| Autocad | .DWG, .DXF | 2022 | RW | RW | |
| Autocad | .DWF, .DWFX | 2022 | R | N/A | |
| Autodesk Inventor | .IPT, .IAM | 2022 | R | R | Requires Inventor or Inventor View of the same version or newer. Solids only. No PMI or colors imported if only Inventor View installed. |
| Autodesk Inventor | .IDW | 2022 | R | N/A | Requires Inventor or Inventor View of the same version or newer. No PMI or colors imported if only Inventor View installed. |
| CATIA V5** | .CATPart, CATProduct | R31 | R | R | Catia V5 Read |
| EPS | .AI, .EPS | 7,8* | R | N/A | |
| IGES | .IGS | 5.3 | RW | W | Mastercam IGES Translator |
| Solids are converted to surfaces, no views or drawing layouts are available. | |||||
| KeyCreator | .CKD | 2021 | R | R | Mastercam KeyCreator Translator |
| Translator reads solids only | |||||
| Parasolid | .X_T, .X_B, .XMT_TXT | 33 | R/W | R/W | |
| ProE / Creo** | .PRT, .ASM | Wildfire5/Creo 8 | R | R | Mastercam ProE Translator |
| ACC File Required: proE | |||||
| Raster 2 Vector | .JPG, .TIF, .BMP | N/A | R | N/A | |
| Rhino | .3DM | 7 | R | N/A | |
| SolidEdge | .PAR, .PSM, .ASM | 2022 | R | R | Translator reads solids only. |
| SOLIDWORKS | .SLDPRT, .SLDASM | 2022 SP0 | R | R | Solids only. SOLIDWORKS required for Feature History or Sketches. |
| SOLIDWORKS | .SLDDRW | 2022 SP0 | R | N/A | SOLIDWORKS must be installed for this translator to function. |
| SpaceClaim | .SCDOC | 2021 | R | R | Translator reads solids only. No assembly support. |
| STEP | .STP, .STEP | All | R/W | R/W | “Part 42” data/AP203, AP214, AP242 |
| Stereolithography | .STL | 1 | R/W | W | Translator creates polygonal mesh entities. |
| Unigraphics** | .PRT | NX1988 | R | R | |
| VDA | .VDA | 2 | R/W | W | Translator converts solids to surfaces. |
*Only the versions listed are supported.
** These translators are not included with Mastercam and need to be purchased for an additional cost. Please contact your Mastercam Reseller for more information.