Supported File Formats
All Pixyz Products 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 can export tessellated/mesh file formats (FBX, glTF, USD, OBJ…).
The following CAD and 3D file formats are supported:
Import
This table shows the supported file formats for import and the supported features, as of Pixyz 2025.x:
| Format | Version | Extension | Supported Platforms | Tessellated | BREP | PMI | Metadata | Alternative Importer option |
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| 3DS | All Versions | .3ds |    |
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| 3MF | 1.2.3 | .3mf | |
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| ACIS | Up to 2023 | .sab , .sat | |
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| Alias | Up to 2024 | .wire | |
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| AutoCAD - 3D | Up to AutoCAD 2024 | .dwg , .dxf | |
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| Autodesk Inventor | Up to 2025 | .iam , .ipt | |
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| Autodesk Navisworks | From 2012 to 2025 | .nwc , .nwd | |
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| Autodesk Navisworks | From 2012 to 2025 | .nwf | |
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| CATIA V4 | Up to 4.2.5 | .dlv , .exp , .model , .session | |
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| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .CATDrawind , .CATPart , .CATProduct , .CATShape | |
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| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .CGR | |
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| CATIA V6 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .3dxml | |
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| COLLADA | All Versions | .dae | |
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| CSB | All versions | .csb | |
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| Creo - Pro/E | Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 11.0 | .asm , .neu , .prt , .xas , .xpr | |
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| CreoView | Up to 8.1 | .pvs , .pvz | |
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| DGN | 7, 8 | .dgn | |
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| E57 | All versions | .e57 | |
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| FBX | All versions | .fbx | |
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| GDSII | All versions | .gds | |
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| GL Transmission Format | Version 2.0 only | .glb , .gltf | |
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| I-deas | Up to 13.x (NX 5), NX I-deas 6 | .arc , .mf1 , .pkg , .unv | |
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| IFC | IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 | .ifc | |
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| IFC | IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 | .ifczip | |
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| IGES | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | .iges , .igs | |
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| JT | 8.1, 9.5, 10.0 | .jt | |
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| NX - Unigraphics | UG11 to UG18, UG NX, NX5 to NX12, NX1847 to NX2412 | .prt | |
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| OBJ | All versions | .obj | |
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| PLMXML | All versions | .plmxml | |
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| PLY | All versions | .ply | |
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| PRC | All Versions | .prc | |
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| PTS | All versions | .pts | |
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| PTX | All Versions | .ptx | |
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| Parasolid | Up to 37.0 | .p_b , .p_t , .x_b , .x_t , .xmt , .xmt_bin , .xmt_txt | |
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| Pixyz | All versions | .pxz | |
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| RVM | All Versions | .rvm | |
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| ReCap | Version 20.1.1 | .rcp | |
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| ReCap | All Versions | .rcs | |
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| Revit | 2015 to 2025 | .rfa , .rvt | |
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| Rhino3D | From 4 to 8 | .3dm | |
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| STEP | AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2 (beta), Ed3 (beta) | .step , .stp | |
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| STEP | AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2 (beta), Ed3 (beta) | .stepz , .stpz | |
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| STEP/XML | All versions | .stpx , .stpxz | |
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| Sketchup | Up to 2021.0 | .skp | |
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| Solid Edge | 1 to 20, ST1 to ST10, 2019 to 2025 | .asm , .par , .psm , .pwd | |
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| SolidWorks | From 97 up to 2025 | .sldasm , .sldprt | |
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| Stereo Lithography (STL) | All versions | .stl | |
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| U3D | ECMA-363 | .u3d | |
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| USD | All Versions | .usd , .usda , .usdc , .usdz | |
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| VDA-FS | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | .vda | |
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| VRED | Up to 2024 | .vpb | |
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| VRML | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | .vrml , .wrl | |
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In the table, these mentions are used:
- The mention "not applicable" means that the file format doesn't support this feature.
- The mention "Dev/Beta" means that the feature is 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
(6) Requires installing Autodesk ReCap SDK with a valid Autodesk account, on the same computer on which Pixyz 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)
Warning
The Alternative Importer parameter gives the possibility to import some formats using a different import protocol, if the default one does not act as intended. To manage the parameter, go to Preferences. and search for PreferAlternativeImporters
pxz.core.setModuleProperty("IO", "PreferAlternativeImporters", "True")
Export
This table shows the supported file formats for export and the supported features:
| Format | Version | Extension | Supported Platforms | Tessellated | BREP | PMI | Metadata |
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| CATIA V6 | Up to V5_6R2024 | .3dxml | |
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| COLLADA | All Versions | .dae | |
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| FBX | All versions | .fbx | |
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| GL Transmission Format | Version 2.0 only | .glb , .gltf | |
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| JT | 8.1, 9.5, 10.0 | .jt | |
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| OBJ | All versions | .obj | |
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| PRC | All Versions | .prc | |
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| Pixyz | All versions | .pxz | |
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| Prefab | All Versions | .prefab | |
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| Stereo Lithography (STL) | All versions | .stl | |
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| USD | All Versions | .usd , .usda , .usdc , .usdz | |
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(8) FBX can be exported as Binary file or ASCII file: go to Preferences. and search for FbxVersion
pxz.core.setModuleProperty("IO", "FbxVersion", "2020")