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Mastercam Translators 2020

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 2020

Translator Extensions Version R/W Solids Info
ACIS .SAB, .SAT R29 RW RW
Autocad .DWG, .DXF 2021 RW RW
Autocad .DWF, .DWFX 2021 R N/A
Autodesk Inventor .IPT, .IAM 2021 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 2021 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 Read with PMI** .CATPart, CATProduct R28 R R
CATIA V5 Read** .CATPart, CATProduct R28 R R
CATIA V5 Write** .CATPart R28 W W
EPS .AI, .EPS 7,8* R N/A
Geomagic Design .AD_PRT, .AD_SMP 2019 R R
IGES .IGS 5.3 RW W Mastercam IGES Translator
Solids are converted to surfaces, no views or drawing layouts are available.
KeyCreator .CKD 2019 R R Mastercam KeyCreator Translator
Translator reads solids only
Parasolid .X_T, .X_B, .XMT_TXT 31 R/W R/W
ProE / Creo** .PRT, .ASM Wildfire5/Creo 6 R R Mastercam ProE Translator
ACC File Required: proE
Raster 2 Vector .JPG, .TIF, .BMP N/A R N/A
Rhino .3DM 6 R N/A
SolidEdge .PAR, .PSM, .ASM 2020 R R Translator reads solids only.
SOLIDWORKS .SLDDRW 2020 R N/A SOLIDWORKS must be installed for this translator to function.
SOLIDWORKS .SLDPRT, .SLDASM 2020 R R Solids only. SOLIDWORKS required for Feature History or Sketches.
SpaceClaim .SCDOC 19.0 R R Mastercam 2020 SpaceClaim Translator
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 NX1867 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 Channel Partner for more information.