File Translators - Axsys Incorporated

File Translators

File translators allow part files to be imported and exported between programs. Mastercam includes a large selection of CAD model file translators, so no matter where a part was created, it can be imported and modified as needed for machining purposes. Mastercam file importers can open the following CAD file formats:

Native CAD formats – Alibre Design, AutoCAD®, Autodesk® Inventor™, CATIA™, Creo®, KeyCreator®, Rhino, Siemens NX™, SOLIDWORKS®, SolidEdge, SpaceClaim®
Solid modeling kernel formats – ACIS, Parasolid®
Standard formats – IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification), STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product Data), STL (Stereolithography), VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie)

Several Mastercam file importers can bring in Model Based Definition (MBD) entities. MBD entities are “smart” dimensions which contain design intent added to the file during its creation. Capturing that data upon import and having it automatically be associated to the imported geometry inside Mastercam can be a significant time-saver. This can reduce or eliminate the need for external drawings that typically accompany imported files. MBD entities can be imported from the following formats: STEP, Siemens NX, Creo, Autodesk Inventor, and CATIA V5.

Whatever the source, Mastercam file translators helps get parts on and off
your machines faster.

Mastercam Input Formats

Below is a list of standard Mastercam input formats

IGES Files (*.IGS;*.IGES)
AutoCAD Files (*.DWG;*.DXF;*.DWF;*.DWFx)
Parasolid Files (*.X_T;*.X_B;*.XMT_TXT)
ProE/Creo Files (*.PRT;*.ASM;*.PRT.*;*.ASM.*)
ACIS Kernel SAT Files (*.SAT;*.SAB)
STEP Files (*.STP;*.STEP)
VDA Files (*.VDA)
Rhino 3D Files (*.3DM)
SolidWorks Files (*.SLDPRT;*.SLDASM)

SolidWorks Drawing Files (*.SLDDRW)
Solid Edge Files (*.PAR;*.PSM;*.ASM)
Autodesk Inventor Files (*.IPT;*.IAM)
Autodesk Inventor Drawing Files (*.IDW)
KeyCreator Files (*.CKD)
Unigraphics/NX Files (*.PRT)
ASCII Files (*.TXT;*.CSV;*.DOC)
StereoLithography Files (*.STL)
Catia V4 Files (*.MODEL;*.EXP)

Mastercam Output Formats

Below is a list of formats Mastercam can export