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ARISTO CAST, INC.

7400 Research Dr.

Almont, MI 48003

(810) 798-2900

 

 

Acceptable Cad Formats

 

ACIS/SAT     

ACIS solid and surface data.

Supports up to ACIS version 6.0.

The supported file extensions are .sat, .sab, and 3D .dwg.

 

DXF

Supports up to AutoCAD 2002.

 

One Pro/Engineer

The supported file extensions are .prt and .asm.

 

Granite One Step    

The supported file extension is .step.

I-Deas Web Access .IDI      

Supports up to SDRC IDEAS Web Access version 9.

The supported file extension is .idi.

Binary and text format supported.

Supports up to Parasolid version 13.

The supported file extensions are .x_b and .x_t parts and assemblies.

 

SolidWorks 2003    

SolidWorks 2003 uses part display lists to load data.

Parts and assemblies must be saved in shaded mode in SolidWorks.

Supports up to SolidWorks 2003. The supported file extensions are .sldprt and .sldasm.

 

Unigraphics

Supports Unigraphics versions 12 through 18 parts and assemblies.

The supported file extension is .prt.

 

Catia

Supports up to CATIA version 5.

The supported file extensions are .exp, .cat, and model.

 

DWG

This ACIS/SAT CAD interface, see Granite above, enables 3D DWG.

Supports up to AutoCAD 2002.

 

IGES

Support 3D surface data.

The supported file extensions are .IGS and .IGES files.

 

THIS FILE SHOULD BE CLEAN, MEANING Parasolid THERE SHOULD BE NO GEOMETRY INCLUDED IN THE EXPORTED FILE, ONLY SURFACE DATA

 

SolidEdge

Supports up to SolidEdge version 11.

The supported file extensions are .par, .asm, .psm, .dft.

 

SolidWorks Geometry

Extracts accurate geometric data from the Parasolid data in the SolidWorks file.

Supports up to SolidWorks 2003

The supported file extensions are .sldprt

 

VRML

Supports VRML 1 and 2 standards

The supported file extension is .wrl

 

 

SPECIAL NOTES

ALL OF THE  FILES ABOVE CAN BE USED FOR BUILD, BUT

ONLY THE FILES BELOW CAN BE MANIPULATED.

.igs SURFACE DATA

.sldprt    SOLIDWORKS FILE

.X_T      PARASOLID FILE

.exp, .model,or .DLV catia file

 

If a file is to be submitted for build and is not a file that can be manipulated, then we ask that it be supplied with at least .030 fillets and Radii (.75 MM) over the entire part. Unless there are special circumstances.

 

DRAWING FILES

.DXF

.SLDDRW

.DWG

.PDF

 
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