Supported Translation Formats
The Model Derivate API enables you to translate over 60 different types of source file formats into derivatives (output files). Use the GET formats endpoint to return an up-to-date list of supported translations, which you can use to identify which types of derivatives are supported for each source file type.
Note that in addition to translating files into other formats, you can use this API to extract selected parts of a design and export the new set of geometries into OBJ format. For details about translating files see the Translate a Source File walkthrough. For details about geometry extraction, see the Extract Geometry from a Source File tutorial.
The following table shows a list of supported source file formats and the derivative formats they can be translated to.
Source Format | Derivative Formats |
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3DM |
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3DS |
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A |
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ASM (Creo assembly files) |
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ASM (Solid Edge assembly files) |
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ASM.d+$ |
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BRD |
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CATPART |
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CATPRODUCT |
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CGR |
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COLLABORATION |
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DAE |
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DGN |
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DLV3 |
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DWF |
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DWFX |
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DWG |
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DWT |
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DXF |
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EMODE |
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EXP |
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F2D |
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F3D |
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FBX |
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G |
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GBXML |
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GLB |
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GLTF |
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IAM |
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IDW |
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IFC |
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IGE |
|
IGES |
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IGS |
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IPT |
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IWM |
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JT |
|
MAX |
|
MODEL |
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MPF |
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MSR |
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NEU |
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NEU\.\d+$ |
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NWC |
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NWD |
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OBJ |
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PAR |
|
|
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PMLPRJ |
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PMLPRJZ |
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PRT (Creo part files) |
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PRT\.\d+$ |
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PSM |
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PSMODEL |
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RVM |
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RVT |
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SAB |
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SAT |
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SCH |
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SESSION |
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SKP |
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SLDASM |
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SLDDRW |
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SLDPRT |
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STE |
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STEP |
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STL |
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STLA |
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STLB |
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STP |
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STPZ |
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VUE |
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WIRE |
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X_B |
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X_T |
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XAS |
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XPR |
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ZIP |
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Note: File formats that cannot be translated to OBJ can be made translatable by translating them to SVF2/SVF first. Once an SVF2/SVF derivative exists, the system can use it as an intermediate file format and translate the original format to OBJ.
We are constantly adding new file formats to the list. The list is current as of 2023-11-01. Use the List Supported Formats operation to obtain an accurate and up-to-date list of supported formats.