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3D InterOp

Integrate and Reuse 2D and 3D Data in Engineering Workflows

Adopted by major industry players, 3D InterOp enables your application to work with an extensive breadth of CAD formats in a seamless, unified way.

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Enhanced CAD Data Translation Capabilities

3D InterOp is the industry-leading 3D CAD data translation software development toolkit, designed to exchange visualization, exact B-rep geometry and metadata from various CAD formats.

Enable your customers to work with imported CAD data as if created natively in your own application and export the data for downstream engineering applications. 3D InterOp’s architecture enables users to optimize their interaction with 2D and 3D data. It supports file sharing between all major 3D/CAD data exchange formats required in leading engineering applications and CAD/CAM data exchange for any modeler, including 3D ACIS Modeler, CGM Modeler and Parasolid.

Developers leveraging 3D InterOp benefit from a solution proven by more than 300 companies for over 20 years.

Why Use 3D InterOp?

Highest Quality for Applications

3D InterOp generates native geometry for ACIS, CGM and Parasolid, providing high-quality data and ensuring the success of downstream operations. Reducing or eliminating these downstream data problems results in greater user productivity and reduced risk.

Flexible and Performant

Load data when required by importing containers of your choice to deliver optimal user experiences. 3D InterOp’s selective loading capabilities allow for the incremental import of CAD data, including product structure, tessellated geometry, exact geometry and manufacturing information.

Consistent Optimization

With two major releases per year and minor weekly updates, 3D InterOp ensures the quickest turnaround time to support newer format versions. Formats for CATIA V5 and SolidWorks are updated consistently, covering approximately 50% of the CAD models exchanged in the industry.

Proven, Trusted and Successful

Major industry players across various segments, including design, engineering, manufacturing, robotics and metrology, trust 3D InterOp for their interoperability software needs. With customers including Intergraph, Carl Zeiss, ANSYS and Siemens, 3D InterOp is proven in diverse applications.

Reuse Metadata from Different Sources

Beyond geometry, 3D InterOp imports associated metadata, enabling application workflow automation. Importing data like manufacturing information makes 3D InterOp a proven solution for millions of users across several industries.

Best- in- Class Customer Relations

Spatial maintains a superior connection with customers, continuously driving 3D InterOp's evolution based on feedback and support needs. With regular hotfixes and major updates, Spatial ensures customers receive timely solutions to issues and support for the latest CAD versions.

Get Started Quickly

In addition to expert guidance from our support and services staff, 3D InterOp provides complete documentation of C++/C# interfaces and sample implementations. A JavaScript-based application (3DScript) is also available for quick prototyping and debugging. This comprehensive support enables customers to quickly integrate and utilize 3D InterOp, resulting in successful deployments.

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Native Data Translation

3D InterOp uses the CGM kernel and native APIs to read/write CATPart and CATProduct from CATIA and SolidWorks metadata without needing a CAD license. It also supports Parasolid-based formats like NX, Solid Edge, and SOLIDWORKS if your application uses the Parasolid kernel.

Selective Import API

Incrementally import CAD data as individual containers, including product structure, tessellated geometry, exact geometry and manufacturing information, as needed by your application workflows.

Geometry Repair

Automated healing and advanced operators like stitching and re-surfacing produce topologically valid solid models robust for downstream workflows.

CAD Associativity

Import stable CAD topological identifiers to allow your application to capture and track design changes to regenerate downstream features.

Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)

3D InterOp supports PMI in graphical and semantic form with full geometrical associativity, enabling engineering reviews and process automation for manufacturing and measurement.

Concurrent Import

3D InterOp leverages modern hardware by using multiple threads and processes to provide imported data more quickly than ever.

A Unified Implementation

With an abstract interface, 3D InterOp enables applications to add new formats with consistent behavior across metadata at no development cost.

Construction Industry-Specific Formats

With support for major industry formats for AEC, BIM and plant design, 3D InterOp enables your applications to cover the entire construction project’s lifecycle.

Format	Read	Write
3DPDF		•
3DXML	•	•
3MF	•	•
ACIS	•	•
AVEVA	•
CATIA V4	•	•
CATIA V5	•	•
3DEXPERIENCE (CATIA V6)	•
COLLADA	•
DXF / DWG	•
glTF		•
FBX	•	•
IFC	•	•
IGES	•	•
Inventor	•
JT	•
MicroStation	•
NX	•
OBJ	•
Parasolid	•	•
Pro / E / Creo	•
Revit	•	•
Rhino	•
Smart3D	•
Solid Edge	•
SOLIDWORKS	•
STEP	•	•
STL	•	•
VDA-FS	•	•
XCGM	•	•

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Prepare CAD data for simulation, manufacturing, and visualization with model simplification, defeaturing, geometry optimization, and assembly management.

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