CATIA V4

CATIA® is computer-aided design software from Dassault Systèmes.

Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of CATIA V4 (all versions, plus V3RX Levels) into the Autodesk Alias, Autodesk Showcase, Autodesk Opticore Studio, and 3ds Max®/3ds Max® Design software. The import includes geometric sets, attributes, such as names, layers, RGB colors, and visibility, and the CATIA file types. See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect.

DirectConnect supports CATIA model and export files produced with CATIA V4.xx and earlier V3RX Levels, and .model files from CATIA V5-6R2012.

Import CATIA V4 files

1. Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product:

   Autodesk Alias	File > Open or File > Import > File
   Autodesk Maya (Windows version)	File > Open Scene or File > Import
   Autodesk Showcase	File > Import > Import Files
   Autodesk Opticore Studio	File > Import
   3ds Max/3dsMax Design	Application Menu > Import > Select File to Import dialog

2. In the browser, select a CATIA V4 *.model, *.mdl, *.session, *.exp, *.dlv,*.dlv3, or .dlv4 file.
3. Click OK, or Open.

   The translator launches automatically, and the file imports into the scene.

Types of SPACE (SP) entities supported for import

• Point (Type 1)
• Line (Type 2)
• Parametric curve (Type 3)
• Plane (Type 4)
• Parametric surface (Type 5)
• Face (Type 6)
• Volume (Type 7)
• Transformation (Type 9)
• Edge (Type 12)
• Circle (Type 20)
• Ellipse (Type 21)
• Parabola (Type 22)
• Hyperbola (Type 23)
• Polyhedral surface (Type 16)
• Composite curve (Type 24)
• Solids - Mockup (Type 17, secondary type 1)
• Exact solid (Type 17, secondary type 2)
• Space ditto (Type 28)
• Parametric skin (Type 35)
• NURB curve (Type 46)
• NURB surface (Type 47)

Note:

• To locate this data in your Autodesk software, see Locations of Imported Data.
• For information about options in Alias for data importation, see the Autodesk Alias Help.
• For definitions on these data types, consult your CATIA documentation.