Free CAD translators included in Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight 360

Direct import of a wide variety of part and assembly file formats is now possible, without the need to install an additional product or an additional license.

CAD import capabilities previously sold as Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Design Link are now fully embeddded within Simulation Moldflow Insight 360 and install automatically.

You can import the following file formats:
File format Recognized file extensions
Moldflow Study File *.sdy
ANSYS Prep 7 *.ans
I-DEAS Universal *.unv
NASTRAN Bulk Data *.bdf
PATRAN Neutral *.pat,*.out
Stereolithography *.stl
ASCII model *.udm

Some of these models can be imported in their native format using the Direct Import option, and are indicated in the table below.

File format Recognized file extensions Direct Import of native CAD format
Autodesk Inventor 2014 *.ipt

*.iam

Yes
Autodesk Alias *.wire No 1
Autodesk Shape Manager File *.smt, *.smb Yes
CATIA® V5 R22

CATIA® V5 R22 Assembly

*.catpart,

*.catproduct

Yes
UGS NX 8.5 *.prt Yes
Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire® 5.0

Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire® 5.0 Assembly

*.prt,

*.asm

Yes
Creo™ Elements/Pro™ 5.0 *.prt, Yes
Creo™ Parametric 2.0 *.prt, Yes
Parasolid® V25 *.x_t,*.x_b,*.xmt_txt,*.xmb,*.xmt Yes
Rhino 5.0 *.3dm Yes
SolidWorks® 2013

SolidWorks® 2013 Assembly

*.sldprt,

*.sldasm

Yes
SAT (versions 4.0–7.0) *.sat Yes
STEP *.stp,*.step Yes
IGES *.igs,*.iges No
1 Direct import of Autodesk Alias surfaces is not possible. However, if the native Autodesk Alias model contains a solid, then the Direct Import option can be used.