Exporting CAD geometry to SAT v7 (*.sat) or STEP (*.stp) file format

To export CAD solid geometry to SAT v7 (*.sat) or STEP (*.stp) file format, the study must contain one or more imported CAD models in a supported native geometry format. CAD geometry formats that can be exported include:

• CATIA® V5 (R6-6R2016)
• Parasolid® up to V29
• Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire® 5.0
• SolidWorks® 2016
• Autodesk Inventor
• UGS NX 10
• Rhino 5.0
• Alias (v10 or later)
• Creo™ Elements/Pro™ 5.0
• SAT (v4 - v7)
• Siemens PLM

1. Open a study that contains at least one imported CAD model.
2. Click (Application menu > Export > Model).
3. Navigate to the location where you want the exported file to be saved.
4. From the Save as type drop-down list, select the appropriate file format.
5. In the File name text box, specify a name for the export file.
6. Click Save.
   Note: When exporting to SAT v7 (*.sat) file format, if you select a CAD body that is a component of an assembly, the entire assembly will be exported to a single file.
   Note: When exporting to STEP (*.stp) file format, if you select a CAD body that is a component of an assembly, only the selected components will be exported to the single file.
   A message is displayed to indicate that the exported file has been saved successfully.

   Note: If no supported CAD model is found in the study, an error message is displayed.

You can open the exported file in your CAD system to modify the geometry.