VRED Supported File Formats
Find a list of file formats supported by VRED import. In the case of CAD files, refer to the Supported File Formats section, which provides the CAD versions supported for different VRED releases.
For information on importing files, see the following:
General Overview
This table provides a general overview of the supported file formats and types in VRED. For a more in-depth breakdown, refer to the Supported File Formats section.
| Supported File Format | Extension |
|---|---|
| CAD | .apf, .asm, .catpart, .catproduct, .cgr, .dlv, .dlv3, .dlv4, .dwg, .dxf, .exp, .g, .iam, .iges, .igs, .ipt, .jt, .mdl, .model, .neu, .par, .prt, .psm, .pwd, .sat, .session, skb, .skp, .sldasm, .sldprt, .sml, .smt, .step, .stl, .stla, .stlb, .stp, .style .wire |
| Cosmo Binary | Cosmo3D/Optimizer Geometry .csb, Deltagen Geometry .rtx, Deltagen Animations .wrl, Deltagen Variants .xml |
| PLM XML | Imports product structure files with .plmxml file format. |
| Assorted | .3ds, .dgn, .c4d, .iv, .abc, .fbx, .ma, .mb, .osb, .slp, .py, .3dm, .vpe, .vpb, .vrml, .wrl, and .obj |
| Alias | .wire |
| Maya | .fbx (recommended) See the Maya Files in the Support File Formats and Types section for use of .ma or .mb files. |
Supported File Formats
This table provides an in-depth breakdown by version of supported file formats and type, based on the version of ATF used for each VRED release.
VRED 2023.3.1 (ATF 11.22.0)
| Supported File Format | Extension | Import (Read) |
|---|---|---|
| Alias | .wire | v10 to Alias 2022 |
| AutoCAD DWG | .dwg | All versions |
| AutoCAD DXF | .dxf | All versions |
| CATIA V4 | .dlv, .dlv3, .dlv4, .exp, .model, .session | All versions |
| CATIA V5 | .catpart, .catproduct, .cgr | .catpart, .catproduct: R6 to V5-6R2022 and .cgr: R9 and newer |
| DWF | .dwf | All versions |
| IGES | .iges, .ipt | All versions |
| Inventor | .iam, .ipt | up to Inventor 2023 |
| JT | .jt | Windows and Linux: up to 10.8 |
| Maya | .fbx (recommended) See Maya Files in the Support File Formats and Types section for .ma or .mb | See the FBX section |
| MicroStation | .dgn | Microstation V8i 08.11.09.578 and Microstation Connect Edition 10.00.00.25 |
| NX | .prt | Unigraphics: V13 to NX 11 and 12. NX: 1847, 1872, 1899, 1926, 1953, 1980, 2007, and 2206 Series |
| Parasolid Binary | .x_b | Up to 34 |
| Parasolid Text | .x_t | Up to 34 |
| Pro/ENGINEER Granite | .g | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Neutral | .neu | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Render | .slp | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER and CREO Parametric | .asm, .prt | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Rhino | .3dm | Up to 7 |
| SAT/SMT | .sat, .smt | SAT: Up to 7. SMT: Up to ASM 228. |
| STEP | .step, .stp | AP214, AP203E2, and AP242 |
| STL | .stl, .stla, .stlb | All versions |
| SketchUp | .skb, .skp | v3 to v8, and v2013 to v2022 |
| SolidEdge | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | V18 - V20, ST1 - ST10, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 |
| SolidWorks | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | 2001 Plus to 2021, and 2022 |
| Wavefront | .obj | All versions |
VRED 2023.3 (ATF 11.22.0)
| Supported File Format | Extension | Import (Read) |
|---|---|---|
| Alias | .wire | v10 to Alias 2022 |
| AutoCAD DWG | .dwg | All versions |
| AutoCAD DXF | .dxf | All versions |
| CATIA V4 | .dlv, .dlv3, .dlv4, .exp, .model, .session | All versions |
| CATIA V5 | .catpart, .catproduct, .cgr | .catpart, .catproduct: R6 to V5-6R2022 and .cgr: R9 and newer |
| DWF | .dwf | All versions |
| IGES | .iges, .ipt | All versions |
| Inventor | .iam, .ipt | up to Inventor 2023 |
| JT | .jt | Windows and Linux: up to 10.8 |
| Maya | .fbx (recommended) See Maya Files in the Support File Formats and Types section for .ma or .mb | See the FBX section |
| MicroStation | .dgn | Microstation V8i 08.11.09.578 and Microstation Connect Edition 10.00.00.25 |
| NX | .prt | Unigraphics: V13 to NX 11 and 12. NX: 1847, 1872, 1899, 1926, 1953, 1980, 2007, and 2206 Series |
| Parasolid Binary | .x_b | Up to 34 |
| Parasolid Text | .x_t | Up to 34 |
| Pro/ENGINEER Granite | .g | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Neutral | .neu | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Render | .slp | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER and CREO Parametric | .asm, .prt | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Rhino | .3dm | Up to 7 |
| SAT/SMT | .sat, .smt | SAT: Up to 7. SMT: Up to ASM 228. |
| STEP | .step, .stp | AP214, AP203E2, and AP242 |
| STL | .stl, .stla, .stlb | All versions |
| SketchUp | .skb, .skp | v3 to v8, and v2013 to v2022 |
| SolidEdge | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | V18 - V20, ST1 - ST10, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 |
| SolidWorks | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | 2001 Plus to 2021, and 2022 |
| Wavefront | .obj | All versions |
VRED 2023.2 (ATF 11.19.0)
| Supported File Format | Extension | Import (Read) |
|---|---|---|
| Alias | .wire | v10 to Alias 2022 |
| AutoCAD DWG | .dwg | All versions |
| AutoCAD DXF | .dxf | All versions |
| CATIA V4 | .dlv, .dlv3, .dlv4, .exp, .model, .session | All versions |
| CATIA V5 | .catpart, .catproduct, .cgr | .catpart, .catproduct: R6 to V5-6R2022 and .cgr: R9 and newer |
| DWF | .dwf | All versions |
| IGES | .iges, .ipt | All versions |
| Inventor | .iam, .ipt | up to Inventor 2023 |
| JT | .jt | Windows and Linux: up to 10.7 |
| Maya | .fbx (recommended) See Maya Files in the Support File Formats and Types section for .ma or .mb | See the FBX section |
| MicroStation | .dgn | Microstation V8i 08.11.09.578 and Microstation Connect Edition 10.00.00.25 |
| NX | .prt | Unigraphics: V13 to NX 11 and 12. NX: 1847, 1872, 1899, 1926, 1953, 1980, 2007, and 2206 Series |
| Parasolid Binary | .x_b | Up to 33 |
| Parasolid Text | .x_t | Up to 33 |
| Pro/ENGINEER Granite | .g | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Neutral | .neu | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Render | .slp | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER and CREO Parametric | .asm, .prt | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Rhino | .3dm | Up to 7 |
| SAT/SMT | .sat, .smt | SAT: Up to 7. SMT: Up to ASM 228. |
| STEP | .step, .stp | AP214, AP203E2, and AP242 |
| STL | .stl, .stla, .stlb | All versions |
| SketchUp | .skb, .skp | v3 to v8, and v2013 to v2022 |
| SolidEdge | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | V18 - V20, ST1 - ST10, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 |
| SolidWorks | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | 2001 Plus to 2021, and 2022 |
| Wavefront | .obj | All versions |
VRED 2023.1 (ATF 11.13)
| Supported File Format | Extension | Import (Read) |
|---|---|---|
| Alias | .wire | v10 to Alias 2022 |
| AutoCAD DWG | .dwg | All versions |
| AutoCAD DXF | .dxf | All versions |
| CATIA V4 | .dlv, .dlv3, .dlv4, .exp, .model, .session | All versions |
| CATIA V5 | .catpart, .catproduct, .cgr | .catpart, .catproduct: R6 to V5-6R2021 and .cgr: R10 and newer |
| DWF | .dwf | All versions |
| IGES | .iges, .ipt | All versions |
| Inventor | .iam, .ipt | up to Inventor 2023 |
| JT | .jt | Windows and Linux: up to 10.7 |
| Maya | .fbx (recommended) See Maya Files in the Support File Formats and Types section for .ma or .mb | See the FBX section |
| MicroStation | .dgn | Microstation V8i 08.11.09.578 and Microstation Connect Edition 10.00.00.25 |
| NX | .prt | Unigraphics: V13 to NX 11 and 12. NX: 1847, 1872, 1899, 1926, and 1953 Series. NX 1980 Series (only Windows). NX 2007 Series (only Windows) |
| Parasolid Binary | .x_b | Up to 33 |
| Parasolid Text | .x_t | Up to 33 |
| Pro/ENGINEER Granite | .g | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Neutral | .neu | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Render | .slp | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Pro/ENGINEER and CREO Parametric | .asm, .prt | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 1 - 15. |
| Rhino | .3dm | Up to 7 |
| SAT/SMT | .sat, .smt | SAT: Up to 7. SMT: Up to ASM 228. |
| STEP | .step, .stp | AP214, AP203E2, and AP242 |
| STL | .stl, .stla, .stlb | All versions |
| SketchUp | .skb, .skp | v3 to v8, and v2013 to v2022 |
| SolidEdge | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | V18 - V20, ST1 - ST10, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 |
| SolidWorks | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | 2001 Plus to 2021, and 2022 |
| Wavefront | .obj | All versions |
VRED 2023 (ATF 11.8)
| Supported File Format | Extension | Import (Read) |
|---|---|---|
| Alias | .wire | v10 to Alias 2021 |
| AutoCAD DWG | .dwg | All versions |
| AutoCAD DXF | .dxf | All versions |
| CATIA V4 | .dlv, .dlv3, .dlv4, .exp, .model, .session | All versions |
| CATIA V5 | .catpart, .catproduct, .cgr | R6 to V5-6R2021 |
| DWF | .dwf | All versions |
| IGES | .iges, .ipt | All versions |
| Inventor | .iam, .ipt | up to Inventor 2023 |
| JT | .jt | Windows and Linux: up to 10.7 |
| Maya | .fbx (recommended) See Maya Files in the Support File Formats and Types section for .ma or .mb | See the FBX section |
| MicroStation | .dgn | Microstation V8i 08.11.09.578 and Microstation Connect Edition 10.00.00.25 |
| NX | .prt | Unigraphics: V13 to NX 11 and 12. NX: 1847, 1872, 1899, 1926, and 1953 Series. NX 1980 Series (only Windows). NX 2007 Series (only Windows) |
| Parasolid Binary | .x_b | Up to 33 |
| Parasolid Text | .x_t | Up to 33 |
| Pro/ENGINEER Granite | .g | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 8.0. Granite: 9 - 14. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Neutral | .neu | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 8.0. Granite: 9 - 14. |
| Pro/ENGINEER Render | .slp | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 8.0. Granite: 9 - 14. |
| Pro/ENGINEER and CREO Parametric | .asm, .prt | Wildfire: 1.0 - 5.0 . Creo Parametric: 1.0 - 9.0. Granite: 9 - 14. |
| Rhino | .3dm | Up to 7 |
| SAT/SMT | .sat, .smt | SAT: Up to 7. SMT: Up to ASM 228. |
| STEP | .step, .stp | AP214, AP203E2, and AP242 |
| STL | .stl, .stla, .stlb | All versions |
| SketchUp | .skb, .skp | v3 to v8, and v2013 to v2021 |
| SolidEdge | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | V18 - V20, ST1 - ST10, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 |
| SolidWorks | .asm, .prt, .sldasm, .sldprt | 2001 Plus to 2021, and 2022 |
| Wavefront | .obj | All versions |
FBX
VRED 2023.3 can read FBX files up to version 2020. For export, file versions have changed to include 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020, which can be selected.
VRED 2023.2 can read FBX files up to version 2020. For export, file versions have changed to include 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020, which can be selected.
VRED 2023.1 can read FBX files up to version 2020. For export, file versions up to 2016 can be selected.
See the Maya Files in the Support File Formats and Types section for use of .ma or .mb files.