See the following table for the native CAD file formats you can open in Navisworks without having the CAD applications installed on your machine.
| Format | Extension |
|---|---|
| Navisworks | .nwd, .nwf, .nwc |
| ASCII Laser | .asc, .txt |
| CATIA V4 | .model, .session, .exp, .dlv3 |
| CATIA V5 | .CATPart, .CATProduct, .cgr |
| CATIA V6 | .3DXML |
| CIS/2 | .stp |
| DWF | .dwf, .dwfx, .w2d |
| DWG/DXF | .dwg, .dxf |
| FBX | .fbx |
| IFC | .ifc |
| IGES | .igs, .iges, .ige |
| Inventor | .ipt, .iam, .ipj |
| JT | .jt |
| Leica | .pts, .ptx |
| MicroStation Design | .dgn, .prp, .prw |
| NX | .prt |
| OBJ | .obj |
| Parasolid | .x_b, .x_t, .xmt_txt |
| PDS | .dri |
| Pro/ENGINEER | .prt, .asm, .g, .neu |
| ReCap | .rcs, .rcp |
| Revit | .rvt, .rfa, .rte |
| Rhino | .3dm |
| RVM | .rvm |
| SAT | .sat, .sab, .smt, .smb |
| SketchUp | .skp |
| SmartPlant 3D | .vue |
| SolidWorks | .prt, .sldprt, .asm, .sldasm |
| STEP | .stp, .step, .stpz, .ste |
| STL | .stl, .stla, .stlb |
| USD | .usd, .usda, .usdc, .usdz |
| 3D Studio | .3ds, .prj |