HiCAD 2016 – Interfaces Overview - 23.02.
2016
2-D Import Export Minimum Requirement* fee-based
DXF / DWG (2-D) Integrated in HiCAD Classic or higher No
PC-Draft (2-D) Integrated in HiCAD Classic or higher No
ME10 (2-D) Integrated in HiCAD Classic or higher No
PROCAD/PROREN (2-D) Integrated in HiCAD Classic or higher No
Technovision (2-D) Integrated in HiCAD Classic or higher No
3-D Import Export Minimum Requirement * fee-based
3D PDF/U3D/PRC Integrated in HiCAD Creator or higher No
Kisters Viewstation** Integrated in HiCAD Creator or higher No
SketchUp Integrated in HiCAD Creator or higher No
STEP Integrated in HiCAD Creator or higher No
STL Integrated in HiCAD Creator or higher No
ascii binary/ascii
VRML Integrated in HiCAD Classic or higher No
ACIS HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
CATIA V4 HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
CATIA V5 HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
DXF/DWG HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
IGES HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
Inventor HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
JTOpen HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
Parasolid HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
PRO/E , Creo Parametric HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
PLM XML HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution with JT License Yes
SolidWorks HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
STEP Repair Tool HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
UniGraphics HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
VDAFS HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
Sheet Metal Import Export Minimun Requirement* fee-based
LVD (2-D) Integrated in HiCAD Sheet Metal professional or higher No
Bystronic (2-D) Integrated in HiCAD Sheet Metal professional or higher No
TopsGeo (2-D) HiCAD Sheet Metal professional Yes
WiCAM (2-D) HiCAD Sheet Metal professional Yes
Steel Engineering Import Export Minimum Requirement* fee-based
DSTV HiCAD Spooler, Steel Engineering, Metal Engineering, Steel/ Yes
Metal Engineering or Staircases
IFC HiCAD Beams + Profiles Yes
NC-X HiCAD Steel Eng., Steel/Metal Eng. or Beams + Profiles Yes
SDNF HiCAD Spooler, Steel Engineering, Metal Engineering, Steel/ Yes
Metal Engineering or Staircases
Others Import Export Minimum Requirement* fee-based
KISSsoft HiCAD Creator or HiCAD Solution Yes
ROHR2 HiCAD Pipeline Planning Yes
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HiCAD 2016 – Interfaces Overview - 23.02.2016
Which versions of data formats are supported for the import/export via native
interfaces?
HiCAD 2017 Import possible Export
for Version as
ACIS - R26 (2016.0.1)** 6.0
CATIA V4 4.1.x/4.2.x 4.1.9
CATIA V5 R8 - R26** R19
DWG -14/-2013 2004
DXF -14/-2013 14
IFC 2x3 2x3
IGES all 5.3
Inventor v7 – 2015, 2016 -
JTOpen 7.0 7.0
Parasolid 10 - V28** 11
PLM XML - -
Pro/E, Creo Parametric Wildfire 3 - 5, Creo 3 Wildfire 4
SketchUp - 2013
SolidWorks 98 – 2016** -
STEP AP203/214/242 AP214
UniGraphics 11 - NX10.0 -
VDAFS all 2.0
VRML - 2.0
** ACIS R26, CATIA V5 R26, Parasolid R28, SolidWorks 2016: as of HiCAD 2017
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