Supported formats
Use Asset Transformer Toolkit to import these file types:
| Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| CAD and BIM models in various file formats from industry-leading solutions and standards | STEP, IGES, JT Revit, Navisworks, IFC CATIA, NX, SolidWorks, Alias |
| Mesh models, that is, tessellated models, in various file formats | FBX, glTF, JT, OBJ |
| Point cloud models, that is, models that contain colored points, in various file formats | E57, PLY, glTF |
Asset Transformer Toolkit supports the following 3D file formats:
| Format | Version | Extension | Tessellated | BREP | PMI | Metadata | Alternative Importer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixyz | All versions | .pxz | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3DS | All Versions | .3ds | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 3MF | 1.2.3 | .3mf | Yes | Not applicable | |||
| ACIS | Up to 2023 | .sab .sat |
Yes | Yes | Not applicable | ||
| AutoCAD - 3D | Up to AutoCAD 2024 | .dwg | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Autodesk Alias (1) | Up to 2025 | .wire | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Autodesk Inventor | Up to 2026 | .iam .ipt |
Yes | Yes | Not applicable | ||
| Autodesk Navisworks | From 2012 to 2025 | .nwc .nwd |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Autodesk Navisworks | From 2012 to 2025 | .nwf | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Autodesk Recap (2) | Version 20.1.1 | . rcs .rcp |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Autodesk VRED (3) | Up to 2026 | .vpb | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| CATIA V4 | Up to 4.2.5 | .dlv .exp .model .session |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R2025 | .CATDrawind .CATPart .CATProduct .CATShape |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| CATIA V5 | Up to V5_6R2025 | .CGR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CATIA V6 | Up to V5_6R2025 | .3dxml | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| COLLADA | All Versions | .dae | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | ||
| Creo - Pro/E | Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 12.4.0.0 | .asm .neu .prt .xas .xpr |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| CreoView | Up to 8.1 | .pvs .pvz |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| CSB Deltagen (4) | All versions | .csb | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | ||
| DGN | 7, 8 | .dgn | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| E57 | All versions | .e57 | Yes | Not applicable | |||
| FBX | All versions | .fbx | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| GDSII | All versions | .gds | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | |
| GL Transmission Format | Version 2.0 only | .glb .gltf |
Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | |
| I-deas | Up to 13.x (NX 5), NX I-deas 6 | .arc .mf1 .pkg .unv |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| IFC | IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 | .ifc | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| IFC | IFC2 Up to 2.3.0.1, IFC4 Up to 4.0.2.1 | .ifczip | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | |
| IGES | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | .iges .igs |
Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| JT | 8.1, 9.5, 10.0 | .jt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NX - Unigraphics | UG11 to UG18, UG NX, NX5 to NX12, NX1847 to NX2506 | .prt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| OBJ | All versions | .obj | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | ||
| Parasolid | Up to 37.0 | .p_b .p_t .x_b .x_t .xmt .xmt_bin .xmt_txt |
Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| All Versions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| PLMXML | All versions | .plmxml | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| PLY (5) | All versions | .ply | Yes | Not applicable | |||
| PRC | All Versions | .prc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Prefab | All Versions | .prefab | Yes | ||||
| PTS | All versions | .pts | Yes | Not applicable | |||
| Revit | 2015 to 2025 | .rfa .rvt |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Rhino3D | From 4 to 8 | .3dm | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | Yes |
| RVM | All Versions | .rvm | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sketchup | Up to 2021.0 | .skp | Yes | Yes | |||
| Solid Edge | 1 to 20, ST1 to ST10, 2019 to 2025 | .asm .par .psm .pwd |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| SolidWorks | From 97 up to 2025 | .sldasm .sldprt |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| STEP | AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2 (beta), Ed3 (beta) | .step .stp |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| STEP | AP 203 Ed1, Ed2, AP 214, AP 242 Ed1, Ed2 (beta), Ed3 (beta) | .stepz .stpz |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| STEP/XML | All versions | .stpx .stpxz |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stereo Lithography (STL) | All versions | .stl | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | ||
| U3D | ECMA-363 | .u3d | Yes | Not applicable | |||
| USD | All Versions | .usd .usda .usdc .usdz |
Yes | ||||
| VDA-FS | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | .vda | Yes | Yes | Not applicable | ||
| VRML | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | .vrml .wrl |
Yes | Not applicable | Yes |
(1) Requires Autodesk Alias to be installed (with a valid license, for Windows only) on the same computer as Asset Transformer Toolkit. You must set the path to the Alias executable file in the Preferences.
(2) Requires installing Autodesk ReCap SDK (with a valid Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) account, for Windows only) on the same computer as Asset Transformer Toolkit. You must set the path to the Bin folder in the Preferences. Read more about handling the Autodesk Recap format.
(3) For legal reasons, you must install Autodesk VRED Pro or VRED Design for Windows with a valid license on the same computer as Asset Transformer Toolkit. You must set the path to the VRED executable file in the Preferences.
(4) Currently, only geometries are supported. Other elements, such as no variants and animations, aren't supported.
(5) Both meshes and point clouds are supported, use the appropriate importer depending the type of geometry the imported model contains.
Formats that are also supported by Unity
Some 3D formats supported at import by Asset Transformer Toolkit are also natively supported by Unity Editor.