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1. Import IGES files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models IGES 21 Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 3ds Max 3dsMax Design Application Menu gt Import gt Select File to Import dialog 2 In the browser select a native IGES V5 3 iges or igs file 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file into the scene Export IGES files 1 In your Autodesk software choose File gt Save As or File gt Export gt Active As O 2 On the File Formats menu click DWG or DXF For details about the available options see the Help in the Autodesk software 3 Save to a native IGES V5 3 iges or igs file Troubleshoot Autodesk Alias If the files you import contain unsatisfactory data change the following import options in Autodesk Alias Default Trim Curves Specifies the trim curves that the processor uses You can select parameter space curves model space curves or use the flag that is present in the IGES file By default the preference flag in the IGES files is used Shrink Surface When turned ON Alias detects trimmed surfaces with trim boundaries that are the same as or isoparametric to the natural boundaries of the untrimmed surface It then converts these surfaces i2. Help Autodesk Opticore Studio Data Data Organization View the node structure in the Scene Graph Editor in the Win dow gt Scene Graph Editor menu It opens by default Tolerances and Units There are no units in Studio All im ported data is considered the same unit Set tolerances for tessellation in the File gt Preferences dialog box GeomxX tab NOTE GeomX is not available until you load the GeomX module in the Modules tab in the same dialog box and restart Studio Set tessellation tolerances on the GeomxX tab Import tessellation section To retessellate use the Window gt GeomX gt Tessellate dialog box and enter new settings Colors Shaders Colors can be shaders or appear ances In the Scene Graph Editor in scenegraph all colors are visible in the appearance field of a shape node Appearances are visible only in the Scene Graph Editor Shaders are visible in both the Scene Graph Editor and through the Windows gt Shader List dialog box For information about these settings menu items and options see the Autodesk Opticore Studio Help Autodesk Opticore Studio Data 47 48 Glossary ASM asm A file format used by Pro ENGINEER to represent an assembly assembly An organizational file that fits together a collection of manufactured parts into a complete model BSD license The Berkeley Software Distribution license for redistribution and use of source code
3. NX 7 5 part or assembly prt file For information about import options in Alias see the Autodesk Alias Help 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file into the scene Export NX files Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya 1 In your installed Autodesk software choose the menu path Autodesk Alas File gt Save As o or File gt Export gt Active As o Autodesk Maya File gt Export all or File gt Export Selection 2 In Alias on the File Formats menu click NX 3 For options see the Help in the Autodesk software 4 Click Save See the Alias documentation for details about building a model for maximum compatibility between NX and Alias Supported Alias geometry types for export to NX The translator does not support non geometry entities such as lights cameras textures windows and animations The numbers in the table entries refer to Notes for NX entities following the table Alias Entity NX Entity Conic ellipse hyperbola parabola Bcurve Conic Curve Circle Circle Line Line Curve BCurve NX 29 Alias Entity Surface Trimmed Surface Plane Shader Shell Open Shell Closed Layer Category Notes for NX entities NX Entity BSurface 1 2 Face 1 2 Bsurface 1 2 Colour Attribute 3 Sheet Body Solid Body Layer 4 Category 1 NX cannot have free standing surfaces so it maps all surfaces to faces which must be attached to a sheet body 2 Spl
4. OI cgr file 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file into the scene Types of data imported We support the import of files from CATIA V5 releases R21 and earlier and the following types of data Point Line Arc Ellipse Parabola Hyperbola BSpline curve Polynomial curve Plane Cylindrical surface Conical surface Spherical surface CATIA V5 15 Toroidal surface BSpline surface Revolve surface Ruled surface Open body Solid body Layer Geometric set Part from CATIA V5 release 6 and higher Product from CATIA VS release 6 and higher Attributes RGB color layer name visibility and materials Per face color assignments Cloud mesh data Tessellated data Weld data NOTE m To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 m For information about options in Alias for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help m For definitions about these data types consult your CATIA documentation Export CATIA V5 files NOTE Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design software 1 In your Autodesk software choose File gt Save As or File gt Export gt Active As 2 For details about the available options see the Help in the Autodesk software 3 Save to CATIA version R6 R21 16 Chapter 4 Translator Details DWF File formats referenced The following are some of the file formats that can be referenced by
5. collaboration using solid models IAM iam A file format in the Autodesk Inventor software represent an assembly IGES Initial Graphics Exchange Specification A file format for transferring graphics data between CAD CAM systems A neutral file format that can be imported into any number of CAD or modeling packages IPT ipt A file format in the Autodesk Inventor software to represent a part 50 Glossary IV iv A file format in the Open Inventor software JT JT is a DirectModel file format that is developed and supported by the JT Open Program for the visualization of 3D models NX NX is a solid modeling package based on the Parasolid kernel The package contains many mostly optional modules for example CAD CAM CAE sheet metal applications knowledge bases quality control and rapid prototyping The files structure is binary Open Inventor Open Inventor is a legacy 3D file format from Silicon Graphics Inc Open Inventor is not related to Autodesk Inventor software Open Inventor is an object oriented 3D toolkit that describes complete 3D scenes which can be made interactive and that are optimized for OpenGL It is an ASCII or binary file format PCRE The Perl compatible regular expressions is a library of functions to support regular expressions with syntax and semantics as close as possible to the syntax and semantics in the Perl 5 language Pro ENGINEER A solid modeling CAD CAM CAE softw
6. in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 Import Autodesk Inventor files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 2 In the browser select an Autodesk Inventor ipt or iam file 10 Chapter 4 Translator Details 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file NOTE To maintain the original positioning and orientation of part files in your scene import the assembly file Importing part files before the assembly file positions all of them at the origin 0 0 0 and removes the original positioning Types of data imported NURBS are imported and the following additional information is maintained on import Brep bodies Data organization Tolerances and units Material colors and simple transparency Weld maps beads only Thread maps Decals NOTE For information about locating this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 Limitations Work sources display meshes and some 2D 3D sketches are automatically excluded when importing an Autodesk Inventor file Some cylindrical surfaces pipes do not trim properly Autodesk Inventor 11 CATIA V4 CATIA is computer aided design software from Dassault Sys
7. information on import Data organization parent child and groups Units Materials Textures Polygonal Shapes Transformation nodes NOTE To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 Limitations When importing Open Inventor files the system automatically excludes lines cameras lights manipulators tolerances and animation 34 Chapter 4 Translator Details Pro ENGINEER Pro ENGINEER is a computer aided design software application Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of Pro ENGINEER Wildfire Release 6 or lower and Creo Parametrics part assembly or PTC Granite Release 7 or lower files prt asm g into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Opticore Studio and 3ds Max 3ds Max Design software See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 NOTE For information about additional software setup for Autodesk Alias see the Autodesk Alias Help Import Pro ENGINEER files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Pro ENGINEER 35 Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 3ds Max 3dsMax Design Application Menu gt Import gt Select File to Import dialog 2 Select a Pro ENGINEER part p
8. running See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 NOTE For information about additional software setup for Autodesk Alias please see the Autodesk Alias Data Transfer reference book and the Autodesk Alias Help Import SolidWorks files NOTE Before you can import SolidWorks files purchase install and license SolidWorks 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 or 2011 on the same machine and have it running 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models SolidWorks 37 Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 3ds Max 3dsMax Design Application Menu gt Import gt Select File to Import dialog 2 Select a SolidWorks part sldprt or assembly sldasm file If you cannot see the files start the SolidWorks software minimize its window and then try again to open the files 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file into the scene NOTE To maintain the original positioning and orientation of part files in your scene import the assembly file Importing part files before the assembly file positions all of them at the origin 0 0 0 and removes the original positioning Type of data imported The software imports NURBS for this file format and maintains th
9. stl Stereolithography file STL 41 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file into the scene Type of files imported We support ASCII and binary STL color STL files NOTE To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 Export STL files 1 In your Autodesk software choose the appropriate menu item Autodesk Alias File gt Export gt Rapid Prototype Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Export All or File gt Export Selec tion 2 In Maya you can specify the file type as either ASCII or binary Click OK In Alias on the File Format menu click STL You can also specify tolerance levels used in the export of the file Pick the meshes or shell to export then click Accept Adjust settings if necessary and click Update Click Accept nn bw In the Object name box Windows or Save As box Mac enter a name for the file and click Save 42 Chapter 4 Translator Details ZPR ZPrint CAD format ZPR is a proprietary file format developed by Z Corporation and used with ZPrint and ZEdit for printing on high definition color 3D printers Autodesk DirectConnect supports the export of ZPR zpr files to use in the Autodesk rapid prototyping solution in the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase and Autodesk Opticore Studio software See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 Export Z
10. 011 Siemens Industry Software Limited All Rights Reserved libpng 1995 2010 Glenn Randers Pehrson Contributing Authors John Bowler Kevin Bracey Sam Bushell Simon Pierre Cadieux Andreas Dilger Magnus Holmgren Tom Lane Dave Martindale Eric S Raymond Greg Roelofs Guy Eric Schalnat Paul Schmidt Tom Tanner Cosmin Truta Willem van Schaik Gilles Vollant and Tim Wegner Portions 1992 2007 International TechneGroup Inc All rights reserved RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm 1991 2007 RSA Data Security Inc All rights reserved RSA Data Security Inc makes no representations concerning either the merchantability of this software or the suitability of this software for any particular purpose It is provided as is without express or implied warranty of any kind uuencode uudecode 1983 2006 Regents of the University of California All rights reserved zlib 1995 2007 Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler HTML Help 1995 2007 Microsoft Corp All Rights Reserved ACIS 1989 2002 Spatial Corp Boost Software License Version 1 0 August 17th 2003 Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person or organization obtaining a copy of the software and accompanying documentation covered by this license the Software to use reproduce display distribute execute and transmit the Software and to prepare derivative works of the Software and to permit third parties to whom the Software is fur
11. 118 120 122 123 124 126 128 130 140 141 ON o 1 w pS e xl IGES Entity closed area plane bounded plane line parametric curve parametric surface point ruled surface surface of revolution tabulated cylinder direction transformation matrix rational B spline curve rational B spline surface offset curve offset surface boundary entity 24 Chapter 4 Translator Details Type 142 143 144 186 190 192 194 196 198 308 402 408 502 504 508 510 514 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 o o N Ke o i 1 2 IGES Entity curve on surface boundary surface trimmed surface Manifold Solid BRep Object MSBO plane surface 1 right circular cylindrical surface right circular conical surface spherical surface toroidal surface subfigure definition associativity instance singular subfigure instance vertex list edge list loop face shell IGES 25 JT 1 For type 190 0 means unparameterized surface and 1 parameterized The plane surface type is unbounded unless it is subordinate to another entity such as the Bounded Surface Entity type 143 or the Trimmed parametric Surface Entity type 144 that references its bounding geometry IGES levels The system adds all supported geometric IGES entities that are associated with IGES level lt n gt to an Alias layer cal
12. Alias Packet File wire V Not available in Showcase STEP page 39 v Not available in Showcase AP214 AP203E2 Opticore Studio STL page 41 Stereo lithography Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design v Not available in Showcase Opticore Studio Export from Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya 3ds Max 3ds Max Design File Format Microsoft Windows XP Apple Mac OS X 10 6 or Windows 7 32 bit and 64 higher 64 bit bit DWG DXF page 19 Real Dwg 2013 Alias wire only Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design IGES page 21 Y Y V5 3 Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design Supported products and translators 3 Export from Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya 3ds Max 3ds Max Design File Format Microsoft Windows XP Apple Mac OS X 10 6 or Windows 7 32 bit and 64 higher 64 bit bit NX page 28 Not available NX1 0 3 0 5 0 7 0 Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design SPF Alias Packet File wire STL Stereo lithography Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design ZPR page 43 ZPrint CAD for Y Not available Rapid Prototyping V1 2 Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design 4 Chapter 1 What Is Autodesk DirectConnect What s New in This Re lease This section lists the new features and improvements in Autodesk DirectConnect 2013 New Features Support is added for m CATIA V5 R21 for import export in Alias m Alias to CATIA V5 transla
13. Autodesk DirectConnect 2013 User s Guide Autodesk Legal Notices 2012 Autodesk Inc All Rights Reserved Except as otherwise permitted by Autodesk Inc this publication or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form by any method for any purpose Certain materials included in this publication are reprinted with the permission of the copyright holder Third Party Software Credits and Attributions Portions Copyright 9OCADCAM E COM Inc PCRE LICENSE PCRE is a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language Portions of this software licensed from Siemens Industry Software Limited All Rights Reserved Open Inventor code is copyright SGI All rights reserved This Autodesk software contains Open Inventor Open Inventor is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v 3 0 which can be found at http www gnu org licenses gpl html A text copy of this license and the source code for Open Inventor and modifications made by Autodesk if any are included on the DVD or with the download of this Autodesk software You may modify debug and relink Open Inventor to this Autodesk software as provided under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v 3 0 Portions relating to JPEG software v 6b are copyright 1991 2010 Thomas G Lane Guido Vollbeding All Rights Reserved This software is based in part on the work of the In
14. CATIA V4 CATIA V4 is computer aided design software from Dassault Syst mes Autodesk DirectConnect allows the exchange of 3D model data from CATIA V4 using model session exp dlv and dlv3 files CATIA V5 CATIA V5 is computer aided design software from Dassault Syst mes Autodesk DirectConnect allows the exchange of 3D model data from CATIA V5 using the native CATIA part catTPart product caTProduct and cgr files CGR cgr CATIA Graphical Representation cgr is the triangulated format used by CATIA VS Cosmo A legacy 3D file format from Silicon Graphics Inc using efficient binary compression and csb Cosmo scene binary files Glossary 49 CSB csb Cosmo 3D scene binary csb files DLV dlv A file format used by CATIA V4 computer aided design software from Dassault Syst mes DRAW DR A two dimensional entity defined in the drafting and detailing world DWE Design Web Format a file format developed by Autodesk for web viewing and printing DWG AutoCAD drawing file A file format used by Autodesk AutoCAD software that contains lines curves and 3D data DXF Drawing eXchange File A file exchange format containing ASCII code and binary representations of the objects in a DWG file G g A file format used by Pro ENGINEER PTC Granite for import into the Autodesk products that DirectConnect supports Granite A CAD technology platform for design
15. CATIA V5 assembly files m CATProduct CATPart model Cgr stl Design Web Format DWE is a file format developed by Autodesk for web viewing and printing Autodesk DirectConnect supports the export of Autodesk Alias tessellated model data to DWF format files dwf to view in Autodesk Design Review and Project Freewheel See installation information in Install Autodesk Direct Connect page 7 NOTE For information about additional software setup for Autodesk Alias please see the Autodesk Alias Help DWF 17 Export DWF files 1 In Autodesk Alias select a file to be exported as a DWE and choose File gt Export gt Active As O or File gt Save As O 2 On the File Formats menu select DWE awf Set export options and then click Save Option Function Export Curves When turned ON exports curves Export Symmetry If an Alias layer has symmetry turned ON this information and the geometric objects resulting from symmetry can be merged and converted or left intact unmerged and converted When turned OFF layer symmetry is not exported Tessellator Fast Models triangulate quickly and less accurately Accurate Models triangulate slowly and more accurately E Tolerance The amount a polygonal surface can deviate from the original NURBS surface The default value is 0 01 E Limit Edge Length If checked a Max edge length slider controls maximum size of the triangles If unchecked there is
16. Open to launch the translator and import the file into the scene Types of data imported The software imports NURBS for this file format and maintains the following information on import Precise geometric surface and topology information ISO 10303 42 Data organization layers Tolerances and units Colors NOTE To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 For information about Alias options for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help Export STEP files To export STEP files from the CAD software use AP203 or AP214 specifications 40 Chapter 4 Translator Details STL STL is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems Multiple software packages support the STL file format Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of STL files into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase and Autodesk Opticore Studio software and the export of STL files from the Autodesk Alias and Autodesk Maya software See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 Import STL files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 2 In the browser select a native
17. PR files using the output command 1 Select a file to export as a ZPR file 2 Choose File gt Export gt Rapid Prototype 3 On the File Format menu click ZPR zpr ZPR 43 Depending on the entity selected for export such as a shell additional setup can be required For information about additional setup options see the Autodesk Alias Help Pick the meshes or shell to export then click Accept 5 Adjust settings if necessary and click Update Click Accept Types of data exported for ZPR m Triangle meshes with simple colors m Textures for use with ZEdit and Zprint software for rapid prototyping 44 Chapter 4 Translator Details Locations of Imported Data Autodesk Alias Data Data Organization Tolerances and Units Colors Shaders Parts and assembly information View unit settings at Prefer Colors are visible in the Render gt displays in the Windows gt Inform ences gt Construction Op Multi lister gt Shaders window ation gt Layer Categories win tions dow For information about these settings menu items and options see the Autodesk Alias Help 45 Autodesk Maya Data Data Organization To view layer information display the Layer Editor click Display gt UI Ele ments gt Channel Box Layer Edit or or display the Relationship Editor click Window gt Relationship Editors gt Display Layers To View part and assembly informa tion click Window gt Outliner o
18. W DR cocos a a dh r k e ad 50 DAW oe GRR Se ni a d s s Qelay a a ME bel dy kade l 50 DNG P N HHHH HHHH ek de ee ath We ae a oe we E 50 LP ara a a Bee a a 50 GGE vee beatae ae hehe edtiaesaed Beebe Sees 50 Granite so eR EE a l ala ae ee el sd 50 LAN Camy cin ee dee u o RAS SG ES SOR ee RR E 50 IES A A 50 IPT CART lt a a A nw Vw Ale alla 50 LV V ca u a wla l GUM Ke neda a Wk c k dh delk Ak j ya anak 51 A RN ME Oe ok et eae Aoi ae are a Ae eco 51 D ie er ee oe ON ee a ae ee a mm 51 Open VERGE i A Meee he sk te D e b n n jk 51 PORE sas Rae be BES eA We n G l l Sea ee as 51 Pro ENGINEER 2 si a 42 di a al ee SSeS Sa kla a 51 PRETO se e HH bb 51 SLDASM sldasti os a s s ee ee ee l eG A 51 SOTIQIWOEES 6 e dl db al OES REE SEE Kn u Av di 51 wre Zl a ghia oe Ra ee a we eee as 52 Ta LAM D j Oe ee EEE EN IE Mz ee See ee 52 STEP USIP il sa akan l e ea He ee q 52 STL set ea HH e Se A e i ea 52 SIP CS oa a AAA A A 52 Contents vii What Is Autodesk Direct Connect Autodesk DirectConnect is a family of data translators Each of these translators imports a specific CAD file format into one or more of the following Autodesk software products m Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Studio 3ds Max 3ds Max Design In add
19. arameter Curve Trimmed Curve Intersection Curve BSurface Planar Surface Spherical Surface Cylindrical Surface Conical Surface Surface of Revolution Spun Surface Offset Surface Ruled Surface Swept Surface Toroidal Surface Blended Edge Surface Blended Bound Surface Facet 32 Chapter 4 Translator Details Sheet Body Solid Body Part Instance Assembly Category Open Inventor and Cosmo Open Inventor is a 3D file format from Silicon Graphics Inc with no relation to Autodesk Inventor software Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of Open Inventor ASCII or binary iv files or Cosmo 3D scene binary csb files into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase and Autodesk Opticore Studio software See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 Import Open Inventor or Cosmo files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Open Inventor and Cosmo 33 Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 2 Browse to and select an Open Inventor iv or Cosmo csb file 3 Click OK or Open The translator launches and imports the file Type of data imported The software imports polygons and NURBS for these file formats and maintains the following
20. are product from Parametric Technology Corporation that requires positional construction tolerances PRT prt A file format used by NX to represent a part or assembly file SLDASM sldasm A file format used by SolidWorks to represent an assembly file sldprt A file format used by SolidWorks to represent a part file SolidWorks A solid modeling CAD CAM CAE software product from SolidWorks Corporation that requires positional construction tolerances Glossary 51 SPACE SP A three dimensional entity defined in the 3D modeling world SPF Alias SPF Studio Packet File is a native file format used by Autodesk Alias software with the extension wire STEP step An international standard for the exchange of geometric product definitions STEP formats that are relevant to Autodesk products are AP203 general mechanical CAD and AP214 automotive CAD STL An STL StereoLithography file is a triangular representation of 3D surface geometry The surface is tessellated or broken down logically into a series of small triangles facets A perpendicular direction and three points representing the vertices corners of the triangle describe each facet STP stp A file format used in STEP Standard for the Exchange of Product Data for transferring graphics data between CAD CAM systems V3Rx A file format generated by a version of CATIA that is older than V4 ZPR ZPrint CAD format ZPR is a proprietary file forma
21. aterial attribute Illumination Alias supports the AutoCAD material attribute Illumination however it is called Incandescence m Showcase supports only 3D hierarchical data It does not support 2D drawings NOTE m To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 m For information about options in Alias for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help m With want curves set to ON DWG and DXF both support curves and round trip data export If they do not come in set want curves to ON Export DWG DXF files Autodesk Alias 1 In your Autodesk software choose File gt Save As O or File gt Export gt Active As 20 Chapter 4 Translator Details IGES 2 On the File Formats menu click DWG or DXF For details about the available options see the Help in the Autodesk software 3 Select a DWG DXF version and click Save Initial Graphics Exchange Specification IGES is a file format for transferring graphics data between CAD CAM systems Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import and export of the neutral IGES V5 3 iges or igs format files in the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Wndows version Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Studio and 3ds Max 3ds Max Design software See installation information in Install Autodesk Direct Connect page 7 NOTE For information about additional software setup for Autodesk Alias please see the Autodesk Alias Help
22. ded image files XT BRep and JT BRep topology NOTE To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 1 For Information about Alias options for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help Limitations Import options are not available The software automatically excludes curve geometry and animation when importing a JT file JT 27 NX NX is a solid modeling package based on the Parasolid kernel The package contains many mostly optional modules for example CAD CAM CAE sheet metal applications knowledge bases quality control and rapid prototyping The file structure is binary Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of NX files UG V13 0 through NX 7 5 into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Studio and 3ds Max 3ds Max Design software See installation information in the Install_DirectConnect pdf document on the installation CD Import NX files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 3ds Max 3dsMax Design Application Menu gt Import gt Select File to Import dialog 28 Chapter 4 Translator Details 2 In the browser select an NX version UG V13 0 to
23. dependent JPEG Group Portions relating to TIFFS Copyright 1988 1997 Sam Leffler Copyright 1991 1997 Silicon Graphics Inc All rights reserved Permission to use copy modify distribute and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee provided that i the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation and ii the names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABIBITLY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE This Autodesk software contains DevlL v 1 7 8 DeviLis licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v 2 1 which can be found athttp www gnu org licenses old licenses old licenses html GPL A text copy of this license and the source code for DevlL v v 1 7 8 and m
24. dex J translator 41 support platforms 8 JT system requirements 8 file types 26 translator 26 T N translators Autodesk Inventor 10 new features in this release 6 CATIA V4 12 NX CATIA V5 14 file types 28 Cosmo 33 translator 28 DirectConnect 1 DWF 17 O DWG DXF 19 IGES 21 JT 26 Open Inventor file types 33 NX 28 translator 33 Open Inventor 33 Pro ENGINEER 35 SolidWorks 37 P STEP 39 STL 41 Pro ENGINEER ZPR 43 file types 35 translator 35 W S what s new in this release 5 Windows platform 8 SolidWorks file types 37 translator 37 Z STEP file types 39 ZPR translator 39 filetypes 43 STL translator 43 filetypes 41 ZPrint CAD format 43 54 Index
25. e Type 16 Composite curve Type 24 Solids Mockup Type 17 secondary type 1 Exact solid Type 17 secondary type 2 Space ditto Type 28 Parametric skin Type 35 CATIA V4 13 m NURB curve Type 46 m NUBB surface Type 47 NOTE m To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 m For information about options in Alias for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help m For definitions on these data types consult your CATIA documentation CATIA V5 CATIA is computer aided design software from Dassault Syst mes Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of CATIA V5 R6 R21 files in the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Studio and 3ds Max 3ds Max Design software See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 Export of CATIA VS Part files is available only in Alias from release 10 to 21 14 Chapter 4 Translator Details Import CATIA V5 files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 3ds Max 3dsMax Design Application Menu gt Import gt Select File to Import dialog 2 In the browser select a CATIA V5 cATProduct CATPart
26. e HHR RR HEHE E HH Rete 8 19 A a a a a a a a a a a E a a e 21 WY ss oh ee ee o dd ea REREAD Sw a a 26 WA e a A ENE E E NH MI ete BR SS A Sis Sr KMN 28 Open Inventor and COSMO ee a S AA 33 PRFENGINEER o 6 i 4 s ese k an a A we ee oe a 35 Sold Works ala n a w Q QE n a l hE al la a x x xe kw dL k dl 37 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 vi Contents Ml eaves Oo ew ERE Seok ee hea aS a a 41 BPR ch ee nt a 2 ele oe Ge A dy ay eee NHNEEEENEnE Be a e 43 Locations of Imported Data 45 a Alas Dak e e e e eels l KU ce A ae le v n ae aS 45 Autodesk Maya Data os es ea de A n k ee an A 4 n 46 Autodesk Showcase Data L K K K K K K K K K KEK K K K K K KT 46 Autodesk Opticore Studio Data 2 6 Sk a a a kk Ku 47 GIOSSAIY fe POR OEE EHR anal ar i Re aj ere es 49 iat aha ea a a a Ge eee es e Ae Ges Or GB UA eee ee ee E 49 Jy D e mnn 51 ASM POSH i i h kb buk den k Que xb kul Wn 49 ISS c i s u k a Ew ab And Woe K Ak eee S 49 BSD licenie oo i 3 AR A Ji 4L a l Se i BERL i a ka 49 CATU ae kc tee cas as Yeh Ge Ae a e 49 CATTLE Wana a da ee ee ee A HHHH HH He 49 AE ba eae ae SG Ga DR ee ee eed 49 COSMO is n l A u nk i ae ees ee we a 49 A hoe so a a Kew Mek hae a aaa en a ec ee S 50 DIV CARI ck is Zi al al wal oe ae an n a dee hd 4 50 DRA
27. e following information on import Precise geometric surface and topology information Data organization Tolerances and unit Colors NOTE To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 For information about Alias options for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help Limitations When importing SolidWorks files the software automatically excludes construction history lines and animation 38 Chapter 4 Translator Details STEP Standard for the Exchange of Product Data STEP is an ISO standard exchange format that multiple programs can recognize It is used for transferring graphics data between CAD CAM systems Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of STEP stp or step files into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Studio and 3ds Max 3ds Max Design software See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 Import STEP files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import STEP 39 3ds Max 3dsMax Design Application Menu gt Import gt Select File to Import dialog 2 In the browser select a native STEP stp or step file 3 Click OK or
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30. ition you can export some CAD file formats from some products with Autodesk DirectConnect Supported products and translators Import to Autodesk Alias Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Maya Autodesk Opticore Studio 3ds Max 3ds Max Design File Format Microsoft Windows Apple Mac OS X 10 6 or XP Windows 7 32 bit higher 64 bit and 64 bit Autodesk Inventor page 10 Not available Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design CATIA V4 page 12 All versions V3RX Not available CATIA V5 page 14 R6 R21 DWG DXF page 19 Real DWG v v Not available in Showcase ae Opticore Studio Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design v Not available IGES 21 V5 3 page 21 Y Not available in Showcase Opticore Studio JT page 26 Up to 9 5 Not available Pro ENGINEER page 35 Up to Not available Wildfire 6 0 and Creo Parametrics Not Available in Showcase NX page 28 UG V13 0 to NX 7 5 Not available 2 Chapter 1 What Is Autodesk DirectConnect Import to Autodesk Alias Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Maya Autodesk Opticore Studio 3ds Max 3ds Max Design File Format Microsoft Windows Apple Mac OS X 10 6 or XP Windows 7 32 bit higher 64 bit and 64 bit Open Inventor and Cosmo _ page Not available 33 All versions Not available in 3ds Max 3ds Max Design SolidWorks page 37 1 2003 2012 y Not available Must be licensed and running on the import machine v SPF
31. its appear in surfaces that have internal discontinuities at the discontinuities 3 Mapped as a Display Attribute of the mapped surface or shell 4 Layer name is not mapped Supported Alias NX entities for Alias import NX Entity Objects BSurface Bounded Plane Cylindrical Surface 30 Chapter 4 Translator Details Alias Entity Surface Surface Surface NX Entity Objects Conical Surface Tabulated Cylinder Rules Surface Blended Face Surface Surface of Revolution Offset Surface Sculptured Surface BCurve Line Bcurve Point Sheet Body Assembly Layer Category Alias Entity Surface Surface Surface Surface Surface Surface Surface Curve Line Curve Curve Point Curve 1 Shell Open 2 Groups Instance 3 Layer Category Notes for Alias NX object entities 1 An NX point converts to a degree 1 curve composed of two coincident points On export to NX this construction converts back to an NX point NX 31 2 If the sheet body only points to one face then Alias converts the face to a trimmed surface 3 This is a one way mapping Assemblies cannot be exported 4 Added as blind data Can be re exported Types of data imported We support the import of the following types of NX geometry and attributes such as name color layer and visibility Point Line BCurve Circle Ellipse Parabola Hyperbola Surface P
32. led LEVEL lt n gt For example if a 126 B spline entity directory entry indicates that it is on level 42 then it is added as Layer LEVEL42 The JT Open Program develops and supports the DirectModel format JT for the visualization of 3D models Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of JT up to V9 5 files into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Studio and 3ds Max 3ds Max Design software See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 Import JT files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya File gt Open Scene or File gt Import 26 Chapter 4 Translator Details Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 3ds Max 3dsMax Design Application Menu gt Import gt Select File to Import dialog 2 In the browser select a jt file 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file into the scene Type of data imported The software maintains the following information when importing JT files Precise geometric data conversion Data organization parent and child hierarchal data visibility and instances Units Levels of detail degrees of tessellation Materials brightness shininess ambient color specular color diffuse color and emission color Textures embed
33. nished to do so all subject to the following The copyright notices in the Software and this entire statement including the above license grant this restriction and the following disclaimer must be included in all copies of the Software in whole or in part and all derivative works of the Software unless such copies or derivative works are solely in the form of machine executable object code generated by a source language processor THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TITLE AND NON INFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR ANYONE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE Trademarks The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk Inc and or its subsidiaries and or affiliates in the USA and other countries 123D 3ds Max Algor Alias Alias swirl design logo AliasStudio ATC AUGI AutoCAD AutoCAD Learning Assistance AutoCAD LT AutoCAD Simulator AutoCAD SQL Extension AutoCAD SQL Interface Autodesk Autodesk Homestyler Autodesk Intent Autodesk Inventor Autodesk MapGuide Autodesk Streamline AutoLISP AutoSketch AutoSnap AutoTrack Backburner Backdraft Beast Beast design logo Built wit
34. no limit to the size of the triangles E Max Edge Length The maximum length of any triangle edge in current linear units Types of data exported The DirectConnect translator for DWF exports only meshes The Alias scene DAG hierarchy is preserved Associated color information is also exported NOTE For information about options in Alias for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help 18 Chapter 4 Translator Details DWG DXF The DWG and DXF file types are drawing files and Drawing eXchange files in the AutoCAD software Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of AutoCAD DWG and DXF files into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase and Autodesk Opticore Studio software See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 Import DWG DXF files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya File gt Open Scene or File gt Import Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore File gt Import Studio 2 Browse to and select a DWG dwg or DXF dxf file DWG DXF 19 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file Types of DWG and DXF data imported Colors Materials Lines arcs and splines Extruded curves Extrusions Layers Meshes Surfaces Text 3D solids IMPORTANT m Showcase does not support the AutoCAD m
35. nto Alias surfaces by shrinking the untrimmed surface to the trim boundaries When turned OFF Alias converts all trimmed surfaces of this type to Alias trimmed surfaces Types of data imported The DirectConnect for IGES translator imports ASCII format IGES files with or without linefeed characters at the end of each record The software does not support Binary IGES files 22 Chapter 4 Translator Details Type 100 102 104 106 106 106 106 The software imports NURBS for this file format and maintains the following information on import Surfaces and curves Data organization groups layers visibility and instances Units Colors NOTE m For information about this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 1 m For information about options in Alias for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help Identify IGES supported entities in log files The following table shows IGES entities supported on import by DirectConnect for IGES NOTE The input translator ignores any entities with an entity use flag value 02 Definition except for entity use flag value with IGES Subfigure Definition entity IGES Entity circular arc composite curve 2 lt To e W o Co ka 0 3 conic arc ellipse parabola hyperbola copious data copious data 1 copious data 12 copious data IGES 23 Type 106 108 108 110 112 114 116
36. odifications made by Autodesk if any are included on the DVD or with the download of this Autodesk software You may modify debug and relink DevlL to this Autodesk software as provided under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v 2 1 Portions relating to Threading Building Blocks Copyright C 2005 2008 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved PCRE LICENSE PCRE is a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language Release 8 of PCRE is distributed under the terms of the BSD licence as specified below The documentation for PCRE supplied in the doc directory is distributed under the same terms as the software itself The basic library functions are written in C and are freestanding Also included in the distribution is a set of C wrapper functions BASIC LIBRARY FUNCTIONS Written by Philip Hazel Email local part ph10 Email domain cam ac uk University of Cambridge Computing Service Cambridge England Copyright 1997 2010 University of Cambridge All rights reserved C WRAPPER FUNCTIONS Contributed by Google Inc Copyright O 2007 2010 Google Inc All rights reserved THE BSD LICENSE BSD LICENCE Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of condit
37. ows 7 32 bit and 64 10 6 or higher 64 bit bit Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Not available Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Stu Not available dio 3ds Max 3ds Max Y Not available Design System requirements Autodesk DirectConnect requires the following amount of available disk space m Windows XP Windows 7 671 MB for 32 bit and 838 MB for 64 bit m Mac OS X 10 6 or greater On Snow Leopard 65 MB on an Apple Mac computer with 64 bit Intel processors DirectConnect installs with other products so your system must also accommodate the host product requirements For the system requirements of the host product consult the appropriate installation guide For the most up to date information about hardware qualifications see Qualified Hardware For information about how to import specific file formats into each of these products see chapter 4 Translator details page 9 To locate imported data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 8 Chapter 3 Installation and Licenses Translator Details 4 Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Inventor is a 3D mechanical design product simulation tooling creation and design communication software Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of Autodesk Inventor part ipt and assembly iam files into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase and Autodesk Opticore Studio software See installation information
38. r Window gt Hypergraph Tolerances and Units View unit settings at Window gt Settings Preferences gt Prefer ences gt Settings Change the Working Units and Tolerance settings Colors Shaders Colors are imported as shaders and are visible at Window gt Render ing Editors gt Hypershade For more information about these settings and menu items see the Autodesk Maya Help Autodesk Showcase Data Data Organization View Layers parts and assembly hierarchies in the Organizer window Scene gt Organizer This window shows the original file hierarchy You can create your own arrangements of objects You can view and change the state of ob jects to visible hidden or deleted Tolerances and Units Change unit settings in the Import Status window File gt Show Status See the Showcase docu mentation for more information Change tessellation quality in the Import Status window See the Showcase documentation for more information To adjust the Level of Detail LOD for models imported into Showcase select Options gt Performance and Quality Then click the Lock display quality to button and adjust the slider to see the different LODs 46 Chapter 5 Locations of Imported Data Colors Shaders Colors are imported as materials and are visible from Material gt Mater ial Properties For more information about these settings and menu items see the Autodesk Showcase
39. rt assembly asm or Granite g file 3 Click OK or Open to launch the translator and import the file NOTE To maintain the original positioning and orientation of part files in your scene import the assembly file Importing part files before the assembly file positions all of them at the origin 0 0 0 and removes the original positioning Type of data imported The software imports NURBS for this file format and maintains the following data on import Precise geometric surface and topology information Data organization Tolerances and units NOTE To locate this data in your Autodesk software see Locations of Imported Data page 45 For information about options in Alias for data importation see the Autodesk Alias Help Limitations 36 Chapter 4 The software changes node names based on geometry assembly or part names When importing a Pro ENGINEER file the software automatically excludes construction history lines and animation Granite does not support layers or curves Translator Details SolidWorks SolidWorks is a computer aided design software application Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of SolidWorks part sldprt and assembly sldasm files into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Maya Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Studio and 3ds Max 3ds Max Design software It is required that you install and license SolidWorks 2003 2012 on your machine and have it
40. t mes Autodesk DirectConnect supports the import of CATIA V4 V4 xx and earlier V3RX Levels geometric sets attributes such as names layers RGB colors and visibility and the CATIA file types into the Autodesk Alias Autodesk Showcase Autodesk Opticore Studio and 3ds Max 3ds Max Designsoftware See installation information in Install Autodesk DirectConnect page 7 DirectConnect supports CATIA model and export files produced with CATIA V4 xx and earlier V3RX Levels Import CATIA V4 files 1 Choose the menu path in your installed Autodesk software product Autodesk Alias File gt Open or File gt Import gt File Autodesk Maya Windows version File gt Open Scene or File gt Import 12 Chapter 4 Translator Details Autodesk Showcase File gt Import gt Import Models Autodesk Opticore Studio File gt Import 3ds Max 3dsMax Design Application Menu gt Import gt Select File to Import dialog 2 In the browser select a CATIA V4 model mdl session exp dlv dlv3 or dlv4 file 3 Click OK or Open The translator launches automatically and the file imports into the scene Types of SPACE SP entities supported for import Point Type 1 Line Type 2 Parametric curve Type 3 Plane Type 4 Parametric surface Type 5 Face Type 6 Volume Type 7 Transformation Type 9 Edge Type 12 Circle Type 20 Ellipse Type 21 Parabola Type 22 Hyperbola Type 23 Polyhedral surfac
41. t developed by Z Corporation It is used with ZPrint and ZEdit for printing on high definition color 3D printers Autodesk Direct lets you export files in ZPR zpr format to use in the Autodesk Rapid Prototyping solution 52 Glossary Index A Autodesk Alias locate imported data 45 view unit settings 45 visible colors 45 Autodesk AutoCAD drawing files 19 Autodesk DirectConnect 1 improvements 6 install 7 new features 6 supported platforms 8 supported products 2 4 supported translators 2 4 Autodesk Inventor file formats 10 translator 10 Autodesk Maya imported colors 46 locate imported data 46 unit settings 46 Autodesk Opticore Studio imported colors 47 locate imported data 47 tessellation tolerances 47 Autodesk Showcase imported colors 47 locate imported data 47 unit settings 47 Cc CATIA V4 filetypes 12 translator 12 CATIA V5 filetypes 14 translator 14 Cosmo filetypes 33 translator 33 D Design Web Format 17 Drawing eXchange File 19 DWF translator 17 DWG DXF translator 19 F file formats cgr CATProduct CATPart 14 dwf 17 dwg dxf 19 am 10 iges igs 21 ipt 10 vw csb 33 jt 26 model mdl session exp dlv 12 prt 28 prt asm g 35 sldprt sldasm 37 stl 41 stp step 39 zpr 43 IGES Initial Graphics Exchange Spec Alias import options 22 filetypes 21 levels 26 log files 23 translator 21 improvements in this release 6 install Autodesk DirectConnect 7 53 In
42. tion supports export of Alias meshes Granite version 7 0 JT version 9 5 Parasolid V24 Solidworks 2012 Improvements E JT Mm XBREP import quality is improved m Anew option is added to read mesh but only if BREP is not available m New options for meshes and tessellation detail are added including the highest detail and lowest detail option m NX supports the import of all mesh data 6 Chapter 2 What s New in This Release Installation and Licenses Install Autodesk DirectConnect Autodesk DirectConnect software installs automatically when the following Autodesk software is installed m Autodesk Alias m Autodesk Maya m Autodesk Showcase m 3ds Max 3ds Max Design Autodesk DirectConnect software is provided on the media with Autodesk Opticore Studio software in the Autodesk DirectConnect 2013 folder It requires manual installation For information about installing these software products refer to their respective installation guides NOTE E When installing DirectConnect install the same version such as 32 bit or 64 bit as your Autodesk Opticore Studio m DirectConnect Help is supported only on Microsoft Internet Explorer Performance on other browsers does not provide consistent results Support platforms Autodesk DirectConnect runs on the same platform as the Autodesk product it installs with Autodesk Software Microsoft Windows XP Apple Mac 0S X Wind
43. w Me ShowMotion SketchBook Smoke Softimage SoftimagelXSI design logo Sparks SteeringWheels Stitcher Stone StormNET Tinkerbox ToolClip Topobase Toxik TrustedDWG U Vis ViewCube Visual Visual LISP Voice Reality Volo Vtour WaterNetworks Wire Wiretap WiretapCentral XSI All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders Disclaimer THIS PUBLICATION AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS MADE AVAILABLE BY AUTODESK INC AS IS AUTODESK INC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THESE MATERIALS Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 What Is Autodesk DirectConnect 1 Supported products and translators o 2 What s New in This Release 5 New PESTUTES canada aaa A ca d l v 5 T j TOV TLE T ca A el s ra l 4L yar lk Girl a 6 Installation and Licenses 7 Install Autodesk DirectConnect 7 Translator Details 9 Autodesk Inventor KK IK KK KK KK KK KK 10 CATIA Vogone A b bl We k wha a lul dU seren ae OK a dy Si 12 CATIA V eee ayin amp SE w q hw OS IR den ee ee W QE KAN d s den bw A 14 DIE si rs ARS n s s NEL ke we Ae k Qi ee a w 17 Ta EBD J R a e
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