MatConvert - Magics CAD imports

Latest news and user documentation related to the MatConvert release

Latest news:

17/09/2024: MatConvert 11.0 (Q3 2024 Release - default in Magics 28.01)

15/05/2024: MatConvert 10.9 (Q2 2024 Release - default in Magics 28.0)

20/02/2024: MatConvert 10.8

22/01/2024: MatConvert 10.7 (Q1 2024 Release - default in Magics 27.03)

28/09/2023: New known issue - Missing CAD import(s) after Magics upgrade (resolved with Magics 27.03)

28/09/2023: MatConvert 10.6 (Q4 2023 Release - default in Magics 27.02)

21/06/2023: MatConvert 10.5 (Q3 2023 Release - default in Magics 27.01)

24/04/2023: MatConvert 10.4 (Q2 2023 Release - default in Magics 27.0)

12/01/2023: MatConvert 10.3 (Q1 2023 Release)

17/10/2022: MatConvert 10.2 (Q4 2022 Release)

29/07/2022: MatConvert 10.1 (Q3 2022 Release - default in Magics 26.01 and 26.02)

13/05/2022: MatConvert 10.0 (Q2 2022 Release - default in Magics 26.0)

 

MatConvert is a plug-in to the Magics software, that enables the import of native CAD formats, the export of STEP and the import and export of 3MF into Magics.  MatConvert is embedded into your Magics installation, but can be updated separately, allowing you to import the latest CAD formats in your current Magics version.  Every quarter a new MatConvert is being released, which is also being integrated in the quarterly Magics Maintenance release.

Please note that upon installation of a new MatConvert, a license reactivation might be needed (see Missing CAD import(s) after Magics upgrade).  

Release info

MatConvert 11.0 - Q3 2024

What's new

  • A newly supported file format Catia Graphics Representation (*.cgr)
  • ⁠More recent versions supported of the following formats:
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 2312 Series (until 2312.7000)
Autodesk Inventor *.ipt 9 to 2025
Revit *.rvt 2011 to 2025

Build version: 11.0.0.48 — available via https://passwords.materialise.com/Download 

 
 

MatConvert 10.9 - Q2 2024

What's new

  • Allow to import *.3mf files with missing references
  • Enable preservation of UUID for *.3mf (in combination with Magics 28 and higher)
  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
CATIA 5 *.CATPart, *.CATProduct R10 to V5-6R2024
Siemens NX
*.prt 15 to NX 2312 Series (until 2312.4000)
Parasolid *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V36.1

Build version: 10.9.0.21 — available via https://passwords.materialise.com/Download 

 
 

MatConvert 10.8 - Q1 2024

What's new

  • ‘Use topology information’ parameter has been removed (but the functionality remained and is always ON)
  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
CATIA 6 *.3dxml R2010x to R2024x
Siemens NX
*.prt 15 to NX 2306 Series (until 2306.7000)
Parasolid *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V36.0
Solidworks
*.sldprt, *.sldasm 2006 to 2024
Solid Edge *.par 10 to 2024

Build version: 10.8.0.12 — available via https://passwords.materialise.com/Download 

 
 

MatConvert 10.7 - Q1 2024

What's new

  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 2306 Series (until 2306.4000)
Parasolid (by Siemens PLM) *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V36.0

Build version: 10.7.0.7 — available via https://passwords.materialise.com/Download 

 
 

MatConvert 10.6 - Q4 2023

What's new

  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
ACIS SAT *.sat Up to 2023 1.0
Autodesk Inventor *.ipt 9 to 2024
Pro/Engineer *.prt,  *.asm 2000i to Creo 10.0
Revit *.rvt 2011 to 2024
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 2212 Series (until 2212.7000)
SketchUp *.skp SketchUp 2023

Build version: 10.6.0.11 — available via https://passwords.materialise.com/Download 

 
 

MatConvert 10.5 - Q3 2023

What's new

  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
ACIS SAT *.sat Up to 2022 1.0
CATIA 5 *.CATPart, *.CATProduct R10 to V5-6R2023 (R33)
Parasolid *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V35.1
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 2212 Series (to 2212.4000)

Build version: 10.5.0.13 — available via https://passwords.materialise.com/Download 

 
 

MatConvert 10.4 - Q2 2023

What's new

  • *.3mf is being exported using zip64 instead of zip32 to support export of larger data
  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
Autodesk Inventor *.ipt 9 to 2023
CATIA 5 *.CATPart, *.CATProduct R10 to V5-6R2022 (R32)
CATIA 6 *.3dxml R2010x to R2023x
Parasolid *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V35
Pro/Engineer *.prt,  *.asm 2000i to Creo 9.0
Rhino *.3dm Rhino 7.11
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 2206 Series
SketchUp *.skp SketchUp 2022
Solid Edge *.par 10 to 2023
Solidworks *.sldprt, *.sldasm 2006 to 2023
STEP *.stp, *.step AP203 (E1, E2), AP214 (up to E3), AP242 (E1,E2, E3) 

Build version: 10.4.0.10 — available via https://passwords.materialise.com/Download 

 
 

MatConvert 10.3 - Q1 2023

What's new

  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 2007 Series , 2008 , 2011, 2015, 2019 , 2027, 2206
Parasolid *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V35.0

Build version: 10.3.0.11 

 
 

MatConvert 10.2 - Q4 2022

What's new

  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
CATIA 5 *.CATPart, *.CATProduct
R10 to V5-6R2022 (R32)
CATIA 6 *.3dxml R2010x to R2022x
Pro/Engineer *.prt,  *.asm 2000i to Creo 9.0
Siemens NX *.prt 15 to NX 2007 Series , 2008 , 2011, 2015, 2019 , 2027
Parasolid *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V34.1
SketchUp *.skp SketchUp 2022
Autodesk Inventor *.ipt 9 to 2023

Build version: 10.2.0.7

 
 

MatConvert 10.1 - Q3 2022

What's new

  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
JT *.jt 6.4 to 10.7
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 1980 Series until 2000
Revit *.rvt 2011 to 2022
Solidworks *.sldprt, *.sldasm 2006 to 2022
Solid Edge *.par 10 to 2022

Build version: 10.1.0.28

 
 

MatConvert 10.0 - Q2 2022

What's new

  • All CAD files can now be imported as BREP into Magics (Magics 26 or higher is needed)
  • CATIA 4 is no longer supported
  • More recent versions supported of the following formats:
ACIS SAT *.sat
Up to 2021 1.0
Pro/Engineer
*.prt,  *.asm
2000i to Creo 8.0
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 1980 Series until 1988
Parasolid *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V34
Autodesk Inventor *.ipt 9 to 2022
Revit *.rvt 2015 to 2022

Build version: 10.0.0.28

 
 
 
 

Supported CAD formats

Latest update on 17/09/2024 - available through MatConvert 11.0. 

Please note that the ‘all imports’ license is needed for all these CAD formats, except for importing STEP files.

Via 'Magics RP' base license
STEP *.stp, *.step AP203 (E1, E2), AP214 (up to E3), AP242 (E1,E2, E3) 
VRML *.wrl,  *.vrml, *.x3dv 1.0 and VRML 97, X3D 3.3
Via ‘all imports’ module
IGES *.igs, *.iges Version 5.3 
ACIS SAT *.sat Up to 2023 1.0
JT *.jt 6.4 to 10.7
Rhino *.3dm Rhino 7.11
CATIA 5 *.CATPart, *.CATProduct R10 to V5-6R2024
CATIA 6 *.3dxml R2010x to R2024x
CATIA Graphics Representation *.cgr R10 to V5-6R2024
Pro/Engineer *.prt,  *.asm 2000i to Creo 10.0
Siemens NX  *.prt 15 to NX 2312 Series (until 2312.7000)
Parasolid *.x_t, *.x_b V7 to V36.1
SketchUp *.skp SketchUp 2023
Autodesk Inventor *.ipt 9 to 2025
Revit *.rvt 2011 to 2025
Solidworks *.sldprt, *.sldasm 2006 to 2024
Solid Edge *.par 10 to 2024 
 
 

Compatibility with Magics

Any Magics version supports all versions of MatConvert that are released during its lifetime

  • From the original release date of the major version till the EoL of the major version
  • Supported combinations are highlighted in green in the table below

Every Magics version is upon release bundled with the latest available version of MatConvert

  • Release combinations are indicated in the table below with an ‘x’

 

  10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 11.0
Magics 26.0 x                    
Magics 26.01   x                  
Magics 26.02   x                  
Magics 27.0         x            
Magics 27.01           x          
Magics 27.02             x        
Magics 27.03               x      
Magics 28.0                   x  
Magics 28.01                    

x

 
 

 

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