Import and Export CAD and polygonal formats Utilising Toolkits

Client Name
TransMagic Inc.

TransMagic

  • Domain

    CAD/CAM solutions

  • Language

    C++

Clients Overview:

Founded in 2001, Transmagic is an integrated CAD translator which can open, view and query any major 3D CAD format in the world. Translation of CAD models to polygonal, neutral and native formats is supported.

Benefits:

  • Integrated translation software that supports multiple CAD file formats for import and export.
  • PMI import is supported along with geometry data.

Challenges:

To support the import and export functionality of various CAD and Polygonal formats using different standard toolkits.
Transmagic Translation formats supported by Prototech

Fig1: Transmagic Translation formats supported by Prototech

Solutions:

  • Investigated to select compatible toolkit.
  • Mapped toolkit entities with renderer entities and render data of the imported model.
  • Mapped the rendered data with the different file structures that we want to export.

TransMagic Supported Read/Write formats: Below is a list of import/export file formats that have been developed using 3rd party toolkits. Fig 1. Is diagrammatic representation for the same.

File FormatExtension
AutoCAD Reader & Writer.dwg, .dxf
Microstation Reader.dgn
SOLIDWORKS Reader & Writer.sldprt, .sldasm
SMLib Reader & Writer.sms, .iwb, .iwp
XCGM Reader & Writer.xcgm
VDA-FS Reader & Writer.vda
3DXML Reader & Writer.3dxml
3D PDF Writer.pdf
Collada Reader & Writer.dae
POD Reader & Writer.pod
U3D Reader & Writer.u3d
WebGL Writer.html
GLTF Reader & Writer.gltf, .glb
FBX Reader & Writer.fbx
3MF Reader & Writer.3mf

"Thank you for doing such a great job – we’re very excited about this new product and our Prototech team. We’ve got a winner here."

Craig Dennis

CTO, TransMagic Inc.

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