Importing UG files into 3DVia Composer

Composer is an awesome tool and one of its greatest strenghts is its versatility across different platforms.  Provided you have a license, you can import most cad packages.  The list includes SolidWorks (.sldprt, .sldasm) as well as: 

- SMG
- CATIA
- 3DXML
- ACIS (.sat)
- IGES (.igs)
- STEP (.stp)
- VDA (.vda)
- Pro/E (.prt, .asm, .xpr, .xas)
- Universal 3D (.u3d)
- 3D Studio (.3ds)
- Stereo lithography (.stl)
- VRML 2.0 (.wrl)
- Alias Wavefront (.obj)
- XAML

Notice, there is no UGII on the list.  Currently, Composer does not directly support this platform.  There is however, a way still to import such file types should you ran across the need to.  To do this, simply export the Unigraphics format into a neutral CAD format like ACIS, IGES, or STEP and then import that into Composer.  Simple enough!

 

Brian Adika

Tech Analyst, CATI