Database
The Import, Database command allows you to import geometry data into Fidelity Pointwise.
The Import, Database command allows you to import geometry data into Fidelity Pointwise.
Note that you can also import database files by simply dragging and dropping the appropriate file into the Display window.
Note: Each trimmed surface imported from geometry data will automatically be put into a quilt and the original trimmed surface will be hidden. When importing an IGES or native CAD file, the Import Database panel will provide additional import settings. See File, Import, Database, Import options for more details.
Tip: Fidelity Pointwise attempts to autodetect the attributes of the file you wish to import based on its extension. To make import go more quickly, you may want to check our supported format tables to ensure you are using one of the extensions that Fidelity Pointwise looks for.
Supported database file formats are summarized in the table below. Press the button to show the table.
| File Type | Extension | Version | ||||
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¹ Educational version not supported.
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| ACIS SAT | .sat | All versions > R27 | ||||
| CATIA V4 | .model .dlv .exp .session |
All versions | ||||
| CATIA V5 | .CATPart .CATProduct .cgr |
R10 > R33 | ||||
| CATIA V6 | .3dxml | R210 > R213 , 2011x > 2013 | ||||
| Creo | .prt, .prt.* .asm, .asm.* .xas, .xpr .neu |
13 > Creo 10 13 > WF5 |
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| DEM | .dem | |||||
| EGADS | .egads | ESP 1.18 OpenCASCADE 7.3.1 |
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| Gridgen | .dba | 15 | ||||
| Gridgen Style Network | .net | |||||
| IGES | .igs .iges |
5.1 | ||||
| Nastran | .nas | 69 | ||||
| NMB | .nmb | 5.15.1 | ||||
| NX Unigraphics | .prt | V11.1 > CR 2306 | ||||
| Parasolid XT | .x_t .x_b |
All versions > V35 | ||||
| Patran | .pat | 2.5 (Only packet 2, types 3 and 5) | ||||
| PLOT3D | .x .xyz .p3d |
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| Pro/ENGINEER | .prt, .prt.* .asm, .asm.* .xas, .xpr .neu |
13 > Creo 10 13 > WF5 |
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| Segment | .dat | |||||
| SolidWorks ¹ | .sldprt .sldasm |
All versions > 2023 | ||||
| Stanford PLY | .ply | |||||
| STEP | .stp .step |
AP203, AP214, AP242 | ||||
| STL | .stl | |||||
| UCD | .ucd | |||||
| UGRID | .ugrid | |||||
| VRML | .wrl .vrml |
1.0, 20.0 | ||||
| Wavefront OBJ | .obj | |||||
| Xpatch | .facet | 3.0 | ||||
For more on importing database files, choose an option below: