Latest FormatWorks Adds Tools for CATIA Users

By DE Editors

Capvidia (Leuven, Belgium) continues to provide solutions for SolidWorks users who need to translate CATIA data with the latest version of FormatWorks. This new release supports all CATIA V5 revisions up to version 17.

New enhancements include functionality for export of CATIA V5 assemblies; support for CATIA V4 export files format .exp; Preview-Select-Translate, which allows geometry visualization and selection of parts or assemblies for translation to SolidWorks; and the ability to preserve original color definition.

FormatWorks is specifically designed for data import and repair of models in the SolidWorks environment. Repair can be performed on imported 3D models or models created in SolidWorks. The company says that many kinds of geometrical and topological problems preventing SolidWorks from forming of a valid solid can be resolved with help of FormatWorks. 

FormatWorks also provides extensive manual repair tools. It will automatically classify all problematic areas (e.g., gaps, invalid topology, and bad surfaces), create new documents with problem entities, and allow the user to repair each problematic area independently. Once repaired, these areas are automatically inserted back into the original model.

Data import formats are IGES, STEP, Parasolid, VDA-FS, STL, VRML, CATIA V4 (.exp, .model), CATIA V5 (up to R17, CATPart, CATProduct), Pro/E, CADDS, and UGX. Data export formats are IGES 6.0, STEP, CATIA V4 (.model), CATIA V5 (up to R16, CATPart, CATProduct), ACIS, IGES (up to 6.0 with CAD system flavor for CATIA V4, CATIA V5, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, FEMAP), VRML, and STL.

For more information, please visit capvidia.com.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.