Supported 3D File Formats
he following 3D file formats can be imported directly into the latest version of SYNCHRO Pro.
| Product | File Extension(s) | Version(s) | Notes |
| ACIS | SAT, SAB | Up to 2019 | |
| Alias Wavefront | OBJ | All Versions | |
| AutoCAD | DWG, DXF | R14-2018 | |
| Autodesk | DWF, DWFX | Up to 2012 | |
| Autodesk 3DS | 3DS | Any | |
| Autodesk FBX | FBX | 6.0-7.5 | |
| Autodesk Inventor | IPT, IAM | Up to 2020 | |
| Bentley iModel | I.DGN | 1.0 | |
| Bentley iModel 2.0 | .BIM | For SYNCHRO 4D PRO license only | |
| Bentley MicroStation | DGN | V7, V8,V8 XM,V8I,V8i (SS2 and SS3), V10 (CONNECT) | SYNCHRO Pro Plugin is available for MicroStation V8i (SS2 and SS3) and V10 (CONNEC6T) |
| CATIA V4 | EXP, DLV, MODEL, SESSION | Up to 4.2.5 | |
| CATIA V5/V6 | CATProduct, CATPart, CATDrawing, CATShape, CGR | R4 - V5-6 R2019 (R29) | |
| Collada | DAE | Up to 1.5 | |
| Dassault Interchange Format | 3DXML | 2011 - 2013 | |
| GL Transmission Format | GLTF, GLB | 2.0 Only | |
| HOOPS stream file | HSF | ||
| I-deas | MF1, ARC, UNV, PKG | Up to 13.x (NX 5), NX i-deas 6 | |
| IFC | IFC | 2x, 2x2, 2x3, 4 | |
| IGES part files | IGES, IGS | 5.1 - 5.3 | |
| Navisworks | NWF, NWC, [NWD]* | 2017 - 2021 |
via SYNCHRO Pro Plugin for Navisworks. IMPORTANT: NWD can be exported to SPX, but does not support future model updates via Synchronise Form |
| Parasolid | xmt_bin, x_b, x_t, xmt_txt | up to v32 | |
| ProE/Creo | PRT, ASM, NEU, XAS, XPR | Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 6.0 | |
| Revit | RVT | 2017-2021 | via SYNCHRO Pro Plugin for Revit |
| Rhino | 3DM | 4, 5, 6 | |
| SketchUp | SKP | v7, v8, 2013-2020 | |
| Solid Edge | ASM, PAR, PWD, PSM | V19 - 20, ST - ST10, 2020 | |
| SolidWorks | SLDASM, SLDPRT | up to 2020 | |
| STEP part files | STEP, STP | AP203, AP214, AP242 | Geometry ONLY |
| Stereo Lithography | STL | All versions | |
| UGS JT | JT | up to 10.2 | |
| Unigraphics NX | PRT | V11.0 to NX 12.0, and 1899 | |
| Universal 3D | U3D | ECMA-363, 1st, 2nd & 3rd editions | |
| VDA-FS | VDA | 1.0 - 2.0 | |
| VRML files | VRML, WRL | V1.0 and V2.0 (VRML'97) | |
| 3D PDF, PRC | PDF, PRC | All Versions |