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What is Autodesk DirectConnect? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Supported products and translators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What's New in This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Installation and Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Install Autodesk DirectConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Deploy software with group policies for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Import...

Pro/ENGINEER SolidWorks . . . STEP . . . . . . STL . . . . . . . NX . . . . . . . Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 assembly . . . . . . . . . CATIA V4 . . . . . . . . . CATIA V5 . . . . . . . . . CGR (.cgr) . . . . . . . . . Cosmo . . . . . . . . . . DRAW (DR) . . . . . . . . DWG . . . . . . . . . . . DXF . . . . . . . . . . . . Granite . . . . . . . . . . IGES . . . . . . . . . . . . Inventor (Open Inventor) JT file . . . . . . . . . . . parts . . . . . . . . . . . . Pro/ENGINEER . . . . . . SolidWorks . . . . . . . . SPACE (SP) . . . . . . . . SPF . ....

What is Autodesk DirectConnect? Autodesk® DirectConnect® is a family of data translators. Each of these translators imports a specific CAD file format into one or more of the following Autodesk software products. ■ Autodesk® Alias® Autodesk® Maya® Autodesk® Showcase® Autodesk® Opticore® Studio In addition, you can export some CAD file formats from some products with Autodesk Di

Supported products and translators The following tables provide a guide to the file formats and bit versions currently supported by DirectConnect in Autodesk products. Formats that require an additional license are noted. Click any of the file formats to see more information about that specific format. Autodesk Alias Import File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit Apple® Mac OS® X® 10.6 or higher, Snow Leopard, 64 bit Additional license required Autodesk Inventor (page 26) ® 2 | Chapter 1 What is Autodesk DirectConnect?

File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit Apple® Mac OS® X® 10.6 or higher, Snow Leopard, 64 bit Open Inventor™ and Cosmo™_ (page 41) SPF (Studio Packet File) (.wire) NOTE (1) Before you can import SolidWorks files, you must purchase, install, and license SolidWorks® 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010 on the same machine, and have it running. Supported products and tran

Autodesk Alias Export File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Apple® Mac OS® X® 10.6 or higher, Snow Leopard, 64 bit Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit Additional license required ZPR (page 33)™ (for Rapid Prototyping) SPF (Studio Packet File) (.wire) Autodesk Showcase File Format 4 | Chapter 1 What is Autodesk DirectConnect? Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit

File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit Additional license required Autodesk Inventor (page 26) Open Inventor and Cosmo (page 41) Supported products and translators |

File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit NOTE (1) Before you can import SolidWorks files, you must purchase, install, and license SolidWorks® 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010 on the same machine, and have it running. Autodesk Maya Import File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit Apple® Mac OS® X® 10.6 or higher, Snow Leopard, 64 bit Additional license required Pro/ENGINEER (page 45) 6 | Chapter 1 What is Autodesk DirectConnect?

File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit Apple® Mac OS® X® 10.6 or higher, Snow Leopard, 64 bit Autodesk Inventor (page 26) Open Inventor and Cosmo (page 41) NOTE (1) Before you can import SolidWorks files, you must purchase, install, and license SolidWorks® 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010 on the same machine, and have it running. Supported products and translator

Autodesk Maya Export File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit Apple® Mac OS® X® 10.6 or higher, Snow Leopard, 64 bit Additional license required STL (page 51) Autodesk Opticore Studio File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit 8 | Chapter 1 What is Autodesk Direct

File Format Microsoft®Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, 32-bit and 64 bit Additional license required Autodesk Inventor (page 26) Open Inventor and Cosmo (page 41) Supported products and translators |