Requirements

• Please note that all MULTICAx Plug-ins are on a dedicated media. You need this media to install them.
• Never modify data generated in V5: information could be lost and the MULTICAD Update could result in incorrect results.
• Part Number must be unique, all parts with the same name are considered as identical.
• On Windows, make sure the files to translate are not encrypted: push the Advanced button in the Properties dialog box of the file and uncheck the Encrypt contents to secure data option.
  

The MULTICAx Acis/DXF3D (A) Plug-in allows you to import:

• Acis/DXF3D native data (parts only).
  This import converts Acis/DXF3D part geometry into the CATIA Graphical Representation (CGR) or CATPart formats, which renders it readable by V5. Users can perform this import interactively or from the command line.
  Allowed extensions for Acis files are .sat, .sab for part files, .asat and .asab for assembly files.
  The DXF-3D part files must have the .dxf extension.
  The DWG 3D files must have the .dwg extension.
  When importing Acis/DXF3D part geometry, MULTICAx A Plug-in converts all solid bodies belonging to visible layers in the  Acis/DXF3D part into the CGR-faceted form, with user-specified tessellation parameters. In  addition, parts can optionally be imported in the CATPart data format, which allows access to geometry. Coordinate systems can also be retrieved in the generated CATPart files.
  3D Faces are supported in DXF files.
• Inventor: (*.ipt) parts and (*.iam) assemblies.
  The Inventor files must have the .ipt or .iam extension.
  They are converted to CATProducts, CATParts or CGR (Inventor 2018 and up).
• VDA-FS (*.vda): parts only.
• The VDA-FS part files must have the .vda extension.
  When reading DXF 3D or Inventor files, only the embedded ACIS data is read. Therefore converted data can have some differences compared to the original model.

Protocols and attributes

For conversions, the following protocols or attributes apply:

• Length units for parts are converted to millimeters. 
• Pure wire frame data and  coorsys is not supported during the conversion.
• Text and annotations are not supported.
• Textures and color of textures are not supported. Only respective entity RGB color is supported.

Installation requirements

MSXML 6.0 must be installed on your machine before running the converter.

Licensing requirements

.sat, .dxf, .ipt and .vda extensions are not natively supported in V5.
Therefore, DAL licenses (ENOVIA PORTAL, CATIA) or MAP licences (DELMIA) are required to access these extensions.

(**) VDA-FS data is read with any of the following MultiCAx plug-in products installed (no licenses required): DAL, DEL, DSL, UDL.