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Autodesk Inventor 2014 (incl. its versions in Autodesk Design Suites) supports import and export of broad range of CAD formats. Version 2014 contains (besides its native data formats) translators for these "foreign" and neutral CAD formats and format versions (data import/export, new formats compared to 2013 are highlighted):

FormatImportExport
AutoCAD 2D/3D (*.dwg, *.dxf)R12-2014R12-2014
Alias (*.wire)version 10 and newer-
CATIA V4 (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct, *.model)all versions-
CATIA V5 (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct)V5-V62012 (R6-R22)V5-V62012 (R10-R22)
IGES (*.igs)all versions5.3
JT Precise (*.jt)7.0, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.57.0, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
Parasolid (*.x_b, *.x_t)up to version 25.09.0-23.0
Point-clouds.rcs (+ formats from ReCap)-
Pro/ENGINEER Creo (*.prt, *.asm)up to version Wildfire 5.0 and Creo Parametric 1.0,2.0-
Pro/ENGINEER Granite (*.g)up to version 8.01.0-8.0
Pro/ENGINEER Neutral (*.neu) allall
Revit (*.rvt, *.rfa).rvt up to version 2014.rfa 2014
Rhino (*.3dm)1.0 - 5.0-
SAT (*.sat)4.0-7.07.0
SolidWorks (*.prt, *.sldprt, *.asm, *.sldasm)2001 Plus - 2013-
STEP (*.stp, *.ste)AP214, AP203E2AP214, AP203E2
STL (*.stl)allall
UGS NX (*.prt)Unigraphics V13 up to NX 8.5-

Additional formats are available as add-on translator plugins (e.g. VRML - .wrl; GEO - .geo; XGL).

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See also:
Tip 14075:Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2025 (import/export/AnyCAD).
Tip 12184:Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2020 (import/export/AnyCAD).
Tip 10495:Support of STEP AP242 and STPZ in Inventor 2016.
Tip 10303:Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2016 (import/export).
Tip 9965:How to create a 360° spherical panorama of your CAD model?


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