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Despite claims by numerous CAD vendors that their particular system has become the industry standard, Kubotek surveys have shown that no single 3D design format has emerged as the standard. Even the commonly used IGES (ANSI Y14.26M) and STEP (ISO 10303) AP203/214 formats created by the standards organizations have not become the dominant way companies exchange 3D models. Some industries have attempted to tackle CAD interoperability issues by requiring suppliers to accept data in the format of a particular CAD program. The problem is not an easy one to solve when a supplier serves a diverse customer base. Often, small to mid-sized companies end up supporting multiple CAD programs just to read 3D product data from customers.

KeyCreator Offers Additional Translation Capabilities

It is expensive for companies to keep resources dedicated to multiple CAD systems. That's why KeyCreator is frequently chosen as the workhorse system for multi-CAD environments. Several file formats are supported in the standard KeyCreator package. In addition, Kubotek offers the following set of 3D engineering data translation capabilities in premium packages of KeyCreator.

• CATIA 4 Import
• CATIA 4 Export
• CATIA 5 Import
• CATIA 5 Export
• Pro/Engineer Import
• Pro/Engineer Wildfire Import
• Unigraphics Import
• UGS NX Import