Notes
- BricsCAD Communicator® is a separate import/export module for BricsCAD which adds extra file formats to the IMPORT and EXPORT commands.
- Platform support: Communicator for Windows is available as 32 & 64 bit. The bit architecture of Communicator and BricsCAD should correspond.
- Versioning: Communicator V18.2 will work with BricsCAD V18.2 Pro and Platinum. Previous BricsCAD versions (V18.1, V17, V16 or older) are not compatible. BricsCAD Communicator V18 installs and runs independently from previous V17 versions.
- To report problems, please send a Support Request.
13.02
2018
Version 18.2.01
New
New
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IMPORT
- Supported file format versions: Inventor 2018, Solid Edge ST10, Parasolid version 30 (30.0.198).
- SolidWorks Reader reads 2D/3D sketch curves for SolidWorks 2014 and higher version Part files for active configuration only.
- EXPORT Supported file format versions: Parasolid version 30 (30.0.198).
Supported file formats
Improvements
- Communicator provides both Direct translators and Parasolid kernel-based translators for Parasolid-based formats. Parasolid-based translators will be used when the Parasolid kernel (pskernel.dll) is found in the system path, otherwise the Direct translators will be active. Bricsys does not provide the Parasolid kernel, but it may have been installed on the system by other software products.
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IMPORT File format Direct translator Parasolid-based translator ACIS R1 − 2018 1.0 CATIA V4 4.1.9 − 4.2.4 CATIA V5 V5R8 − V5−6R2017 3DExperience(CATIA V6) up to V6 R2017x IGES up to 5.3 Inventor V6 − V2018 JT 8.x, 9.x and 10.x 8.x, 9.x and 10.x NX NX 1 − NX 11 11 − NX 11 Parasolid 9.0.x − 30.0.x 9.0 − 30.0.198 Pro/E / Creo 16 − Creo 4.0 Solid Edge V18 − ST10 V18 − ST10 SolidWorks 2003 − 2017 98 − 2017 STEP AP203, AP214, AP242 STL All (Graphical data only) VDA−FS 1.0 − 2.0 XCGM R2012 − 2018 1.1 -
EXPORT File format Direct translator Parasolid-based translator 3D PDF 1.7 ACIS 2018 1.0 CATIA V4 4.2.4 CATIA V5 V5−6R2017 IGES 5.3 STEP AP203, AP214, AP242 (*) VDA−FS 2.0 XCGM 2018 1.1 Parasolid N/A 30.0.198 - (*) STEP export as AP203, AP214 or AP242 is controllable by a Communicator setting in the BricsCAD Settings dialog.