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Importers are software modules that give SpinFire Ultimate direct access to your native CAD files.

The Importers page provides the following information for each installed importer:


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titleName

Importers are usually named after the CAD file format they import. For more information about an importer, click the icon to the left of the component name.

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titleSupported Versions

Supported CAD file format versions.

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titleExtension

Supported format extensions.

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titleAssociate

Click the respective checkbox(es) to associate specific importer file extensions with SpinFire Ultimate. This association allows you to open a native CAD file from Windows Explorer, starting a new session of SpinFire Ultimate.

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titleConfigure

In the Configure column, the Options buttons open a dialog box that feature settings for each importer (e.g., Attributes and Tessellation Level and Type). Each importer has its own set of unique options. A few examples of common option settings are

  • Whether or not to import metadata from the native CAD file.
  • Whether or not to search recursively in specified directories.
  • The precision of trimesh approximation.
  • Document types: 3D or 2D or both.
  • Whether or not to import PMI data.

When you mouse over a setting title, an description of the setting is displayed in a tooltip.


After you have made desired changes in the dialog box, be sure to click the OK button.

 

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Options

Supported File Formats