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NewFormatsConverter v2

Owned by Glen Yamakawa
Last updated: Fri Sept 25, 2020
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As OEMs start adopting the Catia format, Actify remains committed to our clients success by providing the NewFormatsConverter as a temporary work-around to loading Catia R30 and NX 1926 files into SpinFire Ultimate. The Actify team is actively pursuing the true solution within SpinFire Ultimate 11.8.0 due to be release in the near future.

Download Converter

Download Optional Batch Files - For ease of use

NewFormatsConverter - For manual conversion

To load Catia R30 file into SpinFire Ultimate,

  1. Convert the file to a PRC or STEP file using the NewFormatsConvert.exe.
    1. Start a PowerShell window.
    2. On the command line, execute NewFormatsConverter.exe with a path to a file to convert.
  2. Open the converted file into SpinFire Ultimate.

Usage

NewFormatsConverter.exe <filePath> [-step] [-out <folderPath>][-nopmi] [-hidden] [-wireframes] [-construction].

 Examples

.\NewFormatsConverter.exe "C:\Temp\TestFile.CATPart"
.\NewFormatsConverter.exe "\\server\mynetworkshare\CAD Files\TestFile.CATProduct" -step
.\NewFormatsConverter.exe "\\server\mynetworkshare\CAD Files\TestFile.CATPart" -nopmi

Parameters

ParameterDescription

-step

Convert the Catia file to a STEP file instead of PRC. 

Note: On average this takes longer to convert to STEP.

-out <folderPath>

Specify the folder to create the new file.

-nopmi

Ignore PMI. By default PMI is converted.

-hidden

Convert hidden entities as well.

-wireframes

Convert wireframe entities as well.

-construction

Convert construction entities as well.

Additional Notes

  • A valid SpinFire Ultimate license must exist on the system.
  • NewFormatsConverter.exe expires after 01-Jan-2021.