What CAD formats does 3D-Tool support?
3D-Tool supports more than 30 3D and 2D CAD formats. These include native formats from CAD systems such as CATIA, Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Creo, Inventor, Rhino and AutoCAD, exchange formats such as STEP, JT, IGES, Parasolid and SAT, and visualization formats such as STL, 3MF, PLY, VRML and OBJ. 2D drawings in DWG, DXF and HPGL are also supported.
What sets 3D-Tool apart from other CAD viewers?
3D-Tool is designed for ease of use and practical application. The professional measurement, analysis and conversion functions are intuitive and require no CAD expertise, training or lengthy onboarding. Many features come directly from user suggestions - from the everyday practice of people who work with CAD data.
How much does 3D-Tool cost, and can I try it before buying?
A perpetual license for 3D-Tool Premium costs 800 euros. It includes the viewer, all CAD interfaces and the 3D-Native CAD Converter. Before buying, you can test all interfaces and tools free of charge for 14 days. 3D-Tool Basic costs 200 euros and 3D-Tool Advanced costs 400 euros. Both editions provide the same functions for viewing, measuring and analyzing 3D models and 2D drawings as 3D-Tool Premium, but support fewer CAD file formats and do not include the 3D-NativeCAD Converter. The free 3D-Tool Free Viewer provides almost the same tools as the 3D-Tool Viewer, but opens only DDD, STL and 3MF files and cannot export CAD files.
How can I open CAD files without a CAD system?
You can open CAD files without your own CAD system with a CAD viewer such as 3D-Tool. The software lets you view, inspect, measure and analyze 3D models and 2D drawings without a CAD license or CAD knowledge.
With 3D-Tool, companies open CAD files from more than 30 formats, including STEP, IGES, STL, 3MF, OBJ, JT, SAT, Parasolid and native formats from CATIA, Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor and Solid Edge. This makes it easy to quickly inspect, measure, analyze and, if needed, convert CAD data to other formats - regardless of which CAD system was used to create the file.
How does 3D-Tool support toolmaking, purchasing, work preparation and quality assurance?
3D-Tool supports toolmaking, purchasing, work preparation and quality assurance when quickly opening, inspecting, measuring, analyzing and converting CAD files - without a CAD system and without CAD knowledge.
In toolmaking, 3D models can be checked for wall thicknesses, draft angles, undercuts and changes. Purchasing, quoting and costing teams can use CAD data to better assess dimensions, volumes, technical requirements and manufacturing effort. In work preparation and quality assurance, 3D-Tool helps with checking geometries, comparing model revisions, measuring relevant part information and documentation. For development, design and technical documentation, 3D-Tool provides a simple way to display, analyze and share CAD files from many formats.
