Software Libraries to Read, Write and Visualize 3D CAD files
CAD Exchanger SDK is a set of C++ / C# / Java libraries to develop fast and robust 3D applications.
Read and write STEP, JT, Solidworks, IFC, FBX, and other CAD formats.
Comprehensive API to Work with 3D CAD data
CAD Exchanger SDK | Libraries to read and write 3D CAD files
Import/Export
30+ 3D formats
Precise geometry and meshes
Assemblies and parts
Colors, materials and textures
Meta-data: names, IDs and user-defined properties
Visualize
Shading and wireframe displays
Materials and transparencies
Multi-LOD support
Analyze
Geometrical definitions
Measurements: distances, angles, volumes and surface areas
Bounding boxes
Centers of masses
Collaborate in the Multi-CAD World
Need to work with CAD files in numerous formats? No worries.
From JT to STL, from NX to OBJ, CAD Exchanger gets you covered.
Developer-centric
Clear and structured API with easy-to-follow guides and examples allow to rapidly build production-ready applications.
Comprehensive docs
Examples
C++, C#, Java and more
Key Features
Import, export and analysis
Unified data model API
Assemblies and parts
Precise geometry (B-Rep) and meshes
Meta-data: names, IDs and user-defined properties
Colors, materials and textures
Visualization
High-performance visualization
Shading and wireframe displays
Materials and transparencies
Selection and hover
B-Rep modeling
Solid, sheet and wireframe B-Rep bodies
Analytical and NURBS curves and surfaces
Solid body primitives
Extrusions and rotations
Bottom-up creation (from vertex to solid)
Mesh generation
Faster parallel tessellations
Higher quality mesh generators for FEA
Water-tight meshes
Fine-tuned and automatic parameters
Multi-LOD (Level of Details) support
PMI
GD&T (Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances), annotations, surface finishes and more
Graphical and semantic PMI
Associations with B-Rep faces and edges
Unified API for convenient access to format-specific data (JT, STEP AP242, etc)
Measurements
Bounding boxes
Lengths, curvatures, angles
Surface areas and volumes
Centers of masses