--- title: "CATIA V5 Import Settings" url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/FCATIAIMPORT.html" section_path: "CAD Import > CATIA V5 Import Settings" element_id: "FCATIAIMPORT" description: "This page documents the CATIA V5 import settings in Cinema 4D. They control how native CATIA CAD assemblies are converted to polygon geometry — part of …" --- # CATIA V5 Import Settings > **Note:** **What is it about?** > > This page documents the **CATIA V5 import settings** in **Cinema 4D**. They control how native CATIA CAD assemblies are converted to polygon geometry — part of the CAD import family for visualization workflows. The CATIA V5 import settings are described here. Tip:Note that many of the following options will only work if the respective export options in the CAD applications also export these elements. This applies to the **Combine** function in particular.