CAD Import

Until now, the import of numerous types of CAD files was very arduous. In Cinema 4D , the most important CAD file formats can be opened directly in Cinema 4D. The objects are tessellated (loaded as splines), i.e., converted to a polygon mesh. Instances are maintained.

Several settings are also available with which the tessellation can be adjusted (more or fewer polygons = precise or less precise version of the NURBS surfaces).

Cinema 4D can open the following CAD formats:

• IGES: *.igs, *.iges
• Step: *.stp, *.step, *.p21
• JT: *.jt
• Solidworks: *.sldprt, *.sldasm, *.slddrw
• Catia V5: *.catpart, *.catproduct, *.cgr

The import settings are almost identical for all of these formats.