Computer-Aided Design Formats

Supported CAD Formats

Format Version Reader Extension Filter Export View Extract Metadata Charset Header/Footer
AutoCAD Drawing R13, R14,
R15/2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018
kpODArdr
kpDWGrdr1The kpODArdr reader can filter, export, and view all versions but is supported only on Windows, Linux, and macOS. The kpDWGrdr reader is used on AIX, FreeBSD, Solaris, and SPARC platforms, but does not support graphics for versions after 2004 or text for versions after 2013.
DWG Y Y Y N Y Y N
AutoCAD Drawing Exchange R13, R14,
R15/2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013
kpODArdr
kpDXFrdr2The kpODArdr reader can filter, export, and view all versions but is supported only on Windows, Linux, and macOS. The kpDXFrdr reader is used on AIX, FreeBSD, Solaris, and SPARC platforms, but does not support graphics for versions after 2004.
DXF Y Y Y N Y Y N
CATIA formats 5 kpCATrdr CAT3All CAT file extensions, for example CATDrawing, CATProduct, CATPart, and so on. Y N N N Y N N
GDSII   gdsiisr GDS
GDS2
Y T T N N N N

Microsoft Visio

4, 5, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 20104Viewing and Export use the graphic reader, kpVSD2rdr for Microsoft Visio 2003, 2007, and 2010, and vsdsr for all earlier versions. Image fidelity in Viewing and Export is therefore only supported for versions 2003 and above. Filter uses the graphic reader kpVSD2rdr for Microsoft Visio 2003, 2007, and 2010, and vsdsr for all earlier versions. vsdsr VSD Y Y Y Y5Extraction of embedded OLE objects is supported for Filter on Windows platforms only. Y Y N
kpVSD2rdr VSD, VSS
VST
Y Y Y N Y Y N
2013 ActiveX components VSDM
VSSM
VSTM
VSDX
VSSX
VSTX
N N Y6 Visio 2013 is supported in Viewing only, with the support of ActiveX components from the Microsoft Visio 2013 Viewer. Image fidelity is supported but other features, such as highlighting, are not. N Y N N
kpVSDXrdr VSDM
VSSM
VSTM
VSDX
VSSX
VSTX
Y Y Y Y Y Y N
Unigraphics (UG) NX   kpUGrdr PRT Y N N N N N N

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