Frequently Asked Questions
Product Questions
What is Glovius?
Glovius is a modern 3D CAD viewer for CATIA, STEP, IGES, Creo, NX, JT, Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks files. With Glovius you can take accurate measurements, cut dynamic sections, compare differences between models, review changes and export to a variety of formats. It comes up with free 2D viewer which support 2D formats like CATDrawing, DWG and DXF.
What are the file formats supported in Glovius?
Glovius supports most of the popular 3D file formats, here is the comprehensive list.
| Format | Version | Extensions | Tess | BREP | PMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autodesk Inventor | Up to 2019 | IPT, IAM |  | |  |
| CATIA V4 | Up to 4.2.5 | MODEL, SESSION, DLV, EXP | | | |
| CATIA V5 | R4 to V5-6R2018 | CATPart, CATProduct, CATShape, CGR | | | |
| CATIA V6 [3DXML] | 2011 to 2013 | 3DXML | |  | |
| Creo | Elements/Pro 5.0 Up to Parametric 5.0 | ASM, NEU, PRT, XAS, XPR | | | |
| I-deas | Up to 13.x (NX 5), NX I-deas 6 | MF1, ARC, UNV, PKG | | | |
| IGES | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | IGS, IGES | | | |
| JT | Up to v10.0 | JT | | | |
| Parasolid | Up to v27.0 | X_B, X_T, XMT, XMT_TXT | | | |
| All Versions | | | | ||
| PRC | All Versions | PRC | | | |
| Pro/Engineer | Up to Wildfire 5 | ASM, NEU, PRT, XAS, XPR | | | |
| Rhino3D | 4, 5 | 3DM | | | |
| Siemens PLM-NX | Unigraphics V11.0 to NX 12.0 | PRT | | | |
| Solid Edge | V19 – 20, ST – ST10 | ASM, PAR, PWD, PSM | | | |
| SolidWorks | Up to 2018 | SLDASM, SLDPRT | | | |
| STEP | AP 203 E1/E2, AP 214, AP 242 | STP, STEP, STP.Z | | | |
| Stereo Lithography (STL) | All Versions | STL | | | |
| U3D | ECMA-363 (1st, 2nd and 3rd editions) | U3D | | | |
| VDA-FS | Version 1.0 and 2.0 | VDA | | |