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DWG FastView Adds 14 More 3D Formats Plus SolidWorks & CATIA Drawing Support

We have been continuously expanding the range of 3D file formats supported in DWG FastView. From our early support for SolidWorks SLDPRT and SLDASM files, to the major 3D engine upgrade with RVT 2025 support, to adding Rhino 3DM viewing and much more 3D formats on iOS — our goal has always been the same: let you open any 3D file, anywhere, on any device. Today, we are thrilled to announce 14 additional 3D model formats and 2 new 2D engineering drawing formats from SolidWorks and CATIA are now fully supported!

14 Newly Supported 3D Formats

Starting from v5.18.0, DWG FastView Mobile now opens the following 3D model formats:
Format Extension Description
3MF .3mf 3D Manufacturing Format
Binary glTF .glb Compact binary version of glTF
Autodesk FBX .fbx ASCII (7100–7500) and all binary versions
COLLADA .dae Digital Asset Exchange (any version)
Pro/E & Creo (NX) .neu, .neu.* NX/Unigraphics neutral files
CATIA V4 .dlv CATIA DLV model data
CATIA V4 .exp CATIA export file
Parasolid .xmt, .xmt_txt Parasolid transmit formats (up to v37.0)
Autodesk Navisworks .nwd Navisworks Document (2012–2025)
Bentley MicroStation .dgn DGN version 7 & 8
IFC Compressed .ifczip Compressed IFC archive (BIM)
CATIA V5 .CATShape CATIA shape data (upload-only*)
* .CATShape files support upload only and cannot be independently converted. They serve as dependency files for CATIA assemblies, similar to how .bin files are referenced by .glTF models.

NEW: SolidWorks & CATIA 2D Drawing Support

Starting from v5.18.6, DWG FastView now supports 2D engineering drawing formats generated by two of the world's most widely used 3D CAD platforms:
  • .slddrw — SolidWorks Drawing (2013–2024)
  • .CATDrawing — CATIA Drawing (V5 R8 to V5-6 R2024, or exported from 3DExperience up to V6 R2024x)
If you already use DWG FastView to view SolidWorks 3D part and assembly files, you can now open the associated 2D detail drawings as well — all within the same app, completely free.

Complete List of Supported 3D Formats

With this update, DWG FastView now supports a comprehensive list of 30+ 3D model and drawing formats across all major CAD/BIM platforms:
Format Extensions Supported Versions
ACIS .sat, .sab Up to 2023
CATIA V4 .model, .dlv, .exp Up to 4.2.5
CATIA V5 .CATPart, .CATProduct, .cgr, .CATShape, .CATDrawing Up to V5-6 R2024 (R34)
3DExperience (CATIA V6) .3dxml Up to V5-6 R2024 (R34)
CATIA Drawing .CATDrawing V5 R8–V5-6 R2024 or 3DExperience up to V6 R2024x
IFC .ifc, .ifczip IFC2x Editions 2, 3 and 4
IGES .igs, .iges 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Inventor .ipt, .iam Up to 2025
JT .jt Up to v10.9
NX (UG) .prt UG11–UG18, UG NX, NX5–NX12, NX1847–NX2406
OBJ .obj All versions
Parasolid .x_t, .x_b, .xmt, .xmt_txt Up to v37.0
Pro/E & Creo .prt, .asm, .prt.*, .asm.*, .neu, .neu.* Pro/Engineer 19.0 to Creo 11
Rhino .3dm 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Solid Edge .par, .asm, .psm 1–20, ST1–ST10, 2019–2024
SolidWorks .sldprt, .sldasm From 98 up to 2024
SolidWorks Drawing .slddrw 2013–2024
STEP .stp, .step AP 203, AP 214, AP 242 E1/E2(beta)/E3(beta)
STL .stl All versions
3MF .3mf 1, 2, 3
FBX .fbx ASCII: 7100–7500; Binary: all
COLLADA .dae Any
VDA-FS .vda Version 1.0 and 2.0
glTF .gltf, .glb Version 2.0 only
Revit .rvt, .rfa 2015–2025
Autodesk Navisworks .nwd 2012–2025
DGN .dgn 7, 8
SketchUp .skp Up to 2023
 

Update Your App Today!

Head over to the App Store or Google Play and update DWG FastView to the latest version to access all 30+ 3D formats. Whether you work with SolidWorks, CATIA, Revit, Rhino, or SketchUp — DWG FastView has you covered, on any device. Although DWG FastView provides free trial for the video annotation feature, but you can only use it free 10 minutes. if you want to unlock all features & remove all ads, please click the button below to upgrade your DWG FastView account on mobile phone. If you want to upgrade on PC, click here. Wherever you upgrade your account on mobile app or on web, the VIP account is the same and can be used across devices, Mobile, Windows and web browsers. upgrade button for dwg fastview mobile