St. Louis Precision Casting Company utilizes SolidWorks 3-D modeling software and SolidView/Pro, which enable us to view a number of different types of file formats.

Customer supplied CAD data aids with quote preparation, rigging design and when necessary, solidification simulation. STL files present the most direct means of inputting the data into the Solidification Simulation Program (SolidCast). Other 3-D file formats such as Unigraphics — UGII (*.prt), Pro/Engineer (*.prt), and IGES (*.igs, *.iges) can also be successfully viewed and translated to an STL file to be used in solidification simulation.

SolidWorks Data Exchange Table
2D DXF/DWG	In and Out for Revisions 12, 13, 14, and 2000 of AutoCAD
3D DXF	In
STEP	In and Out for AP203, In for AP214
IGES	In and Out
STL	Out (for rapid prototyping)
ACIS (*.SAT)	In and Out
X_B (Parasolid Binary)	In and Out using the Parasolid Kernel file format.
X_T files	In and Out using the Parasolid Kernel file format.
VDAFS (*.VDA)	Input and output
Pro/Engineer files	Input
Unigraphics files	Input
Mechanical Desktop files	Input
Autodesk Inventor Part Files	Input
SolidEdge Part Files	Input