Extension

MCAD SDK

Open up native MCAD. No royalties, no vendor traps.

Free trial

Formats

  • SolidWorks
  • CATIA V4/V5/V6
  • Inventor
  • Rhino
  • Creo / ProE
  • NX / UG
  • Parasolid
  • ACIS
  • CGR
  • CADDS
  • PLMXML
  • SolidEdge

Core capabilities

  • Geometry & Structure

    • Full B‑Rep access (exact geometry)
    • Mesh geometry and tessellation
    • Assembly hierarchy and part structure
    • Support for hidden, suppressed, reference parts

  • Metadata & PMI

    • Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)
    • Materials, colors, layers, names
    • Custom object properties and attributes

  • Visualization

    • Optimized 3D visualization engine
    • Cross-platform rendering (desktop, web, mobile)
    • Section views, exploded views, object isolation

  • Interoperability & Publishing

    • Unified API across all formats
    • Geometric and technical data extraction
    • Export to STEP, 3D PDF, OBJ and others

3D CAD formats support by ODA

  • ODA supports a wide range of 3D CAD formats
  • Exchange formats are included in the ODA Core Package
  • Native MCAD formats require the MCAD SDK

  • ODA Core Package

    • STEP
    • IGES
    • STL
    • OBJ
    • 3DS
    • JT
    • FBX
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  • MCAD SDK

    • SolidWorks
    • CATIA V4/V5/V6
    • Inventor
    • NX
    • Parasolid
    • Creo
    • SolidEdge
    • Rhino
    • CADDS
    • 3ShapeDCM
    • ProE
    • PLMXML
    • CGR
    • Procera

Roadmap

  • 2025

    • Release

      • June
        • SolidWorks
      • Nov
        • InvInterop
      • Dec
        • Catia

    • Beta

      • Dec
        • Creo

  • 2026

    • Release

      • June
        • Creo
      • July
        • Rhino
      • Dec
        • Parasolid
        • ACIS

    • Beta

      • Dec
        • NX

  • 2027

    • Release

      • June
        • NX
      • Dec
        • SolidEdge
        • CGR

Free Trial Currently Supported Formats

  • The ODA MCAD SDK free trial currently supports

    • SolidWorks
    • Inventor

  • We're actively working on expanding format support — more will be available soon.

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Take control of your 3D exchange technology

  • The MCAD SDK is being developed under the ODA Strategic Interoperability Group program.

  • Strategic Interoperability Group

    We bring together companies with common needs, to jointly develop real solutions for real problems.

  • December 31st marks the final opportunity for ODA members to join the MCAD project at the Controlling level.

Take the next step

For questions about the ODA MCAD SDK,
including how to join the product launch

Contact us