# CAD guys-file type **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 18, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840 "2007-04-18T11:45:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/1 "2007-04-18T11:45:13Z")
Anyone know what program uses this extension- .x\_t Ive searched and came up with Parasolid witch took me to UGS group, but Ive also found references to Solidworks. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/2 "2007-04-18T11:59:25Z")
UG primarily; I’ve dealt with it with a few customers… mainly as a translation medium though. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/3 "2007-04-18T12:04:11Z")
hmm IM having a hard time getting the customer to send me anything different. IM looking for a way to open this file up so I can view it. I have Inventor but have no luck with it yet. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/4 "2007-04-18T12:20:43Z")
inventor will not do it. most modeling programs will exprt as a .stp or .igs file, which inventor will recognize. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/5 "2007-04-18T12:22:38Z")
they might be able to save it as a different file type within whatever they are using ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/6 "2007-04-18T12:26:13Z")
thanks guys, I put a call back to them to try .stp and .igs so hopefully it will work that way ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/7 "2007-04-18T14:05:49Z")
Yea, we use STEP and IGES for most intercompany translations; those are the 2 that almost any program can read. And all programs can export at least an IGES. Although they NEED to step up to the new STEP format which includs properties/notes/etc with the model so it’s got all the other info and you don’t have to re-create it all. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/8 "2007-04-19T07:08:53Z")
[quote=“newman,post:4,topic:27840"”] inventor will not do it. most modeling programs will exprt as a .stp or .igs file, which inventor will recognize. [/quote] Thanks, I got them to send me a .stp and it worked out great. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-guys-file-type/27840/9 "2007-04-19T07:40:37Z")
.x\_t is a parasolid file native to UG/NX I believe use 'em all the time 🙂