Data Interface

Export

Export files as .html
Models can be exported for viewing purposes in several formats including STL, VRML and more. Cimatron 2026 has added a new format for viewing of the model – .html. Files exported in the .html format hold the visualization mesh of the model and are viewable in a web browser, meaning that models can be viewed on any device, anywhere. HTML is a format for 3D data, with parameter controls similar to those found when exporting mesh formats, so it can be used on any file type except Drawings. When viewed in a browser window, the model can be rotated, zoomed or panned. Other capabilities will depend on how the format maker develops the format going forward.
	HTML is a new export format with parameters like mesh tolerance edge display.
	HTML files provide a viewable and portable method of examining 3D data.

Step export to Visi

A set of export parameters tailored to the Visi CAD system was developed and added to Cimatron 2026 for the STEP format.

Export to Visi is best done using the step format and the dedicated settings.

Import monitoring

Data Import Monitoring
Most Cimatron projects begin with some sort of imported data. This data ends up in down-level assemblies, NC files, electrode projects, and more. Now in Cimatron 2026 the system will actually monitor the folder that stores the original import data, and let you know when a new STEP, IGES, or other source file has arrived. This check – Data Import Monitoring - is preference controlled and can be turned on or off at the individual file level. It can also be used in two different ways – by checking the same folder for any new import data of the same type, or more narrowly, checking only new data files with the exact same name as the original. It is important to note that the alert isn’t importing the new data or processing the ECO. This remains in your hands, but when a Cimatron file is being opened and a new (later dated) neutral file is found, a notification is issued. There are 3 ways to react to the alert: Turn Off – Data import monitoring is not desired in this project. The preference value will be unchecked. Acknowledge – The notification was seen and this new data file can be considered taken care of. It will be marked as no longer new. Remind me later – The notification was seen but the new data cannot be processed now. Keep letting me know. Data import monitoring is a powerful new tool. The behavior is tailored to match the type of file being opened: Only NC files made directly from a data import will be checked. NC on Cimatron data is already being updated by the normal file associativity to the part. Opening an imported assembly will only check for the assembly name, but opening a Cimatron created assembly can check the names of any imported part it contains. Mold assemblies are able to check for the name of the master part that sourced the parting work file.
	Data import monitoring is preference based for each file.
	The alert message gives specific information about the new data file in the folder, and which Cimatron file is likely affected by it.

Import

Direct import of Rhino files

Cimatron 2026 has added a new data import format - .3dm - which is the native Rhino file format. This translator has all of the usual import parameters like entity filtering or ‘Import to NC’. Rhino files do not support assemblies, but the special parameter for Multi Object to Assembly has been made available.

Cimatron 2026 supports the import of .3dm (Rhino) files.

Import Catia part number

The direct import translator for Catia files will now locate and transfer two new file attributes.

In Catia files, the Part Number is something different than the file name. It is not always assigned, but when it does exist it will now be imported into the Standard Number attribute of the Cimatron part file.
Revision is another optional Catia attribute often appended onto the Part Number. When this is found it will be written to the Revision attribute of the Cimatron part file.

Part Number and Revision are potentially important file attributes that the direct Catia import can pass on to Cimatron.

Import Catia feature level

A CAD file in its native format may hold a certain status that is unique to its original environment. When directly importing such a file, we must know what to do with special cases. For Catia files, it may sometimes happen that the feature tree is left in work mode. In this mode some geometric features of the part will be temporarily suspended. (It is similar to insert mode in the Cimatron feature tree.) A new parameter has been added to the Catia import options to decide how a file in this state should be imported.

The new parameter is called Import the model in its ‘In Work’ state.
By default it is enabled. The imported data will be equal to the currently shown data in the Catia file.
When this new option not enabled, the file will import with its compete feature tree.

Catia models will be imported by default as they appear in Catia, even if some features are in work state.

Import Graphical data

STEP files generally contain solid and surface geometric data, but they are also able to carry triangulated mesh data. Very often this is just the display mesh of the part, the graphical info. In Cimatron 2026 this graphical representation of the part can be imported by marking a new checkbox option labeled Import Graphical data.

Only one type of data can be imported at a time, so normally this option should not be selected.
If an import creates an empty file, the system will run a check of the STEP file and prompt you to try this option to get the triangulated model of the part.

Import Graphical data is a new option for importing step files.

The system can issue a prompt if this new option would be helpful.