SLDASM
Title(s): SolidWorks Assembly Format
Version ID: SolidWorks 2009
Date released: 2008-09-17
Date: 1995
Creator(s): SolidWorks Corporation
Contributor(s): SolidWorks Corporation
Relationships: - The SolidWorks Assembly format was developed by SolidWorks Corporation in 1995. SolidWorks Corporation was acquired by Dassault Systèmes in 1997.
- Previous Version(s):
- Contains: SLDPRT
- Syntax Format(s): None
- Family Format(s): None
Description: SolidWorks Assembly format files are files produced by SolidWorks software. SolidWorks Assembly format files contain a number of SolidWorks Part format files that describe an object for CAD and CAM purposes.
History: See SolidWorks Company History for an overview of the format and company history.
Example(s):
- Sample file: Media:SLD.tar
- Sample Screenshot: Media:ASMImage.PNG
Identifier:
Documentation: SolidWorks Corporation
File Extensions: SLDPRT
Applications:
- Native application(s):
- Interoperable applications: See SolidWorks Partner Products for a list of products that operate with SolidWorks files.
Magic numbers: Unknown; Proprietary format
Format(s): Unknown
Rights: Proprietary license
Sustainability Factors:
- Standardization:
- Adoption:
- Licensing and patent claims: Proprietary license
- Self-documentation: None
- External dependencies: None
- Technical protection considerations: There are export eligibility considerations pertaining to the software used to generate and/or view SolidWorks files.
File classification:
- Type {Binary, Text}: Binary
- Raster data:
- Raster data 2D:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Raster data 3D:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Raster data 2D:
- Geometric representation:
- Implicit representation:
- Implicit surfaces:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Implicit curves:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Point set:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Implicit surfaces:
- Mesh:
- Manifold surface meshes:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Manifold volume meshes:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Non-manifold meshes:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Manifold surface meshes:
- Parametric representation:
- Parametric surfaces:
- Is Supported: Yes
- Description: Geometric elements are parametric.
- Parametric curves:
- Is Supported: Yes
- Description: Geometric elements are parametric.
- Parametric surfaces:
- Contour sets:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- NURBS:
- Is Supported: Yes
- Description: NURBs are supported.
- Implicit representation:
- Multi-resolution models:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Dynamics:
- Kinematics:
- Is Supported: Yes
- Description: Kinematics are supported
- Assembly:
- Is Supported: Yes
- Description: SolidWorks Assembly format files contain an assembly of SolidWorks Part format files.
- Force(s):
- Is Supported: Yes
- Description: Forces are supported
- Kinematics:
- Boundary representation
- Manifold surface boundary representations:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Manifold volume boundary representations:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Non-manifold boundary representations:
- Is Supported:
- Description:
- Manifold surface boundary representations:
- Material transparency:
- Is Supported: Yes
- Description: Transparency is supported.
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