Supported Applications and File Formats

Bentley iTwin Services supports a wide array of design applications to ensure all of your engineering data can be aggregated into a single digital twin environment.  The following table list the applications currently supported and the different ways available to sync the data to an iTwin. 

If you do not see your application in the list please go to our iTwin Services Ideas page and filter on Application Integration to submit your application for future consideration.

 

 

 

 

  

How to work with file types, which use the MicroStation Connector?

Import file to MicroStation design file and save. Use the DGN file for converting it into the iModel.

Reality Data Support

Reality data, like point clouds and reality meshes, can be viewed along with your engineering data.  There are no iModel Connectors to sync reality data, instead use Bentley ContextCapture to add real-world digital context to your projects. 

For more information on how to associate your reality data to an iTwin go to the Reality Data page.

GeoSpatial Data Support

The GeoConnector is being developed to support geospatial data coming from multiple sources.

Presently, Shapefile, PostGIS database, ESRI File Geodatabase, ArcGIS Feature Service, and WFS(Web Feature Service), KML and GeoJSON and Oracle Spatial database formats are supported. 

The support of other geospatial data is under investigation.

For more information on how to use the GeoConnector, visit the GeoConnector page.

Autodesk Materials Support 

The Autodesk Material Library consists of several sub-libraries and installers (MSI files) can be taken from installers for Revit, 3dMax or AutoCAD. 

Or they can be downloaded separately from the Autodesk site: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/infraworks/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/ENU/IWGettingStarted/files/Install/IWGettingStarted-Install-ToInstallAutodeskMaterialLibraries-html-html.html (all resolutions packages are necessary but first Common package isn’t). 

It is better to install all Base, Low, Middle, and Advanced Image libraries. At least Base, Middle, and Advanced has unique files. 

Materials should be exported to i-model automatically if Autodesk Materials are installed on the machine where the iModel Connector job is executing from.

File formats supported by Navisworks 

Navisworks can be used to import the additional formats listed below. This of course requires that the source file is first loaded into Navisworks and then saved as a nwd file. Some formats are not listed in this table such as dgn, dwg, or ifc as examples. When a connector exists for a specific format, the best option is to use the native connector for that file format. However, for instances where a native connector does not exist for that format, using Navisworks for one of the formats listed below can be an option. The listed formats below have been tested and successfully imported into an iTwin from Navisworks.

File Format	Source Application
asm	Solidedge Assembly
asm	Pro/ENGINEER Assembly
catpart	CATIA V5 Part document
dri	PDS
dwf	Autodesk
dwfx	Autodesk
iam	Autodesk Inventor
igs	IGES exchange format
ipt	Autodesk Inventor
model	CATIA V4 model
prt	SolidWorks
prt	NX
prt	Pro/ENGINEER
pts	Leica
ptx	Leica
rte	Revit
rvm	RVM
wrl	VRML
x_b	Parasolid binary