Name | AutoCAD Drawing | CATIA Graphical Representation |
File extension | .dwg | .cgr |
Original software | AutoCAD | CATIA V5 |
Binary | ■ | |
ASCII | ||
Polygonal | ■ | ■ |
NURBS | ■ | |
Solids | ■ | |
Smoothing groups | ■ | ■ |
Textures, materials | ■ | ■ |
Developer/Owner | Autodesk | Dassault Systemes |
Description | ||
Specification | ||
Format features | Despite the « two-dimensional » AutoCAD specialization, it is possible to create solid models. Autodesk itself for three-dimensional modeling software promotes Inventor | The format in which CATIA stores a simplified version of representations of solid and surface models |
Viewing software | DWG TrueView (free), DWGSee (free) | 3DXML Player (free) |