Hi,
Since Solidworks is currently not supporting importing step 242 files, there are not any good alternatives for export as they turn out either broken or very “basic”. Are there currently any new export formats that are being worked on, such as maybe .iges or step214?
Thanks in advance 
AL
This is not supported unfortunately. All geometries in VC are meshes (triangles). CAD geometries are mathematical features. Conversion from mathematical representation to mesh is “easy” and that’s what VC CAD import does. But conversion from mesh back to mathematical representation is very difficult and something that VC export cannot do. So any export format will still have geometries as mesh and usually you cannot use them efficiently in CAD. That is you may be able to visualize them but continuing design on top of the mesh may be limited or not possible at all.
-k
I have a similar problem, we have created a 3D layout for a customer, he would like to have it available as a STEP file, but when I do the export via VC and the customer opens it, nothing is displayed, he uses Solidworks 2022.
Hy,
as keke mentioned there is no good way from mesh-data to vector-data.
Vector-data to mesh-data is a one-way!
But why is it necessary for customer load data back to SW? → If you would show results to customer, try to share data over VC-Experience?
Regards
We often have the problem that our customers are not allowed to install VC-Experience due to IT-regulations in big companies.
Since we are also working with Solidworks we also work with eDrawings (Viewer) wich should be free as i remember correctly.
But to give our customers a chance to open big STATIC layouts on their pc in 3D we have the following workflow:
With this our customers don’t have to install anything because it is a working .EXE-file.
If the customer just want to see the static 3D-layout, this solution is perfect for us.
Maybe this is what you and your customer need?
Regards