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Ready for version 2024.3 of Datakit technical data exchange solutions?

Ready for version 2024.3 of Datakit technical data exchange solutions?

July 15, 24

You will appreciate upcoming functionnalities, full compatibility with new versions of third-party vendors CAD software, and our solution to write PLM XML files*. Note that the solution to read PLM XML was already available.

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This written solution for PLM XML files* allows to write the assembly tree with all the nodes and links related to external parts, as well as instances and all metadatas available such as attributs … As a consequence, the use of this compact open format facilitates the access of all the data registered all over the life cycle of a product.

As with every new quarterly release, Datakit improves the reliability, performance and compatibility of its solutions with third-party solutions on the market.

Latest 2024.3 version ensures compatibility with the following software solutions:

  • Creo 11.0,
  • Fusion 2.0.19426,
  • Inventor 2025,
  • Opencascade 7.8.0,
  • Revit 2025.

The aim of additional functionalities included in the V2024.3 is to ease the user works while enhancing once more the exchange of data. Among significant developments:

  • Retrieval of the UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) of the part designed with STEP or Catia V6,
  • Semantic information of SolidEdge as well as SolidWorks are provided,
  • Options to read CGR mesh data only and to process ProE / Creo Parametric Nurbs surface. Files become lighter and displayed quicker,
  • Improved robustness of IFC even for ifc .ifcxml .ifczip corrupted files,
  • Improved color and visibility management as well as processing of surface elements of Inventor
  • Handle level of Revit detail geometry with additional filter,
  • And for the users of JT write translators, the possibility to write the textures

To learn more about the version, please contact our company via our web site or send an email to solutions@datakit.com

* PLM XML is a published schema for PLM data represented in Siemens Digital Industries Software applications to facilitate product lifecycle interoperability.