{"id":326,"date":"2023-11-09T17:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.de\/home\/?page_id=326"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:50:05","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/mbx\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"STEP Viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following table lists available STEP geometry viewing applications. The intent of this list is only informational, to provide potential users with a guide to STEP viewing applications on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The STEP file viewers have not been tested by the MBx-IF. The fact that a STEP file viewer is listed here is in no way a statement about availability, functionality, or quality of the application. The list is sorted alphabetically by vendor company name.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Vendor<\/th><th>Viewer<\/th><th>URL<\/th><th>License<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Actify<\/td><td>SpinFire<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actify.com\/solutions\/spinfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.actify.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Autodesk<\/td><td>Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/viewer.autodesk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">viewer.autodesk.com<\/a><\/td><td>online; free registration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C3D Labs<\/td><td>C3D Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/c3dlabs.com\/en\/products\/c3d-viewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.c3dlabs.com<\/a><\/td><td>free and paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CADCAM-e<\/td><td>EnSuite-View<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcam-e.com\/freecadviewers-CATIA-STEP-IGES-Parasolid-NX.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.cadcam-e.com<\/a><\/td><td>free license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CADEX<\/td><td>CAD Exchanger<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/cadexchanger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.cadexchanger.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CadSoftTools<\/td><td>ABViewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/cadsofttools.de\/products\/abviewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.cadsofttools.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capvidia<\/td><td>MBDvidia<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capvidia.com\/capvidia-products\/mbdvidia-model-based-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.capvidia.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Clari3D<\/td><td>Clari3D<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clari3d.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.clari3d.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CT CoreTechnologie<\/td><td>3D_Analyzer<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coretechnologie.com\/products\/3d-analyzer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.coretechnologie.de<\/a><\/td><td>paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dassault Syst\u00e8mes<\/td><td>3DEXPERIENCE 3DPlay<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3ds.com\/store\/3dswymer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.3ds.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dassault Syst\u00e8mes<\/td><td>SOLIDWORKS eDrawings<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/product\/solidworks-edrawings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.solidworks.com<\/a><\/td><td>free license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elysium<\/td><td>3D-SUITE<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elysium-global.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.elysium-global.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fougue Ltd.<\/td><td>Mayo<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/fougue\/mayo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.github.com<\/a><\/td><td>Open Source<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FreeCAD Team<\/td><td>FreeCAD<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freecadweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.freecadweb.org<\/a><\/td><td>free license (LGPL\/Creative Commons)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Glovius<\/td><td>Glovius Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glovius.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.glovius.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jotne<\/td><td>EDMopenSimDM<br>(AP209 Ed2)<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/jotneit.no\/products\/edmopensimdm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.jotneit.no<\/a><\/td><td>paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kisters<\/td><td>3DViewStation<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/viewer.kisters.de\/en\/kisters-products\/3dviewstation-desktop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">viewer.kisters.de<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kubotek Kosmos<\/td><td>View \/ Convert<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kubotekkosmos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.kubotekkosmos.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LKSoft<\/td><td>IDA-STEP<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ida-step.net\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.ida-step.net<\/a><\/td><td>free and paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Machine Research<\/td><td>STEP Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.machineresearch.com\/step-viewer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.machineresearch.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NIST<\/td><td>STEP File Analyzer and Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/services-resources\/software\/step-file-analyzer-and-viewer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.nist.gov<\/a><\/td><td>free license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OpenCascade<\/td><td>CAD Assistant<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencascade.com\/content\/cad-assistant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.opencascade.com<\/a><\/td><td>free license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Open Design Alliance<\/td><td>Open STEP Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/openstepviewer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">openstepviewer.com<\/a><\/td><td>free license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RDF<\/td><td>STEP Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/rdf.bg\/product-list\/step-engine\/step-viewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rdf.bg<\/a><\/td><td>free license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Siemens PLM<\/td><td>TC Visualization<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/collaboration\/digital-mockup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.plm.automation.siemens.com<\/a><\/td><td>free and paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SolidView<\/td><td>STEP Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidview.com\/Products\/step-viewer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.solidview.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Theorem Solutions<\/td><td>CAD Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theorem.co.uk\/products\/cadviewer.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.theorem.co.uk<\/a><\/td><td>paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Threedy<\/td><td>instant3Dhub<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threedy.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.threedy.io<\/a><\/td><td>paid license<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TransMagic<\/td><td>SuperView &#8211; 3D CAD Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/transmagic.com\/superview-3d-cad-viewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.transmagic.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VariCAD<\/td><td>VariCAD Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.varicad.com\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.varicad.com<\/a><\/td><td>free and paid licenses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Virtual Systems Engineering<\/td><td>PREVIEW Viewer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualsystemsengineering.com\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.virtualsystemsengineering.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ZWSOFT<\/td><td>CADbro<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zwsoft.com\/product\/cadbro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.cadbrother.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license, free trial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3DTool<\/td><td>3DTool<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3d-tool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.3d-tool.com<\/a><\/td><td>paid license<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following table lists available STEP geometry viewing applications. The intent of this list is only informational, to provide potential users with a guide to STEP viewing applications on the market. NOTE: The STEP file viewers have not been tested by the MBx-IF. The fact that a STEP file viewer is listed here is in no way a statement about availability, functionality, or quality of the application. The list is sorted alphabetically by vendor company name. Vendor Viewer URL License Actify SpinFire www.actify.com paid license, free trial Autodesk Viewer viewer.autodesk.com online; free registration C3D Labs C3D Viewer www.c3dlabs.com free and paid license CADCAM-e EnSuite-View www.cadcam-e.com free license CADEX CAD Exchanger www.cadexchanger.com paid license, free trial CadSoftTools ABViewer www.cadsofttools.com paid license, free trial Capvidia MBDvidia www.capvidia.com paid license, free trial Clari3D Clari3D www.clari3d.com paid license, free trial CT CoreTechnologie 3D_Analyzer www.coretechnologie.de paid license Dassault Syst\u00e8mes 3DEXPERIENCE 3DPlay www.3ds.com paid license Dassault Syst\u00e8mes SOLIDWORKS eDrawings www.solidworks.com free license Elysium 3D-SUITE www.elysium-global.com paid license Fougue Ltd. Mayo www.github.com Open Source FreeCAD Team FreeCAD www.freecadweb.org free license (LGPL\/Creative Commons) Glovius Glovius Viewer www.glovius.com paid license, free trial Jotne EDMopenSimDM(AP209 Ed2) www.jotneit.no paid license Kisters 3DViewStation viewer.kisters.de paid license, free trial Kubotek Kosmos View \/ Convert www.kubotekkosmos.com paid license, free trial LKSoft IDA-STEP www.ida-step.net free and paid license Machine Research STEP Viewer www.machineresearch.com paid license, free trial NIST STEP File Analyzer and Viewer www.nist.gov free license OpenCascade CAD Assistant www.opencascade.com free license Open Design Alliance Open STEP Viewer openstepviewer.com free license RDF STEP Viewer rdf.bg free license Siemens PLM TC Visualization www.plm.automation.siemens.com free and paid license SolidView STEP Viewer www.solidview.com paid license, free trial Theorem Solutions CAD Viewer www.theorem.co.uk paid license Threedy instant3Dhub www.threedy.io paid license TransMagic SuperView &#8211; 3D CAD Viewer www.transmagic.com paid license, free trial VariCAD VariCAD Viewer www.varicad.com free and paid licenses Virtual Systems Engineering PREVIEW Viewer www.virtualsystemsengineering.com paid license, free trial ZWSOFT CADbro www.cadbrother.com paid license, free trial 3DTool 3DTool www.3d-tool.com paid license<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":160,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-326","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1421,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/326\/revisions\/1421"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbx-if.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}