Medical product designers frequently have a large amount of legacy data, often available in various 2D and 3D formats. The ability to use these varying formats helps designers work side-by-side with designers who use other CAD systems, speed development, respond to market needs, and increase financial returns.

• SolidWorks 3D CAD software offers the widest number of data translation formats of any CAD solution. Designers migrating to SolidWorks from 2D CAD will greatly benefit from new functionality including view folding, which enables legacy DWG or DXF(™) drawing views to be used more efficiently to create new 3D models. A new import wizard with an AutoCAD-oriented help system also streamlines the migration process.
  
• After 3D legacy data is imported into SolidWorks, the system searches incoming file data for features, such as bosses, holes, ribs, sheet metal features, and fillets, which are then converted into native SolidWorks files.