Release Notes

Current Release

Added JT Open ToolKit for conversion
Added DGN converter
Added CAD Converter options to UI
Added import to current stage option
Added callback functions for DGN_core
Added *.STEP, *.IGES file extension support
Added tessellation and UV generation options to Import and Convert to USD window.
Added Checkpoint comment support for conversions on Nucleus servers.
Added metadata to the USD output containing metersPerUnit and source conversion data.

Fixed overwrite confirmation dialog text
Fixed issues where USD files would be created without Normals.
Fixed issues with STEP file conversions not having UV data.
Fixed issues with STEP file conversions not having the correct scale and position.
Fixed issues with CATIA file conversions. In some cases, they do not have the correct material scale.
Fixed import options to prevent import of unsupported files, causing errors and unexpected results.
Fixed issues when trying to write converted USD to a location that does not have write permissions.
Fixed progress bar to more accurately display the progress and inform the user of what is happening.
Fixed instances not being flagged in USD correctly.
Updated OSS Libraries and SDKs to patch bugs and security issues.

We don’t support curve or line data.
Some DGN files will not convert mesh data to USD.
DGN conversion to USD performance for large files needs optimization, can take longer, and needs more resources than expected.
Some material colors may not convert to USD.

We recommend converting Revit and Creo files using the Connectors instead of the CAD Converter for best results.