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Monday, July 06, 2026

Datakit releases 2026.3 version

Datakit version 2026.3 streamlines data connectivity across domains, software platforms, and file formats, helping organizations achieve more seamless process integration and enhanced collaboration.

New Reader:USD files (from 0.8.0 to 0.9.0, ASCII and Binary); this leads to 38 input formats, 26 output formats, 8 2D formats and 30 3D formats.

2026.3 ensures compatibility with third-party software vendors updates:

  • ACIS 2025 1.0
  • Creo Parametric 13
  • Inventor 2027, Navisworks 2027, Revit 2027, Fusion 2703.1.11
  • NX 2606.1700 Series
  • Solidworks 2026 SP2.1
  • ZW3D 2026 SP2

New specific features of version 2026.3

  • Ability to write CATIA V5 files up to CATIA V5-6R2026 versions
  • Support of PMI semantics from and to JT : FCF, Datums, Balloons, Notes
  • Support of Object Metadata from and to FBX
  • Added support of Customer Defined Attributes in STEP writer

Additional improvements

  • Improved weld assemblies, rendering properties, from Inventor
  • Enhanced Graphics representations and assemblies from Solidworks
  • Added support for assembly-level filters from SolidEdge

Optimization and System

  • Added support forVisual Studio C++ 2026 (v145)
  • Improved parsing robustness for very large STEP files
  • Improved general file Thumbnails processing
  • Avoid unnecessary component duplications from Creo Parametric

With Datakit, optimize and secure integration at every stage of your software and product lifecycle—from design to production—and benefit from a smoother, more reliable, and highly efficient end-to-end workflow.

These improvements are available now, across our developer solutions, including the CrossCad/Ware libraries, as well as our end-user offerings, such as CrossManager and plug-ins.

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