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- [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions)

# Other CAD Software Resources

##### Discussions to expand your knowledge on Other CAD Software

Resource pages are designed to give you a cross-section of information we have on specific categories. You'll find [discussions](#resources-discussions) from users like you.

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- [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions)

## Other CAD Software Discussions

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Question on: Altair Inspire
[What file formats will Inspire export?](/discussions/file-export)

File Export

Inspire supports the following CAD formats and versions for export: ACIS(.sab, .sat): R19 STL (.stl) IGES (.iges, .igs): 5.3 Parasolid (.x\_b, .x\_t, .xmt\_bin, .xmt\_txt): 27.0 STEP (.step, .stp): 214 VRML (.vrml, .vrl): 97

Answered: Chad Zamler on October 17, 2019

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Question on: Altair Inspire
[Who uses Inspire?](/discussions/customers-431e59c8-3fb9-4b29-ad22-e4804288f7a0)

Customers

solidThinking Inspire is used by a growing number of design engineers, product designers, and architects at well known companies around the world such as: Pininfarina Extra, General Motors, Caterpillar, Pratt & Whitney, and Key Safety Systems, in addition to leading design schools like the Pratt Institut

Answered: Chad Zamler on October 17, 2019

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Question on: Altair Inspire
[Is Inspire a proven technology?](/discussions/reliability-f01b2ac4-7504-4ba1-9d29-dfc27d8123b1)

Reliability

Yes, Inspire is built with the Siemens PLM Parasolid 3D solid modeling kernel and uses Altair's OptiStruct optimization engine. Both products are industry leaders with proven success over a 30+ years of use.

Answered: Chad Zamler on October 17, 2019

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