Datasmith Feature Requests

[DarkS474]

@IslandPlaya

Unfortunately this is not the case. You need to have a valid license for these products and then use the Datasmith exporter to output a .udatasmith file that you can subsequently import into Unreal.
This is for licensing reasons I believe and is not likely to change.
There is no reason why Unreal shouldn’t support .blend files natively as Unity does however…

Licensing reason ? How can that be possible?

Here is the link to the current status of supported software… Autodesk Alias Wire, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor have direct import support while Autodesk 3DS , Revit and VRED need the export plugin so requiring to own the software packages.
If that was a license issue with Autodesk… why would they allow Epic Games to create native direct import code for Alias Wire, AutoCAD and Inventor files but stop them from doing the same with 3DS , Revit and VRED ?

And there is direct import support for PTC Creo Pro/ENGINEER, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks and CATIA V5 which are far from cheap software… it just doesn’t make much sense that only some Autodesk packages would never get direct import support.

https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/…pes/index.html

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https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**3D ACIS**
		.sat
		Up to R21
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**3DEXCITE DELTAGEN**
		.fbx (CSB not supported)
		2017, 2018
		Export
		**Deltagen**
		**FBX**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**3DXML**
		.3drep, .3dxml
		FS 2.0
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Autodesk 3ds **
		.udatasmith
		2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
		Export Plugin
		**Datasmith**
		**Datasmith**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Autodesk Alias Wire**
		.wire
		 
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint.png

		**Autodesk AutoCAD**
		.dwg
		 
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Autodesk Inventor**
		.iam, .ipt
		Up to 2018
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Autodesk Revit**
		.udatasmith
		2018.3, 2019, 2020
		Export Plugin
		**Datasmith**
		**Datasmith**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Autodesk VRED**
		.fbx
		VRED Professional 2018 and 2019
		Export Plugin
		**VRED**
		**FBX**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Dassault Systèmes CATIA V5**
		.CATpart, .CATproduct, .cgr
		R10 - R24
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks**
		.sldasm, .sldprt
		Up to 2017
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**ESRI CityEngine**
		.udatasmith
		 
		Export Plugin
		**Datasmith**
		**Datasmith**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint.png

		**glTF**
		.gltf
		2.0
		Direct
		**GLTF**
		**glTF**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)**
		.ifc
		IFC 2x3
		Direct
		**IFC**
		**IFC**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES)**
		.iges, .igs
		5.2, 5.3
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**JT Open**
		.jt
		Up to 10
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**MAXON Cinema 4D**
		.c4d
		 
		Direct
		**Cinema 4D**
		**C4D**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**McNeel Rhinoceros**
		.3dm
		up to 6
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Parasolid (x_t)**
		.x_t
		up to 20
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**PTC Creo (Pro/ENGINEER)**
		.asm, .creo, .neu, .prt
		V13 up to Creo 4
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Siemens NX**
		.asm, .prt
		V11 - NX9
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**STEP**
		.step, .stp
		AP203, AP214, AP242
		Direct
		**Datasmith**
		**CAD**

https://docs.unrealengine.com/Images/Engine/Content/Importing/Datasmith/SupportedSoftwareAndFileTypes/checkpoint_checked.png

		**Trimble SketchUp Pro**
		.udatasmith
		2017, 2018, 2019
		Export Plugin
		**Datasmith**
		**Datasmith**