UE5 importing STEP files on Mac

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Hi,

I need to import CAD STEP models into my project. While this worked great on PC, enabling the proper Datasmith plugin, it appears that it does not work on Mac (.stp files are still greyed out in the import interface).
I understand there are differences between PC and Mac, but I found the documentation not terribly clear in terms of exactly which files are supported.

  • are stp files not supported on Mac? if yes, how to do it?
  • if no, which CAD formats would be supported?

thanks!
Andrea

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At the moment the Datasmith CAD Plugin, that imports most of CAD format, is only working on windows.

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Why can the Datasmith CAD Plugin be installed on mac, but not functioning? Is this the expected behavior?

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Is this still the case with 5.3? It appears so. Can you recommend a workaround app? Looking into Blender to covert but not sure it will work.

Or could a possible work around include using the windows version to import and then opening the window UE project file on a Mac. I’ll try that out.