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CoreTechnologie
CAD format conversion, validation and additive build preparation from a German independent
As of 31 August 2026, CoreTechnologie's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. A German independent selling three tools: 3D_Evolution for CAD-to-CAD conversion with geometry healing, 3D_Analyzer for cross-format viewing and analysis, and 4D_Additive for build preparation on exact B-rep rather than meshes. Softwr lists it under CAD. CoreTechnologie is made by CoreTechnologie GmbH, available on Windows, Linux.
Overview
What CoreTechnologie does
CoreTechnologie makes interoperability software. 3D_Evolution converts native CAD data between CATIA, NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, JT, STEP and around three dozen formats, with automatic healing, feature recognition, simplification and defeaturing so the converted model is usable rather than merely readable. 3D_Analyzer is a viewer and analysis tool that reads the same formats and adds wall thickness, draft angle, collision and comparison analysis without a CAD licence. 4D_Additive prepares parts for 3D printing directly on exact B-rep geometry, which avoids the accuracy loss of converting to STL first, and includes texturing, nesting and lattice work. Independence is the commercial point. The main alternatives to CoreTechnologie are conversion tools sold by the CAD vendors themselves, who have an interest in the direction of travel out of a rival format being smoother than the direction in. CoreTechnologie has no CAD product to protect, which is why it appears in automotive and aerospace supply chains where a supplier must accept whatever format each customer sends. Buyers are automotive and aerospace tier suppliers, engineering service providers, and companies running a migration off one CAD platform onto another. The trade-off is that this is a small European vendor with a proportionally small support and partner network, and pricing is entirely by quote through direct sales or regional resellers, with no public list to anchor a negotiation.
What people use it for
- A tier supplier that receives CATIA from one customer and NX from another and must work in SolidWorks
- A company migrating a CAD library off one platform and needing feature-recognised, editable models rather than dumb solids
- Preparing additive builds from exact B-rep geometry where STL faceting would lose the tolerance you need
- Giving purchasing and manufacturing staff a viewer with real analysis without buying them CAD seats
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Where it falls short
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- No pricing is published and the vendor sells through direct and regional channels, so there is no list price to anchor a negotiation and quotes differ by territory.
- Licensing is granular by format read and write pair, so the price you were quoted covers the translations you named and adding a customer with a different CAD platform later means going back for another line item.
- It is a small independent vendor, so a buyer standardising a critical migration pipeline on it should weigh the concentration risk and check the support arrangement in their own region rather than assume global coverage.
- Feature recognition on converted geometry works well on prismatic machined parts and much less well on complex freeform surfaces, so the rebuilt-as-editable claim needs testing on your own worst parts, not on a demo model.
- 4D_Additive competes with entrenched incumbents such as Magics in industrial AM, so machine-side Build Processor support and bureau familiarity are thinner, which matters if you need your service provider to accept the output.
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Pricing
What CoreTechnologie costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
3D_Evolution
On request
- Native CAD conversion across around 36 formats
- Automatic healing and feature recognition
- Simplification and defeaturing
- Format read and write licensed by pair
3D_Analyzer
On request
- Cross-format viewing and measurement
- Wall thickness, draft and collision analysis
- Model comparison
- Lower-cost seat for non-CAD users
4D_Additive
On request
- B-rep based build preparation
- Texturing, nesting and lattice structures
- Automatic part analysis for printability
- Machine output for common AM platforms
Capabilities
Features
Native CAD conversion
Reads and writes CATIA, NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, JT, STEP and around 36 formats
Automatic geometry healing
Repairs gaps, tolerance and topology errors introduced by translation
Feature recognition
Rebuilds parametric features from dumb solids so converted models remain editable
Simplification and defeaturing
Removes internal detail for simulation models or for sharing data with suppliers
Batch and server conversion
Automated high-volume conversion for migration projects and PLM pipelines
3D_Analyzer
Cross-format viewer with wall thickness, draft, collision and model comparison analysis
4D_Additive B-rep printing
Build preparation on exact geometry rather than STL, with texturing, nesting and lattices
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Is CoreTechnologie owned by a CAD vendor?
No. It is an independent German company, which is the main reason it appears in supply chains that must move data between competing CAD platforms.
Does conversion produce editable models?
3D_Evolution has feature recognition that rebuilds parametric features from solids. It is reliable on prismatic machined geometry and weaker on complex freeform surfaces, so test it on your hardest parts.
What makes 4D_Additive different from a normal slicer?
It prepares builds on exact B-rep geometry rather than converting to STL first, so tolerance and surface accuracy are not lost to faceting before printing.
Can it run unattended for large migrations?
Yes. Batch and server conversion is designed for high-volume migration and PLM pipeline use rather than desk-by-desk conversion.
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