# Compatibility with SolidEdge ST7

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/compatibility-with-solidedge-st7/1947>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 2, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/compatibility-with-solidedge-st7/1947 "2018-01-02T09:40:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![daniel\_wur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@daniel\_wur](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/daniel_wur)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/compatibility-with-solidedge-st7/1947/1 "2018-01-02T09:40:22Z")

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Hello Shapr3D-Team,

I’m thinking about buying myself the new Apple iPad Pro 10.5 with the Apple Pen and Shapr3D looks perfect to get some work done on the train or in bed.

Currently I work with an older Version of Solid Edge on my desktop, but is it possibly to import and export .step-Data from my iPad to my Windows desktop (and vice versa)?

I was thinking about saving the files in Dropbox or Google Drive, would that be the easiest way to import/export data to/from Shapr3D?

Thanks a lot for helping me and I’m sorry for my bad english!

Greetings  
Daniel

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**Author:** ![Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gabor_shapr3d/32/235_2.png) [@Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gabor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/compatibility-with-solidedge-st7/1947/2 "2018-01-02T09:42:06Z")

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Hi Daniel,

Data exchange can be solved by the .step format, yes.

You can use any cloud solution for this: Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud. These all have Windows desktop clients and you can use them in a browser too.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/compatibility-with-solidedge-st7/1947/3 "2018-01-02T10:37:27Z")

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Actually between SE and Shapr you should use the native Parasolid file format (x\_t), it is a much better choice than STEP.