# Converting files into shapr

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054 "2024-05-21T15:49:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Creative8eight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/creative8eight/32/15379_2.png) [@Creative8eight](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Creative8eight)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054/1 "2024-05-21T15:49:10Z")

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So I previously had a CAD engineer who used solid works, and have realised most of his files are in SLDPRT SLDASM and haven’t got a clue to how to bring these into Shapr3d

Also I can easily bring in step files but they instantly slow the program down as the files are huge yet simple drawings (x10) is there any way of bring it into shape and lowering the file size of it, tried just reporting it as spar file and then bring back in but that doesn’t work

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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:** [May 21, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054/2 "2024-05-21T15:50:15Z")

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You can open it directly in Shapr3D, just like STEP.

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**Author:** ![Creative8eight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/creative8eight/32/15379_2.png) [@Creative8eight](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Creative8eight)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054/3 "2024-05-21T16:12:20Z")

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**Author:** ![Creative8eight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/creative8eight/32/15379_2.png) [@Creative8eight](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Creative8eight)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054/4 "2024-05-21T16:13:13Z")

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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:** [May 21, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054/5 "2024-05-21T18:02:47Z")

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With which version of SOLIDWORKS were these files created?

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**Author:** ![Creative8eight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/creative8eight/32/15379_2.png) [@Creative8eight](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Creative8eight)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054/6 "2024-05-21T18:41:13Z")

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The latest, it was part of subscription from solid solutions  
SolidWorks Professional Enhanced Subscription

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**Author:** ![Creative8eight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/creative8eight/32/15379_2.png) [@Creative8eight](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Creative8eight)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054/7 "2024-06-07T17:03:59Z")

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Any help on this? i have loads of files that I need to access but haven’t got a clue how to on shapr ?

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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:** [June 7, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/converting-files-into-shapr/32054/8 "2024-06-07T18:39:47Z")

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Please contact our support team directly. If you can share the file confidentially, we can take a look at the issue.