SOFTWARE REFERENCE

Blender

Blender Foundation · 3D creation

Support is scoped to the documented versions. UNKNOWN means not established; PARTIAL requires reading the recorded conditions.

Verified import support

Verified import support with source and version scope
Software / format	Import	Export	Type / version scope	Limits / verification
Blender · OBJ	YES	YES	NATIVE See source version context	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 No armatures, lights, cameras, empties, parenting or semantic object transformations. Check the documented version. Wavefront OBJ Blender 5.3 manual; not a claim that this is the current installed release · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · FBX	YES	YES	UNKNOWN See source version context	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Implementation, animation and material limitations vary by Blender version. The exact native/add-on classification is not established by this dataset; official functionality does not guarantee complete scene fidelity. FBX Blender latest manual; exact version unspecified in supplied research · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · STL	YES	YES	NATIVE See source version context	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Geometry-focused route; not suitable for CAD feature history, semantic assemblies or material transfer. STL Blender 5.2 LTS manual · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · glTF 2.0	YES	YES	NATIVE See source version context	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Scene/animation features depend on workflow; no end-to-end SolidWorks animation claim. glTF 2.0 Blender 4.5 LTS · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · COLLADA / DAE	YES	YES	UNKNOWN 4.5	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Legacy feature; future removal announced by Blender. This is not a future-proof interchange recommendation. Blender COLLADA Legacy module Blender 4.5; Legacy; future removal announced · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · FBX	YES	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN 4.5	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Newer FBX importer is Experimental. This version-specific claim establishes import only; exact material fidelity and complete semantic preservation are not established. Blender FBX importer Blender 4.5; newer FBX importer Experimental · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION

Verified export support

Verified export support with source and version scope
Software / format	Import	Export	Type / version scope	Limits / verification
Blender · OBJ	YES	YES	NATIVE See source version context	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 No armatures, lights, cameras, empties, parenting or semantic object transformations. Check the documented version. Wavefront OBJ Blender 5.3 manual; not a claim that this is the current installed release · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · FBX	YES	YES	UNKNOWN See source version context	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Implementation, animation and material limitations vary by Blender version. The exact native/add-on classification is not established by this dataset; official functionality does not guarantee complete scene fidelity. FBX Blender latest manual; exact version unspecified in supplied research · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · STL	YES	YES	NATIVE See source version context	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Geometry-focused route; not suitable for CAD feature history, semantic assemblies or material transfer. STL Blender 5.2 LTS manual · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · glTF 2.0	YES	YES	NATIVE See source version context	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Scene/animation features depend on workflow; no end-to-end SolidWorks animation claim. glTF 2.0 Blender 4.5 LTS · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · COLLADA / DAE	YES	YES	UNKNOWN 4.5	VERIFIED · 2026-10-15 Legacy feature; future removal announced by Blender. This is not a future-proof interchange recommendation. Blender COLLADA Legacy module Blender 4.5; Legacy; future removal announced · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION

Researched: unresolved support

Researched: unresolved support with source and version scope
Software / format	Import	Export	Type / version scope	Limits / verification
Blender · STEP	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN	CONVERSION See source version context	RESEARCHED · Unresolved · Verification pending Native/standard STEP support is not established by the supplied Blender 4.5 standard import/export list. Absence from the list is not proof of unsupported status. A specific intermediary/conversion workflow remains unverified. Blender standard import/export list Blender 4.5; absence from this list does not establish unsupported status · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION
Blender · DWG	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN See source version context	RESEARCHED · Unresolved · Verification pending Absence from the supplied standard list does not prove unsupported status. Native support and any specific plugin/converter remain unresolved. Blender standard import/export list Blender 4.5; absence from this list does not establish unsupported status · OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION

Related transfer workflows

Revit → Blender VERIFIED
FBX provides a verified direct overlap from Revit 2026 3D views to Blender 4.5. The newer Blender importer is Experimental; BIM semantics and exact material fidelity are not guaranteed.