A `.XMT_BIN` file is most commonly interpreted as a Parasolid binary transmit object containing solid and surface geometry directly from the Parasolid kernel, enabling cleaner transfers between Parasolid-based CAD systems by packaging the true model definition into a compact binary exchange file that can’t be understood in a text editor.
Functionally, Parasolid transmit files come in text (`.x_t`, `.xmt_txt`) and binary (`.x_b`, `.xmt_bin`) flavor pairs that most systems treat as equivalents, with `.x_b` more common and `.xmt_bin` used by some exporters, and accessing the file means importing it into Parasolid-compatible software; when the importer displays only `.x_b`, renaming `.xmt_bin` to `.x_b` is a common workaround since the binary content itself doesn’t change.
With an `.xmt_bin` file, you’re mainly working with high-fidelity Parasolid solid and surface geometry rather than drawings or meshes, meaning you can import it into CAD to inspect the model, verify dimensions, produce drawings, or continue feature-based modeling in Parasolid-friendly tools like SOLIDWORKS, and you can also feed it into CAE platforms such as ANSYS Workbench for meshing and analysis.
If Parasolid isn’t well supported on the receiving end—because their tool can’t read Parasolid well—you can export to universal formats such as STEP AP214 for solid geometry or legacy IGES routes for surface-heavy models, or to mesh types like mesh-based formats when needed, understanding that meshes lose true CAD fidelity; you can also import the geometry to run healing/repair operations before re-exporting, and an `.xmt_bin` is useful diagnostically to test whether issues persist after translation, helping pinpoint modeling vs. conversion faults.
To open an `.xmt_bin`, you can either import it as a Parasolid file in a tool that supports Parasolid or rename it if the program only displays `.x_b`, with the import route using File → Open/Import under the Parasolid file type so the geometry loads correctly, and the rename route copying `file.xmt_bin` to `file. If you loved this article and you would certainly like to receive even more facts concerning XMT_BIN file compatibility kindly go to our own web-site. x_b` so the UI accepts it even though both extensions map to the same binary Parasolid transmit data.
