Versions of other software vendors programs and file formats that are compatible with the current ThinkDesign version:
| Program | Software connection | Compatible Versions | Notes | |
| OPEN | SAVE | |||
| Previous versions of ThinkDesign | ThinkDesign | All | * | * See "Version Compatibility Tab of the File Properties Dialog Box" for more details. |
| Autodesk® DXF/DWG format | ThinkDesign | up to AutoCAD 2018 | from Release 10 to AutoCAD 2018 | |
| Autodesk® Inventor® | TD XchangeReader | up to 2025 | ||
| CATIA® Version5 | TD XchangeReader | From R4 to V5-6R2024 | ||
| DraftMaker | ThinkDesign | 4.0 up to 9.1 | 9.1 | The DraftMaker version 5,6,7 save option enables you to save in 5.0 format. |
| IGES format | ThinkDesign | 5.3 | 5.1 | |
| STEP format | ThinkDesign | AP 203 E1/E2, 214, 242 | AP 203 E2, 214 E1, 242 E1 | |
| JT format | TD XchangeReader | up to 10.9 | ||
| TD XchangeWriter | 10.0 | |||
| Parasolid® | TD XchangeReader | up to 37.0 | ||
| TD XchangeWriter | 12.1 | |||
| ACIS® | TD XchangeReader | up to 2023 | ||
| TD XchangeWriter | 5.0 | |||
| Pro/ENGINEER® | TD XchangeReader | Wildfire™ 5 | ||
| CreoTMParametric | TD XchangeReader | up to 11.0 | ||
| Siemens NXTM (Unigraphics) | TD XchangeReader | V 11 up to NX 2406 | ||
| SolidWorks© | TD XchangeReader | up to 2024 | ||
| Solid Edge® | TD XchangeReader | up to 2023 | ||
| VDA-FS format | ThinkDesign | 2.0 | ||
Versions of other software vendors programs that are compatible with the ThinkDesign plug-ins:
| Plug-in | Software |
| ANSYS | ANSYS® Workbench™ 2023 R1/R2 and 2024 R1/R2 |
| PARTsolutions | CADENAS PARTsolutions 8.0 up to 8.0.24, 8.1 up to 8.1.08 |
| thinkteam | thinkteam 2025.1 |