3D ContentCentral® Help

3D ContentCentral Services

Welcome to 3D ContentCentral®, a service enabling you to download content. There are currently over 340,000 registered 3D ContentCentral users.

Log in Search
How do I change my profile? What can I search for?
How do I change my email address? Can I search for models by specifications?
How do I change my password?
How do I change my display name?  
Why should I register and create an account?  
Downloads Sharing Content
Are downloads free? How can I share my content with other users of 3D ContentCentral?  
How do I download content? What part/assembly formats can I upload onto 3DCC?
What formats can I download? Why can't I upload my file to 3D ContentCentral?
Do downloads place cookies on my system? How do I rate content contributed by others?
How do I report inappropriate content?
How do I report inappropriate comments?
How do I report inappropriate tags?
Suppliers General
How do I request a quote from a supplier? Why don't all parts and assemblies display the same?
How can I get supplier information?
My 3DCC Using Tags
What is My 3DCC? What are tags?
What is My Favorites? How do I add tags?
What is My Requests? How do I view tags from the content page?
What is My Gallery? How do I edit tags?
What is My Comments?
What is My Profile?
What is My Downloads/Views?

How do I change my profile?

  1. Log in and click My Profile.
  2. Click Edit for Personal Information.
  3. Edit the information.
  4. Click Submit.
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How do I change my email address?

  1. Log in and click My Profile.
  2. Click Change Email.
  3. Edit the information.
  4. Click Submit.
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How do I change my password?

  1. Log in and click My Profile.
  2. Click Change Password.
  3. Edit the information.
  4. Click Submit.
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How do I change my display name?

Your display name is your first and last name from your personal information.

To change your first and/or last name:

  1. Log in and click My Profile.
  2. Click Edit for Personal Information.
  3. Edit your First name and/or your Last name.
  4. Click Submit.
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Why should I register and create an account?

Registering and creating an account is free. It enables you to:

  • Download contributed and supplier-certified components (parts, features, blocks, macros) and share your own with the community.
  • Rate and comment on content.
  • Maintain My 3DCC for your specific needs by tagging content with your own terminology. 
  • View your favorites, requests, gallery, comments, profile, and downloads/views.
  • Participate in one of the most dynamic online CAD communities.
  • Configure, view, and download supplier components in any 2D or 3D format.
  • Request a quote on supplier-certified parts and assemblies.
  • Request content you cannot find.
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What can I search for?

You can search all content types (parts, features, blocks, macros) and contributors, and then filter your results by supplier name/user library, content type/contributor, category, rating, or tag.

To search:

  1. Type your search words separated by spaces in the Search box located at the top right of all pages. As you type, suggestions might appear.
  2. Click Search or press Enter. The entire 3D ContentCentral site is searched, including datasheets.
    The results appear and you can change the number of results per page. To view different pages of results, click the numbers or Next at the bottom of the search results.
  3. If filters appear in the window, you can use them to refine the results. Possible filters include supplier, content type, category, rating, and tag.
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Can I search for models by specifications?

No.

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Are downloads free?

Yes.

Downloads are free to registered 3D ContentCentral users. You can download as many components as you want.

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How do I download content?

You must be logged in to download content.

  1. Navigate to the content you want to download.
  2. Under Download, click Configure & Download:
    1. Customize any parameters, if needed.
    2. Click Update Preview.
    3. Select Format.
  3. Click Download.
  4. When the content is ready for download, either drag and drop the link into SolidWorks, or click the content name.
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What formats can I download?

Download Formats
Format
Software
Type
Format
Software
Type
Format
Software
Type
.sat
ACIS®
3D
.catpart
CATIA® V5 Part
3D
.step
SDRC I-DEAS®
3D
.pdf
Adobe Acrobat ®
2D
.catproduct
CATIA® V5 Part/Assembly
3D
.x_t
Solid Edge®
3D
.pdf
Adobe Acrobat ®
3D
.dwg
DWG files
2D
.sldasm
SolidWorks® Assembly
3D
.dwg
ANVIL Express
2D
.dxf
DXF files
2D
.slddrw
SolidWorks® Drawing
2D
.igs
ANVIL®
3D
.easm
eDrawings® Assembly
3D
.edrw
SolidWorks® eDrawings®
2D
.sat
Ashlar-Vellum Argon
3D
.eprt
eDrawings® Part/Assembly
3D
.sldprt
SolidWorks® Part/Assembly
3D
.sat
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
3D
.igs
IGES®
3D
.step
STEP
3D
.sat
Ashlar-Vellum Xenon
3D
.sat
IronCAD®
3D
.stl
STL
3D
.dwg
AutoCAD® 2D
2D
.jpg
JPEG files
3D
.tif
TIFF
3D
.sat
AutoCAD® 3D
3D
.sat
Mechanical Desktop®
3D
.tif
TIFF files
2D
.sat
AutoDesk Inventor®
3D
.x_b
Parasolid® Binary
3D
.x_t
Unigraphics®
3D
.sat
CADKEY®
3D
.x_t
Parasolid® Text
3D
.vda
VDA
3D
.model
CATIA® V4 Part
3D
.prt
Pro E® Part/Assembly
3D
.wrl
VRML
3D
.session
CATIA® V4 Part/Assembly
3D
.asm
Pro/E® Assembly
3D
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Do downloads place cookies on my system?

No.

Downloads do not place cookies. However, other aspects of the system do, such as visiting a supplier's Web site.

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How can I share my content with other users of 3D ContentCentral?

To share one or more items at one time:

  1. Click Share.
  2. Review the terms and conditions in Step 1 and click Accept.
  3. You might be asked to install an ActiveX control. Follow the onscreen instructions to install it.
  4. Drag your content files to the Drag & Drop Files Here to Upload area, or click Add Files to browse to your content files.*
  5. In the lower pane, examine the preview and enter the required information for each file.
  6. Click Upload to upload an individual file, or click Upload All to upload all files at once.

If you are unable to add content to this page, restart your browser.

*If you are unable to upload files using the previous method, you can still use the Traditional Upload method:

  1. Click Share.
  2. Review the terms and conditions in Step 1 and click Accept.
  3. Click Traditional Upload at the bottom of the Share Models page.
  4. Click Browse to locate the content file.
  5. Enter the required information in Step 2.
  6. Click Upload to complete the upload.
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What Part/Assembly formats can I upload onto 3DCC?

The upload is limited to whatever you can open with SolidWorks. You can upload the following formats: