For a project involving multiple CAD (Computer Aided Design) systems, it is necessary to translate data from one CAD system to another in order to avoid duplication of work. This improves the design process and is a necessary practice in the industry. Engineering at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne offers services to translate CAD data among the following dissimilar CAD formats:

• IGES
• STEP
• ProE
• CATIA version4
• Unigraphics
• Parasolid
• AutoCAD

The Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Company is heavily involved in all CAD data exchange activities

• Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is very active in all neutral format standard design, is a Member of PDES Inc, and has a strong influence on data exchange standards such as IGES and STEP.
• Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne works closely with vendors in the industry to implement the standards and other direct translators for data exchange, and has access to the latest technologies in the industry.
• Facing daily CAD data exchange tasks with internal and external customers from around the whole world, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has first hand CAD data exchange experience. Such experience is a valuable resource in helping other customers in the industry.

Privacy
We consider our customer's data privacy to be paramount to the service we offer and employ a number of processes to maintain your data's confidentiality and security in the service we offer. We retain a backup copy of the data for one month in case any follow-up work is required. After a one-month period, all customer data is permanently erased from our systems.