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.

Practically speaking, Parasolid transmit files show up as two extension pairs: `.x_t`/`.xmt_txt` for text and `.x_b`/`.xmt_bin` for binary, with `.x_b` now the more frequent choice although `.xmt_bin` still circulates, and opening the file involves importing it into software that understands Parasolid; when only `.x_b` is listed, copying and renaming `.xmt_bin` to `.x_b` usually works since importers read the binary Parasolid content regardless of the label.

With an `.xmt_bin` file, the primary purpose is to import the Parasolid solid/surface model it contains into other engineering environments, allowing CAD users to inspect geometry, measure, create drawings, or build further features in systems like SOLIDWORKS, and similarly send the geometry into CAE platforms such as ANSYS Workbench for meshing and simulation steps.

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 for solid geometry or IGES 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.

Opening an `. If you loved this information and you would such as to obtain even more details regarding XMT_BIN file application kindly go to our website. xmt_bin` generally means either importing it directly through a Parasolid-capable program or renaming it for tools that only list `.x_b`, as the direct method relies on choosing Parasolid in File → Open/Import to bring in the geometry cleanly, while the rename approach works by copying and renaming the file to `.x_b`, letting the importer accept it since both extensions represent binary Parasolid transmit data.