Does SolidWorks Office Premium have any way to read in data from Mechanical Desktop?
Yes. A converter for Mechanical Desktop files is available for SolidWorks Office Premium. This is a feature-based converter for files created using Mechanical Desktop 4.0 and higher. The conversion utility provides direct translation of files created with Mechanical Desktop into the SolidWorks environment, complete with feature information. In the past, users migrating from Mechanical Desktop had to export data to a neutral file format and import the data. The Mechanical Desktop Converter is a free plug-in available for SolidWorks Office Premium.