3 Shape Export in IGES or STEP formats?

[Matt C]

I am working on a project that requires IGES or STEP format as an input - not STL. Does anyone have any experience with doing this? If so, can you please share with me the process? Thank you!

 

[zero_zero]

Get a copy of Rhino, it let you import and export into a large variety of 3d formats

 

[Matt C]

Get a copy of Rhino, it let you import and export into a large variety of 3d formats

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Thanks for the reply! It spurred me to Google ‘STL to IGES converters’ - and it turns out there are a number of them - some FREE - available. Evaluating now.

I’ll have to examine why it never even occurred to me before - duh.

Thanks for the lightbulb moment!

 

[Matt C]

I am trying a number of the converters - with limited results. Here is an interesting explanation as to why this is a difficult problem...Rhino may have the same issues.

https://cadexchanger.com/blog/the-c...campaign=Desktop Application&utm_term=Tooltip

 

[zero_zero]

I am trying a number of the converters - with limited results. Here is an interesting explanation as to why this is a difficult problem...Rhino may have the same issues.

https://cadexchanger.com/blog/the-challenge-of-the-polygonal-to-brep-conversion/?utm_source=gui&utm_medium=trial expires&utm_campaign=Desktop Application&utm_term=Tooltip

You might have to approach the problem from a different angle

 

[Matt C]

You might have to approach the problem from a different angle

! I did - FIVERR. Got some dude in Turkey to run them through Rhino for me, they loaded into CATIA and are working well.

 

[vladpereverzyev]

Just download Cross Manager and convert your files.

 

[DigiSculpt Design Center]

Fusion 360 can convert to step, Delcam exchange works too