modify an stl file with invetor

[giulio.tamagnini]

good evening to all
for a study that I have to do, I did run a company specialized a 3D scan of some engine parts. Files that have given me are .stl that I can not modify or edit with invetor ...so my question is: how can I make these stl files like editable solids??is it possible convert stl to ipt??
thanks 

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi giulio.tamagnini,

You can use this addin to import STL files:

http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/INVNTOR/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3Astlimport...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdhdgpnFRzw

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[giulio.tamagnini]

Thank you for your quick reply,

Yes, I've tried following that guide, but at the end of the conversion I get a report of the proceeding but of the converted file there is no trace. I also tried to use Autocad 3ds Max, but the file that i get is an assembly file and not an .ipt

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi giulio.tamagnini,

Have you contacted the creator of the addin about this?

If you look at the link you'll see a Cust. Support email address.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[KevinLi-Autodesk]

Hi giulio.tamagnini,

STL format is the mesh data which can only view but not edit. Please try to download the Mesh Enabler tool from Autodesk Lab: http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/inventor_mesh to convert the mesh features to Inventor Base features. The resulting Base features can then be used for further operations including drawings and measurements. This tool is free.

Regards,

Kevin-Hongyuan Li

Quality Assurance Team

Autodesk, Inc.

[grim2020]

The labs link is no longer available and the exchange app is subscription only.  I am having the same problem but being an educational institution we do not have a subscription so I guess I'm dead in the water.

[mcgyvr]

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@grim2020 wrote:

The labs link is no longer available and the exchange app is subscription only.  I am having the same problem but being an educational institution we do not have a subscription so I guess I'm dead in the water.

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You can email Scott Shepard.. He should be able to get you a copy.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-General/STL-to-Inventor-format-Mesh-Enabler-for-Students/td-p...

[jfelker81]

here ya go, try this

[jfelker81]

nevermind it wont let me attach it, if you need the .msi intaller for the mesh tool just send me a message