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Plug-In Export to .CAD format

Plug-In Export to .CAD format

Need to have the ability to export a low intelligence file for use in SolidWORKS or Inventor. STL format would work well however you can't do anything such as move, rotate, place parts in a assembly with it once imported. 

Thank you!

 

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electrotoast_old
Community Manager

Hi @Anonymous and thanks for the suggestion. My only concern is that we wouldn't be able to add functionality to an STL export. Even if we did, the software importing it would need to be able to read that. Can you export out various groups individually and should be able to do bring them in as separate parts.

electrotoast_old
Community Manager

Hi @Anonymous and thanks for the suggestion. My only concern is that we wouldn't be able to add functionality to an STL export. Even if we did, the software importing it would need to be able to read that. Can you export out various groups individually and should be able to do bring them in as separate parts.

 

Looking at alternatives though, if not in STL, what other formats would be good?

Anonymous
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https://gyazo.com/cdca7d56491f519d0a2a044851cc16a7

 

above are formats that sw can import

thanks

 

electrotoast_old
Community Manager

Thanks for sharing that. Given we probably can't do them all, which would be the best to start with? In this one you mention STEP. Would probably be better to merge these two ideas if that's the best place to start.

 

EDIT (forgot link): https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-ideas/step-file-import-issue-with-heavy-file/idc-p/7290395#M1...

 

Anonymous
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yes I have a request for step export. You can import but not export.

thanks

 

Kelly_Michels
Alumni
Status changed to: Future Consideration
 
Anonymous
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thank you

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