import stp from Rhyno is empty/invisible

[maxmonte]

Hi, I have been struggling with this for a while. I need to work on a 3d surface of an arch top guitar that was modelled in rhyno, to then do the appropriate CAM programming. I got the .stp files from the previous designer but if I insert the stp into current design, nothing shows up. Fusion creates the component but there are no bodies or surfaces...

I tried to open the .stp files with some online viewer and the design is there (although it shows as wireframe, not a surface... maybe that's the problem).

Any idea on how to fix this?  Thanks, Max

[HughesTooling]

Never had any problems importing stp files from Rhino. Have you got an example you can share? You could try exporting as a DWG and uploading to the data panel as DWG will import Curves, Surfaces and Meshes.

This is the export scheme I use for DWG\DXF.

Mark

[maxmonte]

Thanks Mark, I'm not sure I can share the file here as it's not my work... I can PM maybe?

I don't know what export options were checked in Rhyno during export...

[HughesTooling · Accepted solution]

OK got your file and it only contains curves, no surfaces at all. Don't think what's in the file would be any use in Fusion anyway, it's just a network of lines. Can't think of any useful workflow using this in Fusion.

Mark

[maxmonte]

Thanks Mark, it turns out the files I received only had the lines grid as you pointed out. I received a new set of stp files with the proper surfaces and all is good 🙂