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Aron Bacs, Jr.
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:10 am Post subject:
STL File Conversion |
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Hi,
I was given an STL file of a part and would like to sketch a similar part;
improve it, add draft, make it injection "friendly" etc.
Problem(s) (I am sure there are more that everyone else here knows about!):
The part is not near the origin, and I cannot sketch off any surface, I.E.
create a plane on or near the part, and I need to measure the part to get it
close, but because it has no features I cannot measure...
What is the best way to go about getting this (ghostly) part into SW 2005
SP3.1
Certainly some data is there, SW & OpenGL draws it! I have never had this
particular problem and just cannot figure this one out!
Thank you,
Aron
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Aron Bacs, Jr.
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:10 am Post subject:
Re: STL File Conversion |
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DDDAAAA...
I think I answered my own question, maybe...
In the open dialog the options settings allow you to convert the part to
surfaces or a solid body.
I may be able to get close enough from there,
Aron
"Aron Bacs, Jr." <aronbjr@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi,
I was given an STL file of a part and would like to sketch a similar part;
improve it, add draft, make it injection "friendly" etc.
Problem(s) (I am sure there are more that everyone else here knows
about!):
The part is not near the origin, and I cannot sketch off any surface, I.E.
create a plane on or near the part, and I need to measure the part to get
it close, but because it has no features I cannot measure...
What is the best way to go about getting this (ghostly) part into SW 2005
SP3.1
Certainly some data is there, SW & OpenGL draws it! I have never had this
particular problem and just cannot figure this one out!
Thank you,
Aron
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Gil Alsberg
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:10 pm Post subject:
Re: STL File Conversion |
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I hate to spoil your victory feeling, but....
Those options works usually only on very simple STL files with low polygon
count.
In large or complicated files solidworks hangs out for a long time and after
15 minutes the surfaces shows up with errors/warnings.
"Aron Bacs, Jr." <aronbjr@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | DDDAAAA...
I think I answered my own question, maybe...
In the open dialog the options settings allow you to convert the part to
surfaces or a solid body.
I may be able to get close enough from there,
Aron
"Aron Bacs, Jr." <aronbjr@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:VXolf.60708$Y82.27432@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
Hi,
I was given an STL file of a part and would like to sketch a similar
part; improve it, add draft, make it injection "friendly" etc.
Problem(s) (I am sure there are more that everyone else here knows
about!):
The part is not near the origin, and I cannot sketch off any surface,
I.E. create a plane on or near the part, and I need to measure the part
to get it close, but because it has no features I cannot measure...
What is the best way to go about getting this (ghostly) part into SW 2005
SP3.1
Certainly some data is there, SW & OpenGL draws it! I have never had
this particular problem and just cannot figure this one out!
Thank you,
Aron
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