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  1. #1
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    STL help on V6 please

    I have Solidworke 2013, and BobCam v6. I have an STL file I would like to get a tool path for. I can load it into Solidworks, but none of the Bob Cam commands work. I can't even select the model. I must be missing something really basic, but whatever it is, it alludes me. Can anyone help please?
    Thnaks,
    maury

  2. #2
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    Re: STL help on V6 please

    I was curious about this. SolidWorks doesn't work with STL files of any decent size. They "show up", but are just visual - you can't edit, select points, etc. BobCAD works great with STL. So the marriage of the two appears is may be limited by the SolidWorks backbone?
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  3. #3
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    Re: STL help on V6 please

    Mcphill, thanks for the reply. It seems you are right about Solidworks not liking large STL files. I did some more poking around after I posted, and found how to get a STL file into Solidworks as a solid model. Bob Cam will work with that. It turns out that some options are required, In the OPEN Menu, select File type as STL, then click OPTIONS. A dialog pops up where you select SOLID MODEL. Also select the dim units. Then brouse and open the file. If the file isn't too big it will load as a solid model, though not editable.

    Bob Cam will create a tool path with the model, but it is a bit squirrely about it. Sometimes you have to click a command more than once to get it to work.

    maury

  4. #4
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    Re: STL help on V6 please

    The stand alone BobCAD handles STL files exactly the same a any solid model, very slick. This is one of the last reasons I stick with it rather than going to the SolidWorks plugin.
    CAD, CAM, Scanning, Modelling, Machining and more. http://www.mcpii.com/3dservices.html

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