CST2013: Import STEP

Modeling: ExchangeImport/ExportImport3D FilesSTEP (203, 214)

The Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data, better known as STEP, is an international standard for exchanging data between different CAD/CAM and Product Data Management (PDM) systems. It represents a viable alternative in case your CAD system does not support the native SAT file format. Supported version are AP203 and AP214 (geometry only).

Open

Opens the selected STEP file, adds its data to your model and leaves the dialog box.

Cancel

Closes this dialog box without performing any further action.

Copy file to project

Use this option to copy the import file to the project folder. If you save your project to another destination the imported file is copied automatically. For more information see Copy_file_to_project.

Healing

Enable this check button to heal the structure after it is imported. Healing checks the imported structure and tries to repair it if necessary.

Scale to current unit

Enables scaling of the imported model to the currently active unit. If not activated the import feature uses the source units. In such a case, no scaling occurs.

Import attributes

Enables the import of solid names, material names and material color from the import file.

Note: Importing the attributes usually needs more memory.

Help

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