import stl file

[nino66]

Hello everyone,
I am trying to import a stl file but, despite selecting options and trying different drives: mm, meters or inches, I can only do it as a graphic body and not as a solid body or surfaces. It tells me that the model has too many surfaces and does not convert it.
Unfortunately as a graphic body, despite the visualization then I can't make a great deal that, not even rotate it or move it, just climb it.
Does anyone have any suggestions or know any options to change to read it as a solid body or surfaces?
Thank you.

 

[maxopus]

nothing to do with swx.
stl are manageable with reverse programs (pro/e, catia, nx, geomagic, rapidform and wanting to spend little rhino).
However, it does not directly revenues a solid body or surfaces, if not through reverse.

 

[nino66]

I did not think I had surfaces directly from the conversion would be too beautiful:biggrin:, but at least one file from which you can take measurements and then "selectable".
if anyway someone to some straight/truck to convert it and manage it better "better" is well accepted.
Thanks again

 

[cesius79]

Can't you do anything with magics? ?

 

[nino66]

I tried now with minimalgics (free version) but besides viewing it a little better and allow me to take some measure, nothing more.
Is there any free utility to break it or maybe convert it to some other format (type wrl or dxf)? Maybe in this way swx digests it better.

 

[cesius79]

Look, I don't know any more sw, but if I'm not mistaken, magics had some tools to suit your case... try to find a demo version...

 

[meccanicamg]

strange the thing, I with swx always imported the stl and always appeared a solid made to bodies or surfaces. could be that the models I use are not complex.

 

[geppetto]

you must decrease the number of triangles at the time of the generation of the stl file with the other software admitted that the latter has the option to do so. pro/e for example it seems to me that it asks the degree of detail of the stl geometry that you want to generate. of course few triangles=scarsa precision.
the best compromise is to acquire as a graphic body the stl file with high detail (does not weigh anything) and as solid/surface the most poor quality stl file. overlapping the two geometries you should have a good base to work on.

 

[nino66]

I thank you for the tip, unfortunately but the stl file came to me and I did not create it and so I can not change it. But now I look for some utilities/programmes to try to manipulate it.

 

[re_solidworks]

download the dmo of rhino, amounts in rhino and carry a step.

 

[mariuss.r]

download the dmo of rhino, amounts in rhino and carry a step.

ehmmm, rhino doesn't do miracles and steps don't support stl.

rhino handles the stl very well and has many tools to work on it, allows you to measure and quota, but conversion to surfaces... is handmade:biggrin: