Hi all
Is it possible to convert an STL to a step in solidworks2022?
Thank you for your answers
Hervé
Hello Hervé
Very happy to see you again on the forum after three years of absence.
We mistakenly thought that you had forgotten us.
To meet your
Edit: Deleted because my suggestion was incomplete and ambiguous see the best answers posted since then by our colleagues
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However, it makes your STL file free of reconstruction problems (in other words, a very clean file to begin with)
Kind regards
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Hello
It will not be a direct conversion.
In fact, the stl will be converted to a prt (see below), then you can export it in the format you want (step).
Namely that the stl is a facetized model so "rotten" from a SW point of view and the conversion to step will not help anything.
Depending on the complexity of the stl model, the capabilities of your machine and the type of license you have (standard, pro, premium), it is possible that SW does not generate a volume body but just a graphics body and in this case, you will not be able to do an export step.
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Hello
Completely agree with @stefbeno If you want a volume (and not a graphic one) you may need to use Scanto3D (available from the Memory Pro pack) to import the mesh file (or point cloud) and convert it to a volume
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I complete: Basically, if possible, ask again in step format if possible.
Otherwise conversion (with the problems mentioned above)
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