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I want to do some very basic editing of STEP files, e.g.:
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- Read in two or three STEP files, align the components with respect to two faces or two axes, and save
- Read in a STEP file, delete a few components, and save
- Read in a STEP file, select a component, copy it into a new file, and save
- Desired, but not necessary:
- Import a 2D .dwg and extrude an outline into an endplate or enclosure and save.
Can I do this without spending $$$$thousands? I've tried FreeCAD, but when I export STEP files I end up with ginormous files. For example if I read in this 2.6 MB STEP file, select it all and then Export it, the resulting file is 20.4 MB, even with 'export P-Curves' turned off (the suggested fix for this problem on the FreeCAD forum).
I need to do this sort of thing about a hundred times, so I'd rather learn how to fish than pay someone to do it, even if it's only a few $$ per instance.
I really do want to save/export in STEP format, because it's the lingua franca that all my customers request.
Thanks!
| Name | STEP |
| Full name | Standard for the Exchange of Product model data |
| File extension | .step |
| MIME type | |
| Developed by | ISO |
| Type of format | |
| Description | STEP is a neutral file format that allows the transfer of files between different CAD software. The development of STEP started in 1984 as a successor of IGES, SET, and VDA-FS. STEP format (Standard for the Exchange of Product Data) is an ISO standard exchange format. It is used for representing three-dimensional data in a format that multiple programs can recognize. ISO standard number: 10303. |
| Technical details | STEP formats can be used to exchange data between CAD, Computer-aided manufacturing, Computer-aided engineering, Product Data Management/EDM, and other CAx systems (Computer-aided technologies). STEP is the same as STE and STP. The disadvantage is that a STEP file is not editable, and the design tree of the model is not available either. |
| Associated programs | Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, AutoCAD, SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer, Unigraphics, Autodesk Inventor Fusion, IronCAD, IMSI TurboCAD, Autodesk Inventor Fusion, Rhinoceros, CATIA, Siemens Solid Edge, STEP Tools STEP File Browser, Kubotek USA KeyCreator, Free CAD. |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_10303 |