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hodali

Germany
148 Posts
Posted - 30 Jul 2012 :  08:15:18  Show Profile  Visit hodali's Homepage  Reply with Quote
My mechanical cad system does not import IDF files. Does anyone know an excellent converter which can convert IDF files to STEP or IGES ?
Edited by - hodali on 30 Jul 2012 08:32:39

Benno

Netherlands
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Posted - 30 Jul 2012 :  12:13:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I believe RS has a free converter to transfer to google sketch. Afaik google sketch can export to STEP.
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hodali

Germany
148 Posts
Posted - 30 Jul 2012 :  12:45:04  Show Profile  Visit hodali's Homepage  Reply with Quote
google sketch cannot generate STEP. I used the converter to export to Collada file. Blender (free of charge ) can import Collada files (extension: dae) and save them to 3DS or WLR files. Then I can import the 3DS file or WLR file to Turbocad and save it as STEP or IGES.


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Originally posted by Benno

I believe RS has a free converter to transfer to google sketch. Afaik google sketch can export to STEP.
Edited by - hodali on 30 Jul 2012 14:22:30
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edrees

United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 Jul 2012 :  09:28:07  Show Profile  Visit edrees's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hodali, with that many "translations" of formats. I think that you possibly end up with some form of data corruption. This has happened to some of my 3D CAD mechanical colleagues in the past when translating formats.
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Iain Wilkie

United Kingdom
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Posted - 28 May 2018 :  18:00:12  Show Profile  Visit Iain Wilkie's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Time has moved on since this original post.

Just wondering if anyone now can recommend a way of creating a STEP file from EPC using the IDF or DXF outputs ?

Iain
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