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STL Import for Solid Edge - Stereolithography STL file import add-in for Solid Edge
STL Import for Solid Edge is
a Stereolithography (.stl) file import add-in for Solid Edge®. This
plug-in gives Solid Edge the ability to import geometric data from ASCII
and Binary STL files.
STL
Import for Solid Edge reads polygon mesh data stored in STL files and
imports it into Solid Edge. A polygon mesh in a STL file is comprised of
a set of triangular faces. STL Import for Solid Edge creates trimmed
planar surfaces for each triangle/quad and knits them together to create
a body. If the polygon mesh is closed (i.e. it does not contain boundary
edges) then STL Import for Solid Edge will create a closed body feature,
otherwise an open surface will be created.
STL
Import for Solid Edge is very easy to use. Once installed, it
automatically loads itself into Solid Edge and adds a new submenu called
"STL Import for Solid Edge" to the Solid Edge Applications menu.
STL
Import for Solid Edge comes with detailed documentation as well as a
tutorial to get you started in the shortest possible time.
If you
need any additional information please contact SYCODE.
The STL File Format
The STL file format is the Rapid Prototyping industry's standard data
transmission format and is the format required to interact with
stereolithography machines. Stereolithography files contain solids which
are made up of 3 sided facets. STL files may be ASCII or binary data,
although binary is far more common due to the resulting size of the CAD
data when saved to the ASCII format. A STL file describes a raw
unstructured triangulated surface by the unit normal and vertices
(ordered by the right-hand rule) of the triangles using a
three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. Many CAD systems are able
to output the STL file format among their other formats, but very few
have the ability to import STL files.
Please feel free to call or email us for more information about Stereolithography STL file import add-in for Solid Edge.
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