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STL Import for SolidWorks - Stereolithography STL file import add-in for SolidWorks
STL
Import for SolidWorks is a Stereolithography (.stl) file import add-in
for SolidWorks®. This add-in gives SolidWorks the ability to import
geometric data from ASCII and Binary STL files.
STL
Import for SolidWorks reads polygon mesh data stored in STL files and
imports it into SolidWorks. A polygon mesh in a STL file is comprised of
a set of triangular faces. STL Import for SolidWorks creates trimmed
planar surfaces for each triangle 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 SolidWorks will create a closed body feature,
otherwise an open surface will be created.
STL
Import for SolidWorks is very easy to use. Once installed, it
automatically loads itself into SolidWorks and adds a new submenu
called "STLImport" to the SolidWorks menu.
STL
Import for SolidWorks 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 SolidWorks.
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