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Convert SOLIDWORKS to STL with ease and flexibility:
- hide certain details and groups before conversion
- add XYZ section planes
- explode assemblies
- choose between view, projection, and selection modes
- add measurements
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Light-weight command-line tool for batch conversions in corporate or cloud environments.
Batch convert SOLIDWORKS to STL files:
- batch read and write complete models, assemblies and components
- generate drawings, from thumbnails to Full HD, with user-defined camera position
- flexibly adjust conversion parameters, mesh granularity, measurement units and more
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SOLIDWORKS
Approximately 23% of CAD professionals globally use SOLIDWORKS on daily basis. Together they generate tremendous volume of 3D files in native format, which are troublesome to feed into 3rd party major and minor CAD systems due to format specifics.
SOLIDWORKS files (previous to version 2015) use the Microsoft Structured Storage file format. This means that there are various files embedded within each SLDDRW (drawing files), SLDPRT (part files), SLDASM (assembly files) file, including preview bitmaps and metadata sub-files.
CAD Exchanger seamlessly reads SOLIDWORKS data (.sldprt and .sldasm extensions) and converts to the file format of your choice.
STL
STL (STereoLithography) is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software. This file format is supported by many other software packages; it is widely used for rapid prototyping, 3D printing and computer-aided manufacturing. STL files describe only the surface geometry of a three-dimensional object without any representation of color, texture or other common CAD model attributes. The STL format specifies both ASCII and binary representations. Binary files are more common, since they are more compact.
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