| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #43442 is a reply to message #14740 ] Sat, 04 February 2012 11:25 UTC |
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| MaxCross wrote on Wed, 14 July 2010 18:43 |
Art of Illusion, http://www.artofillusion.org
offers VRML export, as well as Povray V3.5 (.pov) and Wavefront (.obj) . I´ve been using this software for a while and is very intuitive, worth checking.
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I just uploaded a model from Art of Illusion (AoI) in STL format. There's also a collada plugin under development.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #43458 is a reply to message #9996 ] Sat, 04 February 2012 21:29 UTC |
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Blender is an open source program used primarily for graphics design, movies and games. But, it does export in STL, OBJ, X3D and Collada.
It is available for download at www.blender.org
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #44241 is a reply to message #44203 ] Tue, 21 February 2012 02:17 UTC |
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Hexagons stl format works fine for me. I'll try to test some of the other formats that it supports.
bvr
Buffalo, 360° @ a time
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #44397 is a reply to message #44203 ] Thu, 23 February 2012 20:23 UTC |
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| bartv wrote on Mon, 20 February 2012 10:05 |
Thanks for your input, all!
@decapod: added WRL and OBJ. Please let me know how the other file formats work for you.
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The STL exporter supplied with 3D Crafter works if all parts use the same material (Binary STL export) - Y and Z values are flipped
I wrote my own STL export (text format) that works for shapeways too, material independant. Available from the amabilis forums.
Paul
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #45810 is a reply to message #9996 ] Wed, 21 March 2012 22:39 UTC |
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sculptris does not export stl but does export obj
wout zweers
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #45985 is a reply to message #45810 ] Mon, 26 March 2012 09:42 UTC |
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@wout zweers: thanks! I've updated the page, but it may take 1-2 days before the change gets published.
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #46566 is a reply to message #9996 ] Thu, 05 April 2012 22:54 UTC |
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Hi there,
I just give a look to Catia (V5), it looks like it has no issue to export to .STL
I did not yet tried to send a design but it should just work fine.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #46603 is a reply to message #46589 ] Fri, 06 April 2012 20:30 UTC |
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Catia is a 3D modeller by Dassault Systems.
The currrent latest version is V6. Anyway most company use V5. In aviation (I mean ALL the biggest) it is the main design tool. It is also very used in the automotive field and a bit for ship. It can be used for nearly everything (basic part design to stress calculation, cfd, sheetmetal, molding, wire routing...) depending on the module you are using. I guess it can be important for some people that have an easy access at work for this kind of software. It is not meant to be artistic but for constrained model it can do everything!
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47219 is a reply to message #46603 ] Thu, 19 April 2012 12:59 UTC |
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Updated, thanks!
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47314 is a reply to message #42995 ] Sat, 21 April 2012 14:03 UTC |
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I do not know if anyone mentioned it yet, but I used Hexagon (currently owned by DAZ 3D).
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47589 is a reply to message #47314 ] Fri, 27 April 2012 17:19 UTC |
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| Ithildien wrote on Sat, 21 April 2012 14:03 |
I do not know if anyone mentioned it yet, but I used Hexagon (currently owned by DAZ 3D).
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Which file formats can you export from Hexagon?
Thanks!
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47590 is a reply to message #47589 ] Fri, 27 April 2012 18:33 UTC |
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STL and OBJ, if I am not wrong.
See you
*Fuchur*
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47608 is a reply to message #9996 ] Sat, 28 April 2012 08:16 UTC |
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3DS too, and maybe another one, but it's not on the PC I'm currently using.
Also, it's free at the moment, and very user-friendly (and localised in French): even I could manage something with it.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47658 is a reply to message #47608 ] Mon, 30 April 2012 11:09 UTC |
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3DS max is already on the list? Or do you mean another app?
Cheers,
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47688 is a reply to message #47658 ] Mon, 30 April 2012 22:07 UTC |
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Sorry, I meant that Hexagon could convert into 3DS format.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47745 is a reply to message #47688 ] Wed, 02 May 2012 09:16 UTC |
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Ah. Unfortunately that's not a format that we support..
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47746 is a reply to message #9996 ] Wed, 02 May 2012 09:45 UTC |
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Hexagon exports STL too. It's fine as a tool for modelling items for Shapeways (not my personal choice, but fine.)
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #47755 is a reply to message #47746 ] Wed, 02 May 2012 13:07 UTC |
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I've updated the list, it may take a few hours before the page gets refreshed.
Cheers,
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #48668 is a reply to message #9996 ] Fri, 18 May 2012 23:52 UTC |
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Hello,
I'm using Autodessys FormZ for my export to .STL.
Its a breeze!
Kevin
CESPEDESIGN
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #48715 is a reply to message #9996 ] Sun, 20 May 2012 21:03 UTC |
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Hello Bart.
TurboCAD is available with 3 "levels" of capability. At the bottom is Deluxe which is what I have. In version V16 only VRML format is available. I speculate that the other formats you list are only available in Pro or Platinum or perhaps, though unlikely, in newer versions.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #48729 is a reply to message #48715 ] Mon, 21 May 2012 11:52 UTC |
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@KerryOber: hmmm, the information on their website is a bit confusing. I'll contact their customer support and ask them for an update, thanks!
@kcespedes: added, thanks!
Cheers,
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #51291 is a reply to message #30816 ] Fri, 13 July 2012 19:22 UTC |
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| glehn wrote on Wed, 13 July 2011 18:12 |
I think they added VRML export.
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CATIA definitely has had VRML97/2 export support for quite awhile. It's how I move models from CATIA to Blender for animations (CATIA -> .wrl -> Blender).
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #52072 is a reply to message #51291 ] Mon, 30 July 2012 10:00 UTC |
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I've updated Lightwave and Catia, thanks!
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #52295 is a reply to message #9996 ] Sun, 05 August 2012 16:01 UTC |
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BRL-CAD at brlcad.org has a converter to export and import to/from STL.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #52367 is a reply to message #52295 ] Wed, 08 August 2012 10:26 UTC |
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I've added BRL-CAD, thanks!
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #58160 is a reply to message #9996 ] Fri, 07 December 2012 12:11 UTC |
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AC3D (http://www.inivis.com/)
It exports a number of different formats, .stl and Collada among them, as well as VRML2 and X3D, although I've never had the chance to try the latter. The .dae and .stl exports upload perfectly.
It's a very nice modeling program—easy to use interface, and a good deal of precision. It's what I've done all my work for my shop in.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #61733 is a reply to message #9996 ] Sun, 10 February 2013 12:25 UTC |
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Pro-Engineer is now known as Creo, and the link for the old Pro-Engineer as listed on your webpage is out of date. Should now be http://www.ptc.com/product/creo/
The default coordinate system in Creo means that Shapeways (and most other STL tools) sees the model incorrectly oriented. This is very easy to correct by creating a new coordinate system for export, rotated -90 degrees around the X axis (screenshot as shown).
When performing the STL export, set the Chord Height and Angle control to zero. (Creo will reset the values to the minimum allowed after you enter zero, that's fine). Also set the Step Size to 1 or perhaps even less, though this can easily cause enormous STL files if not careful. (Example also shown in screenshot attachment).
Hope this helps,
Ian.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #62014 is a reply to message #9996 ] Thu, 14 February 2013 09:14 UTC |
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Vellum Xenon also has .STL support native.
However, color info seems to be stripped from the model when i reopen from the .STL file. i just tried to download a file i wanted to print in color. am i missing something?
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #63552 is a reply to message #9996 ] Fri, 08 March 2013 12:45 UTC |
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I use Varicad and it can export in 3D STL and 3D STL with sections
http://www.varicad.com
Have yet to try upload a file and get one made though.
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| Re: Supported applications,Please allow SketchUp 8 [message #64367 is a reply to message #9996 ] Mon, 18 March 2013 20:22 UTC |
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Please allow us to upload SketchUp 8 files
a (.skp) file
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #66404 is a reply to message #9996 ] Fri, 19 April 2013 05:32 UTC |
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I just discovered Silo 2 today. This seems to be a good 3D modeling program. It can't render, but has a lot of modeling tools. It exports in several popular formats that ARE on your list. I've exported to .3ds, .obj, and .stl, and then imported those into SimLab Composer Renderer, a rendering program I bought to replace Right Hemisphere Deep Exploration, which SAP has taken away, and will not even acknowledge the queries of former subscribers. SimLab Composer seems to have no problem viewing the aforementioned formats, which suggests to me that Silo 2 does a good job of exporting. I will still have to see how it handles Solidworks files.
I got an ad in email today that offered Silo 2 for $109, but then found that Steam had it for $60 (marked up from $47.95). Only problem is you have to install the Steam interface, and then run the program sort of through it, although Silo 2 saves directly to your harddrive. No middleman needed there.
Ken Hecker
http://store.steampowered.com/app/100400/
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #66937 is a reply to message #9996 ] Fri, 26 April 2013 23:54 UTC |
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Maya has native support of OBJ files. It's not turned on by default, but if you go into the plug-in manager in maya you can turn it on.
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #67383 is a reply to message #9996 ] Fri, 03 May 2013 07:55 UTC |
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Hi,
I didn't see the CAD program NX in the list.
It can convert to STL & VRML.
Regards,
Michel
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| Re: Supported applications, I could use a little help [message #68044 is a reply to message #9996 ] Wed, 15 May 2013 12:09 UTC |
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Siemens NX 8.0.1 for Mac supports STL, and VRML 1 ( static) VRML 2 ( Animated )
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