Subject:
|
Re: Converting AutoCAD/3D Studio/etc. to .dat with 3DWin
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.cad
|
Date:
|
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 22:07:36 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
677 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.cad, Marc Klein writes:
>
> You can already do that with many commercial CAD program by exporting to STL • format and use STL2DAT converter.
> http://www.ldraw.org/download/win/stl2dat
> http://marc.klein.free.fr/stl2dat.html
Marc,
When I first tried working with the files for my class, I tried STL2DAT first.
I haven't had great success converting files from AutoCAD - perhaps I'm doing
something wrong? It could also be a fault with Autodesk's .stl converter.
Also do you mind me pointing Thomas to your site?
I would agree if we could do CAD-to-.dat conversion perfectly AND keep it free,
it would be more of a benefit to the AFOL community.
Darrell
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Converting AutoCAD/3D Studio/etc. to .dat with 3DWin
|
| (...) Let me clarify this statement - When I was originally looking at file converters, I was specifically looking for .dat to .dxf converters so I could use LDraw parts for reference in AutoCAD. There are a couple of these linked through LDraw.org. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: Converting AutoCAD/3D Studio/etc. to .dat with 3DWin
|
| (...) You can already do that with many commercial CAD program by exporting to STL format and use STL2DAT converter. (URL) STL format is an industry standard for rapid prototyping machine. In this format, a part is described with triangle facets, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
|
19 Messages in This Thread:
 
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
