stl files to solids

[Gandalf]

Hi everyone

I am looking for a way to make .stl file into a solid that I can read into Bobcadcam or other cadcam software. Any ideas?

[joecnc2006]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Hi everyone I am looking for a way to make .stl file into a solid that I can read into Bobcadcam or other cadcam software. Any ideas?

Solidworks, maybe post file and someone will do it for you.

[Gandalf]

Sorry, already tried. Didn't work.


Thanks

[kaye7877]

I have UG and importing .stl is in the menu. I've never done it before, but if you send me the file I'll try to make it a solid.

[High Seas]

Well, before I sound like a recording - first I'll ask a question:
Do you want to take the .stl file to (CadCAM) so you can mill/cut it - like you want g-code as the end result? [Now the recording part - I'm not associated with IMServ, but like some of the products ] - Stlwork will do that (.stl to gcode) and I think you can try it out before buying it.
Or, as another question; Do you want to take the .stl file to CAD to manipulate - clean up - mod etc, then get it to CAM or gcode? Seems like Solidworks ought to get you to that - import the .stl then save/export it to another format as needed.
Sorry I'm not at the "workstation" to check out the ins/outs on SW.
Jim

[Brian Kidd]

Originally Posted by kaye7877 I have UG and importing .stl is in the menu. I've never done it before, but if you send me the file I'll try to make it a solid.

UG will import an STL but you can't do anything with it. You can't do any measuring, you can't use any of the geometry to create new geometry, it's basically a dumb object that you can look at. Quite frustrating because sometimes I need to reverse engineer a part where all we have is an STL file

B.Kidd

[Gandalf]

"Do you want to take the .stl file to (CadCAM) so you can mill/cut it - like you want g-code as the end result? [Now the recording part - I'm not associated with IMServ, but like some of the products ] - Stlwork will do that (.stl to gcode) and I think you can try it out before buying it."


This really did it. I played for about an hour and I have G-code. It is at first a bit confusing when you start from other cam software, but I got code. I will invest in this once I get a bit better at it.

[kaye7877]

Can't edit it in any way? Even with the direct modelling commands? Well that is a bummer.