Manipulating an STL file

[Guest]

Is there a way, if I run a verify on a solid and save the resulting file as an STL file, that I can then open the STL file and manipulate into the correct position for my next op using transform & translate, resave as an stl and then pull it into my verify for the next op?

 

I've been trying to do this but alas no luck so far.

[Thad]

John,

 

What isn't working? It sounds like something that you should be able to do.

 

Thad

[G Caputo]

Main menu > Files > Converters > Xform file. You have to "know" where you are physically moving it or rotating it about/from. You can't pick the entities because they are nothing but triangles with endpoints everywhere. Click done and save it, then when you go to verify pick the file you saved.

[Guest]

I open the stl file and move it around to where I need it. When I go to save it as an stl file I get a message "There are no surfaces or none have been selected"

 

So I have not been able to save the file.

 

I figure I must be missing a step but I'm not sure what

 

Greg,

 

I am trying to do this in X

[G Caputo]

Greg < <<

 

My bad. Mental note to self, PAY ATTENTION

[Guest]

I got it.

 

Greg you were close even for X

 

After you save your stl file, xform >> xform stl

move where and how you need, but you must know where it is going, then resave and you cna then use the transformed stl to verify off of.

[Thad]

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There are no surfaces or none have been selected

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I overlooked that, but it makes sense. You need surfaces or a solid to create an STL. An STL has no surfaces once it's created, therefore you can't write one out because you have no surfaces. Does that make sense?

 

Looks like you got it anyway.

 

Thad