STL files

[EZ3PUTT]

Whenever i create an STL file i only get 180 degrees of my part shape. The top looks fine but seems to just fall off from there in a verticle shape. Am i doing something wrong or is there a way to get 360 degrees of part shape instead of the 180 that i am getting ?

[Surface]

It sounds as if you are saving the geometry from "verify". Is that what you are talking about?

[EZ3PUTT]

Saving the STL file through File, Converters, Write File, STL, giving it a name and using that file in verify. But saving it in the verify portion of mastercam is not what i am doing.

[Jeremiah]

jadkins

To the best of my knowledge this is another limitation of MasterCam. I too see this quite often. If you have another cad system (solid works) for example, try exporting an stl. from there. Often times it will render better in verify, but not always. Hopefully this is better in 9.1 ?

 

HTH

Jeremiah

[Brendan P]

When I save a STL file,I use Write ASCII.

Traingle surface closeness defaults on mine to

.001

I accept this default.

Then when I open it up in "verify",it always

looks perfect.

When I tried to use Write file,it always looked like crap in verify.(I don't know why)

Hope this may help.