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Tighten up an STL or export file from verify


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I'm trying to export an STL file for one of our engineers to use in ProE from Mastercam verify. The default setting for STL is giving him a very choppy file when imported. Is there a way to tighten up the mesh of the STL or create a different file format to export that would be cleaner than an STL?

Thanks for any help offered.

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We did a series of tests at one shop I worked. Parasolid x_t files were the best for file transfer.

Having said that I have never saved an STL as a Parasolid x_t. I fear the quality of the result will probably still be dependent on the quality (that is the number of triangles) in the original mesh. Worth a try tho'.

On the "classic" verify page there used to be a triangle count that you could manipulate to some effect sometimes. But I think that went away with Light Waves.

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