When one of these formats are chosen for 3D file Import, the imported model needs to be oriented and scaled before it can become a Component.Ī special import window is opened and a set of orientation/scaling tools enabled which are controlled using the form shown below. Importing a 3D Model (STL, DXF, 3DS, OBJ etc)
#How to edit stl with mesh enabler software#
Many software packages that work with a scanner offer an STL export option, if not then a third party software program may be required to convert the data to an STL model. Note: If you wish to read data from a 3D digitizer or scanning device then STL is typically the best format that should be used to import the data into VCarve Pro. This file type will need to be imported using the Orientate 3D Model to size and position it before it is brought into VCarve Pro.ģD DXF files from AutoCAD and many other CAD orientated modeling packages, these must be 3D meshes and not just wireframe data of the models vertices.Ī native format from 3D Studio Max and many other animation orientated modeling packages.Ī native format from Wavefront and many other animation orientated modeling packages.Ī native format from the SketchUp modeling package. Once the file becomes a Component it will have the same name as the original STL file. have a front, back, etc.), this means that when this type of file is opened that it must first be sized and oriented before a Component can be created (Aspire only represents base-relief so cannot work with a completely 3D object). These models can be completely 3 dimensional (i.e. STL files can be exported from many 3D design software programs such as Rhino. This is a standard format for complex 3D models, based on a triangular mesh. This will be imported at the size and position the part was saved in the original file. V3M is a proprietary file format developed by Vectric for Vector Art 3D and Design and Make.įiles in this format can be purchased from and and when imported into Aspire will create a new Component with the same name as the file. If you select a 3rd party 3D model format, the Orientate Model form will open (see below) to allow you to manipulate the 3D model before it is converted into a Component. I guess that hand editing of the mesh is involved.This command opens the File Open dialog window, allowing existing Aspire files (CRV3D extension) and importable 3rd party 3D files to be selected and opened. Materialise claims to have conversion software called 3-matic but I have not tried it and they are foggy about downloading and using it. Rhino has an option to convert a mesh to real, smooth, curved NURBS surfaces. Mesh to Single Nurbs from Resurf converts a mesh model to one single NURBS but only for not-too-complex surfaces of course. MeshLab is great open source to repair, smooth and simplify mesh models, especially from 3D scans. Inventor has an add-in named Mesh Enabler which does the same but is limited to 5000 facets. Adding wall thickness to such a model normally fails because mesh surfaces are noisy, not smooth. That's fine if you don't mind but if you want a smooth model with less surface patches this is not the way.
It's completely identical in shape to the original. The end result is a model with just as many facets as the original model. FreeCAD works but the drawback is that the IGES- or STEP-model is still a facet model with flat, triangular, first degree NURBS surfaces.
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