So it is not a "real" .STEP file? STEP should preserve the lines and arcs and be 100% zero loss. STL on the other hand is normally a mesh. For example if you export to STEP then I import to Fusion I SHOULD be able to change the dimension of a hole and it will resize. I've imported a zillion STEP files and so far none were meshes, they were editable CAD files.
That said, I can imagine a STEP file that is like an STL with thousands of faces and is un-editable. So I will reask the question. "Can OpenSCAD export to a normal editable STEP file?", If so then there is a wide range of CAM software available even if most is not free. On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 7:09 PM Karl Schmidt <k...@lrak.net> wrote: > On 3/21/21 6:42 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: > > Can OpenSCAD export to .STEP files? > > Yes - and FreeCAD can open them - and you can convert - but the script can > be slow if you set a fine Mesh resolution - > and the resulting mesh-based object may not be as useful as you first > thought. > > > Notes about FreeCAD > I remember using it and finding it rather useless - that has changed in > the last year or so. > > It is now actually usable - with limitations. It is important to keep an > eye on the reportview window - if you see > errors warnings - best to undo the last action. > > I have had problems if I edit earlier bits in a project - (always check > the reportwiew). > > The 'path' workbench works at least as 2.5D (I have yet to try the 3D > pocket object) .. I run Linux - the weeklys that > you can get here (the first time) as an Appimage: > > https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-AppImage/releases/tag/weekly-builds > > Once you have the first one - you can go to Edit/Preferences/AppImage and > update. > > -- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Karl Schmidt EMail k...@lrak.net > 3209 West 9th Street Ph (785) 979-8397 > Lawrence, KS 66049 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
