Importing Altium Step Files Into Solidworks For Mac

• Importing Altium Step Files Into Solidworks For Mac Windows 10

Importing Altium Step Files Into Solidworks For Mac Windows 10

Not all CAD programs have the same capabilities as and so exchanging things like a STEP file between SOLIDWORKS and other CAD software packages can become troublesome.The International Standard Organization (ISO) tried to solve this by creating a uniform standard format. The full name is the Standard for The Exchange of Product Model Data or more commonly, a STEP file.This file format is well-known and is a widely used way to exchange CAD data between platforms.Exporting a STEP file out of SOLIDWORKS is easy. With a part file open, you just go to “File,” select “Save as” and choose STEP as the file type.However, importing a STEP file from another system can be a little tricky. In the video tutorial above, we have a STEP file received from a vendor that we’d like to look at and potentially modify in SOLIDWORKS.The best way to import a STEP file is through the “File” drop-down menu.

Select “Open” and change the file type to look for STEP files.Before we click “Open,” click the “Options” button to go over some of the options. The “Import Options” dialog box appears.The defaults are usually safe to use, but it sometimes pays to take a quick look before importing a STEP file to make sure you get the results you’re looking for.Only the general settings are important here, as the STL/VRML and IDF settings only apply to specific files types and don’t apply to STEP files.The “Surface/solid entities” checkbox and the “Free point/curve entities” control what exactly we’re trying to import.