On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:40:23 +0100, you wrote:

>
>Le 2013-11-28 03:55, a k a écrit :
>> how to convert STL file into other useful format?
>>
>
>I know several tools able to do that:
>- CamBam
>- Deskproto
>- BobCAD-CAM
>- Mecsoft FreeMill
>- Vectric Cut3D

Problem with a lot of 3D scanner produced stl files is they are often
bad. Holes, non manifold edges, inverted normals, degenerate faces,
naked edges etc the list goes on. Generally they are OK if you want to
3D print them, but if you want to edit or modify for CAM operations you
may have problems. Converting to other formats can sometimes create even
more problems!

I've done a lot of it lately and it's a PITA!

Running them through netfabb first before converting sometimes works. 

http://cloud.netfabb.com/

Often you still end up manually editing mesh faces which can be very
time consuming indeed. 

Steve Blackmore
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