--- In [email protected], "David" <da...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jeffrey_franks" <jeffrey_franks@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "yajeed2000" <david@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "jeffrey_franks" <jeffrey_franks@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm new to KiCad and have a project that requires a Waco terminal > > > > block. Waco provides 3D files of the following types: > > > > 1) CATIA > > > > 2) IGES > > > > 3) PRO-E > > > > 4) SolidWorks > > > > 5) STEP > > > > > > > > Which one can I use and how? > > > > > > > > We have no other commercial CAD system and so we need a solution > > > > that uses only open source. > > > > > > > > Is there a way to do this? > > > > > > > > --jlf > > > > > > > Hi, > > > Blender will import pro engineer files (.slp) and will export to most of > > > the formats that wings 3d supports. > > > > > > David. > > > > > Things got more confusing after I unzipped the downloads from Waco. > > > > I have the following file extensions: > > 1) .cgr (for Catia) > > 2) .prt.1 (for Pro-E) > > 3) .IGS (for IGES) > > 4) .SLDPRT (for SolidWorks) > > 5) .STEP (for STEP) > > > > I've just installed Blender and have experimented with trying to import > > each of these into Blender (out of desperation), but there is no success. > > > > The file extensions seem to be wrong for Pro-E and it certainly does not > > work. > > > > Any ideas of what I can do next? > > > > --jlf > > > Hi, > You can use BRL-CAD (download from http://brlcad.org/) to import the STEP or > IGS file and then export it to something Blender or wings can import. > I havent used BRL-CAD yet but it's free and open source so give it a try. > > David. > Hi, Further to my last email, the conversion process is detailed in the following pdf file.
http://brlcad.org/w/images/6/66/Converting_Geometry.pdf On installing BRL-CAD you must add the bin directory (C:\Program Files\BRL-CAD\bin) to your path in order to run the commands described above under a standard windows command prompt. Let us know how you get on with this. Thanks. David.
