Saving parts as STL files
Saving parts as STL files
(OP)
Hello, whenever I save a part file as an STL and then try to send it to a vendor for prototyping they come back with "This file is invalid for use as the following: Certificate Trust List." Sure enough, that's what the file type in Windows Explorer says they are. How come they don't appear as STereoLithography files like they should? The file type is properly set to SW in the Folder Options but the file type in the Explorer window still shows as Certified Trust List. I'm using SW 2010 sp 2.1 with Windows XP Pro V. 5.1 sp 3. Thanks!!
Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc.
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources. - Randy Pausch






RE: Saving parts as STL files
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2011 SP 2.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580
RE: Saving parts as STL files
RE: Saving parts as STL files
Besides that, I haven't dealt with a rapid prototyper yet that prefers we deliver a file in STL format over Parasolid or ACIS. All the RP guys we've used generate their own STL files from our "smoother" dumb solid.
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RE: Saving parts as STL files
Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc.
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources. - Randy Pausch
RE: Saving parts as STL files
Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc.
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources. - Randy Pausch
RE: Saving parts as STL files
We are running 6 different RP (additive manufacturing?) technologies.
Open the files with the machine software translator. Windows Explorer is irrelevant to the problem.
RE: Saving parts as STL files
Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc.
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources. - Randy Pausch
RE: Saving parts as STL files
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