STL Import

[jevoltin]

Does anyone have experience with any tools/add-ins for importing STL files into SolidWorks? I found one tool from a company called Floating Point Solutions (

http://www.fpsols.com)

that claims to perform this function. I am wondering if this product works well, particularly for STL files that were sectioned by the prototyping company. Such files probably need to be stitched shut before importing them into SolidWorks.

 

[medguy]

I was wondering the same thing...
I have some STL files that are only 1.2 MB or so and the STL importer that comes with SW can't generate a solid (only a surface)

I saw the add-in you are talking about (created in 2002???)but want to make sure it works before I buy it ($200)...

 

[medguy]

noticed that your post was from 2002
did you ever purchase the converter?

 

[jevoltin]

I never purchased this converter/import tool. Does anyone have any experience with it?

 

[medguy]

I just took one of the surface files, right clicked on the the surface in the feature manager clicked diagnose and got a solid...it did not work for all the files I'm dealing with...