<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi Pete,</div><div><br></div><div>I have no idea, but the specifications have to be explained somewhere…</div><div><br></div><div>Michael</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Oct 1, 2013, at 1:30 PM, "Peter Gabriel Pitrone" <<a href="mailto:pitrone@mpi-cbg.de">pitrone@mpi-cbg.de</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br>Hey Micahel,<br><br>This is true, however I am unsure as to which version to use. There are<br>two main formats, do you have any info as to which is better that I do<br>not?!<br><br>Pete<br>-- <br>Peter Gabriel Pitrone - TechRMS<br>Microscopy/Imaging Specialist<br>Prof. Dr. Pavel Tomancak group<br>Max Planck Institute for<br>Molecular Biology and Genetics<br>Pfotenhauerstr. 108<br>01307 Dresden<br><br>"If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points." - Anon.<br><br><br>On Tue, October 1, 2013 1:21 pm, Michael Weber wrote:<br><|> STEP files are the way to go. All the parts on <a href="http://openspim.org">openspim.org</a> are already<br><|> available in STEP format so it would also be consistent.<br><|><br><|> Best,<br><|> Michael<br><|><br><|> On Oct 1, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Jan Krieger <<a href="mailto:j.krieger@dkfz-heidelberg.de">j.krieger@dkfz-heidelberg.de</a>><br><|> wrote:<br><|><br><|>> Hi!<br><|>><br><|>> about CAD:<br><|>> 1. OpenSOurce formats are nice, but I'm not sure whether the<br><|>> professional CAD programs can load them.<br><|>> 2. Autodesk has a university program, where you can download a free<br><|>> full (in the sense of really everything except Maya) version of all<br><|>> their programs, as long as you have an e-mail-adress of a university or<br><|>> are associated to one. For me that worked nicely with my adress from<br><|>> university of Heidelberg, but also with adresses from the german cancer<br><|>> research center (just said that it's a non-profit research institute).<br><|>> So this is an easy way to get a professional CAD (Autodesk Inventor)<br><|>> without paying, but with all the features ;-) If anybody is interested.<br><|>> Here's the link:<br><|>><br><|>> <a href="http://students.autodesk.com/">http://students.autodesk.com/</a><br><|>><br><|>> So could you do any of the Autocad Inventor formats, or one of the<br><|>> formats, most companies provide on their homepages (e.g. STEP, IGES,<br><|>> DXF - but that's not 3D), as most CAD programs should be able to read<br><|>> that.<br><|>><br><|>> Best from Heidelberg,<br><|>> JAN<br><|>><br><|>><br><|>> Am 01.10.2013 12:16, schrieb Peter Gabriel Pitrone:<br><|>>><br><|>>> Howdy Johannes,<br><|>>><br><|>>> I'll see what file formats I can save the plans into. Then I'll upload<br><|>>> them as soon as I can.<br><|>>><br><|>>> Pete<br><|>>><br><|>>><br><|>>><br><|>><br><|>><br><|>><br><|>> _______________________________________________<br><|>> OpenSPIM mailing list<br><|>> <a href="mailto:OpenSPIM@openspim.org">OpenSPIM@openspim.org</a><br><|>> <a href="http://openspim.org/mailman/listinfo/openspim">http://openspim.org/mailman/listinfo/openspim</a><br><|><br><|> _____________<br><|><br><|> Michael Weber<br><|> PhD Student, Huisken lab<br><|> Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics<br><|> Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden<br><|> Tel. 0049 351/2102837<br><|><br><|> <a href="http://www.mpi-cbg.de/huisken">http://www.mpi-cbg.de/huisken</a><br><|><br><|> _______________________________________________<br><|> OpenSPIM mailing list<br><|> <a href="mailto:OpenSPIM@openspim.org">OpenSPIM@openspim.org</a><br><|> <a href="http://openspim.org/mailman/listinfo/openspim">http://openspim.org/mailman/listinfo/openspim</a><br><|><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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