[OpenSPIM] CAD Files

[Michael Weber]

STEP files are the way to go. All the parts on openspim.org are already available in STEP format so it would also be consistent.

Best,
Michael

On Oct 1, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Jan Krieger <j.krieger at dkfz-heidelberg.de> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> about CAD:
> 1. OpenSOurce formats are nice, but I'm not sure whether the professional CAD programs can load them.
> 2. Autodesk has a university program, where you can download a free full (in the sense of really everything except Maya) version of all their programs, as long as you have an e-mail-adress of a university or are associated to one. For me that worked nicely with my adress from university of Heidelberg, but also with adresses from the german cancer research center (just said that it's a non-profit research institute). So this is an easy way to get a professional CAD (Autodesk Inventor) without paying, but with all the features ;-) If anybody is interested. Here's the link:
> 
>   http://students.autodesk.com/
> 
> So could you do any of the Autocad Inventor formats, or one of the formats, most companies provide on their homepages (e.g. STEP, IGES, DXF - but that's not 3D), as most CAD programs should be able to read that.
> 
> Best from Heidelberg,
> JAN
> 
> 
> Am 01.10.2013 12:16, schrieb Peter Gabriel Pitrone:
>> 
>> Howdy Johannes,
>> 
>> I'll see what file formats I can save the plans into. Then I'll upload
>> them as soon as I can.
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
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