RE: file conversions

From: Kwok Kai Thong, Mariner (kaithong@TP.EDU.SG)
Date: Sat Oct 02 1999 - 03:45:41 EEST


Do you have any problems with the resolution of the STL file? I mean the
facet size of the stl file after the conversion.
Some time back, I tried converting files from AutoCad DXF into STL using 3D
studio, but I was not able to control the facet size
exported by 3D studio. Therefore, my final product look somewhat of a
component made up of flat surfaces.

Mariner Kwok
Temasek Polytechnic
School of Engineering
Singapore

> ----------
> From: Flint Buchanan[SMTP:flint@vdl.visart.uga.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 12:13 AM
> To: Michelle Soltysik
> Cc: Rapid Prototyping Mailing List
> Subject: re: file conversions
>
> At the university of Georgia we have been converting dxf files into stl
> through 3D studio max...we import as dxf from Maya and export from 3D
> studio max, after using it's stl-check utility...having never dealt with
> the other 2D files, I can't even say that they could be
> converted....if there are some inherent issues raised with this
> process, I would be appreciative of any input from
> the industry.
>
> Flint Buchanan
> The University of Georgia
> Franklin College of Art and Design
> Athens, GA 30602
> 706.542.1614
> f:706.542.0226
>
>
> On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Michelle Soltysik wrote:
>
> > Dear RP list-
> > How can a drawing with a file extension of .tif, .bmp, or .dxf be
> converted
> > into .stl? And is one easier to convert than the other?
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> > Michelle Soltysik
> >
> >
> > Michelle D. Soltysik
> > Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
> > The Pennsylvania State University
> > 207 Hammond Building
> > University Park, PA 16802
> > Telephone: (814) 863-2686
> >
> >
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