If you insist on surfacing your STL file, which as
Jan Willem says, is not necessary for machining with
PowerMILL, you can do this with CopyCAD from Delcam.
Both PowerMILL and CopyCAD are described on our web
site at http://www.delcam.com
Ed
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Ed LAMBOURNE Delcam plc
Technical Director Small Heath Business Park,
ebl@delcam.com Birmingham, B10 0HJ, UK
Tel:+44(0)121-766-5544 Fax: +44(0)121-766-5511
http://www.delcam.com Mobile: +44 (0)7775 642817
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> [mailto:owner-rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi]On Behalf
> Of j.gunnink@ind.tno.nl
> Sent: 10 November 1999 09:38
> To: Mmoolman@eng.tofs.ac.za; rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> Subject: RE: CAD program that can export surface geomerty from a stl
> file
>
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: MC Moolman [SMTP:Mmoolman@eng.tofs.ac.za]
> > Verzonden: woensdag 10 november 1999 9:35
> > Aan: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> > Onderwerp: CAD program that can export surface geomerty
> from a stl file
> >
> Dear ALL
>
> M Camacho / M Moolman wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I am wondering if there is a
> > CAD package that is able to convert a *.stl file to surface
> geomerty
> > so that we can use it for machining. CNC codes.
> >
> My answer: why transferring a STL-file to surface
> geometry when you
> can make perfect CNC-files on STL-data by using PowerMILL
> from DELCAM (UK)
> or any other CAM-package which is smart enough to enable this. We use
> PowerMILL for 3 years and find it the perfect CAM-package for
> Mould and
> Prototype manufacturing. We use it in combination with both High Speed
> Milling and "normal" CNC milling.
>
> When you want to know more about milling on STL-files like
> advantages, possiblities etc. please browse to our WEB-site
> and download
> from the technology-chapter the STL-paper which was presented
> also at TCT'98
> and ECORPM'99
>
>
> All te best from Delft
>
>
> Jan Willem Gunnink
> Jan Willem Gunnink
> TNO Institute of Industrial Technology
> Production Development Division
> Department of Industrial Prototyping
> P.O.Box 5073
> 2600 GB Delft
> The Netherlands
> Tel:+31-15-2608747 Fax:+31-15-2608725
> E-mail: j.gunnink@ind.tno.nl
>
> Visit us at: http://www.tno.nl/instit/indus/prototyping/index.html
>
>
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>
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