This looks great for keeping my card and tokens organized for the X-Wing Miniature Tabletop Game, but it’s a bit more detailed than I need. Today I’ll be working with the Xwing TMG Token Holder by GMBridge downloaded from Thingiverse. ![]() Luckily SOLIDWORKS 2018 includes tools for working with STL files and other mesh files natively. Although SOLIDWORKS Premium has a tool for this (ScanTo3D), it has a steep learning curve. ![]() It’s very difficult to reverse that conversion and extract mathematical geometry from an STL (imagine trying to reproduce The Great Gatsby based solely on Cliff’s Notes). When a geometric model is converted to STL, all of its surfaces become represented by triangular faces of varying size and shape. In a nutshell, STL files are polygonal approximations of mathematical geometry. This may be an accident of history since STL was originally used for (and is an acronym for) st ereo l ithography, back when that was the only 3D printing technology. Read on to learn how.įor the uninitiated, STL has become the de facto standard file format for 3D Printing. Luckily, if you have access to SOLIDWORKS 2018, you may be surprised how easy it is to edit STL files. ![]() More importantly, this style of editing can be unfamiliar to Design Engineers. There are some very good STL editors out there, but they tend not to be “parametric” modelers, which can be difficult to use accurately. And you know what a pain they can be to work with. If you work with 3D Printers regularly, then you know what an STL file is.
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