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    Export to STEP with WCS (vs absolute)

    Needing to export some files to STEP, but running into a wall. When exporting an IGES, it lets you select a WCS (which it sets as absolute when you import it) so the parts come in at 0,0,0. The STEP export routine doesn't have this option as far as I can tell. Does anyone know if it would be...
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    Wrap extrude around another solid

    Is there an easy way to extrude something like a lattice around a tube, including bends? 3D printing can produce some crazy geometry, but I am having a tough time figuring out a way to model something like this.

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