.prt to .obj ? 1

[Pohl]

I would like to be able to export or save as from Solidworks in one of the following formats; .kzx, .xml, .3ds, .obj, .sia. Also, and here's where it gets tricky, I'm looking for a free add-in. Software that converts something Solidworks can save as to one of those formats would also be nice. Thank you in advance for you help!

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[ctopher]

I don't know of any free, but I did a quick Google search and came up with two. Don't know of any reviews.

http://www.brothersoft.com/3ds-export-for-solidworks-97997.html

http://download.cnet.com/OBJ-Export-for-SolidWorks/3000-6677_4-10609742.html

Which application(s) are looking to import SW into?

Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
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[Gupta65]

Does the other system supports IGES, Parasolid or Step file. If yes then you can export these file types from SolidWorks (inbuilt option) and import into that system otherwise you'll need to buy the add-in suggested by Chris.

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP3.0
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

 

[Pohl]

Unfortunately it does not, it is a rendering program and only supports the formats stated above. Thank you both for your help.

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[AnnaWood]

What rendering software are you using?

Anna Wood
Xeon W3680, Nvidia Quadro 4000, 12 Gb RAM, WD Velociraptor, Dell U3011 Monitor
SW2011 SP1, Windows 7 x64

http://www.solidmuse.com

http://www.phxswug.com

 

[Pohl]

Wanted to test out Kerkythea, it's free and i've seen some great renders from it.

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[Gupta65]

Did you tried PhotoWorks 360??

It's a rendering product comes as a free add in with SolidWorks Professional or Premium.

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP3.0
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

 

[Pohl]

Hey Gupta,
Yeah I've been using Photoview 360, it's not bad but I would like to try some other software, alot of them only take these certain formats.

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[SBaugh]

Get Luxology's Modo and the SW add in you won't have to worry about much after that. That's what we did and I find invaluble.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
GEASWUG Greater Evansville Area SWUG Leader

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

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[Pohl]

Actually stumbled upon babel3d.com and it had the option to convert step to obj, pretty handy site. Thanks for your response!

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