stp. file

[oldman]

I am sending out a stp. file to our machine shop to machine a plastic part. The part contains engraving, which are curves. I would like to know how to send only the engraving curves with the stp. file. When I save the prt. file and the curves and points, it sends out all the curves. How can I send only certain curves?

 

[jeff4136]

The simplest and easiest way would be to copy only the entities of interest to a clean part file and export?


Alternative; segregate by layer, blank everything not to be exported. intf_out_blanked_entities = no. (Not always as simple as it sounds but useful once you get the hang of it.)

 

[wsylvester]

if the machine shop is using mastercam.... put the curves on a numbered layer


works for iges.... maybe .stp too

 

[oldman]

Thank you for the reply.


The machine shop is using mastercam.


I put all of my curves on a layer.


Are you saying to remove only the curves I want to show on the .stp file?


I want the engraving curves to show up on the .stp file and not as a seperate file.


Seems the rookies have trouble laying the engraving on the part in the right location if I send them out seperatly.


Thank You

 

[wsylvester]

oldman.... wait that sounds more like me ;-)


i did a quick test into mcam and the layers get lost with step


they can blank out items pretty easy to just get the curves though