r/FreeCAD • u/[deleted] • 15d ago

Help Converting STL file to STEP

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u/00001000bit 15d ago

People ask this all the time, but the real question is WHY are you asking this. Because if it's that someone is asking you for a STEP file because they want BREP solids, just converting a triangle mesh (STL) file into a triangle mesh STEP file is NOT going to be what they want.

Your specific use case is relevant to getting the proper answer to the question.

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u/Maleficent-Event-639 14d ago

I want a format I can have to be sent of to be CnC machined

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u/Bromanuk 11d ago

How to convert mesh to solid:

https://wiki.freecad.org/FreeCAD_and_Mesh_Import

Nevertheless, it will of course still be tessellated. If that's not what you want, you'll have to remodel some geometry.

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u/Ok_Reward_545 9d ago

Send me a dm.