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NickSTL View Drop Down
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Joined: 06.Jun.2016
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    Posted: 06.Jun.2016 at 10:24
Hi everyone,

As part of a research project, I am given the STL data of a hollow tube with irregular geometry. I would need to take a thin slice of this tube at one given position, and export it to STL format again (to simulate kind of a curtain inside the tube).

I have been working exclusively with NX Siemens up until now, but it seems that this program is unable to create solid bodies from an STL file (only a facet body with which I cannot do anything).

Does anyone have advice on which (free) program I could use to get this task done?

Thanks in advance for your input.

Nick
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John Connor View Drop Down
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06.Jun.2016 at 11:28
You might want to check out Fusion 360 by AutoDesk.
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