CAD Forum discussion (EN) : STL to dwg or ai https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:58:53 +0000 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:29:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9550 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[STL to dwg or ai : CAD/CAM is really out of my area...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24339&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24339 Author: heinsite
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Posted: 21.Aug.2013 at 02:29

CAD/CAM is really out of my area of expertise.  For that I'd suggest you look around for some forums to join where you can really get into the nuts and bolts of it all.  The one thing I'm fairly certain of is that the answers will be very dependent on the equipment you have or will need to work with.  Don't be too surprised however if you find severe limitations with only freeware solutions.
 
Autodesk has CAD/CAM discussions largely in the Inventor forums, but a Google search will find you many more.  Good hunting!
 
Dave.
]]> Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:29:23 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24339&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24339 <![CDATA[STL to dwg or ai : Heinsite thans for your answer....]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24338&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24338 Author: marcusCA
Subject: 9550
Posted: 21.Aug.2013 at 00:35

Heinsite thans for your answer. What about the machining then?]]> Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:35:44 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24338&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24338 <![CDATA[STL to dwg or ai : MeshLab is free, will read STL...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24325&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24325 Author: heinsite
Subject: 9550
Posted: 20.Aug.2013 at 10:01

MeshLab is free, will read STL files and export to DXF, which for all intents and purposes is almost equivalent to a DWG because it can imported into AutoCAD and saved as a DWG.

Dave.


Edited by heinsite - 20.Aug.2013 at 10:05]]> Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:01:22 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24325&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24325 <![CDATA[STL to dwg or ai : What do you get in the DWG then?...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24320&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24320 Author: marcusCA
Subject: 9550
Posted: 19.Aug.2013 at 23:43

What do you get in the DWG then? a polymesh or a wired surface?
Would you be able to post an example?
]]> Mon, 19 Aug 2013 23:43:15 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24320&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24320 <![CDATA[STL to dwg or ai : If you had access to Inventor...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24308&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24308 Author: John Connor
Subject: 9550
Posted: 16.Aug.2013 at 18:42

If you had access to Inventor Fusion 2013 you could import your STL files then do a "save as" to a DWG file.


]]> Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:42:44 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24308&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24308 <![CDATA[STL to dwg or ai : Hello,I have got some stl files...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=9550&PID=24306&title=stl-to-dwg-or-ai#24306 Author: cadfax
Subject: 9550
Posted: 16.Aug.2013 at 18:34

Hello,

I have got some stl files and I need to export them to dwg or ai files. The software needs to be freeware.

Thanks for your help :)
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