Comments on: Viewing STEP files

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:35:25 +0000

Yes, FreeCAD is now an option, and sometime I need to update my STEP file viewer list.

By: Petar

Petar — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:51:40 +0000

Hi,

There is one more tool on SourceForge – FreeCAD. It can Import-export and modify STEP files, and it is open source.

Regards,
Petar

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:21:40 +0000

I don’t know — I think it would depend on the software. Typically with software development oriented version control software (e.g. Subversion) you can select the file viewer you want to use, but I have not used any PDM or PLM software. I recommend talking the the PDM vendors or asking at a PDM/PLM oriented blog.

By: sana

sana — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:59:15 +0000

Hi,
is there anybody to know if it is possible to see .stp files in PDMS software or not?
regards,
sana

By: Harri

Harri — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:30:50 +0000

Hi guys,
Just letting you know that CadFaster|QuickStep now supports measuring on the Professional version. There is a free 14-days trial available.
Best regards,
CadFaster Team

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:24:14 +0000

Petar, I haven't had time to look at CADFaster yet. IIRC, it does not support measuring, which is important to me. Although I enjoy covering much more than automation software development, I am not a MCAD blogger; the Solidworks Engineering Stimulus Package (and a similar program from AutoCAD) has been well covered by sites such as World CAD Access and DezignStuff My time is also limited, so a three month SolidWorks license doesn't appeal to me.

By: Petar

Petar — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:57:32 +0000

you could also check out SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package, and write something about it

By: Petar

Petar — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:27:57 +0000

CADFaster|QuickStep is great. You should check it out. It has navigating system (rotate, pan and zoom) like CATIA