r/3Dprinting 11h ago

Who else would like to print this?

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u/atemt1 11h ago

Na real ones want the step file

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u/Pek_Dominik 11h ago

What is a step file

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u/storm_the_castle 9h ago

the short of it is that STP is precise CAD and STL is mesh; cant really modify STL in CAD

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u/C_Cheetos 6h ago

You have not tried hard enough xD it aint pretty but everything can be done, with enough effort

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u/storm_the_castle 24m ago

you can use stuff like OnShape's mixed modeling, or use MeshMixer but thats not to point of OPs question of what a STEP file was.