If you’ve ever wondered why designers like to work with STEP files and not STL, this video answers that question immediately. A part brought in from a STEP file is closer to the original CAD object.

I've been using the free version of Creo Elements at home (I use the full version at work) to pull in STEP files and modify things, but it doesn't have the option of saving out as STEP.

It’s likely that many of you use some form of CAD package, but how many of you have decided you didn’t like the software on offer? [Marcus Wu] did, and instead of griping, he wrote his ...

JETCAM releases free CAD Viewer The company has released an update to its free CAD Viewer supporting all major 2D CAD formats.