STL Import for Pro ENGINEER

STL Import for Pro ENGINEER is a Stereolithography (stl) file import plug-in for [Pro/ENGINEER]] Wildfire. This plug-in gives [Pro/ENGINEER]] Wildfire the ability to import geometric data from ASCII and Binary stl files.

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STL Import for Pro ENGINEER reads polygon mesh data stored in stl files and imports it into [Pro/ENGINEER]] Wildfire. A polygon mesh in a stl file is comprised of a set of triangular faces. STL Import for Pro ENGINEER creates trimmed planar surfaces for each triangle/quad and knits them together to create a body. If the polygon mesh is closed (i.e. it does not contain boundary edges) then STL Import for Pro ENGINEER will create a closed body feature, otherwise an open surface will be created.

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STL Import for Pro ENGINEER is very easy to use. Once installed, it must be loaded into the [Pro/ENGINEER]] Wildfire environment. Follow the simple instructions in the "ReadMe" document which can be found in the installation folder. Once loaded, it adds new commands to [Pro/ENGINEER]] Wildfire and a submenu called "STLImport" to the [Pro/ENGINEER]] Wildfire menu.