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Hi, Been using basic 3d/2d for many years. Interchangeably importing/exporting step files. This is important because it is the format of choice for manufacturers. My computer went down and I lost the disk and so I had no choice but to 'upgrade' to the latest version. I'm really quite annoyed by this. On the upgrade I lost the STEP file export, if I am reading things correctly, and so I am now in a bit of a mess. I'm not familiar with other file formats, so is there a way of exporting/ importing one of the other formats and converting to STEP perhaps. I'm really quite desperate any suggestions welcome. Thanks, David
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what program and version number are you currently using? PC or mac??
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Version 12.0 Just bought it. The Step import/export should be there according to the user guide. It is not a premium feature. And I am using a PC. Thanks. Oh and I am using the ViaCAD 2d/3D.
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Version 12.0 Just bought it. The Step import/export should be there according to the user guide. It is not a premium feature. And I am using a PC. Thanks.
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Even if you lost the disk, you should be able to download a demo version of a previous version and should work for a month or 15 days until you manage to get that old version registered. It is good practice to backup your hard drive once in a while. Good luck exporting .stp from a PC. That feature should be there as export.
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It's not present in 2D/3D because ACIS isn't in VC non-Pro anymore, so no NURBS support, but they haven't been explicit, I'd say they've been misleading about it. No .stp, no .igs.
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