CAD2Print

- Do you create quality STL files CAD models?
- Does the STL file you are getting from the CAD system have issues?
- Do you want to be able to precisely control and visualize STL?
- Do you need to make repairs to existing STL files?

Better STL files produce better prints!

The CAD2Print import translators and tessellation engine are derivitives of software used in our propular Power Translators plug-ins for 3DS Max, Maya, and Modo. This proven technology has been in production software since 2002 and has helped these graphics products to address the product visualization market.

CAD2Print a valuable tool to aid in the printing of models produced by CAD systems. The STL files produced by CAD systems sometimes are not of good quality. CAD tessellation engines are optimized for graphics display not 3D printing. The CAD2Print tessellation engine allows you to control chord height, angular deviation and maximum polygon edge length. The pre-visualization mode allows you to see exactly what you will get prior to exporting the final STL file for printing. CAD2Print supports two basic workflows:

1) Export a standard precise format from the CAD system (STEP, IGES, SAT) and utilize CAD2Print turn that into a high quality STL file for printing.

2) Export a STL file from the CAD system and use the polygon editing tools in CAD2Print to cleanup the STL file.

Import CAD Workflow

Repair STL Workflow

Low quality STL (5186 triangles) with 25 degrees, and 0.3mm deviation, and 0.0mm max edge length. Probably only good enough for quick prototypes.

Medium quality STL (41,118 triangles) with 25 degrees, 0.03mm deviation, and 5mm max edge length. Good enough for most 3D layering prints.

High quality STL (121,714 triangles) with 25 degrees, 0.003mm deviation, and 0.0mm max edge length. Good for the high resolution resin printers.

Very high quality STL (274,664 triangles) with 25 degrees, 0.003mm deviation, and 2mm max edge length. Good for the high resolution resin printers.