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Some STEP Files Don't Work

mckeen

I am trying to use the 3D step package mapping capability in Allegro (16.6 S038), but find that many step files don't work.  I am downloading step files from 3dcontentcentral.com.  I find some work just fine, but others do not show up in the mapping window preview or when in the 3D rendering of the PCB.  I am pretty sure there is nothing wrong with the step files because I am able to load and view them fine in Solidworks.

Is anyone else experiencing this problem or have any suggestions/workarounds?

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  • Do you have any specific examples? Sources like 3D Content Central are user contributed but usually pretty good quality nonetheless. You can occasionally get issues with incorrect units, like mm read as inches, this is quite rare but will definitely get some strange behaviour. Large, >35Meg, STEP files may cause issues but, again, these are not especially common.
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  • Do you have any specific examples? Sources like 3D Content Central are user contributed but usually pretty good quality nonetheless. You can occasionally get issues with incorrect units, like mm read as inches, this is quite rare but will definitely get some strange behaviour. Large, >35Meg, STEP files may cause issues but, again, these are not especially common.
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