CAD files for the case of the Neo will be made available

[Wolfgang Spraul]

Jeremiah -
thanks for the information, that is indeed very helpful.
Your list includes DXF, that was the preference before.
I am concerned that the export process will corrupt the file and we  
release a file that will be painful to actually use.

 From the formats you listed (Wavefront, DXF, STL), which is your  
preference?
Which one do you believe is a format where Pro/E can export all  
information into, without loosing much?

Thanks,
Wolfgang

On Jan 17, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Jeremiah Flerchinger wrote:

> I don't think ProE by itself is suitable, especially since you need  
> a copy of ProE even to import it to BRLCAD.  I myself would suggest  
> Wavefront (.obj), ASCII DXF (.dxf), or STL (.stl) file.  All are  
> standard formats & should be in ProE and any other 3D editor.
>
> Instructions for converting from ProE to STL are as follows:
>
> ProE
>
>     * File > Export > Model
>     * STL
>     * Set chord height to 0. The field will be replaced by minimum  
> acceptable value.
>     * Set Angle Control to 1
>     * OK
>
> ProE Wildfire
>
>     * File > Save a Copy > Model
>     * Change type to STL (*.stl)
>     * Set Chord Height to 0. The field will be replaced by minimum  
> acceptable value.
>     * Set Angle Control to 1
>     * OK
>
> I'm sure the process would be similar to convert to either of the  
> other 2 formats.
>
> Jeremiah Flerchinger
>
>
>
> Wolfgang Spraul wrote:
>>
>> Esben -
>> Interesting. I checked on BRLCAD's website
>>
>> Converting Geometry Between BRL-CAD and other Formats, Page 17
>> http://ftp.brlcad.org/VolumeIV-Converting_Geometry.pdf
>>
>> and it seems Pro/E import is actually quite solid. However you need  
>> a seat of Pro/E to do the conversion.
>> Is releasing in Pro/E format (.prt and .asm files) an acceptable way?
>> Wolfgang
>>
>> On Jan 17, 2008, at 2:36 AM, Esben Stien wrote:
>>
>>> Wolfgang Spraul <wolfgang at openmoko.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Regarding the format, the original is in Pro/Engineer Assembly
>>>> (.asm) and Part (.prt) files. That's probably hard to digest for  
>>>> any
>>>> FOSS CAD software.
>>>
>>> BRLCAD[0] has preliminary support for this format.
>>>
>>> [0]http://brlcad.org/
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