Right now I have a file that when exported takes 3.3GB (as STEP) or 332MB (as .shapr). I have no idea why precisely the difference is so enormous, but that aside I have found other CAD suites offer options to reduce output size. Think of options like ‘join small segments’ or ‘simplify big parts’. A…

for anybody having also a big STEP file after exporting; i found a workaround that worked for me: export to x_b format that is siemens parasolid binary format and is even smaller than shapr (also doesnt contain drawings etc). and it is pretty well supported, not as good as STEP though.

Agree, indeed, Parasolid format is much better/more efficient, because if i understand correctly having a smarter geometry information storage. STEP is the ‘old’(er) CAD file format that you can use everywhere, even online and in slicers for 3d printing, it’s a bit like a universal format. But, on t…

[image] rvmn: Agree, indeed, Parasolid format is much better/more efficient, because if i understand correctly having a smarter geometry information storage. STEP is the ‘old’(er) CAD file format that you can use everywhere, even online and in slicers for 3d printing No, that’s not why. The P…

A new ‘problem’ seems to have come to the latest version of Shapr i’m afraid. Before I could use the exported Parasolid files in other programs, like Fusion, but the lastest version seems be using a newer Parasolid version? At least, that is what Fusion360 is telling me, when I try to import an ex…

Correct, we’ve updated Parasolid - looks like Fusion 360 haven’t updated their implementation yet. [image] rvmn: At least, that is what Fusion360 is telling me, when I try to import an exported Parasolid file into it. Would it be possible to have a selectable option to use an older version of …

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Istvan August 27, 2023, 1:32pm 3

This is not true, actually often literally the opposite is true. tThe Parasolid format is superior to STEP when you are transferring geometry between to CAD sytems that both run on the Parasolid kernel. I’d recommend reading this article.

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