Smaller step files without redundant lines - Compressed step files
The problem that this feature will solve:
Until now, large assemblies are converted to large step files in STEP export
Many lines/data in the Shapr3d STEP export are redundant
Smaller STEP files are imported faster in later import workflows.
Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature:
there is a command line tool called stepreduce
this tool reduces redundant instructions in a step file.
For a step file containing two cubes alone, the reduction is from 12kb to 9kb
or 350 lines to 250 lines
CUBE org.step (12,4 KB)
CUBE reduced.step (9,0 KB)
the source (org) file was created by Shapr3d*
In large files, this can mean a reduction in size from 300 to 200 MB, for example.
What can’t you achieve without this feature?
it is not a workflow blocker but many users would benefit from this feature