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CAD-Line > STL Import tab

Use the STL Import tab to:

Import an STL file-type CAD model

Change the STL File Linear Units to be equal to the linear units of the original STL file

Edit the Edge Angle Limit to remove “ghost” lines on the CAD-Solid which you can see on the faces of the CAD-Solid in MechDesigner.

See more : STL Files

To prepare the STL file in your CAD software:

Rotate your CAD model to align its XYZ axes with the XYZ axes of the CAD-Line.


In the your CAD software, and its Save as... dialog:

Select the STL file-type

Select Binary

Select the Linear units

If you cannot select the Linear units for the STL file, they will usually be SI units - meters (m).

After you import an STL file:

See CAD-Line > Display Options tab to move the STL file in the X, Y, and Z-axis directions.

See CAD-Line > SOLIDWORKS tab to remove the CAD-Solid from the CAD-Line.


CAD-Line dialog

STL Import tab

CAD-Line dialog > STL Import tab

CAD-Line dialog > STL Import tab


Click to exapand /collapse Import STL File 

STL Files

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