cphfmz Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 When I want to import an object as a .step-file (to copy into another window) FormZ often crashed when I close it - the file with the object originally imported as .step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphfmz Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 No, sorry: Rather freezes/doesn't respond and have to 'Force quit' every window. I'm working in FormZ 8.6 for Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Have you tried disabling some of the import options? Namely Construct 3D solids and Heal Corrupt Geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphfmz Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 I will try that out, thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeLourenco Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I believe Autodesys relies on a third party translator for STEP, SAT and a few other formats. The PC version of the STEP import/Export module is fairly robust and vastly superior to the Mac version. I had to install VM Fusion and install a PC version of FormZ just so I could export as STEP reliably. I also notice other problems on the Mac version that I don't with the PC, namely with Subdivision modeling; on the Mac I am unable to get a contextual menu for sub-d tools but I can in Windows. I appreciate that Autodesys supports the Mac, I wish more 3D CAD tools did as well. However this STEP issue is almost a deal breaker since not many people I work with use FormZ I need STEP to send them files and render well in Keyshot (which is another story—and no, OBJ doesn't work well either). We need better translators on the Mac version of FormZ. vva 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I appreciate that Autodesys supports the Mac, I wish more 3D CAD tools did as well. However this STEP issue is almost a deal breaker since not many people I work with use FormZ I need STEP to send them files and render well in Keyshot (which is another story—and no, OBJ doesn't work well either). I'd love to see Keyshot support .fmz file imports. Ideally a live link would be superior, but I'd be thrilled if it would just support the native file type with textures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeLourenco Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I believe most STEP files I receive are from ProE/Creo in Asia. I have tried turning on and off every switch available—often to no avail. Or, I will open incomplete geometry. I have Windows running in VMWare where I installed a windows copy of FormZ. Windows version will nearly always open STEP files the Mac version fails on. I just upgraded to FormZ 9. The import modules do seem more robust on imports so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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