Upload files in a more common format

[Farquarl]

Hi,

i just wondered if you could upload the files in a more common format. Something like .STEP oder even .STL. Not every CAD Programm can import .IPT and slicers have problems as well.

Kind regards,
Thore

[pipcoen]

Hi Thore,
Thanks for this question. The reason we don't upload STEP files is several fold:

1. This would necessitate choosing specific parameters (e.g. for inter-probe distance) which will only suit particular use-cases, and we can't upload files for all parameter combinations.

2. When we make a change to an IPT file, e.g. we spot a bug, the other files will automatically compensate because they are linked. This will not happen with STEP files, so we would need to reproduce every STEP file every time we made a change.

3. Inventor is free to download for anyone with an institutional email address, so there should be no difficulty in acquiring the software. So anyone with an institutional address should be able to generate their own STEP or STL files.

I hope that makes sense!

Best,

Pip