Set the export options when you export SOLIDWORKS part or assembly documents as STEP files.
To set the STEP export options:
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Select from the following Output as options:
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| Solid/Surface geometry |
Exports the geometry as solids and surface bodies. |
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| 3D curves |
Exports the solid and surface bodies as wireframe entities. All 3D curves (composite curves, 3D wires, imported curves, and so on) are also saved.
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Export sketch entities
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Exports all 2D and 3D sketches in the document in addition to all the items in 3D curves.
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Click OK.
When you create a task, you click Options in the task properties dialog box to change the options for that task only. To change the default option values, click .