STEP Export Options
You can set the export options when you export SolidWorks part or assembly
documents as STEP
files.
To set the STEP export options:
Click File,
Save As.
Select STEP AP203 (*.step)
or STEP AP214 (*.step) for Save as type, then click Options.
Select from the options described below, then
click OK.
Click Save to export the document.
Output as
Solid/Surface
geometry. Exports the geometry as solids and surface bodies.
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.
Export sketch
entities (available only with 3D
curves selected). Exports all the items in 3D
curves, plus all 2D and 3D sketches in the document.
Set STEP configuration data
(available only when exporting to STEP
AP203 (*.step) file types). Displays the
STEP Configuration Data for
Export dialog box.
If you select 3D curves
or Export sketch entities, you
can open the exported STEP files only in SolidWorks 2001Plus or later.
If you select Set STEP configuration data,
the STEP Configuration Data for Export
dialog box appears.
Because you cannot group the sketch elements together in a STEP file, when
you open the exported STEP file in SolidWorks:
- All lines and splines are imported into a single 3D sketch.
- Circles, ellipses, and parabolas are imported into individual 2D sketches.
Output coordinate system. Select
a coordinate system to apply for export. If you select --
default --, no transformation matrix is applied.
Export face/edge properties.
Exports face and edge properties. Clear this option to improve export
performance.
Split periodic faces. Splits
periodic faces, such as cylindrical faces, into two. Splitting a periodic
face can improve the quality of the export but can affect performance.