The same part imported from STL, however, is one single mesh. Of course, in this case, it doesn’t matter much because he has the original file, the STEP, and the STL.

An imported STEP file is converted to a triangle mesh on import (making it much like a typical .stl or .3mf file) which means that slicing all happens as one would normally expect.

Step 5: Slicing your file with Desired Settings Into a G-code File Slicing a file means preparing a CAD model for turning it into a G-code file that 3D printers can make use to create an object.

I want to do some very basic editing of STEP files, e.g.: Read in two or three STEP files, align the components with respect to two faces or two axes, and save Read in a STEP file, delete a few ...