CATIA stl file not working
Hi,
I have following issue:
When generating an stl file to be used with DualSPHysics I get an error message "The limits of the initial case cannot be calculated from a file PART".
I can make it work when I load the CATIA stl file into FreeCAD and export it again as stl. This seems to be a valid workaround but I cannot understand why I cannot use the CATIA stl file directly as stl is a standard interface definition and there should be intercompatibility.
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Ok, I found out myself why it does not work. Standard CATIA stl procedure will save the stl in ASCII and not in binary as required by DualSPHysics.
There is a way to convert the stl file to binary format within CATIA but which needs some advanced CATIA competencies (may be better for the mesh quality though).
You could also potentially load in your stl in Blender and then re-export it in binary. Requires no external paid software or add-ons.
Kind regards
Thanks, Asalih3d.
Meanwhile I found a cheap work around similar to that what you propose that is opening the CATIA stl file in FreeCAD and then export it as binary stl format.
Great to hear and also a very valid approach!
Kind regards