BLEND to STEP
Please find below the list of our other useful resources related to BLEND and STEP interoperability and exchange that could help you with the BLEND to STEP conversion.
- Automesher desktop application for Windows to convert 3D file formats
- Change 3D model units in STEP / IGES files
- Convert Rhino 3DM to STEP file format
BLEND File
BLEND (Blender) is a native file format for the open source Blender software used to create advanced 3D content. The BLEND file can store 3D triangular mesh data, light sources, object animation key frames, texture UV mapping and other data required to create outstanding 3D visualizations and animations. To import and convert BLEND files into your native modeling environment you can use our Autoconverter or Automesher Application converters which will allow you to consume and process BLEND files outside the native Blender environment. Please note however that for the moment we don't support exporting your 3D projects into the BLEND file format which you could process further with the Blender authoring software.
STEP File
STEP (STandardized Exchange of Product) is a very popular file format for the data 3D exchange between different computer systems e.g. CAD, CAM or CAE. As the STEP geometry data are stored in a text form you can expect bigger file sizes when exporting triangular meshes with thousands of faces using the Autoconverter software. However, if your geometry defines manifold solid it will try to create optimized faceted STEP brep representation which should reduce STEP file size by one-third. The STEP file format supports colors per assembly, but without the alpha component, therefore any transparency setting will be lost in the final STEP file.