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Convert 3D mesh files from the command line

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Autoconverter

Import, export and convert many 3D mesh and solid file formats including STL (stereolithography), SKP (Trimble SketchUp), OBJ (Wavefront), FBX (Filmbox), STEP (STandardized Exchange) and more.

Automesher Application

Convert polyface mesh to solid and import / export many 3D mesh and solid file formats including STL (stereolithography), SKP (Trimble SketchUp), OBJ (Wavefront), 3DM (Rhino) and others.

Convert mesh to nurbs and import / export 3D file formats with Nurbs solid shapes including STEP (STandardized Exchange of Product), 3DM (Rhino), IGES and BREP with automatic nurbs surface reconstruction.

Automapki Application

Overlay DWG drawing entities on top of public satellite imagery provided by Open Street Map, Map Quest, Open Aerial or any user defined WMS / WTS base layers.

Convert 3D mesh files from the command line

How to convert 3D mesh files from the command line step by step tutorial.

Download & install a free evaluation of Autoconverter software.
Launch Command Prompt application from the Windows start menu.
Use CD command to change the current directory to Autoconverter installation folder:
CD "C:\Program Files\Automapki\Autoconverter"
Type in the command line the following conversion command:
Autoconverter.exe -in "input_file_path.obj" -out "converted_file_path.skp" -file_version "SketchUp 2022"
The optional file_version parameter is available for SKP and 3DM file formats only.
To save STL file in a binary file format define the file_type parameter as below:
Autoconverter.exe /in "mesh.obj" /out "model.stl" /file_type Binary
To save STL file in a text format please use ASCII file type.