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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo_bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On Tuesday, October 8, 2013 11:21 PM, Thomas Spindler <tsp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> > Hi Guys,
> 
> I had to do some tricky mechanical design around a pcb and generated a step 
> like file format. (See attached example)
> 
> If other users find it useful I will eventually integrate it into 3d-viewer.
> 
> Thomas
> 



Hi Thomas,

 It imports without a problem in SolidWorks 2013.  I have a question about the control of arc features; I noticed 2x 2.2mm holes represented with 0.38mm segments while a 3.5mm hole had 0.31mm segments and a larger arc cutout has segments of ~3.5 and 3.8mm.  Can the approximation of arcs via segments be controlled so that we can specify the accuracy of the model?

- Cirilo