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Re: Opening/Editing .STLs

null@example.com (314159) — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29:20 +0000

Blender also lets you import STL files and edit them. Also free.

null@example.com (Caucasian) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:50:50 +0000

Holy freaking awesome, thanks!

null@example.com (Merko) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:38:29 +0000

Hello.
You will need to install a SketchUp plugin that let you import .STL files.
You can find it here:

While you are at it, you can install the G. SketchUp plugin that let you save models as .STL Files

In some cases the STL file you import may be oversized by alot, so you would need to scale it down (or use ReplicatG to scale it down\up).

Hope this post is helpfull for you.

null@example.com (Caucasian) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:44:27 +0000

Lets say that I have an STL, and want to make a change to it. I can't find a way to open it with SketchUp, and it may not even be possible.

Any recommendations for software that I can use to edit current STLs?

Thanks!