Converting file to STEP/IGS on (Free Sketchup)?

[jimhami42]

@SketchUp3D_de

if vendors do not accept DWGs for a good reason (see above) they will surely not accept 3D CAD exchange formats intended for NURBS surfaces/solids but containing mere wireframe/meshes too.

I’m not trying to be argumentative here, but a plane is a surface that is commonly used by everyone. The STEP format allows for NURBs to be defined, but it also allows for planes to be specified as well. If you want to have a flat part made, you don’t need to use NURBs at all. As you’ve noted, a vendor that only accepts STEP files is prepared to deal with b-surfs, but they’re also prepared to handle flat planar facets as well.

Here’s an example of a SketchUp model sent to Xometry:

SKP to IGES or STEP (for metal fabrication)

From Xometry: Thanks for reaching out. In general, we can work directly off of the CAD model when manufacturing sheet metal parts - we don’t need a fully dimensioned print. This is not always the case, but for this part I believe we would be able to work directly off the model. As for your second point - you’ll have to specify what kind of tolerances you will require for the features in question. Our standard sheet metal tolerances are +/- 0.020. You can add specific tolerance requirements…