[gblake]

Hi Folks,

The title of this old thread seems a good match for what I want to ask. I need a volunteer who can do some format conversions for me/us.

1) CMU has created a large (560 MBytes in 3000+ files) library of Vex Kit part models using Inventor and SolidWorks. The have stored the model files using (mostly) SLDPRT and SLDASM formats. There are a few other cats and dogs formats thrown in too.

2) I am interested in using IronCAD to put together and animate Vex bot models. IronCAD can import STEP files, but not SPDPRT or SLDASM files.

3) IS there anyone out there who either

a) Has already downloaded the CMU library and is willing to export it as STEP files for folks like me who need to import it?
b) Is willing to do the import/export for me/us?

If it will help, I did already go through downloading all the CMU SolidWorks files before finding out that IronCAD won't import them; so I can try to zip them up into easily unpacked files. Doing that will make life easier for anyone who hasn't downloaded them already. I can send zipped versions to anyone who wants them, regardless of whether you/they are able to do the conversions to STEP.

The CMU library is found at this URL (http://www-education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/...cad/index.htm). Note that at the moment I am having trouble loading the page, but I suspect the problem is just a temporary glitch at the CMU end of the URL.