STP Creation Not Working

HI,

I'm playing around with STP export - can't get it to work (only creates 1Kb files, which my DSTV viewer shows as empty).

Does anyone have any tips for how to get this to work?  I feel there's something obvious I'm missing.

Thanks for any help

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  • Many thanks for your request. There are two "Stp" formats. One is under ProStrutures export and is an analytical/"intelligent" export and one under generic export which produces graphical Step AP204 output. If you use the first case one please check if the mapping is correctly done.

    update the mapping table and select elements before export.

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  • Hi Johannes, thanks a lot for the reply.

    I have tried the few different STP export methods (all from command "Ps_Export" - they all produced the same result, which appears to be an erroneous STP file.

    I played around with it for a little while, and I think I have the mapping file correct for Australian localisation (please see attached FYI).

    Actually... I have just tested "PS_Import" for the STP file I created - and it has imported the elements.  My apologies - I expected this export function to generate a non-ProSteel STP (something more like Inventor STP.. 3D solid bodies).  Is this the correct functionality for export of STP?  Could you please explain the method for generic graphical export?  I think this is what I am looking for (something I can import into DSTV file viewer).

    MR Mapping Table.zip

    AutoCAD 2017 - N 402.0.0 SP1.2
    ProSteel S6 - 08.11.11.207
    Australian Localisation
    Windows 10 64bit

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  • Hi Johannes, thanks a lot for the reply.

    I have tried the few different STP export methods (all from command "Ps_Export" - they all produced the same result, which appears to be an erroneous STP file.

    I played around with it for a little while, and I think I have the mapping file correct for Australian localisation (please see attached FYI).

    Actually... I have just tested "PS_Import" for the STP file I created - and it has imported the elements.  My apologies - I expected this export function to generate a non-ProSteel STP (something more like Inventor STP.. 3D solid bodies).  Is this the correct functionality for export of STP?  Could you please explain the method for generic graphical export?  I think this is what I am looking for (something I can import into DSTV file viewer).

    MR Mapping Table.zip

    AutoCAD 2017 - N 402.0.0 SP1.2
    ProSteel S6 - 08.11.11.207
    Australian Localisation
    Windows 10 64bit

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