File Convert code

[Dave34R]

Hi, I am trying to make a script to convert massive amount of files from stl to step or igs formats using python.
but I cant find the module to import to make these conversions..
does anyone knows where can I find this module or source code?

[openBrain]

There are already example of batch conversion in this subforum.
However what you're trying to is basically nonsense. STL is a lossy tessellated format where you can't recover original shapes.

[Dave34R]

thank you, i will look at this sub forum.
but what do you mean by i cannot recover the original shape?

[openBrain]

but what do you mean by i cannot recover the original shape?

For example, a sphere that has been exported has been tessellated (shape is converted to a certain number of triangles). Converting to STEP such a shape will not make it back to a sphere (while STEP supports such kind of shapes). It will remain a myriad of triangles forever.