Regarding the several neutral file formats that Solidworks files can be “saved as” for translation, there are two step files, AP203, and AP214. Does anyone know the difference between the two.? Is one preferred over the other by 3-D Printers I wonder?
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afee451 12:44 pm on September 28, 2011 Permalink
STEP203 is the older of the two formats, and is slightly more widely used. STEP214 is newer and the only difference I know for sure is it can store color data along with the geometry. There are probably some other minor differences as well, but I’ve yet to notice any. In the name of simplicity, I always use STEP 203, and I have never had a problem.