In all my 3D-design ignorance I managed to learn SolveSpace and I very much like its simplicity and parametric philosophy. I designed a few 3D-printed details I needed for my projects.
Then came a challenge: take an existing STL and modify it. SolveSpace can import STL, but comes out the STL I had was an “text STL” (usually .ast extention) but SolveSpace can only do “binary STL” (usually .stl extension). I had the wrong STL.
The author also published STEP (.stp) file. I’ve tried one route - FreeCAD, but the philosophy here is completely different. I didn’t feel like going through 38 episodes tutorial only to modify some antenna holes in a model.
Then I’ve tried one thing: imported the original .stl (which should have been .ast) into FreeCAD and then exported it once again as .stl which, for FreeCAD, is the binary format.
And that worked! SolveSpace managed to import the model and I was able to modify it in the usual way.
If you already had to do countersinked holes or chamfers on all edges, is I'd appreciate knowing how you did they. (These two are examples of things that I find tedious in solvespace and would love to have a better approach to.)
