3D Tool looks like it might be an option. It's pretty much in the same price range that Deep Exploration used to be in.

I've given up on asking engineers to do anything other than just give me their original files. It saves weeks of whining, complaining and headaches when I handle everything myself. Whenever I've asked an engineer to save a file in a format other than the original, it's as if I'd asked them to build a rocket to the moon out of cardboard and a Ronco Pocket Fisherman.

No offense to any engineers out there. ;-)

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Hi Paul,

I've just remembered Delcam, who develop Powershape, have a pay per translation service which maybe an option where you can just include the translation cost into the quote, it's about 50USD per translation.
This will save you having to purchase software just for translations and paying for updates or maintenance.

http://www.delcam-exchange.com/

~Danny~

@paulrus: Whenever I've asked an engineer to save a file in a format other than the original
it's as if I'd asked them to build a rocket to the moon out of cardboard and a Ronco Pocket Fisherman.


Totally agree...same situation here :)
Have a degree doesn't mean to be intelligent !
Please insist on save as STEP or SAT leave out IGES

M

@Scooter (DORMANTVISION): nope, Modo does not natively open sldprt ot sldasm . Both are nurbs formats while Modo is a poly / subd modeling app. It can read meshes (fe render meshes) made from those nurbs data.
So trying to use Modo as a nurbs format translator would be a VERY bad idea...

Przemas,

modo has been able to import SolidWorks files since at least v401
What I meant by "Native", was that the importer didn't require a plug-in.
I should have specified that upon import, SolidWorks files are tessellated.
Sorry about any confusion.

-s