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Is it possible to download STEP file from API?
C_Justin
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Best Answer
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The API provides a mechanism to translate either a part studio or assembly into a STEP file and download the result of the translation.
You can find more details in the developer portal (under the help section) - https://dev-portal.onshape.com
One thing to note is that this is a translation process and it's asynchronous. The basic process is to request that the item be translated, receive a 'token' that can be used to check on the progress (or be told of errors) and then download the result when translation is complete. It's a sequence of API calls, not one single call.
(Exporting to either Parasolid or STL *is* a single API call, but that's unique to those formats due to the underlying nature of parametric geometry kernel we use).Director of API, Appstore, and App Partner Technical Support5
Answers
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The API provides a mechanism to translate either a part studio or assembly into a STEP file and download the result of the translation.
You can find more details in the developer portal (under the help section) - https://dev-portal.onshape.com
One thing to note is that this is a translation process and it's asynchronous. The basic process is to request that the item be translated, receive a 'token' that can be used to check on the progress (or be told of errors) and then download the result when translation is complete. It's a sequence of API calls, not one single call.
(Exporting to either Parasolid or STL *is* a single API call, but that's unique to those formats due to the underlying nature of parametric geometry kernel we use).Director of API, Appstore, and App Partner Technical Support5