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STL import, how many triangles are ok ?
![Kai_himself](https://cad.onshape.com/images/placeholder-user.png)
Hey,
i would like to import an STL File, from a professional surveying office. Now they ask me, how many points and edges do you can handle, or how many triangles do can handle ?
I didn't find anything about, how much triangles onshape can handle in the documantry.
Are they any experiences ?
Best regards
Kai
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If you are talking about graphics / interaction performance, it depends on our graphics card and system you have. You can determine this on this page : https://cad.onshape.com/check . Note: This is only an approximation, you will need to test it out with some sample data.
Paul
Onshape will import the STL file on the server. We do not render the graphics on the server. Instead we use your browser to display the graphics. While we will try our best to render as much data as possible, Onshape graphics is limited by the capabilities of your system. We have more information here : https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/webgl.htm
The best thing would be to ask for a sample scan and see how it performs on your machine. I imagine the more powerful the GPU the more triangles it can handle. My work machine has a GTX 1060 6GB and has output the below score.