Downsize large step files

Matthias_Krumm

Hi together,
i export step Files (sheet metal part) and send them to producers. The step files contain a high amount of surfaces, that makes the step file pretty large and the producers cannot handle it.
How can i compress a step file to get a smaller step file size?
Attached the sheet metal part, it has 12 MB, i need it with 6-8 MB.
Thanks a lot in advance for your help.

billy2

zip it up. It's a text file and can be very large. It'll zip down nicely. 

The other is parasolids, it's already compressed but fewer people know what to do with it.

Matthias_Krumm

Thanks for your answer. The problem is, that i need to upload it as a .step file. 
So it must be a smaller step file.

S1mon

Find a different vendor. It’s 2023, not 1993.

bryan_lagrange

We accept and use files of this size for Laser cutting. I am sure online vendors such as Send cut Send and Xometry would as well.