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chris_dragottachris_dragotta Member Posts: 2 ✭
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I'm a saxophone mouthpiece craftsman and I want to learn CAD.  I am signed up for a 14 day trial and I have an .stl file of a sax mouthpiece that appears when I load it, and I want to discover how to use the software.
It seems that nothing I do to make a change to this file works.  I change dimentions and click the green check mark.  Nothing.   Is the .stl file not editable?   Is my trial not allowing me to make changes?  I see no way to export the file to other formats.  All I want to do is change the shape and export as a .dwg  file or some other generally acceptable CAD format.   Can some one offer me some advise?

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    Axel_KollmenterAxel_Kollmenter Member Posts: 410 PRO
    Hi Chris,

    check out the Learningcenter there are tons of great and short tutorials to everything you need.
    Best regards,

    Axel Kollmenter
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    S1monS1mon Member Posts: 2,365 PRO
    STL files are not really designed to be edited (they were created for 3D printers). Onshape added a Mesh type which allows some ability to do solid features on top of a Mesh (from an imported STL), but to do truly parametric CAD, you’ll need to model the features yourself.
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    dirk_van_der_vaartdirk_van_der_vaart Member Posts: 541 ✭✭✭
    Create an account at Grabcad there you can find beautiful design,s of what your looking for, with editable step files.

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