Computer question about .dwf files

[Zachary Yarashus]

You might also try converting the file into a standard .DXF or some
equivalent format.
For example, I found this: http://www.benzsoft.com/dwf-to-dxf.html It's
$90, but comes with a 15 day trial.
If he just has a few files he wants to work with, this might do the trick.
Not so much if he's going to be downloading new files regularly.
Once you have .DXF files, you can import them into
Blender<http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/>,
which, by the way has just had it's 3D printing toolset updated.

My thoughts on Blender and Sketchup;
Sketchup is very easy to use. Blender is very powerful, but has a steeper
learning curve.

Disclaimer: I use Blender regularly, but I haven't personally tried 3D
printing with it.

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Robert Stratton <bob at stratton.net> wrote:

> Unfortunately DWF import is only in the Pro (pay) version of SketchUp, but
> I give it high marks for being ridiculously easy to use.
>
> There is a free version that works with a number of other file formats,
> which might be of interest.
>
> http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/product/gsu.html
>
> Disclaimer: I was at a place that invested in this before Google bought it
> and resold some of it to Trimble.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > All,
> > A friend of mine is seeing the light about physical printing.
> >
> > I know something about the printers but nearly nothing about the
> software.
> >
> > Was asked a question that I can't answer.
> >
> > " Where can I get a free cad program that will let me enlarge and
> otherwise
> > play with .dwf files?"
> >
> > Anybody know the answer to this.
> >
> > Just for the record, this is not a 'how do I make a plastic gun' kind of
> > question.
> > This guy has a legitimate industrial reason for asking.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Michael F. Chisena
> > KA2ZEV at Yahoo.com
> > 703 863 4574
> >
> >
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> >
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