Cannot Open step Files in FreeCAD

[monty11ez]

I'm using the current version in the Arch repos 0.18.5 and I get an error trying to open the file.

[bflanagin]

Hey @monty11ez what step file are you trying to open? I was able to open up Launch V1.step using FreeCAD 0.18.5. I'll try the others for good measure, but knowing which one you tried would make things faster.

[jacobgkau]

Are you seeing this error?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
<class 'OSError'>: cannot read STEP file

If so, please initialize Git LFS on your system: https://git-lfs.github.com/

Then re-clone the repository and try opening the file again. (Until Git LFS is initialized, you would only be getting pointer text files when cloning the repo.) I can confirm FreeCAD opens the STEP files:

[jackpot51]

I think we need to add instructions to the README, since many files are stored using GIT LFS and also we use submodules.

This is the correct way to clone the project:

git lfs install
git clone --recursive https://github.com/system76/launch.git

[ultrasiq]

I think we need to add instructions to the README, since many files are stored using GIT LFS and also we use submodules.

This is the correct way to clone the project:

git lfs install
git clone --recursive https://github.com/system76/launch.git

I did this and still can't open the .step files.

[frankk74]

Step files are not fcstd files. They are an output file format of CAD systems that cannot be used to edit (or very slightly). You can "import" step/stp or stl files and look at the design but it is not the full editable design. If possible can you post the fcstd files? I just wanted to look at the design elements. However, not choosing to post them to stop some other companies from cloning your design/product is completely understandable. Thank you for posting the info that you have. But I couldn't find any info about the price/availability. The product looks cool!

[jackpot51]

@frankk74 the design is made in AutoCAD 360. There are STEP files of the assembly in various states. Individual parts as well as the full assembly. This is enough to import into other software like FreeCAD for editing.