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3D printing from Revit – how about AutoCAD?

Post a Comment May-14-2008 | Posted by Scott Sheppard | Printable Version | Level |

The other day Autodesk Labs posted a “proof of concept” for exporting STL files from the Autodesk Revit 2009 family of products. STL files have typically been used in the manufacturing space to make physical prototypes of parts using 3D printers. We want to see how this technology applies to the architecture, engineering, and construction space. I wrote a blog article on It’s Alive in the Lab:

STL Exporter for Revit Family 2009 Now Available

We encouraged Revit users to send us feedback at labs.revit.stl@autodesk.com on how this works (or does not work) for them. So what about our AutoCAD users? Would this be a good thing for AutoCAD? What types of drawings would you print with a 3D printer? I await your feedback at that same email address.

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