Topic: "_Stepout" command

[MeasureUp]

How do I export a drawing to stp file?
I tried the "_Stepout" command but its "setpout translation" dialog popped up.
Thanks in advance.

[irneb]

What version of ACad are you using? My ACA 2013 does not have a StepOut command.

Other than that, you could try turning filedia=0 before calling it. Or even perhapos cmddia. Just remember to turn them back on.

You might also want to see if initcommandversion does anything for you. Sorry, I can't test this for you as my ACad does not have that command.

[tedg]

How do I export a drawing to stp file?
I tried the "_Stepout" command but its "setpout translation" dialog popped up.
Thanks in advance.

As far as I know, there  is no OOTB AutoCAD command to export to a step file (maybe I'm wrong).
I have had **applications that allowed me to create a step file though, but it was version specific and was expensive.
 
** They were from SYCODE and they were called STEPImport and STEPExport
 
Are you running a third party application?

[MeasureUp]

What version of ACad are you using? My ACA 2013 does not have a StepOut command.

Other than that, you could try turning filedia=0 before calling it. Or even perhapos cmddia. Just remember to turn them back on.

You might also want to see if initcommandversion does anything for you. Sorry, I can't test this for you as my ACad does not have that command.

Thanks irneb.
I forget the "****dia" system variables.
It works when the "cmddia" is set to 0.
I have AutoCAD Mech 2013. Maybe the "_stepout" is the mech command.
And I think that "initcommandversion" has been removed from the recent autocad versions. I remember that it was available with v2009.

[MeasureUp]

As far as I know, there  is no OOTB AutoCAD command to export to a step file (maybe I'm wrong).
I have had **applications that allowed me to create a step file though, but it was version specific and was expensive.
 
** They were from SYCODE and they were called STEPImport and STEPExport
 
Are you running a third party application?

I don't have 3rd party apps.

[irneb]

Thanks irneb.
I forget the "****dia" system variables.
It works when the "cmddia" is set to 0.

Glad it works for you. Though officially it "should" have been FileDia, at least from help it should. But again one of those inconsistencies we constantly find in acad.

After some research, StepOut does seem to be a Mech-only command. Also available in Inventor or through 3rd party apps. Apparently it used to be available in some acad versions prior to 2004, but has since been discontinued (except for in Mech)

[tedg]

I have AutoCAD Mech 2013. Maybe the "_stepout" is the mech command.

Well that explains it, cool.
That's good to know too, sometimes we're looking to convert to a step file and I believe we have designers with Acad mech.
I do have inventor too just in case.