CuraDassaultSystemesPlugins

Cura plugin to support SolidWorks and CATIA filetypes

Requirements:

• Either SolidWorks or CATIA
  • SolidWorks (version 2016 is in main focus of development at the moment)
  • CATIA (version R18 - old, but the only one I have access to by my university)
• A valid licence!

How to install via plugin browser

1. Open Cura and open the plugin browser from the menu: (since 2.7)

   

2. Look for "SolidWorks Integration" and click on install.

   

   NOTE: This is how it should look like, when the plugin has been correctly installed.

3. Restart Cura

4. Open a part file and/or assembly file of your choise. You should be able to find both file types being supported in the open file dialog:

   

5. (optional) If you can't open any SolidWorks file, then you probably don't have SolidWorks installed. To be sure that the plugin is really installed, there is another double check you can make:

   

How to install via git (bleeding edge)

0. Prerequirements: Github Desktop (https://desktop.github.com/)

1. Open Cura and open the plugin browser from the menu: (since 2.7)

   

2. Open Cura and open the plugin browser from the menu: (since 2.7)

3. Open Cura and open the plugin browser from the menu: (since 2.7)

4. Open Cura and open the plugin browser from the menu: (since 2.7)