Export a STEP file

A STEP AP242 file holds exact solids, not triangle meshes. Use it to continue a design in another CAD application. KerfCraft exports STEP files. It does not import them.

Export the file#

1. Select File ▸ Import / Export….
2. On the Export tab, select STEP AP242 (.step).
3. Click Whole project, or select components first and click Selection.
4. Click Export….

KerfCraft builds the solids and checks the file before it saves it. This can take some seconds for a large project. The file name has the project name and the revision, for example Bookcase-rev12.step.

If the scope has no manufactured parts, KerfCraft shows "Nothing to export" and does not make a file.

What the file holds#

• One solid for each manufactured part, in millimetres. Shaped panels, angled timber ends, joinery pockets, drilled holes and edge profiles are cut into the solids.
• The assembly structure and the component names.
• One colour for each part, from its finish or material.

What the file does not hold#

• Turned and tapered parts as their shape. They are exported as their square blank.
• Materials, grain, edge banding and cut list data.
• Parameters and formulas.
• Walls, floors, openings and other building elements. To export a building, see Export an IFC file of a building.

The report on the Export tab lists the components that are not exported, with the reason.