Autodesk DirectConnect for STEP

Autodesk DirectConnect lets you import STEP files (*.stp or *.STEP). No Autodesk DirectConnect license is required.

For information on the Autodesk products that support this format, go to the topic, Summary of supported formats.

Software prerequisites

Install the Autodesk product where you will be importing files using this format. (The Autodesk DirectConnect software is installed at the same time.)
Export STEP files from the CAD software using AP203 or AP214 specifications.
No license is required to import this file format.
For Maya, you must load a plug-in to use Autodesk DirectConnect translators. See Additional software setup, Autodesk Maya.

Maya supports this translator on the Macintosh OS X operating system.

To import STEP files

In your Autodesk software, choose the appropriate menu item. For example,

To import a CAD file into...	Choose...
Autodesk StudioTools	File > Open or File > Import > File
Autodesk ImageStudio	File > Import
Maya	File > Open Scene or File > Import
Autodesk Showcase	File > Import Models

Select a native STEP (*.stp or *.STEP) file from the file browser.
Click OK.

The translator automatically launches and the file is imported into the scene.

Types of data imported

NURBS are imported for this file format. The following information is maintained on import:

Precise geometric surface and topology information (ISO 10303:42)
Data organization (layers)
Tolerances and units
Colors

For information on locating this data in your Autodesk software, see Where to find imported data.

Limitations

Construction lines, modeling curves and animation are automatically excluded when a STEP file is imported.