To Import Part and Assembly STEP Files
1. Click
File >
Open without a part or assembly open or
Model >
Get Data >
Import with a part or assembly open. The
File Open dialog box opens.
2. Select click STEP (.stp, .step) in the Type box.
3. Select the STEP file you want to import on the list of available files or browse to find and then click the STEP file.
4. Click Import to create or append the STEP file.
5. If you are using the STEP data to:
◦ Create a part or assembly, the Import New Model dialog box opens.
◦ Append the STEP file to an open part and there are imported features, the File dialog box and the Import tab open.
6. Retain the import profile in use or select an import profile from the Profile list in the Import New Model or the File dialog box. Click Details to open the STEP — Import Profile editor and customize the import profile settings.
7. Click Customize layer filter on the File dialog box and set the import status of layers in the Layer Import Options dialog box.
8. Click OK in the Import New Model or the File dialog box. The import log file is automatically generated in the Working directory. For direct import, the Layer Import Options dialog box opens when the STEP part or assembly has layers associated with it.
9. Select layers for import and set their import status.
10. If you are appending the step file to an existing part, click
on the
Import tab.