SnapCAD parts

VEX IQ General Discussion
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It would seem that SnapCAD will get no further updates which is a shame. The parts they release are .step files that you can convert to .dat files with a little effort, however these .dat files lack the crisp lines the other parts in SnapCAD have which is something I don’t like.

I decided to read the .dat files for the default parts of the most recent version of SnapCAD and was able to edit some of those files into parts that SnapCAD was missing. 2x11 beam, 3x3 plate, 5x3 wedge plate, and 90 degree standoff connector. I included a zip folder with these four parts.

Unzip and copy these parts to the parts folder of SnapCAD (default for me is C:\Program Files (x86)\VEX Robotics\SnapCAD\parts) Open SnapCAD afterwards, Click File>Scan Parts to automatically add these parts to the library and restart SnapCAD.

I hope you can all make use of these parts.

Cheers.

snapcad parts.zip (3.7 KB)

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what about the ratchet and pawl pieces?

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I have zero knowledge of LDraw software so I just end up grabbing a part that closely resembles the part I want and edit the raw .dat file. I can get started on those but I do ask patience. Thanks.

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Hey it turns out you can use chatgtp to convert those .step files to .dat which is a much easier way to make these conversion. The pieces work but you still don’t have those sharp lines and honestly I don’t see how I could even manage to succeed in this regard.

ratchet and pawl.zip (43.6 KB)

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it looks like this

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Correct, if you drop this file on the parts folder and open SnapCAD>File>Scan Parts it will show up in under Other Parts>V or Other Parts>Others.