The additional options for the STEP documents provides some advanced options for the file conversion rules which output file type is STEP.
| Solid/Surface geometry | Exports the geometry as solids and surface bodies. |
| 3D curves | Exports the solid and surface bodies as wireframe entities. All 3D curves (composite curves, 3D wires, imported curves, and so on) are also saved. |
| Export sketch entities | Exports all 2D and 3D sketches in the document in addition to all the items in 3D curves. |
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If you select 3D curves or Export sketch entities, you can open the exported STEP files only in SOLIDWORKS 2001 Plus or later.
Because you cannot group the sketch elements together in a STEP file, when you open the exported STEP file in SOLIDWORKS: - All lines and splines are imported into a single 3D sketch. - Circles, ellipses, and parabolas are imported into individual 2D sketches. |
| Version | Determines the version supported by the target system. |
| Reset All | Resets all additional options to their default settings. |