[Feature request] Add STEP support

[Nico04]

Would add STEP file support be a huge feature ?
I know the project is called STL-Thumb, but STEP files are getter more and more popular, and I can't find any equivalent :)

[demonlibra]

You can use gmsh to convert step to stl.
sudo apt install gmsh
gmsh -v 0 "<path_input_step>" -0 -o "<path_output_stl>"

Also you can use minirender to create stl thumb.

[Nico04]

I'm not looking to convert, I'm just looking to have STEP file preview on Windows ;)

[rvmn]

I'm not looking to convert, I'm just looking to have STEP file preview on Windows ;)

You could look for a F3D, that is a viewer that also does thumbnails and supports STEP files. Or if you know programming you could integrate TKSTEP, the OpenCascade toolkit that i think has made STEP open-source :), and integrate it into stl-thumb yourself (PrusaSlicer has used it now also, check their code)

[Nico04]

Thanks for theses ideas. So despite of the project's name, you would be interested in a PR that adds STEP support ?
EDIT : unfortunately I don't know RUST 😢

[rvmn]

Thanks for theses ideas. So despite of the project's name, you would be interested in a PR that adds STEP support ? EDIT : unfortunately I don't know RUST 😢

Hmm, if i wouldn't have my own stuff to work on i might :/
I do have an idea:
if you, and others reading this fund me 60US (in total) I will donate that to the rainforest project i am supporting in it's totality (and post a link to the donation message in this issue afterwards)
link
i checked it out and i am quite certain it will be done in a couple of weekend hours, divided over 2 max 3 weeks.

[Nico04]

Your link looks broken to me ?
In any case, I can't justify to put 60$ personnaly in that feature, but I can put up to 10$, if the feature is planned ;)

[unlimitedbacon]

I would be open to a PR for STEP support. Hopefully it would not be too computationally expensive.