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VTube-STEP extracts tube data from any STEP solid model file - from any solid model CAD package.

You can browse through an online version of VTube's help here.

VTube-STEP supports multiple languages - even East Asian. You can even translate the user interface to your own language.

This tutorial tube shape was designed in Alibre.

• Introduction to VTube-STEP v1 - This YouTube video demonstrates VTube-STEP importing data from a CAD file.
  
  

• Extending End Points - This YouTube video demonstrates how to extend an end point to geometry with VTube-STEP.

Multiple languages are supported through text files called VTL files. VTube Language files each contain one language. The name of the VTL file is named according to the language. For example, Chinese is given the name "chinese.vtl".

Sub-groupings of the languages can be created by creating new VTL files with an extended name so that end-users can understand what the language is. For example the VTL files can be sub-divided into "chinese traditional.vtl" and "chinese simplified.vtl".

VTL files are text files that can be adjusted in a Unicode-supporting editor. They are stored in the c:\program files\VTube-STEP\config\language folder.

We use and recommend Notepad++ editor to edit your VTube-STEP language files. It is available for download from the net by searching for the name.

Notepad++ allows you to show files side by side in parallel edit windows. To compare files this way, you right click on one of the tabs then press Move to Other View.

When VTube closes, it automatically generates a file called "current_language_setup.vtl" that is built from the latest user-interface elements. We've included this file so that you can easily find what user interface elements have been added between VTube-STEP versions. So when upgrading VTube-STEP, you will often find new additions in this file if they were added since the last version. If you are using a non-English VTL file, then any English labels in the generated file will indicate new words added since the last version.

The STEP file format is universally supported by all solid model CAD packages. However, in some cases, you may not have access to STEP files. To convert from other CAD formats to STEP, we have tested and recommend the following programs:

3D-Tool

This Premium version of the software will import these formats for conversion to STEP. The program is also excellent for measuring any geometry available in the model.

• This company web site is http://3d-tool.com.
• The file format list is here
• The cost is 600 Euro.

Magic View & Converter

We recommend Magic View & Converter to import and view CATIA notes files. (This is only a viewer program.)

• The company web site is http://magic-m-soft.com
• The cost is $40