Thanks for the help guys! There is actually a SW2009 "labs" plugin that performs collada export, but unfortunately it doesn't work with the SP3.1 that I have installed.. grr. The only other meshed format that SW deals with is VRML, and meshlab is crashing when I try to open the vrml files I create ...

Hi.. I am exporting an STL file from Solidworks, which may be part of the problem. It looks like the STL format doesn't store any texture information.

When the export dialog box comes up for the files I'm working with, most of the options are greyed out.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPTOL3nALw0/S ...

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I am trying to import a model from Solidworks using Meshlab. I can export a .STL file from SW, and then open it with Meshlab and export an OBJ file, which I can then open in Octane. The issue I am having is that when the OBJ is opened in Octane, it's coming in as one monolithic part? So when ...