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For context: Import STEP file to Blender

I just tried the FreeCAD way and it seems to work pretty well. Just one problem:

The imported STEP model is merged into one object. Is there a way to keep the individual parts of the model? Thanks in advance!

maka
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  • No, the model will always be one object I'm afraid (as far as I know). In the question you linked here there is one answer suggesting to use CAD Assistant from Open Cascade. As I said in the comments there, when I use CAD Assistant to export as OBJ, the advantage is the resulting model is colored instead of a single default color. This way you can select mesh parts by material in Blender and separate them to get different objects. In Edit Mode press A to select all, then P > Separate > By Material. – Gordon Brinkmann Jan 12 '22 at 13:20
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    This works like a charm - thank you very much! – maka Jan 13 '22 at 14:55

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