Add ability to export silk and copper layers in STEP export

[helena566]

Hi Admin and DipTrace team,
I’ve seen some discussions in the forum about the possibility of exporting silk and copper layers along with the board when using the STEP export feature. At the moment, VRML supports this, but STEP is much more practical for CAD workflows since it’s solid modeling oriented rather than polygon based.Sprunki Retake
For many of us, having silk and copper layers included in the STEP export would be a huge improvement — it would make mechanical integration, clearance checks, and collaboration with CAD designers far smoother.
Could you please let us know if this feature is planned for future updates, or if there is any workaround available right now? Your feedback would be very valuable.
Thanks in advance for your reply!
Regards,
Helena

[Alex]

We didn't add silk and copper objects to STEP export to avoid huge size of exported STEP files. We will consider making an option (probably turned off by default) so that user decides whether to add silk and copper to STEP file or not.

[mike_s]

My thoughts - NOT needed. Dip-trace is totally proper for SCH / PCB production. No need for STEP files.

[tartan5]

100% disagree with Mike_s. Step files are 100% needed, especially for building assemblies that include the pcb, designing the enclosures, etc. As a system designer of 1000's of pcbs, I use this feature almost everyday....