Free STP Viewer

Free STP Viewer is a lightweight and very simple piece of software which, as the name implies, allows you to open and view STP files more easily, without having to install heavy and possibly expensive programs on your computer.

The application features a very clean and intuitive user interface, its main window allows you to load the file whose contents you wish to display.

The ribbon buttons in Free STP Viewer’s screen enables you to change and adjust the angle and perspective of the design, in order to better understand it and its components.

For starters, you need to load your file into the utility, by browsing through your system and opening it in Free STP Viewer, as drag and drop actions are not supported. Bear in mind that only one item at a time can be worked with, and in the case of larger files, it may have a delayed or temporarily non-responsive behavior.

With the help of ‘Zoom’ and ‘Pan’ functions, you can find the best position for analyzing the 2D or 3D design, while hovering with your mouse cursor over the drawing will highlight certain elements and make them more easily distinguishable.

Moreover, with the help of the ribbon buttons, you can display the model from the ‘Top’, ‘Bottom’, ‘Left’ or ‘Right’, depending on your requirements. Similarly, you can work with the ‘Dynamic Rotation’ feature to get an overall perspective of the design, while switching between ‘Wireframe’ and ‘Shade’ modes modifies the appearance of the drawing.

In short, Free STP Viewer is a handy and effective program that you can rely on for displaying STEP and STP format files. Staying true to its main function, it offers no additional features, such as printing.