Why in Rhino STEP files are not read the BRep face color information? tutorial.step (16.7 KB) Rhino8: [Screenshot 2025-07-19 173115] Typical STEP viewer: [Screenshot 2025-07-19 171744]

works on my system ▶ system [grafik]

Do I need to enable face coloring? If yes where is such option?

Got it, join surfaces option has to be unticked upon import.

enable or disable flat shading [grafik] [grafik]

Do you know if rhino has more easy to use step viewer than rhino blocks? Is it possible to keep step assembly structure using layers?

[image] Petras_Vestartas: Is it possible to keep step assembly structure using layers? Yes! [grafik] doing some quick googling finding test-files i stumbled upon this: Proposal: Importing STEP assemblies as nested layers, not nested blocks (as did you) also seems to work with a bit more c…

better_step_import.py (2.9 KB) this also my be helpful..

both better_step_import.py and ExplodeBlocksToLayers.rhp work, but the latter sets also the color of layer according the color of block. [image] How to import to layers instead of blocks? Rhino for Mac Hi Menos - see if the attached plug-in helps - Drag and D…

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Peter30 (Peter) May 11, 2026, 4:35pm 10

both better_step_import.py and ExplodeBlocksToLayers.rhp work, but the latter sets also the color of layer according the color of block.

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