Dear Libertarian, We use a Connex x500 at the moment, the highest end machine that Objet has. As well as high end EOS and Stratasys machines and the Eden 500. We do not 'translate' files we simply check them automatically so we can see if it can be 3D printed. We save all files in an open source format(x3D) and STL. We are not a bureau, we are an online co-creation community. Do you need a hug? You seem to be having a bad day? hugs, Joris