export to stl

simon.trendel — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:51:43 GMT

Hi everybody,

for exporting our model to stl, I need to do two things manually:

1. deactivate the timeline

2. make all parts independent

How can I achieve the above using python API?

Re: export to stl

simon.trendel — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:57:35 GMT

Ok, maybe a little more detail will help understand our problem...

We have written a fusion plugin for exporting our robot to sdf (for simulation in gazebo). The plugin performs the following steps:

1. go through all rigid components (components prefixed with "EXPORT_" are used in the export process)

2. copy every body of a component to a new component

3. measure mass, inertia, pose (export to sdf)

4. export the component as stl

The problem is twofold:

1. The stl export fails if the copied bodies come froma component with active link. The break link function from fusion api works, but

is awefully slow with activated timeline capture. Our workaround is to export our whole robot to step from the myhub website, then

reimport to fusion. This breaks all links in one go.

2. When we copy the bodies to a new component, if they are not independent, they are not exported to the stl. So we have to manually

make all components (that have been mirrored or whatever) independent.

So my question is, do you see an easier way for 1. ?

Is there a way to access the 'Make Indepenent' function from fusion API?

Thanks a lot. Input on this is very much appreciated!