topic Re: Export STEP file empty in Fusion Support Forum

Export STEP file empty

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:27:39 GMT

Hi:

I was trying to export a design from fusion 360 as a step file, although it lets me export, the file is only a few kb and something is definitely wrong. Please help. Thanks!

Re: Export STEP file empty

HughesTooling — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:32:45 GMT

What's in the design you're trying to export? Fusion can only export surfaces and solids to STP, no meshes, sketches etc.

Mark

Re: Export STEP file empty

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:39:44 GMT

I am attaching a stl file of the object. Please take a look. Thanks!

Re: Export STEP file empty

HughesTooling — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:48:03 GMT

There's no file attached, you need to use the forum to attach files. If you've imported a STL file you will not be able to export it to STEP as Fusion does not support meshes in STEP files.

Mark

Re: Export STEP file empty

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:54:09 GMT

I see, the original file is indeed a stl file. Thanks! Is there another way to convert a stl file to a step file though?

Re: Export STEP file empty

HughesTooling — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 22:04:45 GMT

What are you hoping to do with the file when its converted? If you have History off you can select a mesh and convert to a brep but it will still basically be a mesh and if you are trying to get a part machined there's a good chance machine shops will not be interested.

Mark

Re: Export STEP file empty

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:58:51 GMT

Hi: so I also created something simple and random in fusion and tried to export it as step file, but I still got an empty file. How could that be the case?

Re: Export STEP file empty

HughesTooling — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:40:32 GMT

What did you create? can you export the design as an f3d and attach here. Only other time I've come across failed exports was if there were non standard characters in the file name or path.

Mark

Re: Export STEP file empty

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:42:13 GMT

File>Export as *.f3d and then Attach your Fusion files here and end all doubt.