topic Re: Exporting STEP files in Fusion Support Forum

Exporting STEP files

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 14:41:26 GMT

I am unable to export assembly STEP files. Only individual assembly parts can be exported as STEP files.

Assembly consists only of parts modeled on Fusion 360 .

This message appears when I try export entire assembly:

"Local export is not supported right now for distributed design"

Thank you

Re: Exporting STEP files

HughesTooling — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:28:41 GMT

Although the warning flashes up it's about exports to f3d files, the export to stp should still work. It works OK on my PC, what are you using.

Mark

Exporting STEP files

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 18:13:21 GMT

Here are steps I take trying to export assembly STEP file.

1-Open assembly on the screen2-Upper left corner right click on assembly name3-Box appears with options4-Click on EXPORT5-EXPORT box appears on the screen6-In Fusion files STEP file is chosen7-Safe to my computer-DOCUMENTS is chosen8-I click and this message appears- 'Local export is not supported right now for distributed designs" I have no problem exporting individual assembly parts.All assembly parts were modeled on Fusion

Re: Exporting STEP files

HughesTooling — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 20:28:39 GMT

I see the problem using your steps. Instead use export from the file menu and it should work.

@jeff_strater Not sure if I reported this before, seem to think I might have. Right click the main component in the browser and select export, it will fail for distributed designs.

Mark

Re: Exporting STEP files

jeff_strater — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 23:04:17 GMT

Thanks, @HughesTooling. Very strange. The Export works from the file dropdown, but not from the right click on the root component. Those should be identical operations. I'll file that bug, just in case it hasn't already been filed

[edit] filed as FUS-43692

Exporting STEP files

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 13:08:31 GMT

I appreciate suggestions and help that I have received, but my issue has not been resolved.
It is very important to me, that I am able create and export STEP files.No one attempted to explain why I get the message (below) when trying to create and export STEP files.
"LOCAL EXPORT IS NOT SUPPORTED RIGHT NOW FOR DISTRIBUTED DESIGNS"
What is DISTRIBUTED DESIGN" ?Some expert at the Auto Desk must know what is going on.As a reminder-1-All assembly parts have been created on Fusion2-Individual assembly parts can be created and exported3-Second laptop CAN NOT create STEP files of the assembly Same message appears as shown above.4-2 laptops are running on Windows 10
5-INVENTOR has no problems, it creates STEP files of the above assembly.Thank you

Re: Exporting STEP files

TrippyLighting — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:14:42 GMT

A distributed design is a design that has linked/external components in it.

If you use the export option available through the file menu as @HughesTooling has already mentioned the assembly will export fine as a .step. At least it works on my machine.

Re: Exporting STEP files

BrandonMac — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:44:38 GMT

Hello, I think Fusion could not be saving to STEP format I seem to get this error message now.

Re: Exporting STEP files

BrandonMac — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:46:39 GMT

Normally I could just get the file regarding of the error but not on this build.

Re: Exporting STEP files

jeff_strater — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 01:24:17 GMT

this has nothing to do with STEP export. The error message is quite accurate. T-Spline bodies are not exported to STEP, only BRep bodies are exported to STEP. So, you need to convert your T-Spline (Form) bodies to BRep first, otherwise your STEP file will be empty.

This is a Direct Modeling design, so you will have to convert them using the Convert command in the Form toolset:

Re: Exporting STEP files

BrandonMac — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 01:48:48 GMT

Hi yes I have been converting FBX to T then to BRep in the past then to Step I guess what I am saying is it the new build that is not working?

Re: Exporting STEP files

BrandonMac — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 02:10:52 GMT

Re: Exporting STEP files

BrandonMac — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:19:24 GMT

Hello Sir, I posted a few replies/posts can you try to save a quad fbx to t-spline to BRep to export Step on your machine and give me the results. I believe the current build is not working. Thank you for your help.

Re: Exporting STEP files

BrandonMac — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:42:51 GMT

Solved via chat. Turns out the T-Spine conversion object should be deleted then exported keeping the BRep in the Q.

Re: Exporting STEP files

jeff_strater — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:03:23 GMT

I think you may be correct, @BrandonMac - there may well be an issue here. While, yes, deleting the T-Spline body will get you to a STEP export, I, also, believe that this used to work in the past. That warning, if you ignore it (hit OK), should still produce a result, it did not include the T-Spline body. Are you pretty certain that this used to work? If so, I can pursue it further.

Re: Exporting STEP files

jeff_strater — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:52:49 GMT

We think this is a bug. FUS-120440 was created to track this issue.

Re: Exporting STEP files

BrandonMac — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 05:35:32 GMT

" I, also, believe that this used to work " Hi, yes it did work without deleting the T-spline converted mesh in the past as recently as a few months back.