topic Re: export to STL fails in Fusion Support Forum

export to STL fails

aandroski — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:31:53 GMT

I cannot get the attached file to export to STL. It is one of dozens of student files I am preparing to print. All other files export successfully. I have tried on other computers. This file fails after a long time - about 20 to 30 minutes. A previous version of the file actually exported correctly, but there were some revisions that needed to be done - including scaling and resizing a hole.

Re: export to STL fails

HughesTooling — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:21:22 GMT

Are you using Save As Mesh from the right click menu? This works fine for me with your file.

Re: export to STL fails

aandroski — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:17:13 GMT

I tried saving as mesh, but was uncertain which settings to use. When I saved as mesh and set it to stl binary, then tried stl ascii, the files I dragged into Dremel 3D did not make anything appear in the slicer.

Re: export to STL fails

aandroski — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:18:14 GMT

I am using Dremel Digilab 3D slicer

Re: export to STL fails

TheCADWhisperer — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:22:22 GMT

@aandroski wrote:
…the files I dragged into Dremel 3D did not make anything appear in the slicer.

What about importing the stl files you create back into Fusion, does that work?

If yes, then that would seem to indicate the issue is with your slicer software.

My first thought is that it is a units issue and the geometry is really there but too small to see.

Re: export to STL fails

HughesTooling — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:21:37 GMT

I would think you need ASCII and most slicers need the units set to mm.

Re: export to STL fails

TheCADWhisperer — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:24:25 GMT

@HughesTooling wrote:
I would think you need ASCII and most slicers need the units set to mm.

I have never had any issues using binary format stl.

Re: export to STL fails

aandroski — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:12:11 GMT

Thanks - I was trying the mesh save in inches, switched to mm and it worked! (ascii)