topic Unable to export component to .step in Fusion Support Forum

Unable to export component to .step

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:27:24 GMT

Am unable to export part of design to step. My design contains four components. 3/4 convert correctly to step when exporting one at a time. The 4th component causes fusion 360 to freeze. Software just seems to freeze indefinitely. I read through the other posts but have found no solution for my error.

Re: Unable to export component to .step

bharathkumaran26 — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:44:01 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

Any component can be exported to step file. Once you right click on that particular component and select export. If you still get the error, try out few things as listed below:

Make sure you have stable internet connection.
Try clearing your local cache by going into the help menu - Support and Diagnostics - Clear Cache data, this may delete any offline data. So, make sure you have proper back up to cloud.
If the model has mesh body, then you can't export it to .stp format.
So, try clearing your cache and export it once again.

Note:

If you could solve this problem. Kindly select 'Accept Solution' that is visible to you.

If you still encounter the problem. People are here to help you out.

Thanks & Regards

Bharath R K

Re: Unable to export component to .step

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:30:28 GMT

Do you have a valid solid body?

Does Ctrl (Cmd) b return any errors?

Are there any unresolved issues highlighted in yellow or red in the Timeline?

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

Re: Unable to export component to .step

HughesTooling — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:23:59 GMT

Are there any characters in the component name that are not allowed for file names?

Re: Unable to export component to .step

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 18:50:07 GMT

I was eventually able to resolve those errors and export my file, but after
that - more and more export errors and crashes and freezes and other tics
and bugs. The software looks well but seems unusually "fragile". A long
alpha-stage battle for fusion 360 I guess. Good luck!