3D Printing option in fusion360

[Anonymous]

Hi, I'm an italian boy so excuse me for my not perfect english. I used fusion360 but I started with this program in this last week and I used the program for Model piece for 3D printing...now when i finish a component I do click on 3dprint and in the window that appears I don't understand all option so:

1) I select the body ----->OK

2) preview mesh-----> WHAT IS IT?

3)number of triangles----> WHAT IS IT?

4)refinement put HIGH------->ok

now the big interrogatives are in the refinement option

 surface deviation, normal deviation, maximum edge lenght, aspect ratio DON'T KNOW THE MEANING AND FOR 3D PRINTNG I MUST MODIFIED THEM OR NOT ??

after I save stl on my computer and print with a slicer and ok...

Put a photo of this window....thanks a lot for every type of help.

[TimeraAutodesk]

Hi @Anonymous,

Thanks for posting your question here - we're excited you're using Fusion to do some 3D printing!

While you don't have to modify any of the refinement options in order to save out your STL (fusion will use a default set of values for you), these are options that you can play with as you become more proficient with 3D modeling and your 3D printer. We have put together a video on our Help site which walks through the whole 3D print panel experience and helps to explain some of your questions.

http://fusion360.autodesk.com/learning/learning.html?guid=GUID-68E1405F-207E-4D16-9BD7-6B3417E85DFD

Hopefully you find this helpful, please let us know if you have any other questions.

Best,

Timera

[Anonymous]

Perfect, thanks a lot. Only one doubt: Is 3D print studio an obliged step?? or can I print (with Cura for example) a STL saved from Fusion360 on my desktop (without the step in 3D print studio) ?

Thanks

[davebYYPCU]

I have found Fusion Stl files are OK for Cura, Meshmixer, Print Studio, and Simplyfy 3D slicers. Probably design dependant, though.

Browny

[Anonymous]

thanks a lot...because I thought that Autodesk print studio was an oblige step for a quality generation of stl...instead I can create a quality stl only with Fusion360 and after I saved on my computer the stl I can print this with Cura or similar....it's right ?

Thanks thanks

[daniel_lyall]

that's correct

[TimeraAutodesk]

Yes, you can save an STL file and use Cura or any other 3D Print utility to prep your print. Print Studio is just one option, but you do not have to use it.

- timera

[Anonymous]

Thanks a lot for every advice 🙂

[Anonymous]

Thank anyways.

[Anonymous]

Hi Timera, I am very new to my Fusion 360 platform, my Lulzbot Mini and my Lulzbot version of Cura. I am having great fun printing some very simple models and "experimenting". One thing I would like to do is to have my Lulzbot Cura available in the "make" drop down box along with Print Studio and so on. Can you tell me how to do this?

[casutapostala2]

you have not answered the question at all that has been asked.

what do this settings:

     - surface deviation

    - normal deviation

   - etc from refinement option.

this is the ask!

[TrippyLighting]

When you create a .stl in Fuiosn 360 it triangulates/tesselates  a mathematically precise surface. That tessellated surface deviates from the mathematically praise  original.  The "Surface deviation" and "Normal deviation" parameter allow you to control how good the .stl will approximate the original object.

[casutapostala2]

OK, thanks for your answer. And Aspect Ratio ? 

[TrippyLighting]

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@casutapostala2 wrote:

OK, thanks for your answer. And Aspect Ratio ? 

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Ratio of length/width of an exported triangle.