Exporting .STP with color?
I just did a test with a stp file exported from Fusion with coloured faces and it opened in ZW3d with the same coloured faces.
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One question are you adding the colour with Appearance not just Component Colour Cycle because I just opened the stp with Fusion and the colours were still there, here's a screen grab.
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Josh.nelson wrote:
I am not aware of a way to accomplish this in Fusion.
Perhaps there is a way, but assigning materials or appearances does not carry over to stp files.
It works for me.
Fusion on the left ZW3d on the right with the stp file imported.
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I am applying the colors via the Appearance window... Could it be because I'm using the trial version? I am on day 7 of the trial
Here are some screen shots.
Then I re-import the .step file back into fusion and it comes out grey like this, it also comes out grey in altium
The process I used might be a bit different. Right click the component in the browser and select Export then to open I used New Design from file on the file menu.
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Now I have a new problem...
I tried re-uploading the .step file and my upload progress is stuck at half way. I don't know if I should start a new thread about this.
But everything I try and upload now doesn't upload more than half way... I've tried restarting Fusion 360 many times and I restarted my computer
and its stuck! How can I fix this one? 
You should have the New Design From File here. Can you attach the stp file to this thread, you might have to zip it to upload.
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There are problems with the cloud at the moment, see this link.
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Ok I have made a discovery.
When I export a model from the browser, if I export a single component as an .STEP, it comes in color...
When I try and export the whole model (In this header example, it contains the pins in 1 component, and the black plastic part in another component) from the top of the browser (which has the name of the project), it comes out grey...
If that wasn't clear, if I do this (Only export one part of the model) like the header, it works with color
If I try and export the top of the brower that contains both Header and Pins Components
Any Ideas??
P.S. Thanks for the note on the server issue
Well spotted on the assembly export, it's the same for me. One odd thing I'v found is if you select apply to faces it works, just takes a lot longer to add the colours.
Here's an import of 2 components with colour added to faces.
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I think someone will notice this thread if you don't click on Accept as solution button. Also might be worth adding to the Ideastation as a request.
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There must be some kind of limitation. I'll have to ask the translation team and won't have an immediate answer.
So, while we wait for an answer, here are some helpful tips to make this work for you:
1. For circuit board components, do they need to be STEP assemblies in Altium? Is it truly a requirement of Altium?
1.1 While making the component (presuming you are making it in Fusion), does it need to be an assembly?*
If the answer to both of these is no, then model the parts like headers and connectors as a single part with mulitple bodies. Your problem should be solved by this.
*Only make assemblies when you need one. Such as the following reasons: I need to make a drawing of a single part inside the assembly. I need to make motion within my assembly. I need to send a single part to CNC.
2. Or use faces. It's easy to select and apply appearances to faces.
Steps:
a) Set Selection filter to Body Faces.
b) Window select the faces you want to color.
c) RMB > Appearances
c) Drag an appearance to a selected face. All selected faces will take the color.
Thanks,
Phil Eichmiller
Software Engineer
Quality Assurance
Autodesk, Inc.
