How to 3D Print in Full Colorfrom Fusion 360

[Anonymous]

Can anyone advise me on how to get a rendered model in Fusion 360 exported out in both an STL and VRML file to I can 3D Print it on a 3D Systems Projet CJP printer?

I'm aware I can export an STL, just not the texture mapping and color on a VRML file format. Is their another Autodesk software product that I can do my color and texture mapping in and export the correct files?

See attached example of a Beer Bottle with labels that I want to 3D Print in full color.

Thx!

[PhilProcarioJr]

@Anonymous

At this time Fusion doesn't support this. Not sure if any of their other products do.

Most of the 3d color printing I have done uses a texture mapped .obj file. That can be done with Maya, Max, Blender so on but you still can't export a color model from Fusion 360. 

[Anonymous]

Thx Phil!

[wallacetoolanddie]

@Anonymous

What is really needed to solve almost all 3D Print issues is the ability to export .obj files with texture maps. There is absolutely no reason they couldn't add the ability to export any model type to an all quad .obj file and to be honest this should be very high on the list to support 3D printing and Makers. UV mapping tools would be a lot of work so it's understandable that this functionality is not in the software yet. (Well advanced custom UV mapping tools) Currently they export .stl but it is triangulated so the data file is useless beyond simple things like direct printing. If we had .stl export without triangulation that would be a huge help but it's still a band-aid. 

[PhilProcarioJr]

Opps that was my work login...lol anyways I want to share the other info.