New add-in to export STL, STEP and F3D files in various granularity and refinements

[lichtzeichenanlage]

A couple of years (???) ago I've written a little add-in to export STLs and F3D files called Filtered Export. Larger parts were driven by the community, which did not always meet my requirements. That's fine and I'll used it all the time.

Now I've created a new add-in that can exports various formats in different granularity and refinements in one job and the configuration is stored within the design. So it's easy to export updated designs at the push of a button.

Feedback is very welcome.

https://github.com/WilkoV/Fusion360_ExportIt

[lichtzeichenanlage]

Latest update broke my add-in, here is the fix.

[lichtzeichenanlage]

This fix should also be related an Fusion 360 update (latest or the one before). 

[rushabhthakkar_910]

Hello @lichtzeichenanlage , To be frank, I am a Mechanical guy with no experience in C.S. I had a add-in added to fusion but with the help of my friend. And now he is not here to help me. 

So can you guide me how to add this...??

[lichtzeichenanlage]

Sure, no problem. What operating system are you using?

[rushabhthakkar_910]

Windows 10, Core i5-8250U....

[lichtzeichenanlage]

Here is a short installation description. Is this enough?

https://github.com/WilkoV/Fusion360_ExportIt#installation

[rushabhthakkar_910]

I'll try it sir.. And if stuck at some point, I'll let you know...

[lichtzeichenanlage]

I've added 3MF exports to the ExportIt Add-in. If you have installed it, you should get an automatic notification but you can also download the new version here.

[SEIZMICdesign]

Is this even possible to load now? The last time I loaded an extension there was a community marketplace of extensions of sorts. Now it seems it's a locked, Autodesk-only buy-in system. Am I missing something? Is it possible to load third-party extensions anymore? Seems to not be.

[lichtzeichenanlage]

I'm not sure what you mean. I'm on a hobbyist license and I made this little add-in for me to make the export task a bit easier and consistent. I have no plans to publish it in the market place, so I've uploaded it to gitHub share it this way.

You can download the latest version from the link I've posted before by downloading the ExportIt.zip file

After the download has finished and you've unpacked the content to an folder you like, you can follow the installation steps I outlined here:

https://github.com/WilkoV/Fusion360_ExportIt/tree/0.9.0#installation

Let me know if it worked for you.

[SEIZMICdesign]

I see! Thanks for the reply! I'll try it out.

[AlessandroZap]

Hi everyone,

First of all, thanks for creating this add-in.

Here is my question: I need to name the exported step files by part number. Is there a way to change the code in order to do so?

[lichtzeichenanlage]

Hi, where do you store the part numbers in Fusion 360?

[AlessandroZap]

I enter the part number here, in the component property window:

[AlessandroZap]

I thought you could mean something else:
this is the attribute used in the Drawings Title Blocks to recall automatically the part name: "MODEL_PART_NO"

[lichtzeichenanlage]

I check it.

[lichtzeichenanlage]

Hi @AlessandroZap,

I've published a new version that allows you to use the part number instead of the component name. You can find it here. The change will work for f3d and step exports, but you've to set the structure to "One File Per Component": You also have to enable it in the location tab.

I hope this works for you. If not, just drop me a comment here or create a change request on github. I'll try my very best to make it work for you.

[AlessandroZap]

Wow! Thank you for your quick answer! I'll check tomorrow and I'll give you my feedback.

[AlessandroZap]

@lichtzeichenanlage ,

Hi there, I tried the new version and it worked perfectly!
Thank you again for your work, I really appreciate 👍

[lichtzeichenanlage]

You're welcome @AlessandroZap. I'm glad I could help you. If anything is missing, just leave me a message. I always try to make it work.