No option to export to .f3d file

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I am making a design to send into Design for Autodesk, and they require that the submitted file be a .f3d or .f3z file; however, when I go to export my assembly, there is no option for .f3d or .f3z (only iges, smt, sat, and, step files). When I go to the other parts that I made to import into this final assembly, the option for .f3d is there. It seems that the only file that has this problem is the final assembly I'm trying to export. What could be different about this file, or is there some technicality that I don't know about?

Thank You.

[jeff_strater]

you need to do this export from A360:

First, open details in A360 on your model:

The from the tools menu choose export:

I think the type defaults to either F3D or F3Z (Fusion archive), depending on whether your design is self-contained (F3D), or has external references (F3Z)

Jeff Strater (Fusion development)

[Anonymous]

Great! It worked! Thank you so much.

Now the Design for Autodesk submission page says that I cannot upload a .f3z file, which I need to do because my assembly has reference files. Do you have any suggestions for that?

Thanks again.

[jeff_strater]

I'm not familiar with how that site is set up - it certainly should allow F3Z files.  I sent a quick email to someone involved in that program, and gave them the link to this thread.  Please respond here if you don't hear from anyone in the next day or so, and I'll follow up.

Jeff

[Anonymous]

I have the same problem. I want submit my design but Autodesk submission page says that I cannot upload a .f3z file. I can only submit a .f3d file but I need .f3z. Could you help me too?

[HughesTooling]

You could try putting your file in a ZIP file, that normally gets around problems like this.

Mark

[James.Youmatz]

Hi Everybody,

It seems like this is a hot topic! The link below refers to a thread where people were experiencing the same issue. Also on that thread I posted what they are looking for as a submission. I believe they are only looking for .f3d submissions, not .f3z. Check the thread out!

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/design-and-documentation/saving-assembly-as-f3d/td-p/5772040

Thanks,

[Anonymous]

Thanks,
I tried break the links, but this make a lot of issue and errors in my design. I tried also unzip .f3z file in winrar and it's works but my assembly have 82 parts and this made a another issue because of the Design for Autodesk submission web page you can submit only five .f3d files. I write to the Design Autodesk@autodesk.com but I didn't have answer yet.
I don't understand why they don't accept .f3z file..
Maybe you have another idea what i'm supposed to do?

Thanks you for trying help

Piotr Chmielewski

[James.Youmatz]

Hi @Anonymous,

I ended up getting a hold of someone that is apart of Design for Autodesk and would like to contact you directly. Do you think that you could PM me your email address so I can forward it to him. 

Thanks

[Anonymous]

This is my email addres:

piotr.chmielewski.pwr@gmail.com

You can send it to him. Thank you for your support.

(I can't send PM sorry)

Best Regards

Piotr Chmielewski

[andresGPZMB]

So "Open Details" seems to no longer be available. Instead, it's "Open Details on Web", which does seem to allow export through the online site as a Fusion archive. However, I'm trying the second workaround here:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Fus...

... to address the upload stalled bug, so what's on the web isn't current because it hasn't been updated yet since I have five uploads that are just sitting there.

Can someone please help me figure out how I can backup my work locally so I can continue with the workarounds in the previous link?