Can't export stl when working offline

[Claus_J]

You can't create a new file offline and export an stl file for 3d printing. You get an "Autodesk translation service failed" message. As soon as you take the app online and let it upload your file you can take it offline again and the export will work. Must be a bug.

[Anonymous]

@AnonymousHave you tried exporting only single body (via context menu) and not the entire document? There seems to be a difference.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure what you meant

I just created a simple block, then saved it.
Sorry - I'm still learning F360.

[anli9020]

If you have two or more bodys, you can export them all together in a single file or every body on its own.

What I did is right klicking the body in the left project tree and selected "Save as STL".

What do you mean with "saved it"?

If I am right, you get an STL export error when your project is "saved (to the cloud)" and not synced. That's why someone here sugested to "export the project to *.f3d file and reimport/open it leave the project unsaved (asterix in the tab title). Then the STL export should work with the mentioned method.

[Anonymous]

Not seeing that option. .

I'll try to explain what I'm doing, and maybe you'll see my error?

1 - Set F360 to off-line
2 - Close F360
3 - Open F360
4 - Start a new sketch, make a square, extrude the square.
5 - Save the Sketch, give it a name of "test"
6 - Export the file "test" to my local hard drive as a f3d
7 - Close F360
8 - Double Click on test.f3d to have the fiole opened by F360
9 - Try to export to an STL via FILE-> EXPORT -> Type STL .. Gives the
cloud translation error
10 - I tried to "right clicked" the Sketch1 "tab" and the only save option
is "Save as DXF"

Even when I'm On-Line, the right clicking on Sketch1 only gives me the
option of "Save as DXF"

Normally I wouldn't really worry, however, Sunday Night, I had 6 exports
fail in a row while trying to export my sketch to an STL so I could test
print the design.

Thanks for your help.
Denis

[anli9020]

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10 - I tried to "right clicked" the Sketch1 "tab" and the only save option
is "Save as DXF"

Even when I'm On-Line, the right clicking on Sketch1 only gives me the
option of "Save as DXF"

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"What I did is right klicking the body in the left project tree and selected "Save as STL"."

A sketch is only 2D, so there is no option to export 3D data?!

[Anonymous]

Sorry I wasn't clear.
In the Extrude view, a right click doesn't give me the option to export or
save. I have to use the File -> Export to try and Export, or switch back to
the Sketch and a Right Click gives me a Save as DXF as the only right click
option.

If it would help I could post screen shots.

[anli9020]

Click in the body name beside the "eye" icon where you can set the
visibility of the body. I'll post a screenshot tomorrow if this doesn't
help you any further.

[Anonymous]

Ah, didn't realize you could use the eye in the Extrude mode, however, even
setting that didn't help, still only allows me to save a DXF file, and STL
export gives an error.

[anli9020]

pretty sure you are just kidding around, though...

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

[Anonymous]

No, not kidding around just a very new user of F360 - Sorry if I came across as wasting your time, was not my intention.

I was able to FINALLY figure this issue out - I need to Right Click on "Document Settings", or the Name of the drawing in the Browser. Page 50 of the book Autodesk Fusion 360 helped me a lot. I suspect you were telling me what to do, and I wasn't able to put it together until I read the page in the book. Even that page isn't very clear.

This is the drawing I'm working on - while I'm now working on-line, I solved this while off-line

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tIMbONCY_vFeCBWaRaj4tmcosQK1MxjT/view?usp=sharing

Right Click on the "Sketch" in the Browser - no save to STL

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_EpGojHt5FAqq9R1QTwKcFd6kn1mpEKc/view?usp=sharing,%20

Right Click on the Document Settings, works the same as when Right Clicking on the Drawing Name. - Save to STL

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12f5Plhcg7ptdweVzD_K46Uc8vL95nfWR/view?usp=sharing,%20

Maybe if I understood a bit more about how things are bundled into a drawing I'd have understood your instructions.

Thanks again for your help.

[anli9020]

I apologise for my "rough" words.

You are pretty close. Expand your "Component1:1" and there should be a "Bodys" package like in the first picture in the link I posted before. There you'll find your body ("Body1" i think). You can rename your body, set the visibility there and also you can right-click the name and you will get "Save to STL" option like in the mentioned link (first picture).

And again: A sketch is always 2D only. It's referenced to the 3D model, but it is only used to create a body. If you right click on your "Dokument" I think it is the same as File->...->Save as STL. This will probably export the entire project. (I never used this functionality myself. I always export single bodys, never exported all together)

[Anonymous]

No need to apologize about "rough" words. I probably should have better
explained what a "newbe" I was/am, saying "I'm a new user of F360" may be
an understatement. While I have used some CADD programs in the past,
TinkerCad is the most "modern" one I've tried.

It's good to know that I can also use the Componet1:1 to save as an STL as
well - I'd only created the Component because I was instructed to do this
so I could create a new drawing for the "Blue Print" layout. I needed to do
a dimensional drawing to allow me to hand machine the plate. I need the STL
to 3d Print the plate, test it works, then I'll hand machine the part.

Once again, Thank You for all your help,

Denis

[Anonymous]

Not working for me offline either, although I didn't try the workaround. I shouldn't have to. I have a full license but not full functionality? Going to try FreeCAD and see if there's a way to cut the cord. #StallmanWasRight

[Anonymous]

Try right clicking on the "body1" under the "Bodies" dropdown, or right
click on the Name of the drawing - You need to have extruded the drawing
for this to work.

Hope this helps, if not let me know and I'll post a screenshot.

Denis

[shadowdrakken]

The "solution" is bullshit. Doesn't work. Needs to be untagged.

[KristianLaholm]

I can reproduce the problem.

With Fusion in offline and the design is saved then "Save As Mesh" will fail (fails already with preview of the mesh).

Possible workaround if you need the Mesh-file while offline:

Export the design (File -> Export... -> Autodesk Fusion 360 Archive Files (*.f3d) )

Open the f3d file (File -> Open... -> Open from my computer)

Now you can do Save As Mesh

[tinkerVSRJK]

God bless you! Works. Thank you so much.

[john.ohair]

After reading through the multiple years of bug reports that have yet to be addressed. Here is the solution I found works for me. 

For the last two days, I have been getting the error message saying a problem has been detected and I am working offline. When I do a design and save it (to local cache only apparently), the ability to export disappears for 3mf, STEP, and STL (as far as I've tried), BUT f3d still works. So, I export to my drive using a different name as a .f3d file. Then, I open that file (FILE->OPEN then click open from computer). I carefully DO NOT save this version, and the export works perfectly.

Of course, now that I have a work around, I'm betting Autodesk will "revise and improve" the software so we can't do this. 😡

[nodnarb93]

It's May 2024, the Fusion servers are down again, and I am again being forced to tell a client that their 3D printed parts will be late, which damages my relationship with them. Not because I didn't pay my internet bill, or because (god forbid) I tried to do some CAD work on a flight, but because the company I pay $75/month to decided that the inconvenince to them of implementing responsible piracy countermeasures outweighs the damage to their customers' business relationships and income streams.

My dependency on Autodesk is rapidly becoming the #1 point of uncertainty in my prototyping software stack. And we all know how engineers feel about uncertainty....