When exporting to STEP file, all Body names and Folders are lost

[pangelotti]

Hello, When I export to a STEP file, all of the Names for each Body are gone, and the individual folders are gone as well. It is just one folder with a list of Bodies in numerical order. Is there a way to export to a STEP file and maintain the body names and the folders they were in?

[jhackney1972]

If your assembly is composed of Components, a STEP file export will maintain the names of the Components.  I am not quite sure what you mean by Folder?

[pangelotti]

Here's a screenshot from the Original Project File

And this if from the exported STEP file

 

[pangelotti]

It looks like from your answer, I need to put the bodies into components.  Is that correct?  Sorry I am new at this, do you have any advice?

[pangelotti]

Update.  I created components, and those Component Names transferred.  But the Bodies that were named under those components are generically named Body 1, Body 2 and so on.

 

[pangelotti]

Is there any way to retain those Body names when you export to a STEP file?

[jhackney1972]

I do not know anyway of retaining the Bodies names in the STEP file export.  I see what you are talking about when you mention Folders.  Bodies are grouped using folders and as far as I know these folders are also not copies when exporting to a STEP file. 

Correction: The Body folder is retained, under the component, but the Body names are lost.  Below is a screen capture from a STEP file exported from a Fusion 360 file containing Components.

[TheCADWhisperer]

You did not do this correctly.

Attach your file here and I will demonstrate correct technique.

File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

[bpetersen9BTH4]

Any updates on this?

are you able to provide an example of exporting to a .step file and keeping the bodies names?

Thanks