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Exporting STL files in Fusion 360 - Single, multiple bodies and dual extrusion!

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Everything you ever wanted to know about exporting .stl files from Autodesk Fusion 360 but were afraid to ask!
Saving off a single body for 3D Printing is fairly straight forward in Fusion 360 however you can do a lot more, including adjust your file quality, save whole groups of parts as one file and even separate groups into their own distinct stl files for dual color prints.
Fusion 360 can be found here and is free to use for Education or by Startups - www.autodesk.co...
My .stl viewer and editor of choice is Meshmixer, available here - meshmixer.com/
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@ChrisHeerschap 3 года назад

4 + years later and this video is still useful. Trying to figure out how to export all the parts of an assembly in their orientations and it's just choose the top level component and export that. Jeez, so easy and yet I wouldn't have found it. Thank you again - I normally don't find videos this old to be useful anymore, but this one delivered.

@ClaymateDesigner Год назад

I'm watching these 5 years later.. Great Stuff. I admit that YOUR videos allowed me to start with fusion 360 whereas before, I was getting frustrated.. So many questions.....

@dsmith530 5 лет назад

God bless you for making this video. I was pulling my hair out because separate bodies were coming out in the stl even when I had them hidden and I could not figure out how to unselect one without deselecting the part I actually wanted to print. Also, you're the reason I tried Fusion360 out and I LOVE IT. BEST PROGRAM EVER. this difficulty exporting bodies to stl that were referencing each other has been my only road block so far and it's incredibly easy to use & powerful. Thank you again Angus

@TheDiverJim 7 лет назад

Great vid Angus! Pro tip on Fusion (that you probably already know): always create a component first, then activate it, then create your bodies. This helps scope your feature timeline and control the origin of parts. Granted, it's not required nor make a large difference in this example, but building good habits now save frustration later.

@jasoncy31 6 лет назад

I was having this exact problem tonight (how to export 2 components as a single body for printing on a Form2). This did the trick! Thanks a lot!

@brandoncrz2228 4 года назад

Very clear narration and straight to the point explanation... very nicely done!

@bjornml.08 Год назад

Great explanation especially for the dual print which was what I was looking for! Thanks for all your great videos, Angus!

@bobstewart3746 3 года назад

Great Video... I have just ordered a 3D Printer, so looking forward building my products into actual prototypes. Thanks for doing these videos with no time wasted. Bob.

@davecossaro632 5 лет назад

Angus! Angus! He's our man. If he can't print it no one can.

@linden1763 6 лет назад

You are an absolute life saver, I created a model with 30 individual bodies in it and was just coming to terms with the fact that I may have to export and slice 30 individual parts...

@chuckwilcox6997 7 лет назад

Thank you so much for the Fusion tutorials, I've been struggling to get multiple objects into one STL and never solved the problem. Excellent presentation, quick, clear, and detailed info. A great video presentation and presenter.

@SeerWS 2 года назад

ATTENTION TO EVERYONE FOR WHOM IT STILL SHOWS UP AS SEPARATE BODIES INSIDE CURA: 1) In Fusion, select all the bodies 2) In Modify menu, click Combine 3) Operation dropdown should say "Join" 4) Check "New Component" and "Keep Tools" 5) Right click the new component and do Save as Mesh

@codezero7437 3 года назад

Greatness on display!

@3DPrintingNerd 7 лет назад

I love that maker coin! :) Also, thank you for this video, as I've been wondering what the best way was to make multi-extrusion models in Fusion 360!

@MinerAeros 2 года назад

A trap for new players is the default .3mf file format for meshes. If you are exporting multiple bodies as a single file, if you accept this file format for the export you will find that in your slicer (at least in Cura) they become separate bodies, which is not helpful for things like print in place joints. However, if you change the file format to .stl they will import into your slicer as a single entity. I wasted several hours today trying to figure this out and eventually turned to this tutorial, which prompted me to think about whether file format would make a difference. So thanks again Angus for your great videos.

@gustavoheck2378 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Angus! Life saver always!

@gaston. 4 года назад

well done Angus, and nice logo too.. nice and quick.

@MixedGears 7 лет назад

I was becoming nervous about exporting multiple bodies, you saved the situation =)

@RJMaker 7 лет назад

Good video. Other than starting off with components (most of the time), my new habit I'm trying to develop is using good naming of at least bodies/sketches. For me it helps with history and processing (exporting, copying, etc.) Thanks for the Tutorial, well done! Look forward to the next one.

@BooBar2521 3 года назад

Yeah The Trick with the muliple bodies I Was searching 👍🏻🇩🇪🔥⚡🤯

@paulschatzman6559 5 лет назад

Great video! My professor covered this in class and I didn't really understand what was happening. Made exporting my "Gizmo" as an stl a breeze!

@kevinschantalle 2 года назад

i try these first may be that works ur manuals are great

@JohnDoe-gm5qr 7 лет назад

That is nice that you don't have to take the object apart to select an object in another.

@kryss8253 6 лет назад

Thank you! Completely solved my inability to successfully split models for multi-material. I'm one of the "power users" :)

@johnmurphy5883 7 лет назад

interesting the visual of you on the right of the screen. wonder if it helps and think it does. really appreciate you covering all the possible bases my mind will run

@Thomllama 7 лет назад

cool, as others have stated start with a new component and make sure it's check then all parts associate well.. also.. a minor thing but you can make your Z axis up/down instead of left right in the pref's so the file is oriented for printers.. not a big deal but it helps with some complicated models with multiple bodies/components sometimes.

@jfiorini 7 лет назад

Great tutorial Angus! Hey, I've been using an easier method for your final "multiple bodies" method. Instead of creating components, you can hide the bodies you DON'T want to export, and instead of right clicking on a body, right click on the top node of the same tree on the left and choose Save As STL. It will save just the visible bodies instead of all of them. I haven't used grouping yet, but I'd assume you can then hide/show certain bodies as groups, which would make this process even easier.

@ShinyMajor 7 лет назад

I see that recovered file on the left, with Joel in the filename. Makes you wonder

@MakersMuse 7 лет назад

Webcam for recording glitched so I force restarted :P The file is called Joel dual Makercoin.

@guneetsharma7814 3 года назад

Great video man .helped me a lot

@letsgame514 5 лет назад

Amazing ! Thank you very much for clearing everything

@andre267 7 лет назад

If you delete for example the Grey parts and group the green you can also easy export them without any Problem. (Same thing with green after undo the delete process)

@nathabhornmeeso6833 3 года назад

The best ! Thanks a lot.

@goldenfox334 2 года назад

Hey makermuse ima say it right now I know i was subbed and Im like 99% sure youtube unsubbed me from you. I resubbed regardless but I just thought you should look into this with other viewers lol

@MakersMuse 2 года назад

Cheers! Seems to be happening often :(

@qtipsgaming1839 7 лет назад

I was just trying to figure this out yesterday thanks so much for the video

@hootysteve 7 лет назад

STL is old as the hills!! Angus why not do a video on what the STL format needs to be for it to be a modern format for 3d printing. One thing is to have embedded in the file whether it is metric or english and also keep its scale. Maybe it is tied into the STEP format.

@Human-of-the-earth 5 лет назад

This video helped thanks

@sailingaroundtheworld1427 5 лет назад

It still works but you must click on "bodies" and then directly on export and by the way you don't have to have all bodies selected you can also have only 2 of 10 but again just click 3d print export hit "bodies" and hit the OK ... it looks strange but comes out great.... thanks I was looking how to do this because I had the same issue... great help for me ...

@EVguru 7 лет назад

Angus, Fusion 360 Rule Number 1 is first create and activate a component!

@MakersMuse 7 лет назад

I'm not sure I follow, components are for assemblies, why create one straight away? I model till the part is done as a body.

@bigfilsing 7 лет назад

unlike Inventor and Sometimesworks everything is in a single "design" in Fusion. By making a component ( from the start) or from a body, all the associated actions.sketches etc & files ( templates decals/ canvas) are part of the component and don't end up all thrown together under the "design" Important when you have multiple components in a design. When you activate any part in the design you are dealing with just its history and not the whole design.

@MakersMuse 7 лет назад

+bigfilsing ah that's a very good point. I've only really done designs with very interdependent parts so a single tree worked fine, but that will make the bigger assemblies a lot easier to manage.

@bigfilsing 7 лет назад

It also effects other processes later if you get into the CNC area of fusion . Without parts defined as components all kinds of things go wrong when trying to generate CNC tool paths. Nice to see you getting to grips with Fusion. Coming from Inventor i hated it to start with but am slowly coming round. Cheers

@MakersMuse 7 лет назад

+bigfilsing I'll admit it's a big change from solid works, but worth sticking with especially for the mesh features for me.

@ClemMorton 5 лет назад

Thank you, early morning brain needed a nudge. This was exactly what I needed.

@Jacon95 7 лет назад

Thanks for this fusion 360 videos, it's very helpful

@bernienufc3166 5 лет назад

you sir are a bloody genius, thank you, subscribed

@richiesworld1 5 лет назад

At first, I thought you were drunk, but then I realised that I had RU-vid on 0.75 speed 😁. Maybe I'm drunk 🤔...

@Retrodogo 4 года назад

richiesworld1 well that’s pretty funny

@maurosegurah 6 лет назад

thank you!!!Just what I was looking for!

@NoMoreBsPlease 7 лет назад

+Maker's Muse How about a video on how to properly upload an STL file to Fusion. That stupid 10x bug is driving me nuts!

@chrisryan4931 7 лет назад

+No More BS Please. Go to the Preferences panel. Under the Preview page tick the Mesh workspace box. In the main workspace view click the Create tab and select Create Mesh. This will covert the workspace to the Mesh workspace. In the Mesh workspace if you click the Create tab you can select Insert Mesh from the drop down menu and load an STL or OBJ file. The Modify tab will provide options fro manipulating your mesh - not as extensive as Meshmixer but helpful none the less. Hope this helps.

@buildersmark 7 лет назад

Another excellent tutorial!

@2ROLAN2 6 лет назад

Thanks!!! Help me a lot!! Really apreciate!!

@danbeare5263 2 года назад

THANK YOU ANGUS!!! (Another super helpful video!) - This is the 1st time I have used Fusion 360 & its been a mission achieving what I want! I used your last method (as I had over 140 Bodies!) & It worked. Thank you!! > I tried to scale as accurately as possible on fusion (Expected Length: 256.58mm) but when the STL is imported into CURA I get 265.62mm. Should it maintain the exact dimensions or do I need to adjust these in CURA?? Thanks to anyone who can help confirm!

@MakersMuse 2 года назад

It should be exact or wildly off, which would indicate an incorrect inch to mm conversion. Cura will show the bounding box dimensions in XYZ so if it's at any kind of an angle that might account for the variation :)

@kennithdaniluk9910 7 лет назад

Great video! Can you do a tutorial video on taking the new combined .stl from fusion 360 or meshmixer and go to simplify3d for dual color printing? This video was great but lets see the next step. From double .stl to slice and print.

@HOYFABCRAWLERS 5 лет назад

Thank you for the help,this video hit the spot‼️

@reignandbongao9497 7 лет назад

tried to do this in fusion 360 dated september 2017 this does not seem to work anymore

@HiltTilt 6 лет назад

I cant either it greys out the ok the bodies together. it greys out the ok.

@ttonAb2 6 лет назад

does not work to export multiples on mine either

@scottfish6127 6 лет назад

Can't drag the components after converting bodies to components into each other to make single component with all the bodies so single STL can be created

@TheThursty100 5 лет назад

I had the same damn problem and I just figured it out. You have to drag it on the arrow left of the component to group them together!

@sailingaroundtheworld1427 5 лет назад

@hunzhurte Год назад

6:02 The OK button gets greyed out when I do that.

@rafaelpeleias 3 года назад

NICE!

@mpriya77 7 лет назад

you should review the any cubic i3 mega. It's a sheet metal design that looks just like the wanhoa i3 plus with auto bed leveling and a touch screen.

@ericsteel7643 7 лет назад

great explanation thanku

@varazir 7 лет назад

Thanks Good one. I was pulling my hair trying to export more then one body.

@Brandon_Makes_Stuff 6 лет назад

Thank you Angus!

@noamsegevsaban8252 7 лет назад

Thank you, you really helped me!

@spikekent 7 лет назад

Awesome as always Angus. Exactly what I wanted to know, in preparation for when I get the Multi Material upgrade for my MK2. Just to clarify; In the dual colour part, you renamed one of the components, then nested the rest of the matching components inside it. Then repeated the process for the other colour. Have I got that right? Can't wait for more Fusion tutorials.

@MakersMuse 7 лет назад

Yep! that was how I did it, however Sparkyface5 has worked out a way easier method that I totally missed - I'll be linking her video once it goes up tomorrow. It's already live ! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3ZpDDROHmcs.html

@spikekent 7 лет назад

Ah cool. Yeah, Sparkyface5s vid is another good way of doing it.

@Sysshad 2 года назад

Seems they added another way for you to export STL now. Through File Export and choosing STL. Seems its rendered in the cloud and then returned back to you. They also removed the MAKE menu

@dadzson5694 3 года назад

Thanks Bro

@thunder90pl 7 лет назад

Hello. Could you tell me what is practical difference between STL Binary Format and STL ASCII Format?

@darinhouston1009 2 года назад

I'm having trouble with Cura accepting the common origin (at least in Z) -- or it's automatically dropping both elements to build plate. I have a fairly simple model that is essentially a cube bisected by an oblique plane. The lower half has drainage channels in its upper surface and I want to print that half solid and the upper half I want to print infill only with no top or bottom but with outer walls. I've tried every combination of exporting and importing, de-selected the Cura option to automatically drop to build plate, etc. and it keeps dropping them both to the build plate. If they don't align perfectly, they will not print correctly.

@keydellfuller5750 5 лет назад

Thank you!!!

@KenLord 6 лет назад

Components! I must try that. I ended up exporting 42 separate STL's for one of my models ... and ya... Tedious!

@Edward-gf2qk 7 лет назад

funny thing is I was stumped with this yesterday

@sgr4992 6 лет назад

thanks a lot bro

@nykachuu 7 лет назад

Can you do a tutorial on motion studies with (of-set?) 3d print model

@user-st6lw7uz8u 2 года назад

Good evening, I would like to ask you if the CAD can export geometry in STL format and if it includes parametric models or any kind of geometry variation? can it reconstructs them in real time?

@TheStormlord1 7 лет назад

Hey Angus, you might have answered this question but I haven't come across that video as of yet, I was wondering which Slicer program would you recommend for a beginner, and which for more in-depth use? I don't have a 3d printer yet as I'd rather learn the techniques beforehand and have some prior experience. I also usually use SolidWorks, is it good enough as a model builder? Love your videos, Thanks!

@MakersMuse 7 лет назад

Hey! Solidworks is perfect, I learnt it in Uni and if it wasn't so expensive I would be using it too. I use Simplify3D but it isn't free. Maybe take a look at the latest version of Slic3r, it offers a tonne of options to look at and g-code preview, but lacks customisable support structures sadly.

@TheStormlord1 7 лет назад

All-righty! Thanks a lot and have a good day!

@Actio83 Год назад

and what if you dont have a model workbench, and what if it says save as mesh?

@MrApmotos 4 года назад

but one wear latter they cut same features like export STL files and the software its to buy . i am lost can you help me ????

@michaelchartier4904 7 лет назад

ive just tried to do this in fusion, I created the components from bodies but it does not allow me to combine them.... can you please help?

@DaniloMajhenic 5 лет назад

the third example. What if i have made it into two components, which i want to print in one stl?

@lobrogaming5249 4 года назад

I have been looking for this for so long I have been making an rc car and was conserned about it not being able to be pulled apart because in solid works they are make apart

@rwbot 7 лет назад

Can you explain how to edit an STL file in the model workspace (as a solid)

@michieljames737 5 лет назад

I need some help lease.I need to print an object. The object is compunded of multiple bodies and most om them are hiden inside the object. I want to make the object as a solid. But i dont want the internals to be saved into the .stl files otherwise the slicer will want to print those bodies as well even though they are hidden inside the object. This will increase print time drastically and also material use.So is there any way I can save multiple bodies of an object only into one solid or only as a shell?

@reignandbongao9497 7 лет назад

The components wont combine for me which is weird because I've already done this method a while ago.

@itscrazy3d663 7 лет назад

In your experience, do you think the Duplicator i3 v2.1/PLUS or the Cetus 3D is a better printer for print quality? My i3 PLUS broke in shipping and will probably cost $300ish to repair so I'd rather just buy the Cetus Extended version for $400. Any thoughts?

@JohnDoe-gm5qr 7 лет назад

Would a printer that can print multiple colors make it so you don't have to do that? I am thinking of one with 2 extruders

@Streaml1neJMoose 7 лет назад

No, that's the procedure you use to make it print dual colors. One STL is assigned to each extruder.

@mza1979m 4 года назад

I followed your directions to the letter. I'm saving all the like-coloured components as 1 STL file, then loading them up at once, but everytime I go to import all the different components to PrusaSlicer, they just never line up. They are all just centered on the plate. Any ideas?

@mza1979m 4 года назад

Oh, I see what I did wrong. It won't work unless I have the correct printer selected in PrusaSlicer (MMU2S).

@aprilk141 6 лет назад

Why would I want to translate lines to triangles back to lines again? Isn't that a lot like translating English to Chinese and back to English again?

@acryfoxcz1756 5 лет назад

I have problem with my model Fusion 360 maked it hollow and I don't know what do with it.

@Pedro381ispro 4 года назад

***QUESTION: How to put multiple bodies in one stl file if they're not all in the same Bodies folder. For example, I have a design that is made up of multiple components but its supposed to be a print-in-place thing. I dont want to move all of the bodies out of their component folders to do this.

@MrLelopes 7 лет назад

Best tutorial video so far... Not the best tutorial, but best tutorial video. Lol. Dinamic, attention to the right parts of the program and interaction with you at the same time... way better than just looking the programs screen full video.

@johnlafferty5032 6 лет назад

Any ideas is you can export multiple bodies to multiple stl files? I created a lot of similar bodies from the same base and exporting 25+ stl files one at a time is just time consuming.

@MakersMuse 6 лет назад

IIRC if they're all nested in the same component you can right click that, save to stl and check the box to save as their own individual .stl files rather than all in the one single file.

@Hawkotelli 5 лет назад

Is it easy to. Print an stl file? I created something and my printer arrives tomorrow but I dunno what to do. With the stl file to send it to print is it easy?

@sashabruml1507 6 лет назад

Is there a way to export multiple bodies as multiple stl files without doing them one by one?

@Fyknite 4 года назад

is mesh mixer the way to go for a slicer?

@gaWalt 7 лет назад

Angus, Thanks for your video! I'm new to Fusion 360 and was having difficulty trying to figure out how to export a component as an STL file. I have a question for you. It appears that Fusion 360 will allow me to select a component name, right click, and export as an STL file. In other words I don't have to select the "Body" to do this function even for components that I made that have multiple bodies. I can select their component names, instead of their "Body" and export as STL files. I haven't tried to print any of these STL files yet using this method so, I don't know if this works. I assume it will. So, is this an update of Fusion 360 that now allows you to select the component name to export as an STL file? I have another question. Is there a way to export components as a" DXF" file using Fusion 360? Thanks, in advance, for your help! Gary

@gwebocelestron9194 6 лет назад

Help!! Using fusion360 I created a sketch and it has 4 bodies which I put into a compnent. I then sent to slicer. All 4 comes into slicer, but when I go to slice I lose one of the bodies. I tried grouping the 4 bodies inside the component. I've tried selecting the component, I've tried selecting the group of bodies and I tried selecting the 4 bodies. In each case I lose the same body. Can't figure out how to correct so that I get all 4 bodies in the slice.

@gwebocelestron9194 6 лет назад

Never mind. I just figured it out. I selected the 4 bodies and under Modify -> Combine I created 1 body in a new component. It now all slices as one body.

@gilb6982 7 лет назад

Is it possible to import an STL file in Fusion 360 for modification

@flyers-oo2bi 6 лет назад

when I exported them then opened them in cura they got really small for some reason any ideas how to fix that

@MakersMuse 6 лет назад

you might be exporting as inches not mm units.

@flyers-oo2bi 6 лет назад

yeah that was it thank you so much

@joshuawilliams6684 7 лет назад

Hey, I'm looking to get a 3d printer and I was wondering what you guys would recommend. Price isn't an issue and I'm looking for something that can print some pretty good detail, is reliable, and can print in a few different materials. Hope you guys can help me out.

@MetaBloxer 7 лет назад

Makers Muse released an EBook guide in 2016 specifically for this. He says that buying a 3D printer relies on a lot of things (heated bed for ABS, dimensions), and that it's still relevant. I don't know anything, and i'm really just repeating what he said, but from this channel, I would say that's where to go next. Even if the guide doesn't prove useful, it's not much money and I THINK it recently went on sale.

@joshuawilliams6684 7 лет назад

Thank you. Your help is greatly appreciated.

@tablatronix 4 года назад

Holy shit, I have been combining all my damn bodies EVERY TIME!!! Click bodies parent! doh

@93desousa 5 лет назад

My model is small as hell in cura why?

@duckunderground183 7 лет назад

Late one tonight mate😬 Are you Melbourneian? I am.

@ItsSpice 7 лет назад

like from Melbourne in australia? i dont think Melbourneian is a thing

@ItsSpice 7 лет назад

btw im from western australia (perth)

@SparkyFace5 7 лет назад

TheMinerFromHell he's in Sydney :) I'm also a Perthite :)

@gongarcia4071 7 лет назад

Now how to import an stl to Fusion 360 and modify it without having to actually do th whole model again before doing some modifications... (thats what I've been doing xD)

@JBCreations2650 7 лет назад

How is it going with the RigidBot?

@SparkyFace5 7 лет назад

Angus I have a simpler method for exporting for dual extrusion..

@MakerMark 5 лет назад

Man it would be great if this actually worked. But nope. Can't select the bodies in slicer to assign to the nozzle. But the tip in this video does not work as of 5/18/2019.