You can export part and assembly files to STL (.stl), 3D Manufacturing Format (.3mf), or Additive Manufacturing File Format (.amf) format.
To export a 3D print file:
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Click .
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In the Print3D
PropertyManager, expand Save To
File.
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For Format, choose one
of the following:
- STL (*.stl)
This ASCII or binary format file describes only the
surface geometry of a 3D object as a raw, unstructured triangulated
surface.
- 3D Manufacturing Format
(*.3mf)
This is an additive manufacturing
focused file format that lets you send full-fidelity 3D models to other
applications, platforms, services, and printers.
- Additive Manufacturing File
(*.amf)
This xml-based file lets you
select export options that store the color and materials of the object
to be 3D printed in the .AMF file,
as well as the geometry of the model.
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Click Save File.
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By default, the file is saved to the model location.
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Click Options.
While many options are the same for the .stl, .3mf,
and .amf file formats, they have these
differences:
- 3D Manufacturing Format
(*.3mf)
| Show 3MF info before saving
file |
View the 3MF
information before saving the file. |
| Include
materials |
Includes base
materials with the exported file. |
| Include
appearances |
Includes appearances
with the exported file. Only surface mapped textural
appearances are exported to .3mf. |
| Include slicing |
Includes slicing
information with the exported file. |
- Additive Manufacturing File
(*.amf)
| Include
materials |
Includes the materials
applied to parts or bodies. |
| Include colors |
Includes the colors
applied to the model as part of the model
appearance. |
- STL
(*.stl)
| Do not translate STL output data to
positive space |
Maintains the exported
parts in their original position in global space,
relative to the origin. |
| Save all components of an assembly
in a single file |
Saves the assembly and
its components in a single .stl file. |
| Check for
interferences |
Performs an
interference check on an assembly document before
saving. |
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Click OK.
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Click Save.