Thanks for the informational video. Also if you have the drop-down menu of the component open the body will not go in to it. Close the drop-down menu and drag the bodies on to the component to make it work. Hope this helps someone have a nice day!
Thanks! as an update: You may be wondering why “Save As STL” is missing from the right-click menu after the July 2021 Fusion 360 update. Don't worry, all of the functionality is still available to all license types. In fact, there's even more functionality now! “Save As STL” has been renamed “Save As Mesh” as it now includes saving....
1:51 There are good reasons to use a component, but you can also export multiple bodies by right clicking on your top level part in the browser (i.e. alavholder v3)
Thanks for the tip. Just curious though, if these print out with out anything connecting the two bodies then why would it matter where they are on the printer? You will end up removing them any way when the print is done.
There is an easier way. Under tool there's a Make selection that will allow you to send directly to Cura. No saving even needed. If you are prototyping, this is the betterxway. You can also select both bodies and send them to Cura without combining them.
Awesome, I was able to save as stl, but could not get the 2 seperate bodies to save as 1 stl. Thanks for the great video, will shout out to you in my next video for this great tip.
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?
Can you not just instruct your slicer to ignore interior spaces? I use Cura and it has an option called: "Union Overlapping Volumes" which I believe would do what you want.
@@firworks I have now downloaded, installed, set my printer up in Cura. I have watched tourtorials and imported my object and set the Union Overlapping Volumes option as you described. I Sliced the part and checked the pinting per level and guess what... All for nothing. The internals are still Sliced into the STL. 😔. This just reaffirms that the model need to be made solid or hollow before porting to your Slicer. I tried this in Mesh Mixer but it completely messed up the part. 😫
@@michieljames737 Well my suggestion was not necessarily to download Cura but more to find the feature in your slicer that works that way. However, it should work in Cura based on what you said earlier. Can you share the .stl file? I just did a test with a enclosed interior volume (cylinder inside a box) and toggling that setting in Cura will cause it to ignore the internal geometry: imgur.com/a/u59bHfY
@@firworks No I ding mind. I have been thinking of getting Cura also. But I am still struggling with my current Slicer so I just wanted to eliminate unnecessary variables. I appreciate the help and I did look for a similar option in my Slicer but could not find it. Thanks for offering v to help. The item I am trying to print is for my training. And there is not one that I can buy so I have to print my own. But don't want to waist unnecessary te and filement on printing and my training day is in a wheeks time.
Fir Works: I don't know why they cant just put it in the menu like export! AutoDesk: Ummm....About that...We even labeled it based on what most people need an STL file for...
Such a timely find! It was driving me nuts trying to figure out how to merge components for printing.
I've been using File > Export and it takes 10+ minutes to make the STL. Thank you so much for this tip, this makes a big difference!
You have just saved me a lot of hair pulling and I don't have that much left to pull! Great explanation!
Thanks for the informational video. Also if you have the drop-down menu of the component open the body will not go in to it. Close the drop-down menu and drag the bodies on to the component to make it work.
Hope this helps someone have a nice day!
Thanks! as an update: You may be wondering why “Save As STL” is missing from the right-click menu after the July 2021 Fusion 360 update. Don't worry, all of the functionality is still available to all license types. In fact, there's even more functionality now! “Save As STL” has been renamed “Save As Mesh” as it now includes saving....
1:51 There are good reasons to use a component, but you can also export multiple bodies by right clicking on your top level part in the browser (i.e. alavholder v3)
ive been trying for hours thank you
very good man, thanks for the video. i noticed that if ou change the file to 3MF it wont work but saving as STL works great. thank you
Thanks for the tip. Just curious though, if these print out with out anything connecting the two bodies then why would it matter where they are on the printer? You will end up removing them any way when the print is done.
There is an easier way. Under tool there's a Make selection that will allow you to send directly to Cura. No saving even needed. If you are prototyping, this is the betterxway. You can also select both bodies and send them to Cura without combining them.
Awesome, I was able to save as stl, but could not get the 2 seperate bodies to save as 1 stl. Thanks for the great video, will shout out to you in my next video for this great tip.
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?
Can you not just instruct your slicer to ignore interior spaces? I use Cura and it has an option called: "Union Overlapping Volumes" which I believe would do what you want.
I only have Slic3r Prusa edition. 1.36.I will try and look for something similar hopefully.Thank you for the advice.
@@firworks I have now downloaded, installed, set my printer up in Cura. I have watched tourtorials and imported my object and set the Union Overlapping Volumes option as you described. I Sliced the part and checked the pinting per level and guess what...
All for nothing. The internals are still Sliced into the STL. 😔. This just reaffirms that the model need to be made solid or hollow before porting to your Slicer. I tried this in Mesh Mixer but it completely messed up the part. 😫
@@michieljames737 Well my suggestion was not necessarily to download Cura but more to find the feature in your slicer that works that way. However, it should work in Cura based on what you said earlier. Can you share the .stl file? I just did a test with a enclosed interior volume (cylinder inside a box) and toggling that setting in Cura will cause it to ignore the internal geometry: imgur.com/a/u59bHfY
@@firworks No I ding mind. I have been thinking of getting Cura also. But I am still struggling with my current Slicer so I just wanted to eliminate unnecessary variables. I appreciate the help and I did look for a similar option in my Slicer but could not find it. Thanks for offering v to help. The item I am trying to print is for my training. And there is not one that I can buy so I have to print my own. But don't want to waist unnecessary te and filement on printing and my training day is in a wheeks time.
Wow, such a good video. This is going to get a lot of views over time.
thank u so much this is exactly what I was looking for
There is option 3D print this and it brings the option to save it like stl ;)
Fir Works: I don't know why they cant just put it in the menu like export!
AutoDesk: Ummm....About that...We even labeled it based on what most people need an STL file for...
Thanks for sharing.
thanks
Thank you for saving me
thanks