Includes appearances with the exported file. Includes base materials with the exported file. The following options are supported for 3D Manufacturing Format file: For more information, see Interference Detection. It is recommended that you check for interference between the components prior to saving the assembly document. stl file produces a file that may be unsuitable for some rapid prototyping systems. Export of an assembly with coincident or interfering bodies to a single. Performs an interference check on an assembly document prior to saving. stl file.Ĭheck for interferences (assemblies only) Saves the assembly and its components in a single. Save all components of an assembly in a single file (assemblies only) Makes exported parts maintain their original position in global space, relative to the origin. The following three options are supported for STL format only:ĭo not translate STL output data to positive space (See Preview below.)ĭisplays a dialog box (when you click Save in the Save As dialog box) that contais the following information: Triangles (number), File Size, File Format, and the directory path and file name.ĭisplays a dialog box (when you click Save in the Save As dialog box) that contains the following information: Triangles (number), File Size, File Format, and the directory path and file name.ĭisplays a faceted model preview in the graphics area and displays the Triangles (number) and File size information in the Export Options dialog box. The circles show approximately how the tessellation will vary as a result of the settings. Lower numbers generate files with greater small-detail accuracy, but those files take longer to generate.Īs you move the two sliders, the corresponding concentric circles adjust accordingly. Move the Angle slider to adjust the angle Tolerance, which controls small-detail tessellation.Lower numbers generate files with greater whole-part accuracy. Move the Deviation slider to adjust the deviation Tolerance, which controls whole-part tessellation.Files generated with higher accuracy settings (increased tessellation) are larger in size and slower to generate. A lower deviation setting produces a more-finely-tessellated STL file. Optionįor Additive Manufacture File format, select Compress file to compress the file.įor STL file format, select the output format supported by the target system:Ĭontrols the tessellation of non-planar surfaces for Stereolithography (STL) output. Select from the options described below, then click OK.In Save as type, select STL (*.stl), 3D Manufacturing Format (*.3mf), or Additive Manufacturing File (*.amf) and click Options.Import your file into Meshmixer, click Select, and double-click your object to select it. You can read a tutorial by Hubs about reducing triangle count in prints here’s the basic process: Using Autodesk Meshmixer (it’s free), I reduced the amount of triangles in the print to see if that would fix the blobbing problem. The little globs of filament you see on the surface of the print were the result of the printer processing all of these triangles, pausing just long enough at certain vertices to allow a little extra filament to ooze out and form a small blob. This meant that we now had the same amount of triangles for a part one quarter the size. The original large file had 103,970 triangles, and all these triangles remained even as the size scaled down. We took a very large file - 443.13mm x 503.32mm x 434.38mm - and scaled it down to 25% of the original. Here’s what happened in this particular instance. Conversely, fewer triangles in a part means it will slice and print faster, but the curves will look more faceted. The more triangles in a part, the smoother the curves of the surface will be, but also the larger the file size, the longer the slicing time, and the longer the build time.