STLOUT — Export to STL/OBJ

Saves the drawing's 3D tessellation as STL or OBJ for 3D printing.

• Command: STLOUT · Global name: _STLOUT · Alias: 3DPRINT, 3DP, 3DPLOT, RAPIDPROTOTYPE
• Ribbon: Output › Export

Saves the drawing's 3D tessellation (solids, surfaces, regions and meshes) to an STL or OBJ file, for 3D printing or to move it to another program.

Usage

1. Type STLOUT (or 3DPRINT) or click Export to STL/OBJ.
2. Give the output file; its extension picks the format.

STL or OBJ file:

3. For STL, choose binary (more compact) or ASCII (text).

Binary STL? [Yes/No] <Yes>:

Formats

• .stl — triangles with their normal, binary (default) or ASCII.
• .obj — Wavefront OBJ with vertices and faces.

Notes

• It exports the same tessellation the 3D viewer shows; facet fineness comes from FACETRES.
• ACIS solids, surfaces and regions and meshes (FACE3D, MESH, PFACE, 3DMESH) in model space are included.
• Geometry inside blocks (INSERT) and THICKNESS extrusions are not exported yet.

See also

IMPORT · EXPORT