▲ 223 ▼ Just as a heads up, AutoDesk will start deleting your Fusion Files if you don't login once a year (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by the16bitgamer@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments This doesn’t sound like an issue for those who use Fusion frequently, however you may want to find ways to get local files, just to be safe.
[–] naonintendois@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) How do you open the files though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It exports as F3D (probably readable by future versions of Fusion) and STEP (standard but with less fidelity) by default. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] naonintendois@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Is STEP a CAD format or 3d file format? I thought the latter. Like I don't get constraints or sketches, only 3d models permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago It’s a CAD format in that the files contain object descriptions instead of meshes (like OBJ). But the format does not support all of fusion 360’s features so it is a lossy export in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago STEP is at least marginally better than STL, because it can represent stuff like circles, instead of just a mesh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] naonintendois@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Looks like it only exports them as 3d models and not CAD files permalink fedilink source parent
[–] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It exports as F3D (probably readable by future versions of Fusion) and STEP (standard but with less fidelity) by default. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] naonintendois@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Is STEP a CAD format or 3d file format? I thought the latter. Like I don't get constraints or sketches, only 3d models permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago It’s a CAD format in that the files contain object descriptions instead of meshes (like OBJ). But the format does not support all of fusion 360’s features so it is a lossy export in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago STEP is at least marginally better than STL, because it can represent stuff like circles, instead of just a mesh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] naonintendois@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Is STEP a CAD format or 3d file format? I thought the latter. Like I don't get constraints or sketches, only 3d models permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago It’s a CAD format in that the files contain object descriptions instead of meshes (like OBJ). But the format does not support all of fusion 360’s features so it is a lossy export in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago STEP is at least marginally better than STL, because it can represent stuff like circles, instead of just a mesh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] doxxx@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago It’s a CAD format in that the files contain object descriptions instead of meshes (like OBJ). But the format does not support all of fusion 360’s features so it is a lossy export in that respect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago STEP is at least marginally better than STL, because it can represent stuff like circles, instead of just a mesh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] naonintendois@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Looks like it only exports them as 3d models and not CAD files permalink fedilink source parent
