Multibody STL file

flynt_moreland

I have 2 parts in a Parts Studio that are not connected (they don't intersect) but are interlinked (like 2 links in a chain,) I want to export them as a single STL file so that I can 3D print the 2 interlinked parts. Any ideas are appreciated.

TimRice

In order to print the two links in one chain you could create a tiny connecting bridge that would allow you to merge both links to create one part. If the bridge is created small enough relative to the link size then you could simply break the connecting bridge once the part is printed. If you could make your doc public and share a link I can show you directly!

TimRice

Per the help of @philip_thomas I have a correction that you do not need to connect the parts to export as an stl. Simply right click on the assembly tab and select "Export". There is a checkbox at the bottom that allows you to export unique parts as different stl files if that is what you prefer.

TimRice

In order to print the two links in one chain you could create a tiny connecting bridge that would allow you to merge both links to create one part. If the bridge is created small enough relative to the link size then you could simply break the connecting bridge once the part is printed. If you could make your doc public and share a link I can show you directly!

TimRice

Per the help of @philip_thomas I have a correction that you do not need to connect the parts to export as an stl. Simply right click on the assembly tab and select "Export". There is a checkbox at the bottom that allows you to export unique parts as different stl files if that is what you prefer.

xphilip

Just keeping the young ones on the straight and narrow - thank you Tim for all that you do here on the Forums

owen_sparks

Who's this "xphilip" pro-user-type-personage?  "x" as in ex-Onshape?  I hope not...

Jake_Rosenfeld

@owen_sparks I think he was just logged into an alternate account

owen_sparks

Jake_Rosenfeld said:

@owen_sparks I think he was just logged into an alternate account

That's no fun, I demand a conspiracy theory!

peter_molettiere

This thread is the closest thing I've found to the problem I'm having, but doesn't present an answer.  Hoping someone can help…

I'm trying to export an assembly from OS to print with Xometry using Polyjet in multimaterial.  They require a single STL of the assembly with multiple bodies in order to print the different parts in different materials.  If I export the assembly as a single file, I get a single part in a single material.  If I export the assembly as multiple files, I get multiple parts.

Can anyone offer any advice?

Thanks in advance!