Is there a good way to reorient "Part 1" for STL export?

christopher_owens

Hello,

I have a Part Studio with multiple parts (Part 1, Part 2,...) and I am exporting only Part 1 to a STL. Part 1 needs to be reoriented for 3D Printing. I thought of putting only "Part 1" into an assembly so it could be oriented properly... but you can't "Export to STL..." an assembly. I don't want to Transform the existing Part 1 in the current Part Studio. I could Copy Part 1 and reorient it, and export Part X to the STL. (Maybe I just answered my own question.) I thought of opening a new Part Studio and "copying" Part 1 into it so I could manipulate it there. Is there a way to do that I haven't yet?? IGES out and back in??

3dcad

I would probably just duplicate the part studio (RMB menu on tab) and remove other parts, then re-orient part for export. It will be a copy and if you wan't to make changes to the original, you need to copy and re-orient again.

3dcad

I would probably just duplicate the part studio (RMB menu on tab) and remove other parts, then re-orient part for export. It will be a copy and if you wan't to make changes to the original, you need to copy and re-orient again.

christopher_owens

Figured I'd add my thought here... Transform in Parts Studio to work similar to the Triad is Assembly?? Translate-Rotate-Copy-Scale all in one operation? I have a Boolean Tool that I want to "Translate-Rotate-Copy-Scale" to make "random" patterns in a plastic part (imagine rain drop ripples). Whole lotta  separate Transform operations. Or do all the Transforms, connect the dots, and Boolean the thing into one part... then can do a Boolean Subtract... Oh yah, it is the select Axis for Rotate that gets the "Sigh...have to sketch a line.."

christopher_owens

Learn to do the Scale and Rotate operations where the "Master" Part is with the sketched "scale point" and "rotate axis".

christopher_owens

Well, as usual, after a little thought... I did a couple Transforms, then a Linear Pattern, then separate Transforms on the Parts "within" the Pattern. Hmm... 

christopher_owens

Well now... playing around with the XYZ distance of the separate Transforms and which edge I use to Rotate the Parts... the Pattern starts to look "random"! Do a couple of Scales...

nav

christopher_owens said: I thought of putting only "Part 1" into an assembly so it could be oriented properly... but you can't "Export to STL..." 

Hi @christopher_owens, know you already figured out, just wanted to comment on the above, in the assembly module you can Export to STL. Use RMB on the active assembly tab and select Export, you'll see the STL option on the Format drop down menu.

christopher_owens

Thanks @nav ! I think that was an update after my original post.