- Open an Inventor file. Before you initiate the 3D print job, set up components in the graphics area that you want to include in the required export file. Use Visibility so you can include all components visible in the graphics area, or select the components to include.
- Click
PrintSend to 3D Print Service. - In the Send To 3D Print Service dialog box, in Export File Type, select the export file type from the drop-down menu: STL Files (*.stl).
- Click Options to view or adjust the options for the export file.
- In the Send To 3D Print Service dialog box, select All Visible to include all components visible in the graphics area. Specify Selected to include only the components you selected before you initiated the 3D print job. As long as All Visible is selected, it overrides preselections. In assemblies, if you choose Selected, you can select disabled and suppressed components.
All Visible
- Includes all solid bodies visible in the graphics area.
- Use Visibility to adjust which components are visible.
- If you choose this option in your 3D print job, it overrides any subsequent selections you make in the graphics area.
Selection
- Includes only the solid bodies you select before you start the 3D print job.
- Selected items are included, regardless of whether they are visible in the graphics area.
- In Scaling, scale the model to fit within the build envelope for the selected 3D printer.
- Click Preview. The objects you specified to include in the export file display in the graphics area in a tessellated state in accordance with your settings. Rotate and zoom in on the model to inspect it.
To adjust the settings, on the Print Preview toolbar, click Options.
When you are satisfied with the results in the preview, click Close.
- In the Send To 3D Print Service dialog box, click OK to accept all settings and close the dialog box.
The file is saved to disk and is ready to send to the 3D printing service.
Your internet browser opens to www.autodesk.com/autocad3dprinting so you can choose your 3D print provider.