ExportManager.createSTLExportOptions Method

Creates an STLExportOptions object that's used to export a design in STL format. Creation of the STLExportOptions object does not perform the export. You must pass this object to the ExportManager.execute method to perform the export.

Syntax

Python
C++

"exportManager_var" is a variable referencing an ExportManager object.

# Uses no optional arguments.
returnValue = exportManager_var.createSTLExportOptions(geometry)

# Uses optional arguments.
returnValue = exportManager_var.createSTLExportOptions(geometry, filename)

"exportManager_var" is a variable referencing an ExportManager object.

#include <Fusion/Fusion/ExportManager.h>

// Uses no optional arguments.
returnValue = exportManager_var->createSTLExportOptions(geometry);

// Uses optional arguments.
returnValue = exportManager_var->createSTLExportOptions(geometry, filename);

Parameters

geometry

Base

The geometry to export. This can be a BRepBody, Occurrence, or Component object.

filename

string

The filename of the STL file to be created. This is optional and can be left out if the mesh will be opened in a mesh editor.

This is an optional argument whose default value is "".

Samples

Export to other formats API Sample

Demonstrates exporting the active design to IGES, STEP, SAT, SMT, F3D and STL formats. To run this sample, have a design open and run the script. It will write out the translated files to a temp directory, which will it show in a message box.

STLExport API Sample

Demonstrates how to export f3d to STL format.

Type	Description
STLExportOptions	The created createSTLExportOptions object or null if the creation failed.

ExportManager.createSTLExportOptions Method

Description

Syntax

Return Value

Parameters

Samples

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Name	Type	Description
geometry	Base	The geometry to export. This can be a BRepBody, Occurrence, or Component object.
filename	string	The filename of the STL file to be created. This is optional and can be left out if the mesh will be opened in a mesh editor. This is an optional argument whose default value is "".