3MF Preferences
In the Menu Bar, click Edit > Preferences, then on the left side of the dialog box, select Import/Export > File Type > 3MF. The preferences are grouped in the Import and Export tabs found along the top. After making any changes, press Apply to apply them and Save to save the changes. To exit and ignore any changes made, click the X.
Import Tab
Set the default importing behavior for 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) files.
File Specific Options
This section determines which file-specific options are enabled during import.
Import Metadata - Imports metadata, instead of excluding it.
Import Colors - Sets the default behavior for the import of colors on polygon mesh segments. This can result in a large number of different colored sub-meshes, instead of one large polygon mesh.
Import Textures - Sets the default behavior for the import of textures. When enabled, textures are imported.
Export Tab
Set the default exporting behavior for 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) files.
File Specific Options
This section determines which file-specific options are enabled during import.
Environment Geometries - Includes the default geometry switch in the exported file, when enabled.
Export Colors - Includes the colors on polygon meshes in the exported file.
Geometry Options
Contains the following geometry export options:
Meshes - Sets the default behavior to export meshes, instead of excluding them.
Surfaces - Sets the default behavior of exported surfaces. Choose from keeping surfaces as surfaces or converting them into meshes.
Remove B-Sides - Sets the default behavior to remove shapes and components set as B-Sides, when enabled. VRED defines B-Sides comparable to the No Show feature in CAD software.
Export Options
Sets the default behavior for the export of other options to the 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) file.
- Metadata - Includes existing metadata.