& Construction

Integrated BIM tools, including Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D
& Manufacturing

Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
Integrated BIM tools, including Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D
Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
Test your knowledge and apply what you have learned about 3D printing by saving your design as a mesh and exporting it for a 3D printer. The practice exercise is accompanied by a dataset to work through the example. The solution is also provided.
Exercise
Any referenced datasets can be downloaded from "Module downloads" in the module overview.
Transcript
00:01
This is a practice exercise video solution. In
00:04
this practice exercise,
00:06
you will learn how to prepare your design for 3D
00:09
printing by saving it as a mesh and then exporting it
00:12
for a 3D printer.
00:16
Open the Tumblr Coaster design file that was created in a
00:19
previous exercise by expanding the data panel and double clicking it.
00:24
Note if you skip the previous exercise,
00:27
you will find the Tumblr coaster F 3D file to
00:30
use in the data sets folder for the exercise,
00:34
close the data panel to save space,
00:37
right? Click in the browser
00:39
on the file name
00:41
and select save as mesh
00:45
in the format. Drop down box.
00:47
There are several options to choose from.
00:50
The most common is TL binary.
00:53
Although three MF and OBJ are becoming more widely used
00:57
set the unit type to millimeter.
01:00
This setting is dependent on your 3d printer
01:04
set, the refinement
01:05
to high
01:08
and select the preview mesh check box,
01:15
click OK. When finished,
01:19
you will be prompted to save the file to your computer.
01:23
Once you do your STL file will be ready to
01:26
be imported into the slicer you use for 3D printing
Video transcript
00:01
This is a practice exercise video solution. In
00:04
this practice exercise,
00:06
you will learn how to prepare your design for 3D
00:09
printing by saving it as a mesh and then exporting it
00:12
for a 3D printer.
00:16
Open the Tumblr Coaster design file that was created in a
00:19
previous exercise by expanding the data panel and double clicking it.
00:24
Note if you skip the previous exercise,
00:27
you will find the Tumblr coaster F 3D file to
00:30
use in the data sets folder for the exercise,
00:34
close the data panel to save space,
00:37
right? Click in the browser
00:39
on the file name
00:41
and select save as mesh
00:45
in the format. Drop down box.
00:47
There are several options to choose from.
00:50
The most common is TL binary.
00:53
Although three MF and OBJ are becoming more widely used
00:57
set the unit type to millimeter.
01:00
This setting is dependent on your 3d printer
01:04
set, the refinement
01:05
to high
01:08
and select the preview mesh check box,
01:15
click OK. When finished,
01:19
you will be prompted to save the file to your computer.
01:23
Once you do your STL file will be ready to
01:26
be imported into the slicer you use for 3D printing
How to buy
Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use | Legal | © 2025 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved
Sign in to start learning
Sign in for unlimited free access to all learning content.Save your progress
Take assessments
Receive personalized recommendations
May we collect and use your data?
Learn more about the Third Party Services we use and our Privacy Statement.May we collect and use your data to tailor your experience?
Explore the benefits of a customized experience by managing your privacy settings for this site or visit our Privacy Statement to learn more about your options.