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Import and Edit STL Files in Fusion 360 2024
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Күн бұрынImport and Edit STL files in Fusion 360 on the free Personal Use license. Learn how to remove those mesh triangles (facets) using 3 core techniques. These Edit STL techniques range from beginner to advanced concepts, all of which are covered in this lesson.
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00:00 - Import and Edit STL files in Fusion 360
00:30 - Import STL in Fusion 360
01:25 - Convert Mesh to STL in Fusion 360
02:51 - One: Self Repair mesh facets in Fusion 360
03:40 - Two: Fix simple mesh surfaces
07:03 - Three: Fix complex mesh surfaces
10:37 - Stitch surface bodies in Fusion 360
12:08 - How to version control STL files
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@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Get the Demo files (and tips) here ➞ bit.ly/STLfiles Helpful video? Buy Kevin a coffee ➞ www.buymeacoffee.com/pdo
@dbtest117 7 ай бұрын
Thank you very informative. Will put to good use. I do think though the loft on the bottom corner looks odd 10:13, not sure but wouldn't it have needed a triangle shape on each side just curved in one plane to become completely accurate? Maybe I'm picky or don't fully grasp how the geometry turns out.
@ludwig2345 5 ай бұрын
I REALLY respect that you not only provide the files (and tips) for free but ALSO a transcript! Transcripts are the best thing ever!
@ProductDesignOnline 5 ай бұрын
@@ludwig2345 glad to hear that! Appreciate your feedback 😃
@MikiCab1 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best Fusion 360 videos I have ever seen. Usually there is one step missing that prevents the student from being able to follow along without hours of frustration. Very well done. You are now my Fusion 360 tutor of choice.
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Richard! Happy learning :)
@SkintSNIPER262 Жыл бұрын
This time it's a pay wall.
@attack125 8 ай бұрын
@@SkintSNIPER262 i didn't see a wall when i watched this video. did you? (don't say stupid crap)
@SkintSNIPER262 8 ай бұрын
@@attack125 do you know what a pay wall is? Don't project your stupidity onto me.
@tomasnielsen5132 Ай бұрын
I watch this film every time I need to do this. Fusion 360 manages to complicate the most essential things so much. Thanks for this film!
@ms.awesome Жыл бұрын
I know ur in there NileRed
@Reckless_Incorporated_utv 2 ай бұрын
No its nileblue
@FAMBEEZO Ай бұрын
Dude, spot on. I’ve been going crazy wondering who this guy sounds like. This is RiverBlue
@noah6784 29 күн бұрын
@@FAMBEEZOhe should be using river Rubicon scene then
@apparentlywyatt 2 жыл бұрын
This is the exact video I've been searching for since I started using fusion in December. Thank you!
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Wyatt. Hope you're enjoying Fusion 360 :)
@joelstolarski2244 2 жыл бұрын
Me too. And just now, completely out of the blue. Was just scroling down videos
@Ritter_Kotzenplotz 2 жыл бұрын
Saaame, so glad theres finally a video thats up to date
@DanieleCappelletti 2 жыл бұрын
Me too thank you very much
@samanawayadatta891 4 ай бұрын
This is probably the only video in the entire 3D Modelling landscape that exactly solves my problem. Very thanks, mate.
@ProductDesignOnline 3 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that! Thanks :)
@glittalogik Жыл бұрын
Sharing because this might come in handy for other newbies who want to trim off parts of a complex mesh body without loads of faffing about: - Create a new 'tool' body in the desired negative shape - Position the tool intersecting with the unwanted bits of your converted mesh body - Combine the two bodies using Solid > Modify > Combine > Cut - The tool and unwanted mesh bits go bye-bye and you're left with nice smooth surfaces. I figured this out while adding a threaded end-cap STL to my project. The walls of the cap were way too thick, so I made a hollow cylinder shell with inner diameter matching my desired outer diameter for the cap. I slid the cylinder down over the cap, did the above, and now it's perfect :) The threaded area is a maze of tiny faces that I don't want to screw up (heh) so this was a great way to fix the rest with no risk to the functional bit.
@brandonleirer4928 Жыл бұрын
I don't know if they changed/updated this, but at 1:13 there was no "Mesh Display" option in the drop down. After some searching I found that the face group colors can now be turned on via "inspect > Display Mesh face groups"
@pioun777 Жыл бұрын
shift + F
@quentinlecoq Ай бұрын
Clearly the best fusion video out here. Clear, concise, fast. I understood way much here than anywhere. Thanks a lot!
@ProductDesignOnline Ай бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. Glad to hear you learned a lot :)
@rainydaytoast1490 2 жыл бұрын
I have been watching a few fusion 360 tutorials on and off for the last couple years as I’ve needed and I find your to be the better of them. Clear and concise! Thank you! Subbed.
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words and support. Appreciate you! :)
@vlozity 2 жыл бұрын
wow... finally a really good tutorial to clean STL models, thanks!
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! :)
@mrCetus 2 жыл бұрын
You literally just made my day! I was really frustrated with Fusion 360 a few days ago because I wasn't able to use the prismatic method and had no idea how to clean up the mess Fusion left me with. Horrified by the choice of learning another CAD software (start from zero again - who has the time?) or paying more for a single piece of software than I paid for my laptop I had to put the project on hold for a few days. Now this workaround seems fast and easy enough for my needs and will save me a lot of headache in the future, thank you so much!
@hz8526 6 күн бұрын
Best fusion video out there thank you so much
@ilansagital3519 Ай бұрын
simple, clear, just amazing. Thank you 🙏
@christoskaragiannis7973 2 жыл бұрын
The amount of useful information in 14mins of video is amazing. Thank you!
@sualpozel1 2 жыл бұрын
A great video for all who are on the personal license of Fusion 360 and work with mesh bodies.
@Block-Shock-and-Fabrication Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Usually I have no problem converting a mesh from step file. But what I'm working on is more complex/weird geometry. I was missing one step that was critical to correctly converting to a solid body. Again thank you. Extremely good tutorial! Adding to playlist❤🎉
@MikiCab1 5 ай бұрын
Great video. I usually just draw everything from scratch and do the best I can. I am right in the middle of a project right now that I may try this on.
@mv_1097 2 жыл бұрын
This is seriously the one and only video that helped me! Thank you and cheers!
@Koushakur 2 жыл бұрын
6:24 Assuming the model got correctly centered and is symmetrical I think it would be easier to use a circular pattern instead, so you get it all done with a single feature on the timeline rather than 9
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Would likely work with this model. I wouldn't generally recommend patterning surfaces. With more complex files it will wreck havoc, especially when you go to Stitch the surfaces back together :)
@maximthemagnificent 2 жыл бұрын
I find frequently that even if I already know the main tools used in your videos I pick up great quality-of-life ones along the way! Thanks.
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Maximilian! :)
@patricklang7201 4 ай бұрын
Might it be possible to update the guide with the latest (march 24) Fusion?
@stefanwalden3339 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so so much for this guide. You saved my day, and probably many days to come 😀
@MikeCarr07 Ай бұрын
Do you have the freeware version? This doesn't seem to work anymore
@matejkuka797 Ай бұрын
this helped me a LOT ! thank you Mr. :)
@SuperGomii 2 жыл бұрын
As a student, you might have just saved my Degree. Thank you so much!
@TheAciditty 4 ай бұрын
Display Face groups was moved to the Inspect dropdown, if anyone can't find it.
@DoctorHAXXX 2 жыл бұрын
Well this is definitely gonna help me with modifying all those "almost exactly what I'm looking for!" things out there! Done some real butchershop jobs on a custom headsetstrap intended for Quest 2 that I remodeled for my HTC vive Gen1. This video about a year or so back would have made my life soooooo much easier! But convert to brep, split body, loft and just use cut to flatten out surfaces have worked fairly well. I wouldn't wanna look at it through any sort of analytic lenses though...
@ChronOJohn2 Жыл бұрын
I think I finally understood how my arch-enemy - lofts work. Thank you!
@reaford2004 Жыл бұрын
I find your videos to be amazingly helpful. I really wish you offered some sort of "live" course. I think it would be amazing. I am a physician by training and have essentially learned Fusion360 (at least many concepts) completely from your videos.
@adamali7840 2 жыл бұрын
Great Video. Learned a bunch of new tricks!
@tinkerman1790 2 жыл бұрын
You are my hero! This tutorial really helpful for all hobbyists of 3D printing and modeling who running personal edition of fusion360 likes me. Thx! 😎
@Way2Do 2 жыл бұрын
I was searching for another video but I'm happy that KZfaq recommended yours. Simple and perfect. Subscribed to your channel to keep learning! Thanks
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@ColinWatters 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I've been using F360 for awhile and still learnt a few new tricks. Will have to book mark this vid.
@micah2936 2 жыл бұрын
How did KZfaq know I needed this I didn’t even google search it, I found my own method to do it and then had this recommended
@ConsultingjoeOnline 2 жыл бұрын
"Project tool" just blew my mind. THANK YOU!
@ConsultingjoeOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Point-to-point too! Could have used that the other day
@malakov5 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this. There are tons of videos about cleaning up STL but they are all on the paid version or a student license and sometimes fail to mention that. This video really helped me get to started.
@maxwamsley Жыл бұрын
Got to 2:00 and was good to go! Great video!
@97JoMiller Жыл бұрын
This was super helpful! It really helped me get moving on editing files where I can take something "close" that someone else created and then edit it from there to fill my actual needs. AWESOME!
@John-fn6jd 2 жыл бұрын
your the best, I love your teaching style..very clear and concise. def helped me to get much better in fusion360
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you John! I appreciate your continued support.
@h3Xh3Xh3X 2 жыл бұрын
What is the advantage of combining faces and removing triangles? Should you do this for the entire mesh, or only the parts you wish to modify?
@Deses 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, this is incredibly useful. I barely touched the Surface workspace of Fusion360 and now I see the potential it has.
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Surfaces open up a whole new world. Happy learning! :)
@MarcBesancenot 2 жыл бұрын
Your tutorials are the clearest and easy to follow, thanks A LOT ! Fusion 360 sometimes made me losing my nerves ^^
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Marc! :)
@barkster Жыл бұрын
great video thanks, learned more about meshes than anything
@Minalill 15 күн бұрын
I "learned" how to fix STL files the wrong way from another youtuber. Now I won't check anyone else's content until I've checked whether you cover it first.
@peacekper 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the helpful video! I haven't touched any CAD software in about 10 years and recently got into 3d printing and these videos are awesome.
@djispro4272 11 ай бұрын
Thank you! I used the first method. Super simple, and well explained!
@intelli_mw 2 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial for us n00bs. Thanks!!!
@mauriicio--i 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I was stuck for almost an hour trying to do this!
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks, Mauricio! :)
@cfoust100 Жыл бұрын
Wow this video was so unbelievably helpful thank you
@h0nzik_333 6 ай бұрын
Thank you, helpful.
@erick2will 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely outstanding content! I was looking for this content since I'm a hobbyist fusion 360 user. Thank you very much!👏👏👏👏👍
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Erick! Glad to hear that :)
@fletcherluders415 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this was very straightforward and helpful!
@nsboost 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I might be able to apply this to the file that’s been kicking my but for the last week. 😁👍
@flantc 2 жыл бұрын
Why couldn't Autodesk make a video this clear? This is perfect! Thanks!
@OCDRex11 2 жыл бұрын
If only we could keep the previous versions that didn't botch STL importing. I honestly have lost a lot of love for what they changed with importing. But this makes me a little happier to go back and try! TY!
@tomflock9916 2 жыл бұрын
What the hell?! How did you know that yesterday I was trying to clean up Proton Pack stl files with my hobby license? The timing of this video is uncanny, ty!
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Tom! Thanks for watching :)
@mikeboi784 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Just what I needed thank you you should get a radio job sound like I heard you on there
@MakerMike-bx5ms 2 жыл бұрын
Holy Crap this was soooo helpful! THANK YOU!!!
@katemoon7476 2 жыл бұрын
Always gr8 content.
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Kate! Appreciate your support :)
@BlueLightSpecial2023 2 жыл бұрын
The demo file above is causing an error when Convert Mesh is applied. I'm using parametric with prismatic. When converted, a Compute Failed message is generated and the resulting object is corrupt. EDIT: When creating face groups, reducing the Boundary Tolerance from the default 0.001 mm to 0.01mm resolved the issue.
@Vindolin 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! I just wish Autodesk would offer us hobbyists an affordable version that would let us pay for those features. 😥
@stevesloan6775 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome upload! 🙏🏻🤓🍀🍀🍀🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼
@Alasdair-Morrison 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Some tightwad bean counter at Fusion will soon stop the ability to use these work arounds no doubt.
@sualpozel1 2 жыл бұрын
No , no plans to limit any of these workflows. I wish we could give all the high end functionality away as well but we also have to fund all the development and services to keep Fusion a viable commercial solution.
@diederrr Жыл бұрын
how do you easily orient an stl with poor faces for TOP FRONT ect. like on a round object or something with no flat parallel surfaces?
@eliteaudioinstallations4242 Жыл бұрын
Just subbed
@rschapman Жыл бұрын
Prismatic appears to now be in the Hobby version.
@SethStringham Жыл бұрын
So I'm following this tutorial, but when I convert mesh I end up with a bunch of floating solid pieces that are disconnected, instead of one solid piece. Any suggestions? It does seem to appear that when generating face groups, not all of the faces are placed into a group.
@HopeScreen 10 ай бұрын
is there any source or video that tells the viewer that what software has the best options for stl editing for reverse engineering
@bdwoodworking6411 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Loved your video and to the point explanation. However, I have been trying to follow your steps with my project I'm not able to get the same results. I'm very new to Fusion 360 and to 3D printing and I'm trying to add text to an oddly curved STL surface that I downloaded (sort of a wavy surface). I know how to add extruded text to a solid body but regardless of what I try to do, I can't add text to this project. Again, I've watched your video countless times so I'm wondering if there might be another option without paying an arm and a leg for the full version. Thanks for any help. Cheers!
@syahti Жыл бұрын
why me error insert .stl when generatefacegroups1... error messange boundary tolerence is out of range. the valid rnag is form 1e-08 cm to 0.01cm
@lgbfjbsupporter5566 Жыл бұрын
New Sub, thanks Im just starting with F360 and its a pretty big pill to swallow... Not sure how good you are with computers but I will be needing to replace/build a new computer soon as F360 really puts a load on my current system. If its within your purview perhaps a computer build that is focused on or around F360 speed and performance. As you go through the components you would choose a good, better, best option would be great to help stay within a persons budget. Just an idea. Thanks again.
@jasonstation Жыл бұрын
orange surface body: find and close the open a's?
@yasin_uyghur 4 ай бұрын
I am using free version and i could not use the Parametric feature, what is the different between Faceted and Parametric ?
@dsdkustom8143 2 жыл бұрын
Great job. Do you have a video on how to hollow and imported stl file?
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Not at the moment...but that's a great topic. Thanks! :)
@nsboost 2 жыл бұрын
Looks like I’m going to have to model this thing from scratch. It’s a round “case” with tons of round extrusions. Fusion just flat has a heart attack when I try doing much of anything with it. I do appreciate your efforts tho
@kamilabiaozynska554 2 жыл бұрын
same here - anything more complicated than a simple box with maybe one fillet and the PC is gone :(
@nsboost 2 жыл бұрын
@@kamilabiaozynska554 my laptop is a gaming laptop with a decent i7, lots of ram, and a good graphics card. It just craps all over itself. My desktop handles it much better (even though specs are less but I’m in the process of moving the house around and don’t have it set up).
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Very strange. Only latency I experienced was stitching everything together (~20 secs). Are you saying yours locked up when using 'Convert Mesh' or when deleting faces/doing other work to it?
@nsboost 2 жыл бұрын
@@ProductDesignOnline I am working on a few different pieces. I managed to get the “flat” piece worked out for the most part. But I spent a lot of time away from the laptop letting it think. Especially deleting faces. The amount of triangles on these pieces after converting is insane. It has 28 extruded holes through this part and the shape of the object is a circle. Even after getting the flats worked out, it is still pretty slow moving. But I’ve left the curved edges and holes alone. I Think it’s just a bit much for this laptop to deal with. The slow work flow and constant 10 minute loading times makes learning the software extremely difficult. I don’t have nearly as much of a problem if I model the part from scratch. But that is proving a challenge in itself just trying to get hood reference points to measure from and replicating it (money saving project for me. If I can print the parts I don’t have to spend $100 on each assembly).
@D4RKFiB3R Жыл бұрын
Has the Mesh Display > Face Groups option been moved in recent updates? I can't find it. Thanks.
@pioun777 Жыл бұрын
shift + F
@steadfast9354 2 жыл бұрын
When I try deleting mesh faces, it gives the following error: "Error: Cannot delete individual faces. To delete the whole body, please use the Browser or Selection Filters."
@wrxsubaru02 2 жыл бұрын
I'm on hobby license and I can use prismatic feature, so not sure what you are talking about.
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
You may have gotten lucky and slid through the barrier. :) In all seriousness, does it say 'Trial' (or similar) at the top? Sounds like you may be on the free 30 day trial (of the commercial license) that automatically starts with a Hobby license. They have not allowed Prismatic on the free license since its release in July 2021.
@3dprintingrevolution791 2 жыл бұрын
I thought reverse engineering died in the free version. Thanks so much
2 жыл бұрын
I can't figure it out for days. 3D printer not detecting. I just started learning Fusion 360. It gives an error as below. Can you help me? "The operation failed. Try adjusting the values or changing the input geometry. Cannot convert mesh body to solid or surface body. Use Generate Face Groups or Direct Edit to align face groups to geometric features on the mesh body."
@mururoa7024 Жыл бұрын
The 3 point arc base on the 3 projected points leaves gaps and the extruded surface doesn't close on the edges it has to connect to. Seems like something else needs to happen for this technique to work with all types of curvatures.
@robertzawasky545 Жыл бұрын
Fusion, LASER Energy
@TheArtofWalls Жыл бұрын
Can't find "Mesh Display/Face Groups" in my Display Settings. Have they moved it to anywhere else or is my Spanish translated version missing this option?
@pioun777 Жыл бұрын
shift + F
@aashitgarodia 2 жыл бұрын
Can you please tell me how to find and close the opening because I got a orange body :(
@AnthonyRose Жыл бұрын
i'm not seeing the mesh display settings in my instance of F360, is that a recently added feature?
@mikembley Жыл бұрын
Following the video i ran into the same issue. I did solve it though, go to Utilities Tab > Inspect > Display Mesh Face Groups. A quicker way is to use SHIFT + F.
@AnthonyRose Жыл бұрын
@@mikembley Thanks for the tip!
@mikembley Жыл бұрын
@@AnthonyRose No Problem!
@srilemobitelsrile8809 3 ай бұрын
How do you add support to model?
@bennynordgren 7 ай бұрын
Great vid but I'm stuck att 2:47 with a orange surface body and cant make out what you are saying, i´m working on a pipe shaped object with two additional holes in it
@ProductDesignOnline 7 ай бұрын
Have you tried to "patch" the two holes (surface Patch tool)?
@pascal4613 Жыл бұрын
I dont have the mesh display option under Visual style.
@Solider134 4 ай бұрын
I don't have mesh display - face groups settings, is it normal? My version is for personal use (hobby)
@ProductDesignOnline 3 ай бұрын
It looks like they just moved it to the Inspect dropdown in a recent update. You can also use Shift + F.
@dtolds 2 жыл бұрын
Is there a reason I can't find the Convert Mesh feature? I even tried the shortcut without success
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Very strange. Can you check what F360 version number you're on? From the Help icon > About
@newns9649 17 күн бұрын
so i tried this because of your reply to my comment on the other video but when i delet a face, even if its all part of one flat surface it completely changes the shape of the face.
@ProductDesignOnline 16 күн бұрын
When you're selecting Delete, are you in the Surface Tab? You'll get different results if in surface or solid tab while you select Delete.
@AntonioGarcia-ry8kv 2 жыл бұрын
Does cura have these options as well?
@nathanael_opoulos Жыл бұрын
My fusion doesn't seem to have a menu option for mesh display settings...
@prateekrajbhandari 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ProductDesignOnline 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Prateek! Appreciate your support :)
@akhil5533 2 жыл бұрын
When I delete a face under the mesh tab it doesn’t merge the faces but deletes the face to show a surface… any help?
@ivan9ef 4 ай бұрын
Prismatic method for mesh conversion is a paid feature.
@ProductDesignOnline 4 ай бұрын
Paid? That's correct it's now only available to Commercial, Education, and Startup licenses. (ie.. no Personal Use license, unfortunately).
@rebe7800 Жыл бұрын
In HURRY?
@juventinoaparis 11 күн бұрын
Hi! Why I dont have "Mesh display" in the down menu ?
@ProductDesignOnline 6 күн бұрын
Hey there! They relocated it to the inspect menu while in the Mesh tab.
@isthattrue1083 Жыл бұрын
Your voice is very familiar. Do you have another channel you do chemistry stuff on?
@ProductDesignOnline Жыл бұрын
Not me, but I've heard this before. Nile something? :)
@powermos Жыл бұрын
What is the purpose of creating face groups? They don't seem to be used in the conversion.
@ProductDesignOnline Жыл бұрын
The conversion tool does use them as a way to know if/when it can merge facets upon conversion. You can merge or change face groups if you have problematic areas (corners, small details, etc) that are not converting well.
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