2012

Ribbon: Output tab ➤ 3D Print panel ➤ Send to 3D Print Service
Menu: Application menu ➤ Publish ➤ Send to 3D Print Service
Summary
The 3DPRINT command opens the 3D Printing - Prepare Model for Printing
dialog box. You can
■ Learn about preparing 3D models for printing
■ Continue
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Select solids or watertight meshes: Select 3D solids or watertight meshes. Press
Enter.
As you select solids or watertight meshes, note the following:
■ You can select uniformly scaled blocks and xrefs that contain solids or
watertight meshes. Non-uniformly scaled blocks and xrefs cannot be
included in the selection set.
■ Only solids and watertight meshes within selected blocks and xrefs are
included in the STL file. All other geometry is discarded.
■ Watertight meshes are converted to 3D solids based on the current value
of the SMOOTHMESHCONVERT system variable. (Values of 0 and 1 create
smoothed solids. Values of 2 and 3 create faceted solids.) 3DPRINT does
not optimize, or merge, coplanar faces during this conversion.
No other command prompts display. However, the following display in the
order listed:
■ Send to 3D Print Service Dialog Box
■ Create STL File Dialog Box
■ The Autodesk 3D Printing Website
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