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3 Click OK, or Open to launch the translator and import the file into the
scene.
Type of files imported
We support ASCII and binary STL (color STL) files.
NOTE To locate this data in your Autodesk software, see Locations of Imported
Data
(page 47).
Export STL files
1 In your Autodesk software, choose the appropriate menu item:
File > Export > Rapid PrototypeAutodesk Alias
File > Export All
Autodesk Maya (Windows version)
or File > Export Selection
2 In Maya, the file type is STL_DCE, and you can specify the file type as
either ASCII or binary.
Click OK.
In Alias, on the File Format menu, click STL. You can also specify
tolerance levels used in the export of the file.
3 Pick the meshes or shell to export, then click Accept.
4 Adjust settings, if necessary, and click Update.
5 Click Accept.
6 In the Object name box (Windows), or Save As box (Mac), enter a
name for the file, and click Save.
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