combine parts into one part??

Eureka · **Joined:** 02 Aug 2006 **Posts:** 8

HI,

i have to make some .stl files for materialising.

The problem is I want to combine different parts as one part.

I think it's not possible to make an .stl from an assembly?! :?:

So is there any possibility to combine some parts into one part so i can save it as an .stl file?? :crazy:

Many thanks to answer my problem.

ignatz · **Posted:** Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:02:32 +0000

I think that you can derive an assembly into a part? Correct me if I'm wrong you guys, as I haven't done it before.

SeanDotson · **Posted:** Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:07:09 +0000

Yep.. derive..

Eureka · **Joined:** 02 Aug 2006 **Posts:** 8

ignatz wrote:

I think that you can derive an assembly into a part? Correct me if I'm wrong you guys, as I haven't done it before.

Thank you very much for your quick answers,

but if i choose derived component, the only thing i can select is an .ipt??

but if i take two parts into this part i can't constrain them becaus I'm in part mode. Maybe i can solve this by replace the center point but it's not a very easy way.
Another problem(?) is that the part is inserted as an 'body as work surface' isn't that a problem for creating an .stl?

SeanDotson · **Posted:** Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:42:10 +0000

Make an assembly. Start a new part, start the derive command, select the assembly.

Russ Walker · **Joined:** 18 Feb 2005 **Posts:** 157

IV11 will write STL's of Assy's.

Todd Hudgins · **Joined:** 02 Jun 2005 **Posts:** 1257

As Sean said it is just selecting the assembly to derive from within a new part file. However, if you want this new part to be independant of the assembly components it was derived from, you need to break the link in the ipt.

JDMATHER · **Posted:** Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:55:39 +0000

Russ Walker wrote:

IV11 will write STL's of Assy's.

Inventor 11 Extension will write stl of iam directly.

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