Publishing & exporting

Export STEP

Part or assembly straight to STEP, ready for external partners.

Location in Inventor: Thundercad tab → Publish panel (Assembly / Part)
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What this tool does
With one click, Export STEP exports the active part or assembly to STEP, the universal exchange format. The file lands in the export folder you designated in the Publish settings.
How to use it
  1. Open the part or the assembly.
  2. Click Export STEP.
  3. Open the export folder via Export Folder.

Settings

Inherits all settings from Batch Publish

Target folder and naming via the Publish settings tab.

Target folder & naming
Identical to Batch Publish.
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STEP AP242 is the modern standard. Set the right protocol via the Inventor STEP translator settings.

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