STL File Options
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| Units | Select a system of units. | |
| Solid/surface body | Select to convert STL triangles into full geometry.Select Merge faces to seamlessly merge one or more faces. | |
| Export Options | ||
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| Resolution | Coarse, Medium, Fine | Select to use the deviation and angle preset values. |
| Custom |
Select to use Deviation and Angle sliders to set the resolution of the STL mesh. See below for a description of the effect of these options. Deviation is the distance between a chord drawn through a curved cross-section of the model and the curve's most distal point. The angle is the angle that the chord line makes with a line tangent to the cross-section curve. |
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| Facet maximum edge length | Select to enter a desired edge length. The value you specify is the maximum value for the edges, however smaller edge lengths may be created. | |
| Facet maximum aspect ratio | Select to change the triangle faceting ratio when you export an STL file. |