{"id":9106,"date":"2018-02-27T11:05:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T19:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=9106"},"modified":"2018-03-02T13:23:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T21:23:18","slug":"quick-tip-export-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/quick-tip-export-files\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK TIP: Export Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day a Fusion 360 user reached out to me and asked how to export their files to OBJ. It was at that moment that I realized how we&#8217;ve overlooked some of these simple, yet incredibly important tips, in this &#8216;QUICK TIP&#8217; series. With that in mind, I&#8217;ve set out to address these common tasks, starting with the\u00a0exploration into the different ways to export your Fusion 360 designs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the tip, shown below to see some of these different methods:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Autodesk Fusion 360 | Quick Tip: Export Files\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsbGipr6u9s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the availability of export options is dependent on <strong>where<\/strong>, and <strong>how<\/strong> you try to do the export. So it&#8217;s important to be aware of these nuances the next time you want something other than the standard issue IGES, SAT, or f3D.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if you want to build this lamp, make sure to see the project in the Design Academy, by clicking this <a href=\"https:\/\/academy.autodesk.com\/portfolios\/light-fixture-living-room\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>~Aaron<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to export your Fusion designs to OBJ, SketchUp, or other types not available from within the Export command, you&#8217;ll want to watch this QT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":320,"featured_media":9135,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[670],"class_list":["post-9106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fusion","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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