Introduction
This guide will go through the process of exporting multi-material .stl files for 3D printing.
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Create a Solidworks Assembly that only has the parts you want to print.
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If a non-printed part is needed to align or setup the assembly then hide the part before continuing
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Select all parts which will be the same material.
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Save the currently selected parts
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Select and then save the selection for each additional material you will be printing in.
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Open up selection sets and then select and hide all of them except for one.
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"Save As" the assembly.
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Select .stl file type and include the material name as a suffix to the file name.
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Open Options and make sure "Do not translate..." and "Save ... in a single file" are both checked.
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Hide the material selection set that was just exported.
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Show the next material selection set to be exported.
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Repeat the "Save As" process.
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