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I'm using Fusion360, and trying to make changes to .stl files.

I would like to know what your preferred way to make changes to print files is. For instance, I was trying to combine a clamp and a cup holder and dealing with the resulting mesh files is pretty frustrating.

If there's any guides or videos on how this is generally done, that would be helpful as well.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wish the 3D printing community would at least start uploading STEP files with their STL so people can edit without much trouble. So annoying to get something that has a license that allows editing but you are stuck with the garbage low resolution model that someone has exported that can't be edited directly.

Especially now that Prusa Slicer takes in STEP models I don't see a reason to use STL.