"Autodesk Translation Services failed to translate the current document to STL file" when exporting STL files from Autodesk Fusion

Autodesk Support

Feb 25, 2025

Products and versions covered

Issue:

Users reported that when exporting STL files from Fusion the following error message is displayed:

"Autodesk Translation Service failed to translate the current document to stl file!
STL Translator failed to export data"

Error : Autodesk Translation Service failed to translate the current document to stl file
 

Solution:

To export the model to .stl, try the following possible solutions:

Re-open the file

Close and re-open the file and try exporting again.

Troubleshoot the network/security

Verify that the network is configured for Fusion by reviewing the following articles:

Export to .stl with different settings (ASCII instead of Binary)

  1. Right-click on the component, component group, or body in the model Browser tree (left panel). 
  2. Select Save As Mesh. 
  3. Select the Format (STL (ASCII)). 
  4. Click OK. 

Restart Fusion and try exporting again

There may be an update pending. Restarting will allow the update to be completed.

Use the Export function on the Fusion Teams portal

  1. Navigate to the file in the portal
  2. Click the export option (down arrow icon)
  3. Select STL as the file type
  4. The file will be sent to you via email.

Products:

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