Export geometry to STL, STEP, IGES, ect - Python API

[Carlos Rodriguez]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to export a simple geometry (fuselage + wing) generated directly in a script to a CAD format like STL, STEP or IGES. If I save it to .vsp3 format it does work, however when I try to export it with vsp.ExportFile() it doesn't take into account the manipulations, for example moving the wing a bit back with vspSetParam(wing, X_Rel_Rotation,..). But it does show correctly when opened the .vsp3 file in openVSP. 

Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong?

I attach the python script I use for this task.

Thanks in advance :)

Cheers,

Carlos

[Rob McDonald]

You need to call

vsp.Update()

Before the export.  The Parms have been applied (so they get written to the *.vsp3 file), but the surface math has not been done, so the Export in other formats is out of date.

Rob

[Carlos Rodriguez]

Hi Rob

That's it, it worked!

Thank you so much :)

Kind regards,

Carlos