PCB export to Step file edge cuts problem (fusion)

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Hi all!

I try to export PCB board to fusion via step export function. All good, but only outline of edge cuts is exported. BUT all the holes made in edge cuts layer (inside board) is not exported at all.

Vias are also exported perfectly.

I need to make front plate using same holes so would be easy to start with this export files if I could include all the holes in the step file.

Any ideas how to export all the edge cuts / holes in the board?

Many thanks!!

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You can try importing the board file to FreeCAD using StepUp workbench, then saving as step. Sometimes the result is better than KiCad export.

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or wait until KiCad 9 is released soon, KiCad 9’s step export is really good. Way better (and easier to use!) than what the KiCad workbench in FreeCad provides.

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Thanks for your replies!

I managed to get it to work. I redrew one edge cut line, and suddenly all edge cuts now export just fine!

Good to know that Kicad 9 will have better step export!

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Also can you post a minimal version of a project with bad board outline to check if it was a KiCad bug?