Solved If Fusion 360 save and export interface buttons do not work: A solution

[Shank]

Several times over the past few months, I have had AutoDesk Fusion partially break. Everything works except 2 things: Save, and Export. Specifically, when I have this issue, I can open up the save popup, but I cannot click it. Everything else in fusion appears to work but these 2 very important and very specific functions; I can still view and edit every aspect of the model, but I cannot save it.

Here is an example. It looks normal, but the save function does not work. Every time I have scoured the internet for solutions, but have not found anything. This has been a brutal bug that has made me have to start over models many, many times. I do not know what causes it. Fortunately, I have found an emergency solution or workaround to be able to save if you encounter this dire circumstance.


SOLUTION

Step 1: In Fusion, open text commands panel by pressing

Windows: Ctrl+Alt+C
Mac: Cmd+Option+C

This will open a command box below your timeline

Step 2: In the very right hand corner, there should be 3 check boxes. Check the one next to "Py"

Step 3: Paste the following into the command into the box (the one below the bigger white box, to the left of the 3 checkboxes)

import adsk.core, adsk.fusion; d=adsk.fusion.Design.cast(adsk.core.Application.get().activeProduct); em=d.exportManager; em.execute(em.createFusionArchiveExportOptions(r'C:\Users\Public\rescue.f3d'))

The text C:\Users\Public\ can be replaced with pretty much any folder/directory/location of your choice. Mac users will need to change the directory to one of their choice, such as /Users/Shared/rescue.f3d

Step 4: Open your file browser and navigate to the following path. You can paste it into the bar at the top

C:\Users\Public

Your file should be there, called "rescue.f3d". If you changed the directory in the previous command, it will be in that location.

Optional Step: If you are paranoid like me, you can also export it as a .STEP file as well, just in case, with the following command.

import adsk.core, adsk.fusion; d=adsk.fusion.Design.cast(adsk.core.Application.get().activeProduct); em=d.exportManager; em.execute(em.createSTEPExportOptions(r'C:\Users\Public\rescue.step'))

Go to the same directory as step 4, and rescue.step should be there as well. Like with the f3d export, you can change the directory and file name.

Thought I'd share something I spent hours googling and could never find when I needed it. To any one in the future who finds this through a google search, I hope this solves your problem.