1 Topic by satman49 (edited by satman49 2013-03-04 03:32:28)

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Topic: things created in sketchup

I created 5x5x.5 in. square in Sketchup.I exported it as a stl file.But when I load it into Rh it  only looks like  the size of one of the squares  on RH platform.Just wondering if anybody knows why.I did scale it up 25 times and its printing now tho.

SD3, E3D hotend,linear bearing on x/y axis',pillow block bearing on y conneting rod, ball bearngs on front y axis, fan on y stepper motor.

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Re: things created in sketchup

satman49 wrote:

I did scale it up 25 times and its printing now tho.

What's the conversion from inches to mm? smile

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3 Reply by satman49 (edited by satman49 2013-03-04 04:41:18)

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Re: things created in sketchup

ah  ah  25.4 lol   Thats why! lol

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Re: things created in sketchup

OH another thing about sketchup.  When I created a small  box , it showed a closed bottom. When I  load it in RH it shows an open bottom, that is you can see the the platform gird lines. Any GSUP experts here?

SD3, E3D hotend,linear bearing on x/y axis',pillow block bearing on y conneting rod, ball bearngs on front y axis, fan on y stepper motor.

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satman,

I'd recommend attaching a sample stl file that is leading to this behavior for you.

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The bottom looks like it is just a face with no height to me from viewing it in Kisslicer.

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Re: things created in sketchup

here is a better one

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ok I think I solved the problem, lol not that good with Sketchup, still learning

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Re: things created in sketchup

Google has several video tutorials on Sketchup that are very helpful. I wasn't able to create anything with it until I watched them.

For simple models I'm very happy with it. For more complex models it's a pain but it could be that I'm still not experienced enough with it.