<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/504/exporting-from-sketchup/ Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:38:30 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4399/#p4399 adamp wrote:

I have also had a problem with making circles in sketchup, they come out the right size but with very noticeable lines to make the circle shape if you get me, its not a smooth circular shape I was expecting.... any thoughts?

Immediately after you make the circle, type in a number followed by 's' to set the sides. '50s' makes a 50 sided circle, which is smooth. The default is about half of this.

]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:38:30 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4399/#p4399 <![CDATA[Re: Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4398/#p4398 You can also scale by 25.4 in the object placement window of Repetier

]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:02:40 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4398/#p4398 <![CDATA[Re: Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4397/#p4397 I have also had a problem with making circles in sketchup, they come out the right size but with very noticeable lines to make the circle shape if you get me, its not a smooth circular shape I was expecting.... any thoughts?

]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:42:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4397/#p4397 <![CDATA[Re: Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4395/#p4395 Most of the time, I have no problem exporting the STL directly from Sketchup, so long as all of the visible surfaces are white, not dark

]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:06:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4395/#p4395 <![CDATA[Re: Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4394/#p4394 Nice.  I've found that I run into a few issues here and there when getting a Sketchup model to print.  I made a video on what works for me (no fancy repairs etc).  This is handy when the model is quite small- such as the example in the video.  The basics I've found best for me:

Export from Sketchup as .obj
Use Meshlab to convert to .stl
Fix .stl in Netfab
Slice and print.


http://youtu.be/b-PVl5lUUeM

Cheers

]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:29:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4394/#p4394 <![CDATA[Re: Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4393/#p4393 Ahh Genius.....Cheers!

]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:53:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4393/#p4393 <![CDATA[Re: Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4381/#p4381 You need to export it using "Millimeter".

http://merko.name/i/yplyyf.jpg
http://merko.name/i/pjfgpn.jpg

]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:48:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4381/#p4381 <![CDATA[Exporting from sketchup]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4379/#p4379 Hello, I made a small bracket in sketchup with specific dimensions.  When I export to stl and look at it in replicatorg to rotate it, it is the tiniest thing ever.  My dimensions are in inches and I have tried exporting with that and feet.  What can I do to get it right?

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