<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Importing into Solidworks makes things 10x larger]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/6235/importing-into-solidworks-makes-things-10x-larger/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:59:01 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Importing into Solidworks makes things 10x larger]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/55069/#p55069 I encountered this as well...if the .stl source file is in mm (which it probably is) and your default SW units are set to inches, then you will need to scale down by 25.4; but it seems like your default is in CM.

When you import use the File / Open command and when the dialog box pops up, change the File Type to .stl; single click on the file, and then hit the "options" button and you can select "mm" for the import regardless of your default settings...

]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:59:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/55069/#p55069 <![CDATA[Re: Importing into Solidworks makes things 10x larger]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/54849/#p54849 Probably need re-scale by 25.4......

]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:48:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/54849/#p54849 <![CDATA[Re: Importing into Solidworks makes things 10x larger]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/54845/#p54845 When importing there are a couple of options and there were some about units of the source and scaling. Check if you're not importing in 'cm' or if the scale is OK.

]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:59:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/54845/#p54845 <![CDATA[Importing into Solidworks makes things 10x larger]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/54806/#p54806 Title pretty much says it all. When I import an STL into Solidworks as a solid, it makes the thing larger by a factor of ten. Ie. if the measurements in another program like SketchUp show it an edge to be 200mm, when I measure it in Solidworks the same edge is 2000mm

Any thoughts?

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