.AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

**jglafkid** · 2013-06-12 18:00:05

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Hi,
I have a some adobe illustrator file and I would like to create a 3D model based on it.
I have done
- export in SVG file
- then use blender to convert to mesh
- then export in collada format
- do the extrude in sketch-up
- ...
I even clean the resulted stl file in meshlab service, but slicing doesn't work

there is so much step and the blender conversion is not accurate.
I get too much polygones for my model.

If somebody has an easy way to retrieve my AI model (black and white simple) and then extrude it and save as a correct stl.

Thank you in advance

**2n2r5** · 2013-06-12 19:02:59

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

Export to dxf and the open in blender or whatever and center it to the origin. Then save as dxf and open in open scad.

Open scad

linear_extrude(file="/file path/filename.dxf", layer=layer 1,height=10);

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**jglafkid** · 2013-06-12 19:25:52

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

Thankyou

scad ? it work on Mac ?

**2n2r5** · 2013-06-12 19:30:45

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

Yes it will. Openscad

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**jglafkid** · 2013-06-12 19:38:22

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

no dxf format in Ai export or in blender

**2n2r5** · 2013-06-12 19:47:37

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

Is it available in the save as?http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/supported-file-formats-illustrator.html do you have an older version?

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**jglafkid** · 2013-06-12 19:52:00

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

cs6 ;-) and I found format of export in export not save as (where is other format) M. Adobe why put format in separate places ;-)

not found in blender

**2n2r5** · 2013-06-12 20:14:13

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

Then skip the blender step for now. there are freecad programs that will work fine for that.

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**2n2r5** · 2013-06-13 00:39:46

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

how did it work for you?

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**jglafkid** · 2013-06-13 09:17:24

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

I am working on it :
1/ ai export in svg (dxf is not well interpreted by freecad and others)
2/ open in freecad convert and save as STL
3/ open in blender and extrude form save as stl
4/ open in replicator to zoom put on bed...
5/ slice and print.
this flow gave me better result in gcode conversion.

I am at step 5

**jglafkid** · 2013-06-16 18:45:52

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Re: .AI illustrator file to extruded STL file

this seems correct but still some little conversion problem. the curves are cut and seamless.
I am doing calibration now to identify where the main pb comes from.

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