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Help: troubles with my model [message #28699] Tue, 07 June 2011 06:56 UTC Go to next message
avatar ForceRelics is currently offline ForceRelics
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Hi everyone,

I'm new to the 3D bussiness. But for a private project in need a design of mine printed.
I've drawn the model with Sketch-Up and exported it as a .dae file.
But everytime I upload the model, somehow there appears an extra "surface" inside the hollow cone I've drawn...

You can see what I mean here:
http://www.shapeways.com/model/271464/cone_speakerhouse.html ?gid=ug

http://www.shapeways.com/model/271465/cone_speakerhouse_atte mpt_2.html?gid=ug

When I open my file in programs like sketch up or Meshlab, these "extra surfaces" aren't there so I can't delete them... Can anyone help me out with this please?
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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28700 is a reply to message #28699 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 07:36 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Can you attach them to a reply, I can't see them...
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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28701 is a reply to message #28700 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 07:41 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ok, I'll try:

Wen I open the .dae in any of my software programs, there does't seem anything wrong with it. But as soon as I try to have it printed, I get mails those extra "surfaces" are not printable...

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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28709 is a reply to message #28701 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 08:23 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar BAROBA is currently offline BAROBA
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I fixed it Smile

I made it 120 mm big, I have no idea how big it should have been?
Let me know if the size is wrong.

Sketchup is not a good program to model in, it never shows how it will look like printed.. The dae I exported showed allot of errors.

Can you give a review in the 'modelers for hire ' section?

Thanks,

Rob

[Updated on: Tue, 07 June 2011 08:42 UTC]

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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28711 is a reply to message #28709 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 08:27 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hi Rob,
thanks a lot!

Could you please fix the size?
The diameter of the biggest circle (the thin ring just below the cone part) should be 33 mm

I'll leave feedback my friend, thanks a lot!

PS: what filetype did you save the file? I can't seem to open it nor upload it on the shapeway site...

[Updated on: Tue, 07 June 2011 08:32 UTC]

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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28712 is a reply to message #28711 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 08:42 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar BAROBA is currently offline BAROBA
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Hi Mace,

I rescaled the model.
The file is a stl, a standard format that shapeways uses.
You can upload the zip, that is no problem.
I just uploaded it myself and it gave me no problems....
Try again with this version.

You can leave feedback here :
http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=2937&a mp;a mp;start=0&

Cheers,

Rob

added a new file

[Updated on: Tue, 07 June 2011 08:48 UTC]

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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28713 is a reply to message #28712 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 08:46 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hi Rob,

it seems something went wrong with your upload. I can't open the zip, nor can I upload it on the shapeways site... Can you please check it again?

I'm very sorry for this, you've done allready some much to help me.
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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28714 is a reply to message #28713 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 08:49 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Strange...
Check my previous message for the new file..
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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28715 is a reply to message #28714 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 08:57 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Jup! That did it! Thanks!
Feedback on the way Smile
I have a feeling our paths will cross again in the near future Wink
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Re: Help: troubles with my model [message #28717 is a reply to message #28715 ] Tue, 07 June 2011 08:59 UTC Go to previous message
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Glad to be of service Smile
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