| Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #294] Wed, 23 July 2008 15:06 UTC |
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hi.
i'd like to know the setting of SHM_STL exporter with Lightwave3D.
It has "Binary" or "ASCII" in Type. Which should i use? 
http://3dprintgames.com/
http://3dprintprice.com/
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| Re: Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #295 is a reply to message #294 ] Wed, 23 July 2008 16:57 UTC |
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Hi Akira,
We support both ASCII & binary encoded files.
Please let us know what your experiences are. You can sent any comments to service@shapeways.com.
Best regards,
Robert
Robert Schouwenburg
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| Re: Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #297 is a reply to message #295 ] Wed, 23 July 2008 17:22 UTC |
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hi Robert, ty for the response.
i created one simple box, divided into triangles in Lightwave3D.
After that, exported it with STL using SHM_STL exporter and uploaded to the site.
However i gotta e-mail says "The model could not be validated. "
What else should I do?
http://3dprintgames.com/
http://3dprintprice.com/
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| Re: Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #306 is a reply to message #305 ] Thu, 24 July 2008 07:19 UTC |
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Hi Akira,
it's probably the size of the model that's causing this problem. Our STL import is currently interpreting 1 unit as 1 meter, and that can easily exceed the maximum print volume of our printers.
Try scaling down your model by a factor of 100 or even 1000 and see it uploads correctly.
Cheers,
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #318 is a reply to message #305 ] Thu, 24 July 2008 15:15 UTC |
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I was just thinking. Can you check if the normals are pointing to the outside?
That could be a reason for the failure.
Best regards,
Robert
Robert Schouwenburg
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| Re: Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #412 is a reply to message #294 ] Tue, 29 July 2008 17:11 UTC |
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Finally i managed to upload my simple box model.
Creating a box with Lightwave3D and subdiv into triangles.
Then export it as a "OBJ" file.
Convert "OBJ" file to "STL" with MeshLab.
(i tryed "3ds" from Lightwave but it failed to open with MeshLab.)
That's all.
i haven't tested any complicated model yet, but hope this information will help Lightwave users.
ak
http://3dprintgames.com/
http://3dprintprice.com/
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| Re: Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #423 is a reply to message #412 ] Wed, 30 July 2008 10:35 UTC |
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Hi Akira,
was the triangulation required to get it uploaded? Our server should triangulate the mesh automatically - I'd be interested in hearing if it didn't
Cheers,
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #435 is a reply to message #294 ] Wed, 30 July 2008 19:36 UTC |
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i'd trianglated before uploding.
but i guess it's useful for beginners if server triangulate automatically.
http://3dprintgames.com/
http://3dprintprice.com/
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| Re: Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE? [message #437 is a reply to message #435 ] Thu, 31 July 2008 07:53 UTC |
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Hi Akira,
yes, that was my point  Our server *should* triangulate automatically, so I was wondering if you could get your file uploaded without triangulating it yourself.
Cheers,
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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