Prperty for STL with LIGHTWAVE?

Discussion in 'Software and Applications' started by 762_deleted, Jul 23, 2008.

  1. 762_deleted
    762_deleted Member
    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? :eek:
     
  2. robert
    robert Member
    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
     
  3. 762_deleted
    762_deleted Member
    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?
     
  4. 762_deleted
    762_deleted Member
    a box is like this:)
    [​IMG]
     
  5. robert
    robert Member
    Your box should be ok from the looks of it. :D

    Would you be so kind to sent the resulting STL file to service@shapeways.com?

    I can then analyze the issue more thoroughly.

    Thanks!

    Robert
     
  6. 762_deleted
    762_deleted Member
    will send the file later. thanks! :D
     
  7. bartv
    bartv Member
    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
     
  8. robert
    robert Member
    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
     
  9. 762_deleted
    762_deleted Member
    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

     
  10. bartv
    bartv Member
    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
     
  11. 762_deleted
    762_deleted Member
    i'd trianglated before uploding.

    but i guess it's useful for beginners if server triangulate automatically.
     
  12. bartv
    bartv Member
    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