| AutoCAD2009 issue [message #18417] Mon, 27 September 2010 12:00 UTC |
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Howdy. I'm trying to export a ring I designed for my girlfriend to STL. It has 2 parts, the ring body and then a small hoop that passes through a turnbuckle. The parts are independent, and the whole point was to have it produced with them joined. However, STL export in ACAD 2009 is telling me I can only export 1 item, not multiple items. Do I need to draw a sprue onto them conjoining them? Would it be best if I just used a line to do so, or make it smaller than the tolerances of the material I intend to print in since I am going to be removing it anyway? Thanks.
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| Re: AutoCAD2009 issue [message #18445 is a reply to message #18417 ] Mon, 27 September 2010 16:55 UTC |
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I haven't used AutoCAD in a few years now, but I'm pretty sure it has a Boolean Union command. Our some sort of Join command. Try using that to convince AutoCAD that it's one item. If not, save as a dwg, open in Blender, and export as STL.
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: AutoCAD2009 issue [message #18452 is a reply to message #18445 ] Mon, 27 September 2010 18:48 UTC |
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yep, just use union!
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