Need help with dimensions

Discussion in 'Materials' started by 1078651_deleted, Feb 6, 2016.

  1. Hey everyone

    this is my first time using shapeways ever and I would like my object to be 2 inches in height in the real world but im unsure as to how these dimension work
     
  2. mkroeker
    mkroeker Well-Known Member
    It would probably help to know which software you are using, but in general it should work if you just treat the unknown units of your software as inches, i.e. model your part as 2 units high. STL is dimensionless anyway, so will get asked to pick the correct unit on upload - if you choose inches there, the correct size should be shown alongside the model preview (though axes may be swapped compared to your software).
     
  3. thank you so much. I was able to figure it out