| Problems with Detail [message #22221] Thu, 06 January 2011 13:50 UTC |
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Hello,
I'm trying to get this model to be printable and having some issues with the detail. The gear teeth appear to be the problem, though they are only 0.4mm in height, they are being counted as walls. The numbers pictured are the thickness of the teeth at their thinest point.
As per the thin walls tutorial, it appears these are allowable as long as they do not extend out more than 0.7 from the wall's surface.
Anyone able to help? Cheers.
Reece James
Integration Engineer
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| Re: Problems with Detail [message #22251 is a reply to message #22221 ] Thu, 06 January 2011 22:52 UTC |
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I'm sorry I can't help you, but would like to order your model in 1:43 scale 
A traction or portable engine has been on my list of to-do's for a while now. Great modelling!
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| Re: Problems with Detail [message #22280 is a reply to message #22221 ] Fri, 07 January 2011 13:27 UTC |
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It's hard to tell in the image, but it appears the teeth on the gears are just rectangles? Perhaps it would help if you tapered them or added a radius to the bases of them? to save polygons you could use a chamfer instead of a radius.
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Problems with Detail [message #22298 is a reply to message #22280 ] Fri, 07 January 2011 21:58 UTC |
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| Youknowwho4eva wrote on Fri, 07 January 2011 13:27 |
It's hard to tell in the image, but it appears the teeth on the gears are just rectangles? Perhaps it would help if you tapered them or added a radius to the bases of them?
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I'm using the lightwave gear generation tool, with a boolean for the hole and a triple to keep it all nice. Adding a radius on that smaller geometry has to be asking for more problems.
Thanks dizingof I'll give kevin a try. 
Reece James
Integration Engineer
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Wasn't like that in the last error check, nor on the preview.
