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i am still having sizing issues when exporting from 3ds max 11 to shapeways. I have tried cm, mm, and inches. I am making sure my upload selection matches the selection I am working in. I have changed both Customize->Units Setup and System Unit Setup. I also tried downloading the calculator, and it won't work. I have tried using both OBJ and STL files, still no luck.

Does anyone have any other ideas I could try? Thanks in advance.]]> Helkat 2012-08-09T07:14:19-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=52410&th=10475#msg_52410
What size are you intending?
What does the calculator say?
What does the site say?

Cheers!


]]> virtox 2012-08-09T07:17:23-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=52411&th=10475#msg_52411
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For Units setup, I currently have US Standard Decimal inches selected, and for System Unit Scale, I have 1 Unit = 1 inches.

I am trying to make a basic bangle, to sort of just get started and get my bearings. I want it to have an inner diameter of 2.75 inch, an outer of 3.5, and a height of 0.75.

In the parameters for the tube, which is the primitive I'm using, I have entered these measurements. However, when I go to utilities, and press measure, the x dimension is 6.894, the Y is 7, and the z is 0.75.

After uploading the STL to the site, (and selecting inches), I get..... in: 6.9 w x 7 d x 0.7 h

Thanks!]]> Helkat 2012-08-09T07:46:06-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=52412&th=10475#msg_52412
As for the size, for a tube you need radia which are the diameter/2.0.


]]> virtox 2012-08-09T07:51:50-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=52413&th=10475#msg_52413 Helkat 2012-08-09T07:52:24-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=52414&th=10475#msg_52414 virtox wrote on Thu, 09 August 2012 07:51
Hmm, will check on the error for the calculator.

As for the size, for a tube you need radia which are the diameter/2.0.





Derp. I was wondering why the height seemed to stay consistent, but the rest did not....


]]> Helkat 2012-08-09T07:53:36-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=52415&th=10475#msg_52415
Could you try to change line 1140 (i think)
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with this:
HyperLink txtMaterialInfo "" address:"" color:(color 127 127 255) hovercolor:(color 255 0 0) visitedcolor:(color 0 0 192) align:#left offset:[10,0]

And see what that does for the error?
]]> virtox 2012-08-09T08:01:08-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=52416&th=10475#msg_52416
I feel so silly for the radius/diameter thing. I reuploaded, and that fixed the issue. -_- I have been trying to figure this out for an entire week. I think I've had my blonde moment for the remainder of the year.

Thank you so much for your help!!! ]]> Helkat 2012-08-09T08:08:53-00:00