Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58218&th=11936#msg_58218
since it is a ring I need to file to be printed just as I created it in CAD, or it wont fit, however when I do this, the dimensions are not accurate and the ring is either too large or too small. What am I doing wrong here? It is a .stl file exported from Autodesk Inventor.

I tried meters, inches, and (mm? whatever the third option was) but none are correct.

thanks you Smile

I will attach the file if it helps..]]> Jermm 2012-12-08T03:23:14-00:00 Re: Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58220&th=11936#msg_58220 ]]> Fredd 2012-12-08T04:01:30-00:00 Re: Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58221&th=11936#msg_58221 Grab a copy of Netfabb Basic and scale your model up by 25.4 then upload it as millimeters.

But.. be warned. You've got the engraved lettering at a depth of +2mm with an average width of only 0.3mm Are you wanting to have this done in Sliver?

From the Silver materials page: The width of a detail must be the same or greater than how far it sinks in from the surface.

Use a bolder font and/or don't sink the letters so deep into the ring.]]> stonysmith 2012-12-08T04:31:09-00:00 Re: Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58227&th=11936#msg_58227
ps: I updated file so use that.

thank you!]]> Jermm 2012-12-08T05:53:09-00:00 Re: Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58251&th=11936#msg_58251 I used scene data to check the original, inner radius matched.
If your program supports dae export, all you would have to do is set units to cm, export as a dae. No scaling needed then, since SW recognizes scene data for .dae files, and do not have to set upload measurements.

]]> Fredd 2012-12-08T19:28:28-00:00 Re: Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58276&th=11936#msg_58276
Scaled file attached.
Paul

]]> stop4stuff 2012-12-09T07:56:21-00:00 Re: Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58292&th=11936#msg_58292 Fredd 2012-12-10T01:34:10-00:00 Re: Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58297&th=11936#msg_58297 I also ordered it when I did that! luckily it wasn't a big difference. I am very new to this stuff haha.]]> Jermm 2012-12-10T04:53:48-00:00 Re: Problem uploading file http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58320&th=11936#msg_58320 Fredd wrote on Mon, 10 December 2012 01:34
For an experiment, what material volume did you get Paul. I wound up with .87cm cubed


NetFabb gives 0.90cc at 10x scale.

Paul
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