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Found this site by the news of printed Stainless.

I joined and uploaded my first model. Its a simple ring.

Its way to big. Not sure why. I modeled it in Solidworks and exported to an STL file.

My model is .01 cubic in (.16387 cubic cm)
.25" (6.35mm)
.43" (10.92mm)
.43" (10.92mm)

it has .33" (8.382mm) hole through it.

It shows up as

H 16.1cm
W27.7cm
D27.7cm

I am searching for other post but have not found any yet of other people with the same problem. I can't be the first!]]> rednecknerd 2010-04-27T16:52:27-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12236&th=2454#msg_12236
As far as your problem. When you uploaded did you select inches as your units? The dimensions I'm getting on your model match the units that Shapeways gave you.

Studying further, it appears your SolidWorks is set to mm, as 6.35 (the height I'm getting for your ring) If I take that as mm and convert to inches I get the .25" you stated.

Studying even further I see that you had that marked out on your model . Just upload as mm and it'll upload as long as it doesn't catch that it is too thin to be printed.]]> Youknowwho4eva 2010-04-27T17:10:31-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12243&th=2454#msg_12243
The .01 in was from solidworks. It seemed small to me but I was too lazy to do the math manually.

It worked for me when i marked the units correctly.

http://www.shapeways.com/model/114720/breath.html]]> rednecknerd 2010-04-27T17:41:43-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12245&th=2454#msg_12245 Youknowwho4eva 2010-04-27T18:06:02-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12261&th=2454#msg_12261
Red Neck Nerd?

Now that is one that I havnt heard...]]> rawkstar320 2010-04-28T02:48:19-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12272&th=2454#msg_12272 . I'm in a similar boat, grew up around corn fields, and became an Engineer lol.]]> Youknowwho4eva 2010-04-28T15:59:22-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12408&th=2454#msg_12408 I've just visited this forum. Happy to get acquainted with you. Thanks.
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]]> kelly7898 2010-05-03T14:05:46-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12409&th=2454#msg_12409 Youknowwho4eva wrote on Wed, 28 April 2010 15:59
I guess that means his pocket protector supports shot gun shells . I'm in a similar boat, grew up around corn fields, and became an Engineer lol.


I am now gonna make me one of those! That's awesome.]]> rednecknerd 2010-05-03T14:09:39-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12550&th=2454#msg_12550 rawkstar320 2010-05-06T15:36:29-00:00