@dukejazz said: How do they make a flat roof on a hollow Box? Filament printers can "bridge" a certain distance. Here's a video that shows how it's done. Pretty sweet! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b6hFFcLh_Q

I don't know. I was late to the game anyway so I was in the february group. First batch was supposed to be shipping now.. hopefully they're only a month behind.

I have been using Promap 3D models in the UK but the models are pretty basic a bit like Google Earth but with no textures. How did you get or who made the 3D models of the buildings of the city ? Amazing work by the way

1. I saw a few months past a video where you would input your model and the plugin would find the mistakes so printing would go smoother; what is the name of this software? Does anyone have any suggestions? %(#FF4000)[How to Fix and Repair Your 3D Files Using Meshlab and Netfabb NETFABB: Measure, Check and Repair] http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/how_to_use_meshlab_and_netfabb 2. How do I convert my model from .skp to .stl? I saw a plugin that would do that, but again, it mean little at the time and now it is critical...I think. there a sketchup plug-in that inport and export STL in the sketchucation download store is available for free ( mono color file converter ) STL files are the standard file type for 3D printing How to Prep an STL File for Printing. engineering| [image: 3DP1.png] SOlid inspector is finding problems that I cant see http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=388%26amp;t=60347 with a slicer you can deforming layer by layer expanding the loop line is ok if you don't exceeded the 1/2 the nozzle width in displacement per layer "Usually the head moves in layers, moving in two dimensions to deposit one, small nozzle to form a thin and tacky bead of plastic that will adhere to the material at 45 or to not exceeded 45 degree to last layers but if you bend it or twist it may break a part the layers or change shape of object surface you will need to rebuild the model with a different path length. Learn about supporting by this video Adding custom 3dprinting supports in Meshmixer. mold3d.com| if you can cad it to one layer at a time in a single unbroken and uncross path loop that stay at rest with gravity that is also adheres 100 % to previous layer you can make a close surface wall by moving though the display section plans thus a check test for close loops can be completed

Great advice TIG bookmarked

Hi Rev, superglue and hot glue are commonly used to attach 3D printed parts together. For some novel ways including friction welding the parts together, you may check out this piece on Makezine. Regarding the long skinny triangles, I wouldn't worry about them unless you are experiencing trouble while printing. While they aren't ideal, I've never personally had trouble printing them. That said, increasing the polycount while exporting is likely the best way to avoid the long triangles, but then you can run into overly heavy models that take longer to process and can also make for a lower quality print.

Thanks. In retrospects it was a bit of a silly question, sorry. ps that looks sweet!

YES, YES, YES, TIG!!!!!! Merci!!! cela a fonctionné. J'espère que cela va fonctionner sur mes modèles plus complexes. Mille merci j'ai compris beaucoup de choses en même temps....!!!! Bonne soirée et à bientôt si j'ai un nouveau blocage. Merci encore TIG.

Was playing with a couple of flashforges at a hackerspace yesterday - that was pretty cool.

Thanks for all your help! It went great and I'm looking forward to doing more 3D things! s

@ely862me said: This kind of CNC. Took me a while to build and it is still far from complete. The Z axis travel should be over 350mm, X is 1750mm and Y is 1100mm. These are my first real attempts. Some models done for my sister in law - she's a kindergarten teacher. And a stepper motor cover done in foam- just for testing the code. Sorry to somehow hijacking the thread. No I invited the thread jack. That is a very badass CNC btw. Here are some pics of the final product. Definitely room for improvement but overall it came out very well, client happy etc.. Thank you for all the help guys, It really was invaluable! [image: OnXQ_IMG_0248.JPG] [image: Xdas_IMG_0246.JPG]

@cotty said: @revelever: Thank you for the infos. I would love to see some pictures of printed parts, do you have some which you can share? @cotty @dukejazz Yes I do!. Ill try and up load some later today. And infact I am going to be printing a large part soon that some folks on this forum helped me (learn to) slice up that should showcase some of the rostocks strengths. I'll keep you posted either here or in another thread.

Jim has a ply importer here somewhere...

For architectural scale models, you almost have to start from scratch or rebuild them using the existing model as a guide for the scale you want to print at. The reason is because when you scale down an existing model, you're left with tons of features that are too small to print, so you have to start over and exaggerate the size of features that are important to show, decide what needs to be left out. It's pretty easy to repeat after you've done one, because the modeling is so much simpler. I guess an analogy would be low-poly models for faraway components in a game vs. the high detail closeup objects.

Look like a well built tool This Retouch3D tool and Dremel tool may be all we need

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