Need to Export drawing to STL file in sketchup 8, HELP!
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hello all, I'm new to sketchup... using version 8, about to buy pro v8... im using Mac os10 snow leopard....i need to do a 3d print from my drawing, my 3d printer is asking for STL format only. sketchup dosn't support STL export... can somebody walk me through what i need to do to turn this sketchup drawing to an STL file?...are there plug-ins for mac users for STL import/export? where can i find? how do i install? is it worth it for me to buy pro since i will need to export to STL? thanks for your help...Thom
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Hi Thomas,
See if this STL Importer/Exporter would do the job:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=24515 -
confirmed.. that plugin works well with mac/su8
download & unzip... open the folder then find the file called su2stl.rbs
place that file at the following location
Macintosh HD/ Library/ Application Support/ Google SketchUp 8/ SketchUp/ plugins
launch or relaunch sketchup then the exporter will appear under the plugin menu
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Thanks Jeff, I have never used it so did not really know if it was good.
@Thomas; I guess you can make a good use of Solids now in SU 8. If a component or group does not "report" as solid, have a look at ThomThom's solid inspector plugin to make sure that what you send to the stl exporter is perfectly "watertight" (as I understand, this is essential for this kind of job)..
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hey guys thanks a lot! i will give it a go....
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