Scaling down
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This might be a very stupid question, but I'm building a model for which i will use to 3d print and i have drawn the model at 1:1 and need to scale it down to 1:300, however, when i try to use the scale tool it never quite does the job.
I am using one part of the model as a reference which is 300mm at 1:1 and will need to scale down to 1mm @ 1:300 in order to print correctly, however, whenever it gets that small the model messes up and i can't zoom in close enough.
I've tried scaling the 1:1 model by inputting 0.001 and it gets way to small to do anything.
Any help would be appreciated.
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You might find it easier to use the Tape Measure tool to resize it. Measure a known distance on the model making sure to click on both endpoints. then type the desired length and hit Enter.
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I can't believe how easy that was. Thankyou!
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@baz88 said:
however, whenever it gets that small the model messes up and i can't zoom in close enough.
Make sure that the component/group origin stays in the near of the world origin while scaling with the scale tool.
@baz88 said:
I've tried scaling the 1:1 model by inputting 0.001 and it gets way to small to do anything.
1:300 results in a scale factor of 0,00333333333333333333333333333333... so it will be hard to enter it exactly
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