Ok did the fix on the smal numbers.
You lost me on how you did that, maybe in a couple of years I'll understand that stuff better.
I just deleted the numbers and redid flat numbers directly on the surface exploded them and extruded them.
Probably the long way round but it worked.

Just going to check all the surfaces again and try to export it.

Thanks again!

jay

The lines will probably be OK but there's still the small numbers that need attention.

What needs to be done to them? should I imprint them like the larger ones?

Good tips. Thank again.

Ok Great,

Are the way the lines now OK for a solid or is this going to cause problems. I suppose I could imprint them as tine rectangles.

I'll check up on scaling with the measuring tool.

What exactly do you mean by face orientation?

I'll read up on that later if the answer should be obvious.
I know I can invert the faces but never realy worried about that. How do I know which surfaces are outside and which are inside-out?

Thanks for the repair.

Jay

Ok,

here it is, in 1:1 scale. I had to scale it down to real size for the upload limit but still same problem...

Thanks again!

Callipersscale.skp

Thanks for the quick answer

These calipers will be machine milled in INOX stainles steel and laser engraved so not realy the problem. I've solved that problem now anyway.

The problem I still have now is that despite a clean bill of health from the solid inspector plug in. it still shows no volume and will not export. via the IGES Export plugin

"Model contains non-solid elements, these will not be exported"

I've saved and restarted SU and rechecked with the solid inspector plug in. Same results, no faults but still not a solid?

Jay

Wow!

Many Thanks,
I think I've just discovered my new favourite Forum!

So the tool works fine!

Now I've got a different problem...

The tool finds all these loose ends. Killed them all.

But these are a set of callipers with hash lines on the surface of them for taking readings. So now I've got to somehow make hash lines without them apearing to be "loose ends".

any suggestions?

Thanks

Hi forum,
I'm a newbie.
I've been modelling with sketchup for 2 years now and have already created some rather time consuming and complex models, so although I have little knowlege of the fine art I'm not completely new.

My problem is with a rather simple model of some calipers I'd like to have custom made. In order to export into an iges file (via an IGES Tool I've downloaded) all the components in my model have to be solids (as I've understood through researching here).

I have three main components and only one of them shows a volume when selected in the entity window. Two of my components don't show a volume which I assume to mean they are not solids.
So here's the problem there are no aparent "leaks" or hanging lines in either component and I can't seem to find why they are not showing up as solids with a volume.

Can anyone give me some tips as to how to find "leaks" or how to rectify this problem.

Many thanks in advance,

Jay