3d printing resources

Discussion in 'Digital Design and Fabrication' started by bb26, Dec 12, 2018.

  1. bb26

    bb26 Well-Known Member

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    Hi there. I see there are a number of 3d printing files available for download. My question i have is that are these files good to go or do they have to be modified?

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  2. bsgkid117

    bsgkid117 Vendor

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    Generally it depends on the file and your printer. Some of the files need to be sliced to fit on your print surface. Some need to be rotated/oriented for best print quality.
     
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  3. absolutek

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    I think @Beaver's files need to be scaled from imperial units (what he likes to use) to metric (what 99% of us use for 3dp) by a factor of 2.54. Other then that, most of the ones I've tried to print are good to go as is,but that assumes your printer is setup and working correctly.
     
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  4. Beaver

    Beaver 2020 Rookie of the Year Admiral (Supporter)

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    Some of my older models are in imperial (sorry not sorry) but the last few I've done in mm's so I don't have the hear the Canadians complaining about scaling. Lol ;)
     
    Beaver, Dec 12, 2018
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