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Hmmm, check the units of imported objects in your software. Yours might be in mm and I think I modeled this in inches. That could be why it's so small. I know I have to switch my units dependent on whose model I'm printing. I'll bet that printed fast though.
Not familiar with that program. I use RepitierHost and on the top bar there is a pull down tab that you can change the units for imported objects. Unless you can find a way to change the units, I guess scaling is you best option. Sorry.
I might try that later. You should seriously switch to Metric anyways, unless you love fractions or decimals.
Why? Because it is much easier and faster for me to design with units I'm familiar with than having to covert every measurement to metric. I'll see if I can output my models in mm so this isn't a problem in the future. As far as decimals, I don't mind them. I'd rather work with decimals than ginormas numbers in mm.
These look about right? Nick is right, since STL doesn't store information about units, most if not all programs assume mm. No need for conversions if you do everything in metric. The numbers shouldn't be too ginormous for anything in our scale.
Those look really nice! You print them on their backs? I have barbettes coming here soon too for the EB. I think Fusion will allow me to change the units of the model, so theoretically I should be able to change the units to mm and then export it. That way you guys don't have to scale anything and I get to model in the units I like.
that was my problem at first, but converting all my measuring implements to metric really helped the problem If Fusion is like Inventor in how it handles dimension spec, you can probably set the model units to mm and then if you have dimensions known in imperial, type that number followed by the unit. So '0.375 in' - a little more typing but lets you have both worlds in one if needed.
Ok, the slight bit of ripple on the sides looked like layers. Had me fooled. I don't think those are 0.3mm layers. 0.3 is fairly coarse (yours looks really smooth) I would expect it's probably more like 0.1mm layers on your fine setting.
That could possibly help, but if I know I want a wall thickness of, say, 0.10in I'd still need some kind of converter to know how many mm that is. Might work, I'll have to see.
