Noob question scaling in slic3r
Hi,
I got my MK2 last week and have been having great fun printing things from thingyverse and the SD card. When printing a fidget straight from thingyverse it was tiny, I mean 8mm OD. I just scaled it up a couple of hundred percent and it was fine. Now I am trying to print things I have designed myself and I am having the same issue. (I am lucky in that I have access to solid edge and inventor at work)
Whilst just messing about the actual size of prints doesn't matter but now I'm trying to make useful bits I need to be able to translate my designs faithfully to g code. Is there a standard unit in slic3r so I can use a reliable scaling factor or am I doing something stupid?
Thanks
Oh and MK2 has to be the coolest toy I own.
Re: Noob question scaling in slic3r
Slicers usually expect milimetres. If you use inches. There will be a scaling issue.
Regards Joan
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Re: Noob question scaling in slic3r
Not an inch to mm issue as both my CAD packages default to metric. Strangely I have resent the files to home and they now appear to be fine in slic3r. Thanks for the help it did make me go and check.
Re: Noob question scaling in slic3r
Best wishes,
sometimes I get errors in Simplify3D if there are parts in a model that are not joined to other elements.
regards Joan
I try to make safe suggestions,You should understand the context and ensure you are happy that they are safe before attempting to apply my suggestions, what you do, is YOUR responsibility. Location Halifax UK