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I purchased a license for Simplif圓D and wish I had pursued other options in my slicer choice, but it's been working for me. It appears that you have sufficient motivation to pursue tuning to the point of meeting your requirements, and I applaud that attitude, if true. Add elephant's foot to the equation, or maybe a bit of post processing and you'll have your hands full.Įven in resin printers, with a 0.050 layer capability (default in most cases), the X/Y is dependent on tuning the exposures for a specific resin. That's in the Z-direction, X and Y get a lot looser, depending on the tuning of the machine. My math says 1 mm = 40 thousands approximately, 1/10 mm comes to about four thousandths. Layer thickness on a filament printer can get as low as 0.100 mm. On another note (G-Flat, F-Sharp, etc.), you'll be surprised at the work involved to get the tolerances you've described in your post. Perhaps there's a settings reference within the program to make appropriate adjustments? Is a step file (.STP) an option for your export? I suspect the results could be the same. I don't think it's your slicer, as three programs I've used to check the dimensions all agree. I'm unfamiliar with Inventor and therefore cannot offer hints. It also presents as 181 mm tall, but that's the overall height/length. This points to the creation/export aspect of the program. The cylinder imports as 5.08 mm diameter, off by a factor of ten. it says 5mm x 5mm x 18.08mm (Keep in mind, it was modeled to be a 2" diameter, 7" tall cylinder.)Picture 3 shows what happens when I click "Scale inches to mm" and it blows up so big it wont fit in the print space.What gives!? How do I print exactly the size I modeled without having to do guess n check work?! stl the other is "3d part file" (I can't see the extension type) Both file types were exported from Inventor from the same part model.Picture 2 shows how the dimensions seem random.
SOLIDWORKS PRINT TO SCALE MANUALS
All the manuals and instructions are very poorly translated to English and offer very little help.What is the secret to modeling a precise part, and opening it in the slicer software so that it maintains the precise dimensions? Picture 1 shows how the part imports at different sizes based on file type. I found a button to click that said "Scale inches to MM" When I clicked that, the part exploded and went from way too small to way too big. I noticed that the part loaded with metric dimensions and not inches. None seemed to keep the original dimensions. When I open the part in the QIDI slicer, each file type opened up at a different size. I exported the part in several formats not being sure what the slicer software will be happy with. The part was modeled in AutoCAD "Inventor" software, since that's what I have available at work. So If I model a part to the thousandth of an inch, I need the print to come out to the thousandth of an inch.To test print and learn the software, I created a 2" diameter x 7" tall cylinder with. I intend to use this to print precision tolerance parts for prototyping purposes prior to having parts milled or laser cut out of steel.

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Upon installation of the slicer software, I was immediately prompted to download the newest version, which I think is 5.6.12? My problem:The QIDI slicer software is not properly scaling my parts.
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Try Batch+ is a free stand-alone application part a free and open-source CAD+ Toolset.First post! I am new to 3d printing at home, My wife bought me an I-mate S for Christmas, and I'm using the QIDI slicer software that came with the printer. In some cases it might be required to batch run macros for multiple files or folders with SOLIDWORKS files. Read Creating macro buttons in SOLIDWORKS toolbars for more information.Įxplore this section to find productivity and automation tools which suit your needs.įor additional productivity add-ins visit the SOLIDWORKS Labs page. Add-in also allows to manage multi-user environment by storing the configuration in the centralized location.Īlternatively macro buttons can be created using native SOLIDWORKS functionality. Toolbar+ is a part a free and open-source CAD+ Toolset add-in for SOLIDWORKS which allows organize the macro library in custom toolbars integrated to SOLIDWORKS environment. Best practices for organizing macro library Macros are grouped by categories: part assembly, drawing, performance etc.įollow the Programming VBA and VSTA macros using SOLIDWORKS API section for guidelines of using and creating macros in SOLIDWORKS.Ĭannot find the macro for you? Submit the request macro form and our team will review your request and will try to add the macro to the library. This page contains a library of useful macros, utilities and scripts for SOLIDWORKS engineers.
