3D Printing Tips and Techniques

[ChalkLine]

Another question!

What's the least complicated method of measuring the dimensions of an object in an .stl file?

I've got myself an awesome Soviet civilian car that's made to no scale in particular but looks about as big as a truck in 1/35.

By the way . . .
. . . I may have developed some sort of .stl collection addition as it seems in the time I've been posting here I've collected 368 files, most of which are .zips containing multiple objects.
As I of course hold myself entirely innocent of this you'll be hearing from my solicitors in the morning about covering the costs of my rehabilitation.

[Frank3k]

If your computer is running Windows 10 or 11, you can use 3D Builder (which is free and comes with the OS) to measure and scale (and also repair) .STL files.  You can also get Netfabb Basic, which can also measure STL files and does an excellent job of repairing them.

[Buzzbomb]

I have seen first hand what hollow models without sufficient drain/gas escape holes can do.
A Buddy of mine is a Dinosaur freak, which has a large number of 3D printable subjects. He has shown me a couple of "exploded" Dino bodies, where the expanding gases inside the hollow structure caused the body to crack, sometime quite spectacularly

[ChalkLine]

I have seen first hand what hollow models without sufficient drain/gas escape holes can do.
A Buddy of mine is a Dinosaur freak, which has a large number of 3D printable subjects. He has shown me a couple of "exploded" Dino bodies, where the expanding gases inside the hollow structure caused the body to crack, sometime quite spectacularly

Has no one suspected xenomorphs?

[ChalkLine]

If your computer is running Windows 10 or 11, you can use 3D Builder (which is free and comes with the OS) to measure and scale (and also repair) .STL files.  You can also get Netfabb Basic, which can also measure STL files and does an excellent job of repairing them.

Sadly the Netfabb file is no longer available.

I'll use 3D builder, we'll see how it goes.
I've never done a rusted out car under rubble before so this should be fun

[Frank3k]

Sadly the Netfabb file is no longer available.

It is - just click on the releases link.

[robunos]

@Frank, not really on Topic, but I saw this and thought of you . . .   


https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/garage-tools-furniture-welding-machine-compressor-jack-vise-wrench




cheers,
Robin.