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Re: stl2dat and scale problems
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lugnet.cad
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Thu, 3 Jan 2008 11:34:01 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Peter Abrahamson wrote:
> Hey all
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> I hope someone out there can help me out. I have created a 3D model of "bb280
> (sword)" using Autodesk Inventor. I built it using metric dimensions. I have
> made a stl file from it. Using the stl2dat program I get a dat model but the
> size is all wrong, tiny in fact. What am I doing wrong?
http://marc.klein.free.fr/lego/stl2dat/stl2dat.html
states clearly:
"Use LDraw Unit, not millimeters. (20 = length of 1x1 brick)"
> Is the a setting I am
> not understanding? Is there a way of converting the scale? Where do you adjust
> parameters in stl2dat? Confusion is setting in.
You'll have to scale your part in autocad before conversion or start from the
scratch using LDUs: http://www.ldraw.org/Article218.html#ldu
w.
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