Re: CAD experiment entry

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Ron Thompson <barebooger@...> wrote:

>
> The PDF and model looked good in Solidworks 2010. The STL was pretty
> faceted. Maybe normal for STL, I don't know as I don't use it.
>
> I opened the DWG in Autocad 2010 and the title block was somewhat off:
>
>
> I think this is typical of trying to get different software to talk to
> each other. Everything has to be set just so. I think this looks like a
> font difference.
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> Ron Thompson

Ron,

I have found that regardless of how cross compatible a program is suppose to be it is always hit and miss. On the STL files, at least from Inventor you have to change the default setting on the export to the highest resolution to get an STL that is suitable to send to my 3D printer. The default setting yields badly faceted parts. My guess is that as you go to larger models the default setting is more appropriate and in tiny models like we are playing with you need the highest res to get the triangles down to a reasonable size to give you a non-faceted model.

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