RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAD/CAM on Sketchup

Hi Neil and all:

     That is one smart grand daughter!!!!  Must be a chip off of a piece off of the old block!!
                        I hope all are enjoying a Merry Christmas!!
                                                   GOD'S BLESSINGS
                                                           Bill Thomas

On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:19:27 -0800, Ronald Cody wrote

>  
>
> Hi Neil,
>
> Interesting, can you tell me where to set that resolution? Every time I've
> checked I've been told .01 is the max.
>
> http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/sketchup/thread?tid=2f57dc94162cdff1
> <http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/sketchup/thread?tid=2f57dc94162cdff1&
> hl=en> &hl=en
>
> Below is from the above link on the SketchUp support forum. Answer posted by
> John Bacus, Project Manager for SketchUp.
>
> Hi guys,
>
> As you can imagine, we do care quite a lot about precision/accuracy in
> LayOut's dimensioning system. In fact, we limit the precision for decimal
> inches to .01" because we can't certify that values in the thousandths of an
> inch are correct in all cases. For the majority of our users, this isn't an
> issue- they are doing either architectural or furniture scaled work where
> thousandth of an inch are just not relevant. But I can easily understand how
> unsatisfying this is for those working at a machinist's tolerances.
>
> Unfortunately, this isn't just an issue in LayOut. SketchUp can't really
> work to .001" precision either. As you approach entities of .001" in length
> or less, you'll find that faces in the model won't close and SketchUp will
> begin reporting validity problems. The only real solution to this is to
> scale the entire model up by some multiplier.
>
> nspies: If you haven't already found it, you can limit the precision of your
> dimensions in LayOut by choosing 1/8" from the "Precision" menu in the
> Dimension Style panel.
>
> hope this helps-
>
> john
>
> From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Neil Gillies
> Sent: December 24, 2010 4:03 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CAD/CAM on Sketchup
>
> Hi
>
> > Maximum
> > resolution is .01 inch so to use it for anything much in machining you
> will
> > need to play games with scaling it up then correcting by 10x to do
> anything.
> > Big pain in the butt.
>
> Yes, you're correct in that the resolution isnt really high, but not THAT
> low :-))
>
> It's actually 0.001" or 25.4 microns/0.0254mm for the rest of the world :-)
>
> Perfectly adequate for aeromodelling/woodwork etc in general 'though - and
> probably most other hobby stuff I should think =;-)
> Also doesn't need a primary degree in astrophysics to drive it - my
> granddaughter (she's four) can create 3D dolls houses without any effort !
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>
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