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Printing a mirror image

Posted by dave3d

dave3d

Printing a mirror image
November 16, 2013 07:52PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 329

I would like to print a mirror image of a Wade extruder.
I plan on twin extruders and a mirror image would fit better on my printer.
How can I do this?

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waitaki

Re: Printing a mirror image
November 16, 2013 08:10PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 1,592

Download Netfabb basic (free) install it, then load the STL of the Wades extruder. Then go to "Part", "mirror" and change it. Save the part as an ascii STL ("Part", "Export Part", "STL Ascii".

[www.netfabb.com]

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dave3d

Re: Printing a mirror image
November 17, 2013 04:15PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 329

Thanks Waitaki.
It was exactly as you said. I have now printed the part. smiling smiley

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possenier

Re: Printing a mirror image
November 18, 2013 01:44AM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 98

for people using sketchup and not figuring out how to do this:
scale your object, and move it threw zero to the other side.
took me a long time to find, so maybe it can help someone.