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Scale - Z axis - I'm doing it wrong.

Posted by krunchy 
Scale - Z axis - I'm doing it wrong.
October 17, 2011 11:06PM
I'm trying to print the Elvis skull, but at .5 size... When I change the Z ratio, it doesn't seem to appropriately change the flowrate or carved layers, so the print head ends up contacting the extruded plastic. If I print something at x1.50 (including the z) the extrusion is wavy because it's dropping too far. If I leave the z at x1, I end up with a really tall skinny skull. Is there a way to get Skenforge to scale the STL before carving (or make it so the z isn't a problem)?
Re: Scale - Z axis - I'm doing it wrong.
October 18, 2011 02:05AM
No.
Use Netfabb Studio Basic to scale the STL file then convert to gcode with Skeinforge.


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Re: Scale - Z axis - I'm doing it wrong.
October 18, 2011 10:21AM
The scale function of Skeinforge is not for scaling the object but for compensating for shrink.


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Re: Scale - Z axis - I'm doing it wrong.
October 18, 2011 01:20PM
Great info, thank you both. The linked wiki is a bit empty, so I appreciate the help!
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