STL Inch to Metric Teacup Pronterface Sfact

Hi all,

I'm trying to print some stl files I created at work. When I pull them into Pronterface, they look really really small. I assume they are comming in as metric conversions. How do I change the settings so that they come in as inch conversions? I have been looking but don't know where (Sfact???)

Stuck and needing an answer.

Thank you!

Ross

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You don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

You need to change the sw that generated the STL file to save in mm instead of inches. If you can't do that, you can use Meshlab to scale the STL file by 25.4 in all directions. There's also a scale plugin in Skeinforge that may also be in SFACT that you might be able to use. But since I've never used that feature much, I don't know if that would work well.

You can always DL ReplicatorG. It has a pretty handy convert in>mm and mm>in along with some other handy but simple .stl manipulation tools.

I don't know why this hasn't been added to Pronterface yet.

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Thanks all, I was pulling my hair out looking for the "switch". With all that's in there, I am surprised that there isn't something simple to scale everything without having to convert it. But then... I didn't lift a finger to write the code. :-)

I'll find the mm switch and re-save the stl files in mm. (now i've got to find THAT switch)

**bother**

:-)

Ross

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You don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

Re-creatd the STL files at work in metric. That did the trick!

Thank you!

Ross

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You don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

netfabb can quickly convert units too! i use it to reorient my models, and swap units if need be