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bianchi
Combine stl ?
November 24, 2015 04:56PM
Guys,

I got some designs from thingverse, the file format is stl.....how can I edit and combine it with 123d design?
I need to do boolean meshmixer which is too long, is there any better way ?

Any clues ?

Thanks

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/2015 04:56PM by bianchi.
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cat.farmer
Re: Combine stl ?
November 24, 2015 08:48PM
I edit stl's with sketch up. It's kind of messy, but it works.
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o_lampe
Re: Combine stl ?
November 25, 2015 04:42AM
You can also import .stl in OpenSCad and do all kinds of things ( difference, intersection, union )
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bianchi
Re: Combine stl ?
November 25, 2015 06:15AM
For example I have 2 stl files, I can import both of them with OpenSCad and combine it ?

Thanks
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bianchi
Re: Combine stl ?
November 25, 2015 06:56AM
I try OpenScad, it can not open stl file ??
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Mike_C
Re: Combine stl ?
November 25, 2015 09:48AM
I use onshape for importing and changing files. It has some cool tools for modifying imported models. You can select fillets, and resize them, move faces, change hole sizes.
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jbernardis
Re: Combine stl ?
November 25, 2015 10:44PM
Openscad CAN import and combine STL files, but the capabilities are limited - although later versions are better at it than earlier versions. The key word in the previous sentence, though, is import. Youc annot open them through the "file" menu. You need to create a small openscad "program" that imports the files. Once imported, then can be manipulated, but you do not have access to the mathematics used to create those objects.

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bianchi
Re: Combine stl ?
November 26, 2015 08:37AM
I tried
import ("bunny_editV1
.stl", convexity = 4);

but I didn't see anything ?

Where's the file supposed to be located ?

Thanks
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bianchi
Re: Combine stl ?
November 26, 2015 08:37AM
Can I use meshmixer for combining two stl files ?
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o_lampe
Re: Combine stl ?
November 26, 2015 08:54AM
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bianchi
I tried
import ("bunny_editV1
.stl", convexity = 4);

but I didn't see anything ?

Where's the file supposed to be located ?

Thanks

You have to use two \\ in the file path.
-Olaf

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2015 08:55AM by o_lampe.
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Shank man
Re: Combine stl ?
November 26, 2015 09:00AM
Blender is great for modifying and combining stl files.I use it when I need to tweak a Thingiverse file to fit my needs. Or if I want to to turn a single color print into a dual color one
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stephenrc
Re: Combine stl ?
November 26, 2015 02:01PM
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bianchi
I tried
import ("bunny_editV1
.stl", convexity = 4);

but I didn't see anything ?

Where's the file supposed to be located ?

Thanks

The file must be in the current working directory, i.e. where the scad file is being saved or you need to use the full path to the file. The filename can't be split across two lines like you show in your message. See: [en.wikibooks.org]

Also, some stl files aren't set to put the object at 0,0,0 it could be anywhere.
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bianchi
Re: Combine stl ?
November 26, 2015 04:27PM
How can I write this directory then ?
C:\\Users\\bianchi\\Documents\\123D design\\STL\\bunny_editV1.stl

?
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o_lampe
Re: Combine stl ?
November 27, 2015 03:09AM
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bianchi
How can I write this directory then ?
C:\\Users\\bianchi\\Documents\\123D design\\STL\\bunny_editV1.stl

?

Yes, that's how it works for me.
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tjnamtiw
Re: Combine stl ?
November 27, 2015 03:37PM
You can also combine them in TinkerCad.
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