#Sketch up files print to scale how to

#Sketch up files print to scale how to

How to print in Sketchup with sharp lines and in scale. Watch the video below where Shapeways’ Lauren Slowik walks you through the process, then get your own mini 3D printed models of your designs. Everything in your LayOut document that is not inside a SketchUp model entity exists in paper. We asked Chris to send us a model that we could use as an example in our tutorial on making SketchUp files printable, and so he sent us his popular modern credenza. This can also make a memorable little (literally) gift if you want to print a miniature of a client’s commission! While following the framework of each project’s design constraints, he’ll prototype 10+ iterations in SketchUp and narrow down the final model from there.īeing able to transform your digital model into a 3D printable file is an easy way to see physical furniture prototypes in miniature if you want to experiment with different components or design modifications before building it. The STL Import Options dialog box appears. (Optional) Select STereoLithography Files (.stl) from the file type drop-down list and then click the Options button. In the Import dialog box that opens, navigate to the STL file that you want to import and select it. Nine out of 10 times, Chis will start his design process in SketchUp. To import an STL file into SketchUp, follow these steps: Select File > Import. You can still pan, orbit, and zoom your model: but now, as you zoom, the implied scale of your drawing will change. In Print to Scale mode, your print preview is rendered with SketchUp's parallel projection camera. Being a collection of data (points and other information), 3D models can. Self-taught furniture designer Chris Salomone of Foureyes Woodworking & Design gave us the scoop on how he creates his designs prior to the final woodworking process. Switch the Print Mode drop-down to Print to Scale to set up a one-page scaled-print. In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical. But first, let’s meet the designer behind the model we’ll be printing. So we created a quick tutorial to walk anyone using SketchUp through the super-simple process.

But, they didn’t realize how easy it is to export and 3D print their SketchUp files. Unlike a simple 2D drawing, SketchUp’s camera provides unlimited perspective views of infinite 3D. A huge percentage of the creators we spoke to use SketchUp in their design process. SketchUp enables you to print standard orthogonal views of a 3D model To Scale on a single page.

With folks like Bob from I Like To Make Stuff, our (now IRL!) friends Evan and Katelyn, Jimmy Diresta, and countless others convening, we had ample opportunity to talk to all of them about the tools of their trades.

We also met dozens of makers using wood and metals to realize the most incredible projects. At Workbench Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, I and the Shapeways team rolled up our sleeves and got to use (or at least pose with) some impressive power tools.