MakerBot/How To: Find Or Create A Printable STL File
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Downloading an STL file from www.thingiverse.com
[edit | edit source]- 1. Load Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
- 2. Go to www.thingiverse.com
- 3. Search something to print using the search bar in the upper right-hand corner.
Searching an object on Thingiverse - 4. In the search results list, click on the link that pertains to the object you wish to print. Do not click on a link that is the image of something.
- 5. On the object’s page, confirm this is what you want to print by referring to the images on the left.
- 6. Near the bottom of the page find an STL file to download. NOTE: There may not be any file to download if the STL file for that object has not yet been developed.
- 7. Click the red download arrow adjacent to the STL file you want to print.
Downloading the STL file from Thingiverse - 8. Refer back to the desktop to confirm the file was downloaded.
- 9. If the STL file is present, you have successfully downloaded the file, and are ready to print.
Download the part from http://www.tracepartsonline.net/
[edit | edit source]Have to create an account, can make a preference that want STL files ... then just download ... has all sorts of electrical and mechanical parts.
Downloading an STL file from http://www.3dvia.com
[edit | edit source]- 1. Open Google Chrome or Mozilla Fire Fox.
- 2. Go to http://www.3dvia.com
- 3. Create an account.
- 4. In the upper right hand corner search for some thing in the search toolbox.
- 5. In the search results list, click on the link that you like the most.
- 6. Below the image a link to download will appear.
- 7. Download the STL file. NOTE: There may not be any file to download if the STL file for that object has not yet been developed.
- 8. Refer back to the desktop to confirm the file was downloaded.
- 9. If the STL file is present, you have successfully downloaded the file, and are ready to print.
3D Warehouse http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/
[edit | edit source]Have to convert from sketchup file format to STL. Some items convert, others don't. Is a difference between mesh (STL) and frame file formats.
MeshLab is oriented to the management and processing of unstructured large meshes and provides a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering and converting these kinds of meshes (STL files).