Re: [rp-ml] STL settings

From: Rod McCormick <rmccormick_at_verizon.net>
Date: Mon Sep 20 2010 - 13:46:16 EEST

This is from the autodessys forum:

http://www.formz.com/forum2/messages/16/STL_Export-28044.unk

Hope that helps.

Rod

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On Sep 20, 2010, at 4:48 AM, Warner, Pat wrote:
> Bill
>
> I would have thought that it would really depend on the resolution  
> of the system that you are going to build the final part on. A lower  
> res system will not show the defects up like a high res system would
>
> Regards
>
> Pat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi [mailto:owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi] On  
> Behalf Of Bill Bedford
> Sent: 20 September 2010 09:27
> To: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
> Subject: [rp-ml] STL settings
>
> Can anyone point me to an online tutorial for setting triangle sizes  
> in
> STL files?
> I seem to manage to produce very large files for small physical
> objects. Me gut feeling is that I could reduce the file size, but I
> need a handle on just how far I can go without compromising the  
> quality
> of the finished object.
>
>
> -- 
> Bill Bedford
>
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