This is from the autodessys forum:
http://www.formz.com/forum2/messages/16/STL_Export-28044.unk
Hope that helps.
Rod
-- Rod McCormick Professor of Jewelry/Metals Chair, Crafts Department The University of the Arts 320 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 215.717-6107 rmccormick@uarts.edu 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 > > "Man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has > spun" > > > -- Clifford Geertz > > > ------------------------------------------- > > For further information on the Renault F1 Team visit our web site at www.renaultf1.com > . > Renault F1 Team Limited > Registered in England no. 1806337 > Registered Office: 16 Old Bailey London EC4M 7EG > > WARNING: please ensure that you have adequate virus protection in > place before you open or detach any documents attached to this email. > > This e-mail may constitute privileged information. If you are not > the intended recipient, you have received this confidential email > and any attachments transmitted with it in error and you must not > disclose copy, circulate or in any other way use or rely on this > information. > > E-mails to and from the Renault F1 Team are monitored for > operational reasons and in accordance with lawful business practices. > > The contents of this email are those of the individual and do not > necessarily represent the views of the company. > > Please note that this e-mail has been created in the knowledge that > Internet e-mail is not a 100% secure communications medium. We > advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when e- > mailing us. > > If you have received this email in error please forward to: is.servicedesk@uk.renaultf1.com > quoting the sender, then delete the message and any attached > documents > ------------------------------------------- > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ >Received on Mon Sep 20 13:40:36 2010
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