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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:27:28 -0700
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(not having looked at your STL) I would suggest running it through cloud.netfabb.com.

On Monday, September 10, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Anthony Lieuallen wrote:

> I'm trying to work through my first 3D print, following http://wiki.makerbot.com/google-sketchup .
> 
> I know SketchUp and my model is simple ( http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6784911/Selector%20Foot%20Shelf.skp ), so I started there, then turned it into STL ( http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6784911/Selector%20Foot%20Shelf.stl ) and tried to run Skeinforge.  But it says:
> 
> Temperature procedure took 0 seconds.
> This should never happen, the base layer has a size of zero.
> This should never happen, the interface layer has a size of zero.
> This should never happen, the interface layer has a size of zero.
> Zero length loop which was skipped over, this should never happen.
> Raft procedure took 0 seconds.
> 
> And produces six empty layers with messages like:
> 
> Warning, there are no coloredLines in setLineButtonsState in tableau for the layer:
> 6
> 
> I found meshlab and it can open the STL file, which looks like I expect.  So I don't know where to go next, the STL seems valid but I can't turn it into GCode.
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                <div style=3D=22font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; =
=22>(not having looked at your STL) I would suggest running it through cl=
oud.netfabb.com.<br></div>
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                <p style=3D=22color: =23A0A0A8;=22>On Monday, September 1=
0, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Anthony Lieuallen wrote:</p>
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e:solid;border-width:1px;margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px;=22>
                    <span><div><div>I'm trying to work through my first 3=
D print, following <a href=3D=22http://wiki.makerbot.com/google-sketchup=22=
>http://wiki.makerbot.com/google-sketchup</a> .<br><br>I know SketchUp an=
d my model is simple ( <a href=3D=22http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6784911/Selec=
tor%20=46oot%20Shelf.skp=22>http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6784911/Selector%20=46=
oot%20Shelf.skp</a> ), so I started there, then turned it into STL ( <a h=
ref=3D=22http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6784911/Selector%20=46oot%20Shelf.stl=22=
>http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6784911/Selector%20=46oot%20Shelf.stl</a> ) and =
tried to run Skeinforge.&nbsp; But it says:<br><br>Temperature procedure =
took 0 seconds.<br>This should never happen, the base layer has a size of=
 zero.<br>This should never happen, the interface layer has a size of zer=
o.<br>This should never happen, the interface layer has a size of zero.<b=
r>Zero length loop which was skipped over, this should never happen.<br>R=
aft procedure took 0 seconds.<br><br>And produces six empty layers with m=
essages like:<br><br>Warning, there are no coloredLines in setLineButtons=
State in tableau for the layer:<br>6<br><br>I found meshlab and it can op=
en the STL file, which looks like I expect.&nbsp; So I don't know where t=
o go next, the STL seems valid but I can't turn it into GCode.<br>

<p></p>

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