Help with 3d printing project

[Kyle Flaherty]

Hi My name is Kyle I am not a member but I was advised to post about the help I am looking for. I have something that I need printed in 3d (it is not large, just a bit complex) for a current project I am working on and was wondering if anyone would be willing to help? If you would be please let me know. I am willing to talk about compensation for your time too.

Thank you  

[Have Blue]

Bring your STL file to the meeting tonight, and we can try running it on
the Stratasys!

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[Pete Prodoehl]

Hi Kyle,

Do you have your object designed already? (And a file in a compatible format?)

If you just need something printed, I might be willing to give it a shot.


Pete

On 4/23/13 10:24 AM, Kyle Flaherty wrote:

Hi My name is Kyle I am not a member but I was advised to post about the help I am looking for. I have something that I need printed in 3d (it is not large, just a bit complex) for a current project I am working on and was wondering if anyone would be willing to help? If you would be please let me know. I am willing to talk about compensation for your time too.

Thank you  

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[Kyle Flaherty]

I would enjoy that but I have just been called out of the country. I am leaving for Morocco and will not be back until the end of May :/ is there a chance I can come down when I return? I will be back the 22nd so how about the following Tuesday? 

Kyle 

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[Kyle Flaherty]

Hey I unfortunately have been called out of the country but I will be back on the 22nd of may. I have a file but right now it is a dwg. i will save your name and contact you when I return

Kyle

[Have Blue]

Even better, June 1, being the first Saturday of the month, will be a 3D printing meetup - come on by!

[Kyle Flaherty]

Thanks I def look forward to that!

[Kyle Flaherty]

Hey guys I am back state side and I was looking at what I was interesting in having printed it is in a dwg. file and cannot figure out how to convert it to an stl. for 3d printing would one of you be able to help with that if I e mailed it to you? let me know. 

thanks 

Kyle 

[Pete Prodoehl]

I've never converted a .dwg file to an .stl file...

But if you feel like sharing the file, I'll see what I can do.

(I always love a good file conversion challenge!)


Pete

[Ray Scheufler]

dwg is a 2d format.  stl is a 3d format.  I have never attempted to do the conversion but I believe that you can accomplish it by importing the dwg into a 3d modeling program and extruding it to give it some height.  I believe that openscad has this ability.

Ray Scheufler

[Pete Prodoehl]

DWG is 2D? Ah, can you export as something else? DXF, SVG, EPS? I can work with those to extrude in OpenSCAD.


Pete

[Have Blue]

Are you trying to extrude a .dwg profile into a 3D object?  I can certainly take a crack at it in SolidWorks.

[Ray Scheufler]

I was thinking of dxf.  Wikipedia claims that dwg is AutoCAD's file format and it can be 2d or 3d.  I don't know how to convert that since it is a proprietary format.

Ray Scheufler

[Kyle Flaherty]

Hey i dont know if you guys got the file i sent it through a new message let me know if you did or didnt hope you have a good holiday weekend

[Have Blue]

I did get it and responded to the list - your .dwg is in fact 3D, but it's a wireframe.  Can you solidify it somehow?

[Kyle Flaherty]

I was looking at how to render it I might be able to have someone do it for me, unless you can make it into a solid that would work. it is just for a rough mock up. 

[Have Blue]

If you can create a dimensioned print, I can certainly whip up a solid model and STL.

[Kyle Flaherty]

i can get you the dimension print or even a solid. I will talk to the kid i am working with who has been doing most of my drawings for me thanks for your feedback