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Unresolved printer not printing item to speak

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  1. tony95966

    tony95966 New Member

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    i am new to forums so i hope i did this right i have solidwork and i down load the file as stl file on to my desktop. then i transfer file to r1 robo 3d printer and when it prints its not the same dimention don't know what i should do any help would be appreciated
     
    #1 tony95966, Jun 16, 2015
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    Was the STL in metric or SAE?
    When you sliced it did you set the slicer to use the correct units?

    Some (like Simplify3d) will automatically detect incorrect units and offer to fix it. Others are not that savvy.
     
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