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Using Geomagic to create stl files

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  1. Bill

    Bill New Member

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    I am in the midst of creating parts for a project that I am working on and I have a brother in Toledo who uses GeoMagic 3D to create the stl file for me. Most of the time the files work perfectly as drawn, but sometimes the layers don't seem to reflect the actual drawing in certain areas. He has downloaded MatterControl , but without having a Robo printer of his own he can't really see the layers as developed by the program. I think that if he had a printer driver, Matter Control would allow him to view the layers and allow him to perfect the stl files. does anyone have an idea how to accomplish this?

    Thanks in advance,
    Bill
     
    #1 Bill, Jan 2, 2015
  2. Mike Kelly

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    Repetier-host is good for that.
     
    #2 Mike Kelly, Jan 2, 2015
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    #3 Ziggy, Jan 2, 2015
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  4. Printed Solid

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    I use Alibre 2013. It was renamed as Geomagic in 2014. It often does an awful job of exporting STLs. This is rather odd because it's owned by 3D Systems, but whatver. Only solution I've found has been to run the parts through netfabb for repair. I have the full version that runs an extensive repair, but for many parts, the free version may be enough.
     
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  5. Bill

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    Thanks guys! I will pass the info on to Brother John.
    Bill
     
    #5 Bill, Jan 2, 2015

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