(In SketchUp, select Window > Extension Warehouse, search for the extension, and click the red Install button.) This extension helps you analyze why your model isn’t solid and repair and holes or issues. If your group or component isn’t solid, download and install the Solid Inspector 2 extension created by Thomas Thomassen and available via the Extension Warehouse. If your model is a solid group, the Entity Info window tells you so in the upper left, also shown in the following figure. Make sure your model is a solid group. With your group or component selected, choose Window > Entity Info.For example, if you want to 3D-print a gear, rather than orient the gear vertically, place the gear on its side, as shown in the following figure. If your model juts out at the top, the 3D printer has nothing to build upon. Orient your model so that the 3D printer has a base on which to build your model. Your 3D printer prints your model one layer at a time.
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Here’s a quick overview of how to set up your SketchUp model for 3D printing: How to 3D Print your SketchUp modelīefore you print a model on a 3D printer, you need to make sure your 3D printer can understand your model data. For a SketchUp model to become a successful 3D printout, the model needs to meet certain criteria, such as having a base and a volume and being a solid. In SketchUp, you can import and export STL files, which are used in 3D printing. Did you know that SketchUp is the perfect tool for 3D printing?!
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