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Going to a new Makerspace (Spring/The Woodlands, TX-USA) tomorrow to learn more. Glad I found this site. Thanks for all of the help so far. rich

Downloaded Cura. and opened my file. Sliced it with Cura, and saved the gcode file.

I told the program that I had a Ultimaker 2, just so it would do something. I presume, from reading the Cura...

Thanks, beerdart...but...as I said above, my present model is just a guesstimate as to what I really need.

The original is still at the grandkids' house. I should get it in a day or two.
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Will Blender do the Gcode slicer operation?? Can I import my stl files from Sketchup into blender, or do I start over?. No problem if that is the best way. Just learning here. Rich

p.s. If a...

Yes, I read about the STL file.

AFter much messing about, I found a very easy way to install the STL extension. I am going to export my file as a STL.

What is next?? ( I presume it would be...

OK, I have sketchup up and running; watched a couple of help videos; drawn a "rudder" (size and shape from memory) ...

.Let's say that what I have drawn is the correct size and shape. I have...

beerdart, thanks,...that sort of thing is exactly where I have to start. I am downloading Sketchup again right now. I will probably need some help as I get going. Hope I can call on all of you. ...

Thanks for the quick and helpful responses. As far as posting a picture, the broken part is still at my grandson's so I will post it when it get it back over to my house. MIght be a day or two.
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I haven't even purchased a 3d printer yet ( I have a few on the "hot "list, though).

The background...

My grandson broke a tiny (less than one inch high) plastic rudder on his airplane.
That...