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    That's what I meant. When I said "filament...

    That's what I meant. When I said "filament diameter' I didn't mean the size of the material on the spool, I meant the diameter of the thread of melted plastic that comes out of the extruder. ...
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    Thanks. I am aware of what .dxf files are for. ...

    Thanks. I am aware of what .dxf files are for. I did not say I was trying to 3d print a .dxf I said that I have exported .dxf files from the same software to have things laser cut out of steel...
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    Printed my cube last night. Overall, I'm pretty...

    Printed my cube last night. Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I used minimal fill inside the cube. X and Y axis was within .005 of nominal, one was higher, the other was lower. ...
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    So weird, but glad I figured it out. Looks like...

    So weird, but glad I figured it out. Looks like I can do my modeling in inches, change the units in document settings to mm, then make sure that the units of the stl file is set to mm.
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    Alright...How about this file? --I found an...

    Alright...How about this file? --I found an "options" button in the pop up window to save the export stp file. In the options, the units were set to centimeters. I changed that to millimeters
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    That's so strange. I've made 3d parts before,...

    That's so strange. I've made 3d parts before, exported a dxf file and had stuff laser cut out of steel and the shop who received the dxf had no problem at all with scaling being off by a factor of...
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    inches cube

    inches cube
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    Thanks. I'll look into the fusion 360.I created...

    Thanks. I'll look into the fusion 360.I created a new part (something to hopefully print a little faster and use less material. a 1" square cube to do some test printing with. I created it in...
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    Well, I agree, I'm being ambitious when I say...

    Well, I agree, I'm being ambitious when I say .001" tolerance. I think I'd be happy with .01 tolerance honestly. Possibly even .05 I'm not going to be prototyping engine pieces. Mostly...
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    Thanks for the input. It could be the wall...

    Thanks for the input. It could be the wall thickness of the bottom of the cylinder, which I think I modeled at 1/8" 7.125 = 180.975mm But, What I don't understand is why the shift at all in the...
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    Nobody has any input? Am I in unchartered...

    Nobody has any input? Am I in unchartered territory?
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    Scaling problem with slicer software

    First post! I am new to 3d printing at home, My wife bought me an I-mate S for Christmas, and I'm using the QIDI slicer software that came with the printer. Upon installation of the slicer...
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