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Offline EvilemX8

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CA66 .dwg plate file to .stl for Printing
« on: Thu, 20 June 2019, 17:49:13 »
Hey all,

I have a CA66 plate.dwg file that I am trying to convert to an .stl file for 3D printing. However, I'm having a lot of trouble actually making it a 3D object in AutoCAD and printing it out. I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this? Thanks!
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Offline Kilgarah

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Re: CA66 .dwg plate file to .stl for Printing
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 20 June 2019, 18:01:13 »
Import it into Fusion360 and then extrude it. Convert the body to a component and export the component as an STL.
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Offline Legonut

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Re: CA66 .dwg plate file to .stl for Printing
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 12 July 2019, 23:45:19 »
To expand on Kilgarah, you'll probably need to split the plate into two halves to fit it into your printer. I also recommend adding some reinforcement bars to the plate, you can make a grid of 4mm thick bars vertically and horizontally to make the plate much stronger (up to 5mm total thickness).
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