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When creating a 3D object on the computer, it is possible (and very easy) to create objects that are "impossible" in real life (imagine a balloon with a hole in it). Luckily, SketchUp users have created a few extensions that show us problems in our designs before we try to print them. Solid Inspector² is one of those extensions. The second extension, SketchUp STL, will give us a file that we can print.<br />[[File:SketchUpExtensionInstall.gif|thumb|300px|right|Installing extensions in SketchUp 2016]] | When creating a 3D object on the computer, it is possible (and very easy) to create objects that are "impossible" in real life (imagine a balloon with a hole in it). Luckily, SketchUp users have created a few extensions that show us problems in our designs before we try to print them. Solid Inspector² is one of those extensions. The second extension, SketchUp STL, will give us a file that we can print.<br />[[File:SketchUpExtensionInstall.gif|thumb|300px|right|Installing extensions in SketchUp 2016]] | ||
# Download SketchUp [https://www.sketchup.com/download here], or open it [[File:SketchUp-Logo.png|20px|SketchUp Logo]] if already installed | # Download SketchUp [https://www.sketchup.com/download here] (for Mac, PC or Linux Wine), or open it [[File:SketchUp-Logo.png|20px|SketchUp Logo]] if already installed | ||
# Download the [http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/solid-inspector%C2%B2 Solid Inspector²] extension, and the [http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl Sketchup STL] exporter to a known location | # Download the [http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/solid-inspector%C2%B2 Solid Inspector²] extension, and the [http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl Sketchup STL] exporter to a known location | ||
# To install the extensions, open SketchUp then click the "Window" menu up top | # To install the extensions, open SketchUp then click the "Window" menu up top | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 26 April 2017
To get started with 3D printing, we need to install SketchUp, a program that allows us to create 3D objects, and a few extensions that will help us print our creations.
When creating a 3D object on the computer, it is possible (and very easy) to create objects that are "impossible" in real life (imagine a balloon with a hole in it). Luckily, SketchUp users have created a few extensions that show us problems in our designs before we try to print them. Solid Inspector² is one of those extensions. The second extension, SketchUp STL, will give us a file that we can print.
- Download SketchUp here (for Mac, PC or Linux Wine), or open it SketchUp Logo if already installed
- Download the Solid Inspector² extension, and the Sketchup STL exporter to a known location
- To install the extensions, open SketchUp then click the "Window" menu up top
- Click "Preferences"
- Click "Extensions" on the left
- Click "Install Extensions"
- Navigate to the location of Solid Inspector², then click open and click OK a few times
- Complete steps 1–5 for Sketchup STL
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